Volume 2 | Issue 1 | April 2016 AZGFD Native Aquatic Species Conservation AZGFD Rapid Response Rotenone Treatment in a Colorado River SloughIN THE Aquatic Species Every year, typically during the Inside this issue: summer months, the Arizona Game Conservation CURRENT#TRENDINGNOW ................. 2 and Fish Department’s Colorado River ResearchLead Story staff Headline conducts surveys Native and Wild Trout Workshop .............................. 2 in multiple locations throughout Lees Ferry in Thisan storyeffort can to fitdetect 175- 225rare product or requesting newsletter and its length. Potential Stocking Sites for Gila Topminnow and Gila Chub ... 2 nonnativewords. species. The objective of your service. 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This there would have been nearly way, the headline will help you permanganate application in the constant fluctuation in the lower Slough, keepincluding the story focused.environmental Slough, making it impossible to compliance, the Department’s achieve the target concentration of Above: FWS biologist Shaula Hedwall applying Rotenone with a backpack sprayer in the th piscicide treatment planning and rotenone. On November 4 , the Slough. approval process, Tribal consultation, treatment was started, and on Volume 2 | Issue 1 | April 2016 | Page 2 #TRENDINGNOW Volume 2 │ Issue 3 │ November 2015 Native and Wild Trout Conference Coming Soon On April 21st, 2016, the Arizona and New Mexico. More the upcoming meeting will include Department and the Trout Unlimited recently, the workshop has included long term management plans for Arizona State Council will be co- discussion regarding improvement cold-water fisheries in Arizona, status hosting the 7th Annual Native and and status of both native trout and of native trout species in Arizona and Wild Trout Conference. The all-day wild populations of nonnative trout. New Mexico, and development of In the Field workshop will be held at the Broadly, the hope is that this partnerships to accomplish Arizona Game and Department’s Headquarters in workshop is the impetus behind a conservation projects aimed at Phoenix starting at 9:00 a.m. strong conservation discussion, with increasing the resilience of native Fish RecentDepartment & Upcoming AZGFD -led Activities Around the State Topics discussed in the first few many of the projects and topics and wild trout streams in the 5000 W. Carefree Hwy years focused largely on recovery covered impacting multiple species, southwest. Phoenix, AZ 85086 actions associated with Apache, Gila, both aquatic and terrestrial. -Mike Anderson, Phone: 602-942-3000 and Rio Grande Cutthroat trout in Tentative topics to be discussed at Native Trout and Chub Coordinator Region I Pinetop: www.azgfd.gov• • Region VI Mesa: • • Region II Flagstaff: • • Region III Kingman: • • Region IV Yuma: • Above: Photo of Native and Wild Trout Conference participants 2015. • Region V Tucson: Potential Stocking Sites for Gila Topminnow and Gila Chub • • The Department employs many organizations and private individuals strategies to conserve native fish, who spend extensive time in the one of the most important of which field. After the initial discovery of is stocking fish into suitable streams perennial water, Department within their historic range. The biologists use historical records, process is sometimes lengthy but location, gradient, and elevation when new populations are data to determine which species established, the wait is worth it. may be best suited for these locations. Then Standardized habitat Above: CAP Coordinator Kent Mosher stands Many potential stocking sites are near potential barrier in Tortilla Creek. identified by wildlife managers, assessments are conducted within support the stocking of Gila Chub federal land management the stream including macrohabitat, into Grapevine Canyon and Sheep employees, non-governmental substrate composition, vegetation types, and embeddeness. Fish Creek. surveys are also conducted to These streams and many others identify the current fish community. present exciting opportunities for This spring the Gila River Basin native fish in our state, and bring us Caption describing picture Monitoring Program investigated La one step closer to recovery. Barge Canyon, Grapevine Canyon, or graphic. -Tiffany Love-Chezem, Tortilla Creek, Charlebois Spring, and CAP Fish Biologist Sheep Creek. All of these sites were deemed suitable for Gila