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1 Hourglass Creek, Williams Creek, Sheep Creek, and Bard Creek on the Arapaho/Roosevelt National Forest lands, and into West Creek, Ouzel Lake and Ouzel Creek and Fern Lake and Fern Creek within RMNP. 1 Hidden Valley Creek in RMNP opened to catch-and-release fishing for greenbacks and catch-and-kill for brook trout in August of 1482. Recoverv. 1983-1986. Anew Recovery Plan was completed in 1983 that capitalized upon the successes of the broodstock programs and the chemical techniques for removing non-native fish species. This recovery plan identified an objective for delisting the subspecies upon establishment of 20 stable reproducing populations. The plan identified six recovery goals. Achievements for these goals are described below: 1. Protect Historic Populations and Stable Populations. New historic populations were confirmed in Hunters Creek and the Hutcheson Lakes in RMNP (see Table 1). These historic populations probably were established by transfers of greenbacks above natural barriers in the late 5800'x. 1 I 2. Establish 20 Stable Populations. Using the South Platte broodstocks, greenbacks were introduced into George Creek, Cornelius Creek, Pennock Creek and Bruno Gulch within Arapaho/Roosevelt and Pike National Forests, and into Odessa Lake, Lawn Lake, Roaring River and Big Crystal Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park. Within the Arkansas River drainage, Cascade Creek greenbacks were introduced in Cottonwood Creek and Boehmer Reservoir and exotic fish were removed from Virginia Lake, Timberline Lake, Zac Bog and Lake Fork Creek within the Pike/San Isabel National Forests. 3._ Bstablish Wild and Captive Broodstocks. Poudre River greenback eggs were shipped to the Saratoga NFH, Wyoming in 1985. The Poudre River greenbacks hatched, but did not accept feed and all died. Milt from the Poudre River fish was later shipped to Bozeman to increase the heterozygoaity of the South Platte broodstock. Cascade Creek/Lytle Pond greenback eggs were shipped to the Saratoga NFH in 1984. The Cascade Creek (Arkansas River) stock was established, and sub- adults and fry were shipped to Colorado to restock restoration projects by 1987. 4. Document Response to Analina. In addition to the Hidden Valley fisheries, Ouzel Lake and Ouzel Creek, and Fern Lake and Fern Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park, opened to catch-and-release angling for greenbacks in 1986. 5. Increase I&E Proaram. In 1984, the Recovery Team was awarded the Colorado National Wildlife Federation Researcher of the Year Award in recognition of the success of the greenback recovery program. 6. Long Range Management Plan. To be completed upon delisting of the subspecies. Recoverv 1987-present. Had the pre-1987 pace of restoration work continued, it would have been possible to completely delist the greenback by 1990-1992. Unfortunately, Section 6 funding for CDOW recovery activities and FWS funding of FWS activities did not extend past 1986. Reorganization of the FWS and the CDOW compounded funding problems, and resulted in no greenback restoration projects completed outside of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Leadville National Fish Hatchery since 1987. Problems with fish control permits further complicated the problem of completing restoration projects. Until now, no revision of the 1983 Recovery Plan was done. Recovery efforts have followed the six goals established in the 1983 Recovery Plan. Recovery achievements are described below. 5s 1