Animas Foundation

CONSERVATION/LAND MANAGEMENT - THE FOUNDATION (THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR) CONTINUED TO USE MANAGEMENT IGNITED AND NATURALLY IGNITED PRESCRIBED FIRES AS LAND RESTORATION TOOLS. SAID THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ALSO UPDATED FIRE HISTORY MAPS AND PREPARED LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR FUTURE MANAGEMENT IGNITED PRESCRIBED FIRES. THE FOUNDATION RESTORED PROPERTY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED, INCLUDING USING FENCING AND THE NATURAL HABIT PATTERNS OF CATTLE. IT CONTINUED THE MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO UPDATE AND RECORD ALL EXISTING AND NEW WATER RIGHTS ON THE RANCH AND WORKED ON ITS PERMANENT WATER SOURCES. IT CONDUCTED MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION, AND RESTORATION WORK ON VARIOUS HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON THE RANCH. IT ENGAGED IN THE ERADICATION OF EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES ON THE RANCH. THE FOUNDATION UPDATED ITS FACILITIES MAP. IT ENGAGED IN A REST/ROTATION DOMESTIC GRAZING PROTOCOL FOR PARTS OF THE RANCH. IT REMOVED AND MODIFIED FENCING THAT OBSTRUCTED WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.