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The Conservation Strategy includes three primary activities. These are Protecting existing and restored ecosystems, Restoring degraded ecosystems, and PI~g Strategies within each activity are outlined below. Protectin~ existin~ and restored ecosystems: Strategy 1: Construct in-channel barriers. In-channel barriers will be constructed downstream of the meta- or sub-populations which are at risk from invasion from non-native fish species or hybridized cutthroat populations. Maintenance schedules appropriate to each type of barrier will be developed, and maintenance work funded and completed. Strategy 2: Regulate angling and enforce regulations. Populations of CRCT will be protected from overharvest or excessive fishing mortality by appropriate fishing regulations. Fishing regulations will be enforced and monitored to ensure that their objectives are met. Strategy 3: Prevent introduction of non-native fish species. Regulations concerning stocking of hatchery reared fish and human movement of resident fish will be enforced to ensure that populations of CRCT remain free of introduced non- native species. Education and information activities explaining the reasons for prohibitions against non-native stocking in cutthroat waters will also be used. Strategy 4: Monitor CRCT populations to detect changes. Monitoring processes for CRCT populations, with emphasis. on accurate assessment of total adult cutthroat populations and relative abundance of native non-game species, will be developed and implemented. Strategy 5: Monitor watershed conditions to detect changes. Standards and guidelines for watershed management in CRCT ecosystems will be developed in concert with responsible land management agencies and followed over the long term. Monitoring processes designed to accurately detect changes in watershed conditions will be developed and implemented. March 1999 21