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<br />OOJ935 <br /> <br />__________ APPENDIX C: FY-2002 - 2003 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS ---------- <br /> <br />12F I&E/96--: Public Involvement on Removal and Control of Nonnative Fishes in Colorado <br />and Gunnison River Floodplain Source Ponds (CDOW, funded under C 18119) <br /> <br />The goal of this activity is to conduct public involvement on activities pertaining to <br />nonnative fish control issues in the Colorado and Gunnison rivers. In FY 2002-2003, the <br />"listening log" will be continued, television spots and news releases will be prepared, and <br />articles will be prepared for Colorado Outdoors Magazine and the Recovery Program <br />newsletter. Total out year cost: to be determined. <br /> <br />12G I&E/OI02: Utah Advanced Project WILD Workshop (UDWR, $2,600 from FY 01) <br /> <br />Utah Division of Wildlife will host an Advanced Project WILD educator workshop <br />featuring the endangered fish of the Upper Colorado River in June 2002. Training will <br />include a tour of Flaming Gorge Dam and the Ouray National Fish Hatchery and a float <br />trip. A major component of the workshop will be discussion of how information and <br />skills gained can be shared with the participants' students. Potential educational activities <br />will be shared and applicable supplemental educational materials such as the "Rivers at <br />Risk;' curriculum, the endangered fish posters and the "Swimming Upstream" video will <br />be distributed. Those taking the workshop for credit will be asked to follow through with <br />an education plan for their students and summarize their results. Total out year cost: $0 <br /> <br />12H I&E/Ol04: Interpretive Signs and Exhibits (FWS, $40,000 [including $ I 0,000 <br />FY 0 I carry-over]) <br /> <br />Interpretive signs and exhibits at museums and visitor centers are key tools used to <br />educate the general public. Numerous opportunities exist for the Recovery Program to <br />partner with public and private organizations to develop signs and exhibits to explain the. <br />importance of recovering the endangered fishes. Projects initiated in FY 2001 will <br />continue in 2002-2003 (Grand Valley: Audubon Society Visitor Center, Legacy <br />Committee, Riverfront Trail Master Interpretive Plan, Western Colorado Math & Science <br />Center, CDOW; Yampa River Valley: The Carpenter Ranch, the Hayden Kiosk Group, <br />CDOW; Vernal: Ouray NWRIHatchery). New partnerships will be pursued in Vernal <br />(Field House Museum), Dinosaur National Monument; Moab; Page/Lake Powell; <br />Flaming Gorge; Gunnison and Yampa River Basins. Total out year cost: $60,000. <br /> <br />121 I&E/96--: Ruedi Reservoir Agreement (BOR, funded outside the Recovery Program) <br /> <br />The goal of the Ruedi releases is to provide supplemental water to enhance flows in the <br />15-mile reach. Public involvement identifies public concerns and values regarding Ruedi <br />releases and provides a mechanism to incorporate public perspectives and issues into the <br />process of timing the releases. Interested communities are informed about the value of <br />the Recovery Program and how Ruedi releases support of efforts to recover the <br />endangered fish. Public involvement tactics include public meetings and forums, use of <br />the Recovery Program newsletter to disseminate information on activities, news releases, <br />and individual mailing on specific proposals. Total out year cost: Not applicable. <br /> <br />C-16 <br />