Project Grant R25AP00546

Award Date 7/1/25
Completion Date 9/30/29
Dollars Obligated $610K
Federal Grant Program
15.517
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Utah, USA
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  • Common carp fish research, monitoring, and control in Utah Lake
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  • Utah Lake June sucker habitat restoration
  • Continuing efforts to remove or rebuild diversion dams in Hobble Creek
  • Investigating alternative water supplies to replace temporary water
  • Developing a June sucker monitoring plan
  • Increasing outreach efforts to include partners and education
  • Continuing captive rearing and augmentation efforts to aid in the recovery of the endangered June sucker

The project period runs from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029, with the goal of removing and disposing of common carp, reducing northern pike predation, improving fish passage, enhancing June sucker habitats, replacing temporary water supplies, and continuing monitoring and outreach efforts to support the recovery of the endangered June sucker.

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