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<br />000657 <br /> <br /> <br />Upper Colorado River <br />Endangered Fish <br />.Recovery Program <br /> <br />u.s. Fish and Wildlife Service. P.O. Box 25486. Denver Federal Center. Denver, Colorado 80225. www.r6.fws.gov/coloradoriver <br /> <br />The Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker, humpback chub and bonytail are endangered fish <br />species that once thrived in the Colorado River system. Dam installation and the introduction of <br />nonnative fish changed the river environment and put these fish at risk. Established in 1988, the <br />Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program is a partnership of public and private <br />organizations working to recover these endangered species while allowing continued and future <br />water development. <br /> <br />Partners <br /> <br />Colorado River Energy Distributors Assoc. <br />Colorado Water Congress <br />Envirorunental Defense <br />National Park Service <br />States of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming <br />The Nature Conservancy <br /> <br />U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Utah Water Users Association <br />Western Area Power Administration <br />Wyoming Water Association <br /> <br />Proeram Elements <br /> <br />. Habitat Management - Identifying and acquiring instream flows, changing Federal dam <br />operations, and operating other reservoirs to benefit the endangered fish <br /> <br />. Habitat Development - Restoring floodplain/wetland habitats and constructing fish <br />passageways around dams and other barriers in the river <br /> <br />. Raising and Stocking Endangered Fish - Operating hatcheries to raise endangered fish <br />and return them to their native river habitat <br /> <br />. Nonnative Fish Management - Managing nonnative fish species to limit encounters <br />with endangered fish <br /> <br />. Research, Monitoring and Data Management - Collecting data to measure the <br />effectiveness of recovery efforts <br /> <br />Contact: Debbie Felker, 303-969-7322, ext. 227; debbiejelker@fws.gov <br />