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<br />Fish
<br />and Wildlife
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<br />Fishing is 0111' of ltlt' outstanding
<br />fl'crt'atiollalusl's of tilt' C'ItSI' flosl'rvoirs,
<br />It has IM'l'l1 gt'llt'rally good at Flaming
<br />CorgI', ~avajo, Bill\' i\ll'sa, and is
<br />improving at CiII'Il Canyon, Some of tlw
<br />smath'f rt'sl'rvoirs whil'h hilVP 11I'1'1l good
<br />fishingS]lot.<.; indudt'; ,JOI"S Vall!'}' in Utah
<br />all(1 (~rawfonl, IA'mon, and Hiflt'Gap in
<br />Colorado, ^ good fish.stocking proJ.,'Tam
<br />has ht'pn carrit'd on hy llw BUTt',HI of
<br />Sport Fisl1l'ries and Wildlife and by tilt'
<br />SI.'vNal Stau' fish and f.!amt' agt'llcies,
<br />Ih'It':lsP of dear. ('old waIRr from the
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<br />rt'sl'rvoirs has cfl'att'd I'X traordinary
<br />stream fishing, eSlwcially Iwlow Navajo.
<br />Flaming Gorw'. and GII'1l Canyon.
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<br />A {'hart following indicaks tht' llumlwr of
<br />fish s1o('kptl and caught in thl' four storage
<br />({'servoirs of till' projl'd during p,H:h of the
<br />y('ar~ from 1 ~lH5 through 1 !)(j~),
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<br />Two fi~h hatdH'ries haw Iw{'n dt've]opNI
<br />with fumls authoriu'd hy S(~ction X of till'
<br />authorizing It'gislation for thl' Colorado
<br />B ivpr Storagl' I'rojl-'l't,
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<br />1. TIll'.Jol1esllolf'NationaIFish
<br />lIatchl'ry i!> 1(I(:utt'd "('low Flaming (;orgt'
<br />Dam. Thl' constructioll of,l(!mi!1i~trati\'(~
<br />building!>, resid('nn>s, and tilt' haldwry
<br />huildings and fadlitit'l' are hasically
<br />l'omplt'h'd, TIll" first rain how truut
<br />fingprling-s from ll1(' hatclll'ry. ahout
<br />500,000. Wi'n' stod;l'<l ill tl1(' Flaming
<br />Gorgp I{t'sl'l"\'uir during till' Ilast Yt'ar,
<br />2, '1'111' lIotehkiss Natiunal Fish
<br />I latchery i~ IOt'au'd near I lotchkiss,
<br />Colorado, TIll' l'onstruetion work is
<br />('omplt.tpd. and till' fat'ility is now in
<br />o]ll'ratioll, Hainhow trout fingt'rlings
<br />from till' hatdwry WN(' uSi'd to Iwlp nwPl
<br />till' stocking rI'I]Uin'ITH'llts for Hltl!' ~lt,~l.
<br />L,I-'tnon. and Crawford n~st'TVoirs.
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<br />Om' national wildlifp rpfugl' and thn-I'
<br />wau'rfowl mllnal-WIlH'nt arpas forst;lt!'
<br />managt'rnt'nt art' twing df'vdopt'd in
<br />l'olllwdion with till' Culorado Rivl'r
<br />Storagt' !'rojl'ct;
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<br />1, The Si'l'dskadl'I' National Wildlift'
<br />f{efugp isa]ong tl1I' Grl't'n Hi\'t'r hi'low
<br />FonU'lwlll' f{1'sI'TVoir,:\ land acquisition
<br />pTtIg'ram is ulldlO'rway in thisan'<l to
<br />acquin' additional lands to IX' uSl'd in
<br />conjunction with lands aln'ady ill fluhlit,
<br />ownl'rship, Dt'VI'loplnt'nt of this an'a bas
<br />hegun and will continuc OV('f till' !1('xt
<br />spvpral years,
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<br />2, Browns Park Waterfowl i\laniIW'.
<br />m('nt An-a is local{'d dOWllJitn'am from
<br />Flaming' Gorgl' Darn in Ut~lh, A f{'sidf'llCI',
<br />sbop, and hunkhouM' havt'lwI'1l c'Olllplt'll'd,
<br />Ahuut an aen's of land havl.' 111'1'11 planu'd
<br />to providl' ft'N] for mil-,rrant and pt'rmallf'nt
<br />hird pupulations, TIlt' an'iI has 111'1'11 sto('kpd
<br />with p}lI'.l.~ants and California quail 1.0
<br />inen'asl' thl' population of tl1l'SI' hirds,
<br />I.antl acquisition is sullstantially Clllllllh'h',
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<br />a, TIll' MilJtor :>'ll'sa Waterfowl An'a is
<br />loeatt'd Oil tht, wpst shon' of Navajo
<br />Hl'st'T\'oir just south of till' Colorado/:\('w
<br />;-.lpxico hordt'r, A small n'sl'TVoir :lml
<br />dikl's havl' 1)('I'n cOlllplt'll'd and an' full.
<br />About 170 ani'S of agrit~ultural land haw
<br />III'i'n}llanlt't! tllllarlt'y. o;ILs, wlll'al, ant!
<br />aHalfa, Till' dl'vl'lofllllt'nt of this an.a is
<br />compll'tp.
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<br />,1. Tlw ()I'Sj'rt Laki' Walt'rfowl
<br />Managt'llwllt ,\n'a is locatl'd in l'astl'rn
<br />Utah lwar the I hllltinglon ~orth
<br />Hf'sl'r\'oir, Sonw land has III'('n a('ljuirl'd
<br />and it is planlH'd to }lurchast' ahout ,10
<br />additional ant's to Ill' inl'lut!t'd with that
<br />a.lrl'ady ho.>ingdpvl'lopl'd hy tlH' Utah
<br />Division of Fish and (:an1l', 'I'lli' initial
<br />l'ollslnll'tilln l'()f1l.ral't for SU'1,700 has
<br />III'pl1 I'Xi,couu'd, This will indudl' SOI111'
<br />n'hahilitation wClrk 011 tilt' historic 1Illlll'r
<br />DI'sl'rt I.akl' Dikl' and tlH'collstruction of
<br />ri\'l' dikpd an'as hl'low t.hl'l'xislinJ.::
<br />impoundmi'llt,
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<br />.Jclint fishl'ry invl.'sligatiolls w.'re
<br />('onlinlll'd at Lakl' 1'0wl,1I hy tilt' ,\rizona
<br />and Utah Fish and (;amt' Ikparlllll'nb
<br />and al Flaming Corgi' 1{!,St'TVoir hy till'
<br />Utah and \\'yollling nl'partml'nls.
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<br />TIlt' third sl'g-nwnt of till' li-YI'ar study at
<br />tilt' Curecanti Unit t'OInptl'x of Bhu' i\ll'sa,
<br />~torrow !'oint., and Crystal !{l'servoirs is
<br />now !)('ing {'ondul'll'd hy tJw Colorado
<br />l>l'partment ofGanw, Fish and Parks,
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