NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Bring Back the Natives / More Fish
Project Title: Assessment of Connectivity and Invasion Threat to Restore Greenback Cutthroat Trout in Colorado
Organization:
Colorado State University
Project ID:
0901.18.062052
Description:

Reclaim 60 kilometers of stream habitat located in Rocky Mountain National Park and Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest upstream of the Long Draw Reservoir to assist the largest ever Greenback Cutthroat Trout reclamation effort. Project will evaluate the passage of non-native Brook Trout at a potential downstream barrier and assess the spatial population structure of the invasive Brook Trout.

Award Amount:
$98809.71
Location:
Long Draw region of the Upper Cache La Poudre basin, Colorado (located in portions of Rocky Mountain National Park and Arapahoe-Roosevelt National Forest)