The restoration activities implemented are intended to offset the loss and alteration of important habitats by improving sagebrush and mesic habitats

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631), awarded a $164,904 Cooperative Agreement to the Sagebrush Habitat Conservation Fund, Inc. on April 1, 2024. This funding will support restoration activities in Vya, NV to offset the loss and alteration of important sagebrush and mesic habitats. Key services to be provided include native plantings and seedings, watershed and spring restoration, removal of old debris and infrastructure, and recontouring a livestock impoundment to create a wet meadow. These activities aim to improve habitat quality, connectivity, and resilience for federal trust species such as migratory birds and at-risk pollinators on private lands.

They complement and build on prior conservation activities which included: native planting and seedings watershed and spring restoration removal of old debris, fencing, pipelines, ditches, and other developments removal of an earthen DAM to restore a natural flow regime to berry brook and the removal or recontouring of impoundments associated with springs.a livestock impoundment will be recontoured to allow a more natural water flow to surrounding areas to create a wet meadow. Old infrastructure and fencing will be removed to open up the sagebrush habitat and mesic areas and remove perching and nesting areas for avian predators. An access road that led to the earthen DAM that was removed will be modified to prevent vehicle access and make the roadbed appear more natural and prevent erosion, thereby reducing negative impact to the nearby sagebrush community.