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 Courtesy of John Wullschleger Back to Chapter 6: Restoration Articles Restoration of mountain yellow-legged frogs in Kings Canyon By Harold Werner Breathing space at Lechuguilla Cave By Jason M. Richards National Park Service to share science role in Everglades restoration By Thomas Van Lent California condors return to the Colorado Plateau By Elaine Leslie Wolf restoration in Yellowstone successful beyond expectations By Douglas W. Smith, Roger J. Anderson, and Julie Mao Wetland and stream restoration at Elk Meadow in Redwood National Park By James H. Popenoe Other Developments Award-winner Profile - Botanist honored with first professional excellence award Preservation of the Fort Dupont stream Coastal dune restoration at Point Reyes Maintenance staff help restore native fish at Point Reyes |
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 Bonytail restoration continues In 2001 the National Park Service continued to contribute to the recovery of four species of endangered fish in the Upper Colorado River Basin. This bureau has been an active participant in the Upper Colorado River Recovery Implementation Program (UCRRIP) since its application for program membership was accepted in September 2000. Staff from Dinosaur National Monument assisted other agencies in stocking 13,000 bonytail (Gila elegans) in the Green and Yampa Rivers immediately upstream of the national monument. The stocked fish were implanted with passive transponder “tags” that will allow them to be recognized if they are subsequently captured in other river reaches. As a UCRRIP member, the National Park Service has reviewed and provided input on a variety of documents with implications for endangered fishes and aquatic habitat in several units of the National Park System. These include recovery goals for the four listed fishes, stocking plans, and numerous scientific reports. In addition, staff from the NPS Water Resources Division have been participating in the development of the Flaming Gorge Environmental Impact Statement and are working with the Bureau of Reclamation and environmental groups to develop dam operations alternatives that will provide for the recovery of the endangered fishes and sustain river processes within Dinosaur National Monument (photo) and Canyonlands National Park. |
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This material is from Natural Resource Year in Review--2001, published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, in May 2001 (publication D-2255) /YearInReview/yir/yir2001/06_restoration/06_od4_bonytail.html Last Updated: |