Grazing Program at Bonny Reservoir

Yuma County Conservation District

Bonny Reservoir Grazing Project

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The Yuma County Conservation District (YCCD) was awarded a demonstration project grant by the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts (CACD) in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).  Additional funding was also awarded through the Habitat Partnership Program (HPP). These grants are to conduct intensive livestock grazing in the reservoir area of Bonny Reservoir.  

 

The YCCD sought cooperators through a competitive bid process.  Grazing began on the west end of the reservoir and is currently ongoing.

 

YCCD has been working with specialists from the Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension and NRCS field staff to develop an intensive grazing program.  The goals of this demonstration project are to improve the following: clear out the trees and weeds through intensive grazing, harvest and breakdown the nonbeneficial biomass and work towards elimination of noxious weeds.  Through the elimination and breakdown of the nonbeneficial biomass it anticipated that we may ultimately see water flow again into the reservoir area.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​