Business · 06/07/2010

Ashley National Forest Proposes Restoration of Genetically Pure Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Populations

The Ashley National Forest, in collaboration with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, aims to reintroduce pure Colorado River cutthroat trout into suitable habitats within the High Uintas Wilderness by removing non-native fish species, primarily brook trout and hybridized cutthroat trout, using rotenone over a period of ten or more years.