The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has announced nearly $1.2 million in grants for four projects across the Pecos River watershed in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas.
The projects will restore native grasslands, improve connections between habitats, and strengthen rivers and streams. That work can help pronghorn move through their range and give grassland birds better places to live.
The grants will also support recovery efforts for aquatic species found in the Chihuahuan Desert, including the Pecos gambusia and the Texas hornshell mussel. The new funding is expected to draw nearly $1.5 million in matching contributions, creating more than $2.6 million in conservation work.
The Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative began in 2018. Since then, it has invested nearly $14.9 million in 66 projects across the watershed.
