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is localed in a deep canyon on Jones Hole Creek near Dinosaur National Monument in northeast- ern Utah. Operation began three years ago. This year's production 01151,819 pounds 01 brook, cut- throat, brown, and rainbow trout Ilngerlings IS a little more than 50 percent of capacity, II road con- ditions were improved for year- round access, then production could be increased to the full ca- pacity 01 the hatchefY. Most olthe fish are used to stock Flaming Gorge, Fontenelle, and Steinaker Resefvoirs and the Green Rivef below Flammg Gorge Dam. 2. Hotchkiss National FIsh Hatchery IS located on the North Fork of the GunnIson neaf Hotchkiss, Colo- rado. Its output 01 3,021,246 fin- gerlings and 50,000 larger-sized rainbow trout went principally lor stocking requirements at Blue Mesa, Crawford, Lemon, and Sil- ver Jack Reservoirs in Colofado and NavajO ReserVOir In Colorado and New Mexico, One national wildlife refuge and three waterfowl areas under state adminis- tration are being developed in connec- tion with the Colorado River Storage Project. 1. Seedskadee Nalional Wildlile ReI- uge lies along the Green River beJow Fontenelle Dam, Wyoming. The land use plan 10f this area requires purchase of approxi- mately 11,900 acres of land to be used lor waterfowl management purposes in conjunction with ad- joining publicly owned land Ad- ministration of acquired and pub- lic lands for wildlile management purposes began in 1966. Land purchase negotiations continued during the year, but no major structufal improvements will be programed until a sullicient devel- opment area has been obtained 2. Browns Park Waterfowl Manage- ment Area is located below Flam- Ing Gorge ReserVOir on the Green River in the viCinIty 01 the Utah- Colorado State hne. Management area headquarters have been completed, and 270 aCfes of Im- pounded water and related water- fowl food plots have been devel- oped at two major sites. Work continued at the third site to devel- op an additional 120 acres 01 pond-marsh habitat for waterfowl togethef with an expansion of the acreage 01 wildllle food plots_ The overall management area is al- ready allracting appreciable num- bers of resident and migratory game bird populations and IS in- creasing in public popularity both as a fishing and hunting site. 3 Miller Mesa Waterfowl Area is located on the west shore of the Navajo Reservoir just south 01 the Colorado-New Mexico State tine. A small reservoir and two terrace ponds have been completed and are full About 170 acres of agri- cultural land have been planted lor wildlife management purposes 10 barley, oals, wheat, and allalla. The area has not yet been opened to hunting Waterfowl use patterns indicate thaI birds Irom other ag- ricultural and resting areas in the San Juan VaJJey are using the Miller Mesa site with increasing frequency. 4, Desert Lake Waterfowl Manage- ment Area compfises 2,480 acres 01 acquired and public domain land located in eastern Ulah near Huntington North Reservoir. Ad- ministered by the Utah State Divi- sion of Wildlife Resources since January 1968, the area's contri- bution to waterfowl resources management was significantly in- creased by rehabilitatJOn 01 the histonc Desert Lake Dike and completion of live addItional diked areas below the existing impound- ment. These structures are all Iii led and the lakes are used by resident and game bird popula- tions and migratory waterfowl. Effectiveness of the area will be enhanced by improvement in one waler supply facility. The unlin- ished work includes 16,000 leet of plastic and concrete piping from the end of the Huntington Canal system northward, control struc- tures. and a bypass direct to Des- ert Lake. With completion of 23