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<br />RECOVERY PRffiRAM FOR
<br />, 1HE ENDANGERED FISHES
<br />r OF1HE UPPER COIORAill
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<br />Spring/Summer 1997
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<br />Land purchase ,protects home of , fish, wildlife
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<br />A l53-acre parcel of land on the Service biologist. "The main channel
<br />Colorado River near Grand Junction, splits' into several smaller channels,
<br />Colo., has been preserved for endan- with a combination of rimes; pools,
<br />gered fish and other types of wildlife, ' and backwaters, providing' a variety of
<br />thanks to a deal struck by .the federal 'aquatic habitats for endangered fish,"
<br />Bureau of Reclamation' arid a private ,The agendes will develop a' man- ,
<br />landowner. Tlie non-profit ,Mesa agement plan, whi~h will determine
<br />County Land Conservancy and several 'the gegree to which public acceSs can
<br />government agencies in the' Grand, be allO\ved while still giving fish and
<br />Valley Will manage the property for' wildlife ,tlie 'high~~'~lioiity.
<br />wildlife protection,iind long-term land ' Improving wildlife' habitallrMdrestor-
<br />preservation. ~ng, woodlan~, areas ,0.~,W!,1l '
<br />Other agencies that will coordinate Involve planting cotto' " !@!fwIl-
<br />planning and manageriient of the prop- low trees, maintaini~, ".' "leis for '
<br />erty are the u.s.' Fish and Wildlife endangered fish, build"'~JeIlail's and
<br />Service, Colprado Diyision ofWildlif<;: installirig water monitori~g an\riniln:
<br />and other participatiitg agencies .in the agement mechanisms,', ,Jri~F",
<br />Upper. Colcil'\1do : ~;ver ,Recovery The 13I1d SIJS on ~th. of I
<br />PJograln, ;a.i.Jnulti~agericyprogram, the. ri~eJ,be~6e~~rit~,~n~~'and "
<br />{o'-' :.aim&d'''at' rec6vering, endangered fish ,Pah~p.~if~e~: R,es;lamaW'n ~~q .on
<br />:. while also allowing-water diwelop- the' ('rt4'pij~~st A$i1~.t~:~~._,_.", ,,' , '
<br />~'-.,nent for human pUfllB.se's: ", Half t~'$-S~~~\iirc~ei.~rice,~~;; ,_".' ,<i{;,'~\PhOIO by Greg Corle
<br />~~; "'Rrjs. propetly il1~~des(me ~f'the cam,e frOIJ)~<;i~r~(~,' ',!l,; o~a,!,River ~~@.~rCh, aSJld,', 'b"i:t;t , ',BU, r~u '?f
<br />'1nost}l~erse habitat-~eap1iis on ~ Recoverylt~~ '~Il!!ft~t, .w~~ from';~l!,~~~s, ,hab~t, thiS
<br />'-':'lJppet'>':Colorap.o Ri\l<'r," .c:Said.;..)'at 'mone): eatm\1 "{'O,r mitIgatiOn of, fljllh, a{!l~;~1i.~,the" es, pools and
<br />~"''''els''n''','.:a "..S". Fl'"" an"""WI'atl"e '-', '", ",' " , '", .kV4Kel1t~at are Ideal for endan-
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<br />:<.;-;~ ,,~, ,,", ~ Ot'h'eitl~ '~3i'~' acqulted
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<br />, ,;; to ~~. 'feh'danger'i~a)i~ species
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<br />.' ,Up 'io:l'~l!(i'b'acj:es of wellaAds along oi~i amo~nt, about $550,000 lias,
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<br />--;; theGre\l#:\l1l.t\i~0i.~,ra4~ rivers could been:@"'lil\ide forthe U.S. Fish an,d
<br />:r be 're'st~!,~'d1~re;'Ye'ars for use by Wildlife Sefvice to purchase easements
<br />endang~~!f:i)1. D~nng fiscal year from willing' landowners for a goal of
<br />1997, a,~!3!~.f~\.9 million ofUpp,er 1,000 acres of riverside flood plains
<br />Colorado 'RlvJc, Recovery Program along the Green River downstream of
<br />funding has'been'ilP,-;geted toward mak-, Dinosaur National Monument. Another'
<br />'ing ,wetland area's ~vailable' to' " $200,000 is available ,for easemel\tson
<br />, Colorado' squawt~ and razorback
<br />suckers. See WETLANDS, Page 2
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