8138

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8138
• Author: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Arizona Game and Fish Department and The National Park Service.
• Title: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Utah/Arizona\
• USFW Year: 1996.
• Copyright Material: NO

'~ To be eligible, the river or segment must be free flowing and exhibit
outstandingly remarkable natural, cultural, or resource values. Portions of
29 rivers and streams in the NRA exhibit these values.
7. MOU Between Glen Canyon NRA and Utah Division of Wildlife: Signed in
X993, both agencies mutually agreed to work cooperatively in fish and wildlife
management activities. Specific statements include: development of joint fish
and wildlife management plan(s), annual coordination meetings, exchange of
permits by each agency for collecting wildlife, third party proposal
submission review by both agencies, collections management, data exchange and
joint participation in field activities. The FMP addresses these topics as
related to fish management.
8. Executive Order 12962 on Recreational Fisheries: Signed in June 1995,
federal agencies are to develop comprehensive recreational fishing plans,
including coordination among other state and federal agencies to promote
partnerships for expanding fishing opportunities and stewardship.
C. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AGENCIES/GROUPS
1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): All work related to threatened
and endangered (TAE) species must be coordinated with USFWS, the agency
charged with administering the ESA. Annual workplans aid activities related
to T&E species will be submitted to USFWS for required permits.
2. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR): BOR is responsible for dam operation and,
therefore, controls lake elevation, and river discharge. BOR prepared an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to determine potential impacts of dam
operation on T$E species and downstream resources through funding Glen Canyon
Environmental Studies (GCES). Dam operation or future actions that
potentially impact fishery resources include adding a selective withdrawal
structure, raising full pool lake elevation by 4.5 feet, and high discharge
releases. BOR is involved in transition monitoring and participates formally
in Recovery Implementation Programs (RIP).
3. National Biological Service (NBS): NBS conducts research and monitoring
related to assessment of organisms, populations and condition of biological
resources. Within Glen Canyon NRA, NBS has responded to NPS requests for
assistance by active involvement in fisheries programs.
4. Recovery Implementation Programs (RIPS): RIPS have been formed as
interagency committees to help prevent extinction of endangered fishes. RIPs
were formed as a result of a USFWS determination that proposed federal
action(s) would jeopardize the continued existence of endangered species.
Ongoing recovery efforts focus on endemic fish populations in the Colorado and
San Juan rivers and emphasize recovery of endangered species by establishing
self-sustaining populations, particularly targeting free flowing river
reaches. The Upper Colorado River Basin RIP focuses on the upstream Colorado
River and tributaries, while the San Juan RIP focuses on San Juan River
habitats and fish to address recovery of threatened and endangered fishes
above Lake Powell. Critical Habitat reaches within Glen Canyon NRA have not