Invasive Plant Control - Frozen Funding
Tracker entry and action guide
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Summary
Another example of a local conservation project torpedoed by the Trump Administration - this time for a project controlling a highly invasive plant infesting the Yampa River.
What's Happening
- This project uses beetles to control the invasive Leafy Spurge which has become a major problem along the Yampa River.
- The project was supposed to be conducted with Dinosaur National Monument.
- Grant funding totaling $$539,174 for the project was frozen by the Trump administration.
Current Status
- Update: Grant Funding for the project has been unfrozen due to a court order.
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