7282

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7282
• Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, R. I. P.
• Title: Final Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Acknowledgment
The Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper
Colorado River Basin (Recovery Program) represents the culmination of over 3
years of intense discussions, data analysis, and negotiations by
representatives of the Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Reclamation; the
States of Colorado, Utah; and Wyoming; and environmental and water development
interests. The principal credit for preparing this document belongs to the
Recovery Implementation Task Group, a working group of the Upper Colorado
River Basin Coordinating Committee (Coordinating Committee). Members of the
Task Group included:
Louis Allen, State of Wyoming
Jeff Fassett, State of Wyoming
Reed Harris, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Max Haegele, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
James Martin, Environmental Defense Fund
Laurie Mathews, State of Colorado
Barry Mulder, Task Group Chairman
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tom Pitts, Colorado Water Congress
Carse Pustmueller, National Audubon Society;
Colorado Wildlife Federation
Barry Saunders, State of Utah
Butch Slawson, Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association
The issues faced by the Task Group were sensitive, complex, and of major
importance to the water and fishery resource in the Upper Colorado River
Basin. The Task Group's professionalism and perseverance were the key factors
that brought the process to an effective conclusion.
Valuable contributions to the document were also provided by: Jim Bennett,
Colorado Division of Wildlife; Nancy Chu and John Hamill, Fish and Wildlife
Service; Robert Wigington, The Nature Conservancy; and Margot Zallen, Regional
Solicitor's Office, Department of the Interior. Much of the technical
information that formed a basis for the Recovery Program was provided by the
Biological and Hydrological Subcommittees of the Coordinating Committee. The
efforts of the subcommittees to sort through and synthesize extensive amounts
of data greatly improved the quality of the Recovery Program. Finally, Frank
Dunkle, Fish and Wildlife Service, deserves much personal credit for
establishing the Coordinating Committee and creating an atmosphere of
cooperation amongst the participants.
The Fish and Wildlife Service extends its sincere thanks and appreciation to
these and the numerous other individuals who contributed to the Recovery
Program. While a major job still remains, we believe that the efforts of the
past 4 years have greatly enhanced the recovery prospects of the Colorado
River endangered fishes.
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