9595

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9595
• Author: CRCT Task Force.
• Title: Conservation Agreement and Strategy for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout ‎(Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus)‎ in the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.
• USFW Year: 1999.
• USFW - Doc Type: Fort Collins, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

Strategy 6: Monitor lake and stream habitats to detect changes.
Standards and guidelines for lake and stream habitat management in CRCT waters will be
developed in concert with responsible land management agencies and followed over the long
term. Monitoring processes designed to accurately detect changes in lake and stream
habitats will be developed and implemented.
Strategy 7: Monitor instream flows lake levels and water duality to detect changes.
Minimum instrearn flows and lake levels, and water quality standards will be monitored so
that optimum conditions are maintained over the long term.
Strategy 8: Prevent introduction of Myxobolus cerebralis.
Guidelines for preventing introduction ofM. cerebralis to CRCT waters will be developed
and followed.
Strategy 9: Implement interpretive and educational programs.
Public education and awareness is critical to the conservation and restoration of CRCT.
Programs designed to educate various angling and non-angling publics about the unique
qualities of the species, to increase understanding and support for management activities, and
to promote cooperation and communication will be established. In addition, linkages with
local programs which will allow students, anglers and others to participate in conservation
of local CRCT ecosystems and watersheds will be explored.
Restoring degraded ecosystems:
Strategy 10: Improve watershed conditions.
Colorado River cutthroat trout habitat requirements will be considered on watersheds
designated for CRCT restoration. They will be surveyed and site plans developed in concert
with responsible land management agencies to mitigate adverse impacts of watershed
activities on water quality, instrearn habitat, channel morphology, riparian areas, and
population stability.
Strategy 11: Improve lake and stream habitat.
Habitat improvement techniques will be used where appropriate to provide missing habitat
components or improve existing ones. These techniques can include building instrearn
structures to improve pool to riffle ratios, streambank stabilization, riparian management,
instrearn cover, pool or spawning gravel enhancement, and provision of fish passageways.
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