Archived information regarding the Westslope cutthroat trout

Federal Register Notice - December 18, 2002 - "Reopening of Public Comment Period"
               PDF Version (1 page)
        News Release:  December 19, 2002 - Public Comment Period for Westslope Cutthroat Trout Status
                Review Extended to February 15, 2003

Fish and Wildlife Service announces initiation of a new status review for the Westslope cutthroat trout.  Comment period open until November 2, 2002.  Federal Register Notice (PDF format 3 pages).

• Amended Petition and bibliography  for a rule to list the Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) as threatened throughout its range. (PDF format, 122 pages)

• Federal Register Notice - 4/14/2000: 12-Month Finding for an Amended Petition to List the Westslope Cutthroat Trout as Threatened Throughout its Range 

  • Entire Notice - PDF format, 4 pages
  • Summary
   

• 12-Month Petition Finding

• Status Review for Westslope Cutthroat Trout in the United States
      PDF version - 628KB, 191 pages
      html  version 

• Press Release:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concludes No Need to Put Westslope Cutthroat Trout on Endangered Species List

• Questions and Answers: 12-Month Finding Westslope Cutthroat Trout

• Chronology of Events: Pertaining to the Petition to List Westslope Cutthroat Trout as a Threatened Species

• Westslope Cutthroat Fact Sheet

• Map - historic distribution of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in the U.S.

Conservation Activities Benefiting the Westslope Cutthroat Trout

        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Partners For Wildlife

• Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Overview

• Partner's for Fish and Wildlife Imperiled Fish Initiative

• Partners for Fish and Wildlife Contacts:

• Jim Stutzman (406) 727-7400
• Greg Neudecker (406) 727-7400

            Examples of Ongoing Conservation Projects Benefiting  Westslope Cutthroat Trout

• Cottonwood Creek
• Chamberlain Creek
• Douglas Creek
• Big Blackfoot Trout Unlimited
• Dunham Creek
• Kootenai River Basin
• Murphy Spring Creek
• Wasson Creek
• West Twin Creek

    Forest Service Activities

• Summary of Inland Cutthroat Trout Conservation Actions Undertaken During Fiscal Year 1999 (PDF format, 58 pages)

• Forest Service Contacts:

• Bruce May, Inland Cutthroat Conservation Coordinator: 406-587-6707

• Rick Stowell, Region 1, northern Idaho and Montana: 406-329-3287
• Dan Duffield, Region 4, southern Idaho: 801-625-5662
• Dave Heller, Region 6, Oregon and Washington: 503-808-2994

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

• Memorandum of Understanding and Conservation Agreement for Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Montana (5/99) (PDF format, 31 pages)

• Completed, Ongoing, and Planned Westslope Cutthroat Trout Habitat Restoration Projects in Montana (2/99) (PDF format, 23 pages)

• Westslope Cutthroat Trout Fact Sheet (9/26/1996)

• Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Contacts:

• Tom Palmer (406) 444-3051
• Ken McDonald (406) 444-7409

• Press Releases:

• Feds Say "No" to Westslope Cutthroat Trout Listing (4/2000)

• Governor Racicot Hosts Cutthroat Trout Workshop in Helena (9/20/96)

• FWP Proposes Westslope Cutthroat Trout Recovery Effort in Upper Madison River  (12/5/1996)

• FWP Seeks Comment on Cutthroat Trout Management Goal (11/10/97)

• Groups Agree to WestSlope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Plan (8/31/99)

• Announcement of an Agreement for the Conservation of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Montana (9/30/99)

 



 

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