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Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Program Three camps were sponsored by the Bureau during liscal year 1976. These camps were localed 81 Fontanelle Reservoir, Wyoming. Soldier Creek Reservoir, Utah. and Durango, Col- orado Contracts lor administration 01 the respec- tille camps were with Weber State College, Snow . ... " ... ..........., '~... " ~' ~, .' .-.:.::, v.~.' .." ", . .~ft ,"" "'" .J" - '. .~. ~. 'j' ~ ~ ~..' '.' -~ ..:I...,~ ~-' - . . .' ..' - College. and Fori Lewis College. Work accom- plished included Ollef 4 miles 01 lence construc- tion. installation 01 lacilities at campgrounds, campground cleanup and maintenance, revegeta- lion 01 borrow areas. and construction of fishing habitat improvement structures - - \ Constructing Camp Sitos and Shelters-Fontanelle Reservo;r-Seeds#(adee Project Fish and Wildlife Two nationallish hatcheries are perlorm. ing important roles in the joint Slate-Federal approach to meeting lish-stocking requirements 1 Jones Hole Nahonal Fish Hatchery IS located in a deep canyon on Jones Hole Creek near Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah. The year's production, 2,991,300 cutthroat brown and rainbow trout. was about 70 percent 01 capacity. In 1975 the hatchery produced about 165,300 pounds_ Total capacity with the present access road is about 240.000 pounds, II the road were improved to provide for access during all weather conditions, the halchery could produce about 300,000 pounds Most of the rlsh are used to stock Flaming Gorge, Fontenelle, and Stelnaker Reservoirs, and the Green River below Flaming Gorge and Fontenelle Dams. 2 Hotchkiss National FIsh Hatchery is located on the north lark ot the Gunnison River near Hotchkiss, Colo. Its output 013.638,000 rain- bow trout wenl principally lor stocking require- ments of Blue Mesa, Crawlord, Lemon, and Silver Jack Reservoirs in Colorado, Navajo Reservoir in Colorado and New Mexico. and Lake Powell in Arizona and Ulah. One national wildlite reluge and three waterlowl areas under State administration are being developed Seedskadee National Wildlife Reluge lies along the Green River below Fontenelle Dam. Wyoming, and since 1966 has been administered by the Fish and Wild lite Service During liscal year 1976, 1,000 acres were acquired. 17 J