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Protecting two miles of pure Greenback trout populations in N. Taylor Creek, Colorado

State(s):
  • Colorado
Managing Agency/Organization:
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Type of Organization: Federal Government
Project Status: Underway
Project type: WNTI Project
Project action(s):
  • Fish passage
  • Introduced species
Trout species benefitted:
  • Greenback Cutthroat

Installation of a migration barrier two miles below a natural barrier that protects a known pure population of threatened Greenback cutthroat trout. With subsequent re-stocking of GBC in the reclaimed two miles below the natural barrier, one more population will be restored towards the delisting goal of 22.

In 2007, planning continued for an alternative site than N. Taylor Creek to focus on higher priority Greenback populations.

Objectives:
  • The objective is to protect two miles of pure Greenback Cutthroat trout in North Taylor Creek, Colorado.
Project cost: $25,000.00
Start Date: 01/01/2006 Completion Date: 01/01/2009

Project contact

Morgan Elmer
Fish Passage Branch Chief
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Phone: 303 236 4512
Email: Morgan_Elmer@fws.gov
Submitted on: Aug 18, 2008
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