TROUT UNLIMITED
Arizona State Council
Second Annual 2011 Arizona Native Trout Workshop
Phoenix, Arizona  April 7, 2011
The 2011 Arizona Native Trout Workshop was sponsored by Arizona Game & Fish Department and the Arizona Trout Unlimited State Council.

Interested parties, including Arizona Game & Fish Department, US Fish and Wildlife, US Forest Service, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Trout Unlimited and others, gathered in Phoenix on April 7 to network, to share knowledge, and to develop and promote future plans for native coldwater fish species in Arizona.

A wealth of information was developed through presentations, breakout sessions and general discussions. The following materials and presentations are now available for immediate download:

Meeting Agenda

Introductory Slides

Native Trout in Northeastern Arizona - Possibility of Another Native Salmonid
by Dominic Barrett, USFWS Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, and James Morel, Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife

A Brief Introduction to WNTI and the Small Grant Program
by Warren Colyer, Watershed Programs Director - Trout Unlimited

Ranching and Native Trout Considerations
by Wink Crigler of the X Diamond Ranch, and George Ruyle of the University of Arizona

Landscaped Fish Barriers: Durable, Aesthetic  Cast Concrete Barriers
by Kris Kanoza of Arizona Alternative Building Systems

Gila Trout Recovery in the Pinaleno Mountains
by Jason Kline and Julia Meka Carter of Arizona Game and Fish Department

Apache Trout Recovery Program: A Look Into Recovery
by Jeremy Voeltz of the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office

Spreading the Risk: Native Trout Management in a Warmer and Less Certain Future
by Jack Williams, Amy Haak and Joe McGurrin of Trout Unlimited

Piscicide Use and Proposed Legislation
by Kirk Young of Arizona Fish and Game Department

Breakout Session Notes

- Work Group 1: Apache and Gila Trout and the NEPA Process

- Work Group 2: The sport fish stocking consultation and its impact on native and sport fish management

- Work Group 3: Development of an Arizona Game and Fish Department, US Forest Service & Trout Unlimited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

- Work Group 4: Piscicides and proposed legistlation Arizona SB1294 & HB2114

Direct questions about the presentations or the work group notes to tuazcouncil@aol.com