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<br />Program director's message
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<br />By Bob Murh
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<br />.. Rfftj\'I'T)' i~ bd'll."d on ITdunion or rrmonl of thl'l:'.1h dnd impro\'f'mrnt of thl' MdlUli of i sl'('Cjl'~
<br />....~ MRC'('I)\'frr is u'hit'VnI ,",'ht:'n mdni~m('nl .lnions dnd d!\W(iilt'd (,uk... hd\'l' bet-n impll">
<br />1I1'Illed indlOI cOlllpll'ted to dllow grn..tiull)' .Ind drmoguphiull) vi.lhlr, scolf'su\ldining
<br />populilion~ to Ihti~l' under minim.ll onguillg rndndgt'mrl1l .1nd in~'t'l>lml'nl of ~'U~M
<br />Th~ qUOIn from thl' HumpNd Chab, &1I)'la.J, C"loracla
<br />Plkrmlnllll'l, llIld R.uorbock SUlktr RtcOlny Goall (US, Fhh dlld
<br />Wifdlifl' St-rvicl'. "ugUst I, 2002) i1fu~tt.l.tl' Ihl' ch.1lll'ngr
<br />.lHl'ptn! b). Iht Uppo.'f Colondo Rher End.lngt'~ Fi~
<br />Rn:O\'I't)' Progrdm (Rl'Covr....i Progum) when il 'I'\'.l\ Mldb-
<br />li.Jted in 1988 .Ind bJ' Ihl' S.m JUdO River B.lsin Rf'Covl'T)'
<br />Impl"ml'llldlioll Progrdm in 1992. To m",llhis chdUrnge. the-
<br />funddml'nl.ll f'll'ml'nl\ of thl.'Y 1"'1) progum\ il'l:' dirnlffl dt
<br />dn'l:'loping dnd impll'ml'luing m.l.n.lgeml'lll .l(lion~ to .Ichi('Vl"
<br />l'l:'co"rT), The r<<o\.('t) go..l\ for Ih!' I'nd.ln&l'red fhh
<br />umlI'I'\l;Ol'l:'lhl'fdCllh.ltdl'hit'\'ingl't'1:ovl'ryj\.1nl'ndl'ivorth.o\f
<br />mUM Ilf' pur\llffl in holh Ihe upper .nd 10"'l:'f Coloudo Ri.'er
<br />b.isim. Tht' Iusin_widl' 1'tt0\'1'f)' go.lJ) idf'nlil)' sitl"~p<<jfic
<br />mdn~gt'ml'nl .lCliollS 10 minimilt' or l't'mt.M:' lhl't'.l\ dnd
<br />~fM:cifl Ihl' numhen of fi~h tl1.ll comprise ~Jf.lu~ldining
<br />populdlion!.
<br />Progr~\ lo....ud mttling lhl' rUO\'f'r)' crill:'ti.l ....ithin lhl'
<br />l'slim.ltM timf' Iin<'S fllf do.....nlhling .1nd dl:'li\ling i\ med.'luIt'd
<br />.1 lhl' il)('(in Inl'l. Th!.\ ITquirn drliVl" p.lrticlp.uion dnd
<br />c(l(lpt'ulion b)' f\"dadl, ~l.ltl'. uiN.1 dnd priV~If' ~ldkl'hol<tt"n from Ihroughouttht:' Ddsin to do:"\'l'lop dud
<br />Imptnnmrt'fhocrh'l:' m.ln.lgntlf'nt dnioru.1 .lm ('ncuurdg('d b)' Ih(' po~i'hl:' 'l('p' I~Lt'n within Iht' p~<1
<br />)'t'dt to t'\I.thUsh linl'1 of communiutinn dnd to hegin pl.lnning dnd inttgrdtion of dPl'ropti~ll'
<br />Ol.tndgt'ml'nl ~udlf'1in ;nlhe 10001'r b.t..in, Mu('h mort' nl'('lis 10 hi' donf'. but J bt'1i('\'f' \'I-'t Ul' hl"dded in
<br />Iht"righldirl'\'lion.
<br />MIa ]~ lUn, the Rrt:O\'rt), Progrdm mnlinuf"'i to he .I 0.11;011.11 modt'1 of d [O!II,dff'(lh'f',
<br />COlldhord(h'f' effort 10 t\"((>Vl"r t'nddngrrro 'I,",in whilr m.lll.tging Wdll'r 10 .....rVl" hUllI.ln nl'f"d!.
<br />Thl' Rf'(O\l'r)' YrogUIIl'S \UCCl'M dllt'$!. 10 lhl' drdk.11inn .tnd lirl:'l~ l'flOrlS of it~ p.lrtnl'rs. It i~ 10)'
<br />Ilrivill:'gt' 10 ~hdt\" with )'OU 1if)1lI1:' oflhl' mosl \ignificdnt .Iccolllpli\hllll'nls nflhl' PUl )'eu:
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<br />. Fin.11 flow l'l'cOmmrnddlions "'I:'tf' wlIlplrlMlo hl'nrfil f'nd.tnl.'t'l'l'd fi.hf" in Ihr Guoni'l<J\l,
<br />ul'pt'rColur.ldudnd Duch\'!iOe rivl'n..
<br />. ThrlindllTpun W.l\ djlprovt'd li'r (hI: CoordlnalN IVIlIH," OptfoliDD'I Study, initi.tted in ]99910
<br />lnvnligdtl' dnd rl'\'ommrnd dlt<:,rn.lli'n 10 ~uppll up 10 dn ~ddiriondl 20,000 d~R'.fI't'I OfWdlrr
<br />to thl' IS.Mill' Rl'dCh onth" uppe-r Coloudo Rivl't.
<br />. ^ ]O-)'t'dr .tgl'ffmt'nl ......lS signrd by lhl:' Coloudo Wdll'r ConW'rv.tlion Boud, U.S. BUl't'4U of
<br />Rl:ddm.ttinn .lnd US, Fish dnd Wildlifl' Servil-e lu.tnnudl]) dl'li""r IO,8H .ICI'('.frl'l of.....dtl:'t
<br />from Rul'di Rl'\('rvoir 1(lr b.........flo.... dugnll'nldtioo inlht' I ~.Mill' Rrdch.
<br />. A \lulqr:ic pl.1n ....n COrnpll'lMIO jlfioritill' .Ind dirl'C( fUlut\" hdbitdtl'l'M'drlh .lnd monitoring
<br />4C1ivitin. Rl'Comml'ml.l.tlons will he u!ol'd 10 dl'\'rlop Mlldin brginning in 200".
<br />. A f100dpbin hdhlt.il modl'l Wd\ {Olllpll'll'd thdt will he.i u.....fulloollo idt'nlify r.l.l.orb.ick 'udrr
<br />hdhil.l.ll'l'quirl'ml'nb dnd dl"'l'lop floodpldin hdhiul IIldOdgrllll'nl plARS. Compll'tion of IIldndl.'l"
<br />Oll:llt pldllS fur Ih.. GIl'('O Rl\'l'r .Ind uppcor Culorddo River ~ubb.l..\in\ i. UPCCIt'd h)' Ihl' I:'nd of
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<br />. An I:'bI"lIll'lll WdS obldlllrd un .~ I .inn offloodl-'l.1in hdhil.tt on Thund"f R.lnl'h nNr }"O'l<"O, Uu.h.
<br />Rl''>Iot.llion of d JJO'u'IT "'1:'Ildnd Ih,l.I will M'n1:' d~ d nUTSl"r)' hdbildl for yuung rdJl)rN.{k sUllr.l:'r
<br />is upr-ctrd 10 gtrdll)' bt-nrfil tl'CCl\'t'ry of thr spnia.
<br />. An im..grdtMuppt'r b.i\in \IO(king pl.ln .....d.'lCOlllplt'led for Ihl' I'nd.1ngel'l'd fishn in Colorddo
<br />dnd Uuh, RI'CdjlfUtt"S 01 '(0( Ir.\"d uJorb.ick .udif'r dnd bon)'uil dod doculllt:'nulion of ulIIrb.l{k
<br />sudrr l'l'jlroduction (hrough coJJ<<Iioll of Idrul:' in thl' Gunniwn Rivl'r d..nJOII,tule lh.1!
<br />'>I()('king <:,IT''rl~ .lIT "llrlr.ing.
<br />. Nrw dfofts bt'gdn Ihi~ spring 10 m.ln.gt" Ilonll.tlhl' nUrlht'm pikl:', .mdlJmoUlh b.i!\.\ dnd ch.lnnd
<br />C.ttfi~h in I'('~chn of Ih<:,Y.lml"', Crtl'n. .Ind "Plltr Coloudo rh~r'I. PUdllt'110 (h~ efforlS W.lS lhl'
<br />dl"o'dnpml'llI .lnd implrml'nldlion of d \It.tlegk communiC.tlion pbn 10 g.lin public Undl'r'll.lnding
<br />.lnd s"ppoorl fOf nonn.llivl' fi.h mdn.lgtmt'nt .t[lion!.
<br />. BI' )'t'u', l'nd,.l fin.lll'n\'ironm..oul ~\~[m'nt dnd progUmmdlic hlologK.l.1 opInion dt\" u~1td
<br />10 hi' compktl'd li.r lhl' Munllfllllrrff Ploll for fnd,rIlQt'IN Fil./la illlhtYDlllpI Jlim 8Diin. Upnn COmpll'lion,
<br />lhl:' Fish dnd Wildlifl' Srt\'ill' will l'mer.l coopc'rdfivl' .Igll'('llIf'nt with lhl:' Colofddo Ri\'('t Wdlrr
<br />Con.....r1'dlloo Di,\lriu .lnd Ihl' St.ttn of Coloudo dnd Wyoming 10 irnpll'ml'nt Ihl' pldn,
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<br />Thr l'O.ld to tf'lO\t:'ry i~ nUl .l high..po.'t'd frl'('WdY dnd nlll without tighl fUrn.. .1nd \ll.'l'p hills-
<br />blll it i~.. wl'll.m.1llpffl COUf'!II', n("\'trlhdl'!>.\. th.1t wiJIl.l.kl' U\ 10 our d.."in.llion. Thf'R' is morl' to
<br />.tccomrlish .Ind diflkuh l.l.uS dhrdd, hUI 1.101 wnfidt'nl Ih4t br working logtlhl't,,~ will dchit've
<br />our CUIIIIIIUU gtu.1. .\ty Ih.IIIM 10 dJ/ uf)'uu who ~lIpport our I'lforls dnd c[)ntrihuII' 10 1'('(:()\'1'T)' in
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<br />restores prime razorback
<br />sucker nursery habitat
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<br />In..l 1110\'1' tlMl hlnl{)Jo:i~h hop"
<br />wIll 'pllf Il'UI\Tr)' of tI\l' l'nddn-
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<br />f.tJ.nrh.id ~udt'r 14T\'.t1" Co drill IIlln II
<br />during 'pring runoff TIlt' wt'tJ.lnd
<br />prunde" .ln ,'1l\'lrontlWnl of u.lln.
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<br />slKht 'Pdwomg drl'.l .Ind will
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<br />dl.11I.l'1i:t' numht'r\ r1fdrifllnj( IdT\'dr
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<br />hdblldt In urlll'r p..ns of llll' u[>pl..r
<br />t't.i'ill. lIIdu.llI1g th.. Colnrddo dwt
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<br />low..n'<l III \lr~ll'~ll 1(lI.dIlOn, to pro,
<br />vld\. dH-ro.l to fk.J<jl'ldUl .....\,lbnd, !'J'
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<br />lhl:' (;UlHt VdlJ,,~' Auduh<m S'-'\,wt)'
<br />Thl~ h dllorlll'r 'Ut' wlwrt' d I.",-,'f" will
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<br />.lcqui,.,d. T111~ drrA md) I"'~nnll'
<br />lilt' P'"".t'). !lllf....[). hdbll.tl 1,,[
<br />populdlion\ of r.tJorh.1lk su,kl'r
<br />IlI..mg fl'r'5Idl~i~lll-d ltI till" Gunni...",
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<br />.lrl' n'dd)' 10 kd~" lilr IIII' rL\'l'r
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<br />h~d KI",~ In floo.lpl.110 hAhlldtS
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<br />Ih..sr impfJrldlll hdhlldr. for Iht'
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