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1.3 Statements of the Steering Committee An ad hoc Steering Committee was established to help develop the workshop format and to provide guidance and direction for nonnative fish control in the upper basin. Steering Committee members were Tom Nesler, Colorado Division of Wildlife; Mike Hudson, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Paul Dey, Wyoming Fish and Game Department; and Tim Modde, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Presentations by members of the Steering Committee emphasized adata- driven direction to determine methodologies that are effective or ineffective. This strategy allows the program to focus on the most effective methods and reduce costs and effort through scientific investigation and pilot removal programs. This helps to determine if a "course correction" is needed, and the. appropriate direction to take. Past and ongoing investigations indicate that at least some level of nonnative fish control is possible and feasible. It is anticipated that the conclusions and recommendations of this workshop will help with development of action items and tasks of the UCRRP's RIPRAP. 1.4 Organization of this Report This report was prepared by the Program Director's Office to summarize the information presented and discussed at the workshop, and to document major conclusions and recommendations. A compilation of presentations given at the workshop was provided to workshop participants and serves as a companion to this report; that document is available on request. The report is organized by four major topic areas: (1.0) Introduction, (2.0) Guiding Documents for Nonnative Fish Control, (3.0) Description of Nonnative Fish Control Projects, (4.0) Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations, and (5.0) Literature Cited. The principal areas of the report are section 3.0, which provides a description of tasks (i.e., project) as reflected in the UCRRP's RIPRAP and as presented at the workshop; and section 4.0, which provides an. overview of workshop discussions, conclusions, and recommendations. Project descriptions provided in section 3.0 were provided by the respective authors (see Acknowledgments), and conclusions and recommendations were gleaned from discussions of workshop participants. Figure format in this report varies and reflects differences in electronic files provided by the presenters. 2.0 GUIDING DOCUMENTS FOR NONNATIVE FISH CONTROL Six "guiding documents" provide the background and principal guidance for nonnative fish control in the Upper Colorado River Basin. These are the Final Recovery Program Document (U.S. Department of the Interior 1987) of the Recovery Implementation Program for the Endangered Fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin; the nonnative fish issue paper by . Hawkins and Nesler (1991); options for selective control by Lentsch et al. (1996); the strategic control plan of Tyus and Saunders (1996); the nonnative fish stocking procedures (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1996); and recovery goals for the four Colorado River endangered. fishes. A description of each of these guiding documents is provided in the following subsections. 2