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Fish and Wildlife Two natural fish hatcheries are performing important roles in the joint State-Federal approach to meet fish stocking require- ments. 1_ Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery is located in a deep canyon on Jones Hole Creek near Dinosaur National Monument in Northeastern Utah_ In 1979, the hatchery produced 175,000 pounds of fish, which is about 62 per- cent of capacity_ Total capacity with the present access road is about 280,000 pounds. When the road is improved to provide access during all weather con- ditions, the hatchery could produce about 300,000 pounds_ Most of the fish are used to stock Flaming Gorge and Fontenelle Reservoirs. 2_ Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery is located on the north fork of the Gun- nison River near Hotchkiss, Colo. Its output of 58,557 pounds of fish went principally for stocking requirements of Blue Mesa, Crawford, Lemon, and Silver Jack Reservoirs in Colorado, and Na- vajo Reservoir in Colorado and New Mexico. During fiscal year 1979, the Water and Power Resources Service contracted with the Fish and Wildlife Service to expand the raceway capacity at the Hatchery. One National Wildlife Refuge and three waterfowl areas under State administra- tion are being developed. 1. Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge lies along the Green River below Fontenelle Dam, Wyoming, and since 1966, has been administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service. During fiscal year 1979, the construction of the refuge headquarters consisting of an office/visitor contact building and three residences was completed. 18 2_ Brown's Park Waterfowl Management Area, under administration of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, is located below Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Green River near the Utah-Colo- rado State line. The overall manage- ment area is attracting numerous resi- dent and migratory game bird popula- tions and is increasing in public popularity as a fishing, hunting, and bird-watching area. 3_ Miller Mesa Waterfowl Area is on the west shore of the Navajo Reservoir just south of the Colorado-New Mexico State line. A small reservoir and two terraced ponds have been completed and filled. About 170 acres of agri- cultural lands have been planted with barley, oats, wheat, and alfalfa for wildlife management purposes. Water. fowl use patterns indicate that birds from other agricultural and nesting areas in the San Juan Valley are using the Miller Mesa site with increasing frequency_ 4. Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area comprises 2,480 acres of acquired and public domain land in eastern Utah near Huntington North Reservoir_ Ad- ministered by the Utah Oivision of Wildlife Resources since January 1968, the area's contribution to waterfowl resources management was significant. Iy increased by rehabilitation to the historic Desert Lake Dike and comple- tion of five additional diked areas below the existing impoundment. Several projects have been initiated to mitigate fishery and big game losses and to work out problems caused by the con- struction of CRSP features: Curecanti Unit, Colorado: Completed the purchase of 4,500 acres of land for big game mitigation and contracted with the Colorado Division of Wildlife for road ac- cess to these lands. Flaming Gorge Unit, Utah: One thousand six hundred fifty acres of land was pur- chased at Flaming Gorge for big game mitigation. The completion of the modifi- cation of power intake structures for water temperature control was completed with the final payment to the contractor. A con- tract was awarded to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for a fishery study on the Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam to determine the effects of the power in- take structures modification. Lyman Project, Utah and Wyoming: The Water and Power Resources Service con. tracted with the Forest Service to conduct land acquisitions for big game mitigation on the Lyman Project. Seedskadee Project, Wyoming: The second year of a three-year fishery study on the Green River below Fontenelle Dam was completed_