Local Fisheries Conservation Update

Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 - 6:00pm to Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 - 8:00pm

Join Alpine Anglers for a local update on fisheries conservation work in Rocky Mountain National Park and throughout Colorado. The event will take place from 6-8PM at the American Legion located at 850 N St Vrain Ave in Estes Park, CO.

The event will begin with a social hour from 6-7PM with drinks available at the American Legion Bar.

At 7:00PM, the program will begin. Our two speakers for the evening are Chris Kennedy, fisheries biologist for the USFWS, and Dr. James Roberts, fisheries biologist for the USGS.

Chris Kennedy will speak about upcoming projects in Rocky Mountain National Park and updates on the Greenback Cutthroat Trout restoration work. 

Dr. James Roberts will present his talk Climate Change and Cutthroat Trout Conservation in the Southern Rockies. 

Abstract: Mountain streams and lakes are important refuge habitats for native fishes and are influenced by climate change through shifting thermal and hydrological regimes. Cutthroat Trout (CT; Oncorhynchus clarkii) in the southern Rocky Mountains (SRM) inhabit small fractions of their historic ranges and current populations are found in fragments of habitat in mountain streams and lakes. Therefore, a cornerstone of CT conservation strategies involves increasing the connectivity of stream and lake habitats (via increased stream length or habitat area) to provide greater habitat heterogeneity. However, a tradeoff is that upstream invasion by non-native fishes also threaten persistence of CT, and a management strategy to prevent these invasions are movement barriers that intentionally fragment watersheds.

Througout the event, there will be silent auction and raffle items ranging from local gift certificates, artwork, and fishing gear.