In 2024, Colorado stepped up restoration for the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse; two years later, a new project is expanding habitat protection

• Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Image Credit: Wikipedia)Colorado’s efforts to protect the threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse are gaining momentum as conservationists work to restore the streamside habitat the tiny species depends on.
• In northern Colorado, restoration has focused on improving riparian areas, reconnecting streams with their floodplains and encouraging landowners to protect suitable habitat.
• A 2025 study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science documented these efforts in the North Fork Poudre watershed, where conservation partners had identified 102 stream miles as po