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<br />-- <br /> <br />FISH ANC WILCLIFE <br /> <br />Fi~hing has IIPell gt'lwrally goud in all f,'spr- <br />voirs of lIw Colorado Hivt'r Basin Projt'l'(. and <br />has In-I'll l'xceptional at Flaming (~()rgt' and <br />;\avajo Rl'l'l'rvoirs. A good fbh sua'king pro- <br />gram has hl't'll carril'd on by t1w Burt'uu of <br />Sport Fislwrll's 8.: Wildlife and by till' various <br />Stah' fish ami t:(allw agencies. Helt'asl' of dl'ar <br />cold wult'r from till' rt>st'rvoirs hus also l'n'at.t~d <br />an extraordinary stn'am fislwry Ill'low most. <br />of the dams. <br /> <br />Fiscal Ypar l!l{lH was highlightRd hy a "Ill'W <br />start" approval on lht-' Ct'ntral Utah Projl'l't. <br />This permittt'<.l tilt' cOllstruetiun award and <br />initiation of work llndt'f a $ll7,I.ROO l'ontrad <br />for building Hotlle lIo11ow Dams and [)ikl'. <br /> <br />,\ l'hart. following indicult's till' !lumber of fish <br />st.odu'<1 ami caught in the four sloragt' reser- <br />voirs of tilt' projl'd durin~ l,twh uf tlw y('ars <br />from 1 ~H):l through 1 ~JIjH, <br /> <br />Two fish hatdwrks art' now \wing dl'Vl'lopl'd <br />with Colorado RiVl'r Stowg1' Projt'd ,\d <br />funds: <br /> <br />I, Tht, .Jom's Ilol{' :'.:ational Fish Ilatdlt'ry <br />is locatt'd lwlow Flaming Goq.W Dam. It is <br />p:.qwdl'll that tlw ('(hlstrm'tion of administra- <br />tive buildings, n'sidelll't's, and thl' hatdwry <br />buildings and fal'ililies will lw l.'omplett'u so <br />that tilt' hatdll'ry will 1)1' in Olwration to ft" <br />l't~ive till' first shipment of rainhow trout l'ggs <br />during Odolwr 1 ~Jml. <br /> <br /> <br />2, Tht' Hotchkiss National i"ish liatchery <br />is located [war Hotl'hkiss, Colorado, Bureau <br />of Sport FislH'rit~s & Wildlifp pl~rsonneJ have <br /> <br />inspt'ded till' ('onstruction work and at'L'eptl'd <br />tilt;' ft'cently ('omplt'tecl hatchery and other <br />buildings, This fadity will soon he in Opl'ra- <br />tion. <br /> <br />One National Wildlifl' I{t'fugt' and three wall'r- <br />fowl managetnL'nt arl'as an' Iwilll-( dt'vt'lopl'd <br />111 l'onlll'dion with Colorado Hivt'r SLoragl' <br />Projt'd, <br /> <br />1. The Sepdskadel' z..:ational Wildlife <br />I{pfugl' along the Gn'en H iver lwlow Fonte- <br />nt'lll' RE'servoir. ,\ land al'quisitioll program is <br />undl'rway in this arl'a to purdHIM:' som(' 7..tOO <br />aen's of land to 1)(' used in conjulll'tion with <br />other puhlicly oWlwd land. Dl'velopment of <br />this area ha1> he~un and will euntillllP ov('r tlll' <br />Ilt'xt s('vl'ral YE'ars, <br /> <br />2. Browns Park Waterfowl :\1anagellH'nt <br />Area is lucatl'd Iwlow Flaming Gorge Rf'St.'r- <br />vuir in Utah, t\ n>sidl'nl'e, shop, and bunk- <br />hOllSl.! have rl'l't'ntly bl't'n completed. Ahout <br />:lO acres of land 11<IVl' Ilt'l'n planted to milll'l, <br />strawherry dover, and wint('r wlwat to pro- <br />vide fet'd for till' migrant and permalwnt bird <br />populations. This area has bl'en stocked with <br />SOffit' geese, ducks amI phl'asants to im'reasl' <br />local population of th('se biros. <br /> <br />~l. The i\lilk'r ~Iesa WatNfowl Art'a is <br />IOl'ated on the west shorp of tht' Navajo <br />Hesl'rvoir just south of tlw Colorado-New <br />:\1exico horder, A small resprvoir and dikes <br />have bet'n l'ompll'ted and are full. Ahout 170 <br />aert'S of agricultural land haw heen planted to <br />bark'y, oats, wheat, and alfalfa. The th!velop' <br />ml'nt of this aff'U is about completp, <br /> <br />,I. The 1)(,Sl'rt Lakl' \\'at.t'ffoWI l\lanagt'- <br />ment Arpa is IOl'atl'll in pastern Utah lH'ar tlw <br />Huntington North Hl'sl'tvuir. It is plalllwd to <br />purchaSl' ahout 2HO al'rt'S of land in additiun <br />to that alrpady hl'inj,( devt-'lorwd hy tlH' Utah <br />Division of Fish and GanH'. I'n'liminary l'ngi- <br />lwprillt.! plans have 1Jt'('n prepan'd allll art' now <br />in final form for t.lw d('\'elopml'nt or this arpa. <br />Somt~ worK will Iwgin during FY HJ70 with <br />nonreimbursablt' funds obtained through the <br />Colorado l{iVl'r Storage I'rojt'd Act. <br /> <br />Joint fislwry inwstigations were contilHwd at <br />Lake Powt'll hy tht, Arizona and Utah fish and <br />game departnwnts and at Flaming Goq~(' <br />Ht'c,crvoir hy till' Utah and Wyoming (Jppart- <br />nwnts. Thes\' (i-Yl'ar studit's Wt'rt' originally <br />proposl'd for compldioll at tlw t'ml of l>'Y <br />19{i!:l, Ilowt>vt'r, dlll' to tl1\' ('ontinuing Ilmh- <br />lems of fislwry managt'ml'nt lLlld tllt'desirahil- <br />ity of all t'ffieient transition of till' anticipatl'd <br />workload, a :I-year t'xLt'nsion has lWi'n pro- <br />poSt-'ll during whit:h tilt' StnLt~s art' to assunll' a <br />progressiVt'ly illl'rea.-.et1 shan' of tlll' investigu' <br />tive and manai-wnwnt custs. '1'111' hasic ohjt'C- <br />live rt'mains: to obtain the hash.: managell1lmt <br />data nt,('t!f'd to sustain tIlt' outstanding fishing <br />quality aln'ally (Jpwlopt'd at tlWSI' l"t'SPrVOlrs. <br /> <br />t\ ('ontrad was t'XPt'ut.t'll for till' third Sl'g- <br />Ilwnt of the (i-Yl'ar study at tilt' Cul"t'l'anti <br />Unit complex of nitit' Ml'sa, :\lolToW POint. <br />and Crystal ({t'Sl'rvoirs. Thi~ worK is !It'Ing l'on, <br />dud.ed hy tllt' Colorado Division of (~all1l', <br />Fish and Parks, t\ modifit'd contrul'l was exl'- <br />l'uu.d for two fishing lakt's (Dome LaKt's) 011 <br />Archuleta Crt't'k to proVilk for an antil"ipatt'll <br />incrt'aSl' in l:onstructioll costs, <br /> <br />25 <br />