Arizona Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office

Apache Trout Recovery: History in the Making

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Recovery Efforts Continue in 2003 for Threatened Apache Trout

AZFWCO is the Service's lead station for recovery efforts for the threatened Apache trout, and efforts leading toward recovery continued throughout 2003. AZFWCO assisted the White Mountain Apache Tribe's Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Division with the reconstruction of 2 gabion barriers, which were made possible through a Partners for Fish and Wildlife grant awarded to the White Mountain Apache Tribe. In addition, we completed habitat and Apache trout surveys of 5 streams, evaluated existing barriers on 5 streams, and replicated 2 extant Apache trout populations into restored habitats. AZFWCO also assisted the Arizona Game and Fish Department in renovating 2 streams on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest for future introductions of Apache trout. AZFWCO coordinated the 2 nd - Annual Apache Trout Work Week where personnel from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, White Mountain Apache Tribe, and Arizona Game and Fish Department completed 6 miles of fish surveys on the West Fork Black River. Lastly, AZFWCO, along with all partners involved in Apache trout recovery efforts, accepted a Trout Unlimited/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant totaling $205,000 to be used toward implementing recovery activities.

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