Program Guidance
The Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program (Program) is funded by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and is directed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Reclamation, in cooperation with the Arizona and New Mexico Departments of Game and Fish. The purpose of the Program is two-fold:
1) To undertake conservation actions (recovery and protection) for federal/state-listed or candidate fish species native to the Gila River basin by implementing existing and future recovery plans for those fishes.
2) To implement nonnative control activities to manage non-native aquatic organisms where they interfere with native fish conservation activities, or provide funding for research in support of nonnative control actions.
A complete description of the overall Program goals, priorities, funding criteria, and project selection process is provided in the "Central Arizona Project Fund Transfer Program Long-term Direction, Project Allocation Guidance, and Rationale" document, which is often referred to as the Guidance Document. In addition, 5-year Strategic Plans are developed to assist with near-term Program implementation by identifying the strategies and objectives that are expected to accomplished in a 5-year period.
Program Guidance Documents:
