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Part 2: Building Fish

Part 2: Building Fish

FromThe River Radius Podcast


Part 2: Building Fish

FromThe River Radius Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After the genetically pure Greenback Cutthroat Trout was found above a waterfall in Bear Creek, Colorado Parks and Wildlife quickly worked to secure this fish, and to propagate it in its native basin, the South Platte River Basin.  Projects have included several smaller stream areas where the Greenback has been reintroduced to its basin.  Currently the largest project yet, over 30 miles of stream reintroduction, is in the works.  This is a multi-agency effort, involves the Wild and Scenic Poudre River, and in the effort to restore a fish, the ironic path of eliminating other fish and possibly using dynamite to further change a stream are part of the plan.  Are these too much or are they simply what is needed to bend the path of the Greenback back to its true headwaters.  This episode explores fish biology, Wild and Scenic River regulations, modern river recreation, and genetic diversity.  Colorado Parks and WildlifeRocky Mountain National ParkArapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National GrasslandsWild and Scenic Rivers:  Cache La Poudre RiverAmerican WhitewaterPoudre RiverSouth Platte River BasinCameron Peak FireGreenback Cutthroat Trout
Released:
Sep 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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