Yavapai-Prescott • Entered by Jenny Cobb on January 25, 2021
Fish Barriers on Upper Verde River
January 22, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 1 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: Sierra Club Yavapai Group, Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter and Grand Canyon Chapter Sierra Club
Landscape/area: Prescott National Forest (1257005 acres)
Short Description of Activity
review updates on pre-scoping. Key issues construction damage, effectiveness, removal of non-natives, recreation and fishery management, monitoring and maintenance, and effect on wild and scenic river. NEPA NOT EXPECTED UNTIL FALL 2021.
Reflection/Evaluation
We all spend a lot of time discussing this upcoming fish barrier project. They are still not addressing that stock tanks and lakes upstream will contribute to non-native fish mixing with the natives and then the whole process of removing them would have to be tackled again. So far hey are standing by their choice of sites for the dams.