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Wind/Bighorn River Drainage


photo of a wetland/riparian restoration in the Wind River Basin
Wind River Basin project
7 basins restored (19.9 acres) and 4 miles of riparian fencing

Within this drainage lies the 2 million acre Wind River Indian Reservation, bordered by the Wind River Mountain Range to the south and the Owl Creek Mountain Range to the north.

Wyoming Partners has worked with the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes on numerous projects including wetland restoration and creation, riparian livestock fencing, grassland restoration and management, and stream restoration. The Reservation contains localized populations of Yellowstone cutthroat trout, a Species of Concern. Several Partners projects in the spring of 2001 involved installing fish passage structures to eliminate migration barriers.

Yellowstone cutthroat trout photo


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