Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration

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Summary

SCH Number
2002052136
Lead Agency
Fish & Game #2
Document Title
Paiute Cutthroat Trout Restoration
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The Silver Creek drainage is located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Range, in Alpine County, California.
Document Description
The Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorynchus clarki seleniris) is a federally listed threatened species. Silver King Creek is part of the Paiute cutthroat trout's historic range but is currently populated by hybridized non-native trout that could threaten the existence of pure Paiute cutthroat trout located above Llewellyn Falls if these populations were inadvertently mixed. Hybridization with non-native fish is a primary threat to the subspecies. The fish present in reaches downstream from Llewllyn Falls to Silver King Canyon are a genetic mixture of introduced rainbow (Oncorynchus mykiss), Lahontan cutthroat (Oncorynchus henshaw), golden trout (Oncorynchus aguabonita), and native Paiute cutthroat trout. The proposed project would geographically isolate pure populations of Paiute cutthroat trout. CDFG, in colaboration with USFWS and USFS, proposes to remove all non-native hybridized trout in Silver King Creek, in Alpine County, California, from Llewellyn Falls to Silver King Canyon, using the piscicide rotenone.

Contact Information

Name
Stafford Lehr
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Counties
Alpine
Total Acres
11mi of stream
Waterways
Silver King Creek, tributary to the East Fork of the Carson River, draining into Lahontan Basin
Township
7, 8N
Range
21,22E

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Loans and Grants, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Native Fish Restoration)
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Recreation

Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.

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