The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service will be conducting more treatments on two drainages in the High Uintas to help restore native Colorado River cutthroat trout. According to a DWR press release, the treatments use rotenone, a natural substance toxic to fish but not dangerous to people or other wildlife, to remove non-native fish from the areas where native cutthroat trout will be restored. There will be a lot of crews and equipment in the area during the treatments so Ashley National Forest will be closing the impacted areas. This year, biologists will be conducting the treatments in the following areas in the High Uintas: Fall Creek drainage on the south slope from August 3rd through the 6th with the area reopening to the public on August 8th and North Fork Sheep Creek on the north slope on August 19th and August 26th. The public should stay out of these areas during the treatments so that the DWR can safely and effectively complete the projects. For more information, visit wildlife.utah.gov/news.
