Colorado Parks and Wildlife is proposing to apply Rotenone to the Roaring Fork drainage in order to remove all nonnative fish prior to restocking with native Rio Grande cutthroat trout.
Location
Roaring Fork drainage upstream of Goose Creek in the Weminuche Wilderness approximately 15 miles south of Creede, CO.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/03/2014
2
Comment Period
03/14/2014
3
Objection Period Start
06/04/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Species Population Enhancements |
| Roaring Fork Stream Restoration Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/30/2015 |
| Forests | Rio Grande National Forest |
| Districts | Divide Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Portions of Township 40 N., Range 1E., Sections 19-33 and Township 39 N., Range 1E., Sections 5 and 6 |