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KREMMLING — Wildlife officials are using a single-engine plane to drop fertilizer in northern Colorado to help improve forage for big game species.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says the fertilizer is being applied on 330 acres in the Coyote Creek area, northwest of Granby and east of Colorado 125. Dave Stout of the BLM says the area is crucial for big game in the winter.
Stout said the fertilizer should stimulate growth in shrubs that have been stressed by high use from wildlife, making the forage better for next winter.
The agency is working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Middle Park Habitat Partnership Program on the project.
