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<br />:heae plantings will enhance the area for waterfowl <br /> <br />and all other wildlife by stabilizing disturbed areas <br /> <br />and providing aupplemental cover and ~inter food <br /> <br />sources. <br /> <br />f.) etilize livestock grazing as a direct vegetative <br /> <br />management technioue designed to benefit waterfowl by <br /> <br />periodically renewing the vigor of shoreline and <br /> <br />meadow cover. Refer to Chapter IV, Coordination, <br /> <br />for further details. <br /> <br />2.) Fish. <br /> <br />a.) Construct deep-water ponds (at least 10 ft.) at each <br /> <br />artesian well and at other locations where feasible <br /> <br />to provide habitat for rainbow trout, brook trout <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />and other game fish. Maintain a constant flow into <br /> <br />each fishpond from its supplying artesian well to <br /> <br />provide optimum water ~uality and temperature <br /> <br />throughout the year. Reserve one existing fish <br /> <br />pond for a population of Rio Grande cutthroat trout <br /> <br />as approved by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br /> <br />b.) ~Anage all fish ponds for optimum fish production and <br /> <br />fishing opportunity exceot where this conflicts with <br /> <br />the primary objective of optimum waterfowl production. <br /> <br />The capability of wetland habitat in the San Luis <br /> <br />Valley to produce significant numbers of ~~terfowl <br /> <br />and thereby contribute to continental populations <br /> <br />is considered a higher priority than producing pounds <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />-47- <br /> <br />" ~. /.'} 1'"'" ~ .~) <br />tJl"I':i~ <br /> <br />10128 <br />