The town of Eads in Kiowa County, Colorado, was already familiar with wildlife tourism. The community saw the cleanup and preservation of a wetland south of town as an economic development opportunity, which would attract birders to the habitat to observe local and migrating waterfowl. A ConocoPhillips grant, administered through Playa Lakes Joint Venture, got the project rolling.
PARTICIPANTS:
Mike Carter
Coordinator
Playa Lakes Joint Venture
Lafayette, CO
Christopher Rustay
Conservation Delivery Leader
Playa Lakes Joint Venture
Albuquerque, NM
Seth Gallagher
Stewardship Team Director
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Fort Collins, CO