WCT Multi-state Assessment February 1 0, 2003 



Table 7. Codes and descriptions for conservation activities applied to designate conservation 

 populations of westslope cutthroat trout assessed in 2002. 



Code Description 



3 Water lease/Instream enhancement 



4 Channel restoration 



5 Bank stabilization 



6 Riparian restoration 



7 Diversion modification 



8 Barrier removal 



9 Barrier construction 



10 Culvert replacement 



1 1 Fish screens 



12 Fish ladders 



1 3 Spawning habitat enhancement 



14 Woody debris 



15 Pool development 



16 Irrigation efficiency 



1 7 Grade control 



22 Instream cover habitat 



24 Riparian Fencing 



31 Physical removal of competing/hybridizing species 



32 Chemical removal of competing/hybridizing species 



71 Public outreach (Interpretive site) 



72 Population restoration/expansion 



73 Angling regulations 



74 Land-use mitigation direction and requirements 



75 Watershed under protective management (i.e. wilderness, etc.) 

 99 Other (specify in comments) 



Land and Resource Management Impacts 



Fishery professionals were asked to assess whether various land, water, and/or fish management 

 activities affected each designated conservation population (Table 8; Appendix B). Participants 

 were asked whether each activity resulted in a "known", "possible", or "no" (not checked) 

 impact to the conservation population. Similar to the conservation activities, we did not 

 specifically ask how many miles of habitat occupied by conservation populations each type of 

 management activity influenced. Thus, we also summarized these data only by the number of 

 conservation populations affected by each management activity. For many conservation 

 populations, especially those that occupied larger areas of habitat, conservation activities only 



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