Introduction The Little Snake River Conservation District leads a riparian zone conservation effort on Muddy Creek near Baggs, Wyoming. Their current memorandum of understanding between private land owners, USDA agencies, BLM, and appropriate state agencies specifies they will coordinate the demonstration of values of riparian zones along Muddy Creek. In the past 5 years, they have documented multiple use land management alternatives for improving water quality. This Conservation District effort grew from the University of Wyoming Range Management Department's research effort establishing the Muddy Creek Experimental Watershed Study Area in 1983.
The Range Management Department is monitoring the Conservation District program by:
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