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"They have acquired access on the main stem of the Duchesne River above Hanna, Currant Creek and put a whole lot of money into studies on Strawberry Reservoir. Enough can’t be said about that project. And the Provo River was good for fish and wildlife, not just fishermen. It’s good for the birds, bees and frogs. The state is fortunate to have that funding available not just for fish but for all wildlife."
Styler said that when whirling disease hit Utah’s state fish hatcheries, major renovations were required.
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What is the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission?
The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission is an executive branch agency of the federal government with five commissioners appointed by the president. It is responsible for designing, funding and implementing projects to offset the impacts to fish, wildlife and related recreation resources caused by the Central Utah Project and other federal reclamation projects in Utah.
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Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission Project List
Great Salt Lake
Bureau of Land Management Salt Wells wetland restoration
Division of Wildlife Resources Locomotive Springs and Timpie Springs wetland restoration
Bear River Refuge wetland development
The Nature Conservancy Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve land acquisition
Utah State University Botanical Center wetland restoration and education
DWR Farmington Bay land acquisition
National Audubon Society South Shore Ecological Reserve land acquisition
Utah Wetlands Interpretive Network education planning
Box Elder County Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation planning
Davis County Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation planning
Salt Lake County Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation planning
Tooele County Great Salt Lake wetlands conservation planning
Jordan River
West Jordan wetland acquisition and restoration
South Jordan wetland acquisition and Willow Creek restoration
Draper wetland acquisition and restoration
Development of Jordan River Natural Areas Conservation Plan
Albion Basin wetland acquisition
Utah Lake/Lower Provo River
Utah Lake fish management plan
Utah Lake Wetland Preserve land acquisition in Goshen Bay and Benjamin Slough
Mona Springs wetland acquisition
Provo River in-stream and high-flow studies
Lower Provo River water rights acquisition for stream-flow restoration
Fort Field diversion dam modification for improved fish passageways
Hobble Creek restoration in Provo Bay
Provo River Delta restoration planning
June sucker recovery implementation program participation
June sucker conservation in Red Butte Reservoir
June sucker selenium uptake studies at Goshen Warm Springs
June sucker thermal criteria and diet studies
Southern leatherside chub conservation
Middle Provo River (Jordanelle Dam to Deer Creek Reservoir)
Wasatch County Water Efficiency Project — Daniels Replacement Pipeline
Provo River restoration project land acquisition and ecosystem restoration
Heber City to Midway Trail easement contribution
Upper Provo River
Upper Provo River Reservoir stabilization of 12 lakes
Washington Lake Campground construction
Diamond Fork (Spanish Fork Drainage)
Forest Service area assessment
Construction of two campgrounds
Mitigation land acquisition
Stream and wetland restoration
Water quality monitoring in Diamond Fork and Sixth Water Creek
Installation of stream gages
Biological and monitoring surveys of plants and aquatic organisms
Strawberry-Duchesne River Basins
Completion of reclamation angler access along the Strawberry and Duchesne rivers
Wildlife habitat land acquisition for the CUP Bonneville Unit
Small dam removal assistance
Strawberry Valley area assessment
Currant Creek canal erosion mitigation
Strawberry Valley fisheries post-treatment studies
Upper Strawberry River restoration studies
Sage grouse conservation and recovery in Strawberry Valley
Strawberry and Duchesne River reduced flow studies
Stream gaging on streams impacted by the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System
Lower Duchesne River Wetland Mitigation Project with the Ute Tribe
Stabilization of 13 high mountain lakes in the High Uintas Wilderness Area
Modification of Moon Lake Dam outlet works to provide year-round minimum flows
Big Sand Wash Reservoir enlargement wetland mitigation at DWR Montes Creek WMA
Rehabilitation and replacement of irrigation diversion structures
Fish Hatchery Projects
Development of fish hatchery production plan with DWR and U.S. Forest Service
Kamas state fish hatchery construction
Fountain Green state fish hatchery construction
Whiterocks state fish hatchery construction
Big Springs tribal fish hatchery construction
Least and leatherside chub culture research
Springville state fish hatchery warm water fish culture planning
DWR Fisheries Experiment Station Logan improvements
Statewide Projects
DWR sensitive species inventory and database of wildlife and plants
Native cutthroat trout restoration and conservation
Native cutthroat trout habitat improvement in Deep Creek drainage
Beaver Dam and Fish Creek lake reconstruction
USFWS Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act compliance
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"We didn’t have the money," said the DNR director. "Their assistance helped us to get that done. They have been quiet, steady partners with a nice source of funding that the state didn’t have."
Indeed, the commission is quiet and, in most cases, not controversial. But since its inception, the projects it has funded have proved important to wildlife and popular with humans.
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