Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program

The Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program (MRGESCP or Collaborative Program) is a partnership of 17 signatory entities that support actions in the Middle Rio Grande aimed at protecting and recovering five federally listed species with a focus on science and adaptive management.

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Our Goals

Establish and maintain a self-sustaining population of endangered Rio Grande Silvery Minnow distributed throughout the Middle Rio Grande.
Maintain and protect the Middle Rio Grande recovery unit goals for endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher.
Maintain and protect suitable threatened Yellow-Billed Cuckoo habitat in the Middle Rio Grande.
Establish and maintain a self-sustaining endangered New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse population in the Middle Rio Grande.
Maintain and protect the threatened Pecos Sunflower in the Middle Rio Grande.
Avoid the future listing or up-listing of species in the MRGESCP area.
Manage available water to meet the needs of endangered species and their habitat.