7999

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7999
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: April 23-24, 1996.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Colorado River
Fish and Wildlife Council
AGENDA
COLORADO RIVER FISH & WILDLIFE COUNCIL
ST. TROPEZ HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NV
APRIL 23 and 24, 1996
TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1996

1:00 pm Call to Order
' Introduction of Delegates, Attendees & Procedural
Business.
' 1:15 pm The new USFWS Strategic Plan.
a) Near-term budget & facilities issues
b) Conclusions regarding balance of sport &
' native fishes in FWS budget and program
-Gary Edwards-FWS
2:00 pm Conclusions and positions on emerging trends and
management issues of the Colorado River Basin
' -Tom Moody-Grand Canyon Trust
2:30 pm Update on Major Issues in the Upper Basin
-John Hammill-FWS
-Mike Stempel-FWS
a) Recovery Program Planning
b) Legislation for Long Term Funding for C.R. &
I San Juan River Recovery Programs
3:00 pm BREAK
1 3:15 pm • c) Threatened and Endangered Species Act of 1996
d) Status and contents of the C.R. non-native
fish strategic control plan and the policy
for stocking fish.
' e) EIS and consultations in the Upper Basin
recovery programs.
f) Progress report and update on findings of the
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3-phase "Starns Research"
Reintroduction plan for the Boneytail Chub
g)
4:30 pm Lower Basin Multi-Species Conservation Plan,
contents, participants, status,.
-John Sjoberg-NV
-Joe Janish-AZ
6:30-7:30 pm Percolation and Runoff
-Group
STATE MEMBERSHIP: Arizona Game and Fish Department; California Department of Fish and Game; Colorado Division of Wildlife;
Nevada Department of Wildlife; New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Wyoming Game and Fish
1 Department COOPERATING FEDERAL AGENCIES: Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation;
Corps of Engineers; Environmental Protection Agency; Fish and Wildlife Service; Forest Service; National Park Service