River Partners

The Purpose of the Proposed Cibola Habitat Restoration Long-term Monitoring Project Is to Quantify Wildlife Use and Project Co-benefits of the Established Habitat Ten Years After Maintenance Activities Ceased. the Project Will Compare Wildlife and Co-benefits of the River Partners Restoration Area to Adjacent Un-restored Lands. Specific Project Objectives Are to: 1) Compare Avian, Insect Pollinator, Small Mammal, Herpetofauna, and Vegetation Community Composition in Restored and Un-restored Areas, 2) Quantify Micro-climate Differences in Restored and Un-restored Areas to Describe Climate Refugia Benefits of Habitat Restoration, 3) Describe Wildlife Use and Climate Refugia Benefits in the Context of Consumptive Water Use by Evapotranspiration of Restored and Un-restored Vegetation Communities, and 4) Share Results, Conclusions and Lessons Learned to Improve Riparian Habitat Restoration on the Alamo and New Rivers and Elsewhere Across the Region.the Lessons Learned Through This Effort Will Directly Inform Restoration Plans in Development for Riverside Lands Along the Alamo and New Rivers as Well as Future Restoration Across the Region.