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PROCEEDINGS OF THE DESERT FISHES COUNCIL 1992 - VOLUME XXIV PisTER, E. P.; Wiu AMs, J. E. (Desert Fishes Council) Introduction and Announcements KEYWORDS: Desert Fishes Council; 24`h Annual Symposium ABSTRACT Next year the Desert Fishes Council will celebrate its 25' Anniversary. As we view our progress, we may look with pride upon our growth and success. We have increased our numbers by more than 500, and we are truly international in membership and perspective. As we enter into the next 25 years, we may be sure that it will become increasingly difficult to protect the aquatic biological resources that brought us together in 1969. However, we may take comfort in the fact that we are now much better equipped to handle the problems that confront us than we were when we first met. The next 25 years will be fraught with both problems and promise. This will be a productive subject to occupy our thoughts as we approach next year's meeting. RESUMEN (Due to an oversight by the editor, this was translated by the editor, not the Translation Committee) En un ano el Desert Fishes Council celebrate su vig6simoquinto aniversario. Podemos sentir orgullosos sobre el crecimiento del grupo y los exitos. Ahora contamos con mas de 500 miembros y somos verdaderamente un grupo internacional en membresia y perspectiva. En los 25 ahos futuros que vamos entrando, podemos estar seguros que va a ser siempre mas dificil proteger los recursos que nos animaron a reunirnos en 1969. Sin embargo, podemos.estar c6modos en el hecho que estamos ahora mucho mejor equipados para manejar los problemas que nos enfrentan que eramos cuando primero reunimos. Los pr6ximos 25 anos estaran llenos de ambos problemas y promesas. Es un t6pico fertil para contemplar mientras acercamos a nuestra pr6xima reuni6n. IlAUMGARTNER, J. V. (The Nature Conservancy, Western Regional Office, Boulder, CO) Successful protection and management of desert fishes: The Nature Conservancy's perspective and prospectus / Protecei6n exitosa y manejo de peces de desierto: Perspectivas y expectativas de The Nature Conservancy KEYWORDS: desert fishes; protection; acquisition; water rights; preserves; management; public land ABSTRACT The Nature Conservancy (INC) has been active in the protection of native desert fishes and their habitat since at least 1969. Protection strategies include: acquisition of fee title, either for addition to the TNC preserve network or for transfer to a public land management agency; acquisition of water rights for instream flow; conservation easements on land and water rights; management agreements with private and public partners; and financial support and staff participation in research and monitoring. To date, TNC has been involved in the protection and/or management of over 30 species and subspecies of desert fishes, including 19 that are federally listed as threatened or endangered. TNC owns and manages at least 10 preserves which protect desert fishes, including some of the best examples of intact native fish communities, and has been a leader in the protection of instream flow rights for desert fishes. Acquisition of water rights and cooperative projects with public land management agencies, rather than additions to the existing TNC preserve network, are likely to be the focus of future activity. RESUMEN The Nature Conservancy (TNC) ha sido activa en la protecci6n de peces nativos del desierto y de su habitat at menos desde 1969. Las estrategias de protecci6n incluyen: Adquisici6n de tftulos de derecho, siempre para. adicionarlos a red de reservas de TNC o para transferirlos a agencias de manejo de tierras publicas; adquisicidn de derechos de aguas para flujo de arroyos; facilidades de conservaci6n en derechos de tierra y agua; acuerdos de manejo con socios pdblicos y privados; y apoyo financiero grupos de participati6n en investigaciones y monitoreo. Como informaci6n, TNC ha estado involucrada en la protecci6n y/o manejo de mas de 30 especies y subespecies de peces del desierto incluyendo a 19 que estan enlistadas federalmente Como especies amenazadas o en peligro de extinci6n. TNC tiene y dirige at menos 10 reservas que protegen peces del desierto, incluyendo algunos de los mejores ejemplos de comunidades intactas de peces nativos, y ha sido un lfder en la protecci6n de derechos de flujos de arroyo para peces del desierto. La adquisicidn de derechos de agua y proyectos cooperativos con agencias de manejo de tierras publicas, mas que adiciones a la red de reservas de TNC existente, parece ser el foco de actividades futuras.