AWR Special Report #9
A Special Report on the Bull Trout
(Salvelinus Confluentus)
What You Can Do
Write Letters
There are many actions that you can take on behalf of bull trout. It is
important to write letters to officials responsible for bull trout protection,
including the Secretary of the Interior and the governors of the affected
states. In your letters it is important that you insist upon adoption
of the key habitat protection standards
outlined earlier in this report.
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Send
Your Letters To:
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| Bruce Babbitt Secretary of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 |
Jamie Clark, acting director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 |
| Michael Dombeck Chief, U.S. Forest Service Box 96090 Washington, D.C. 20090 |
Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana Governor÷s Office, State Capitol Bldg. Helena, MT 59620-0801 Fax (406)444-5529 |
| Phil Batt, Governor of Idaho PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0034 governor@gov.state.id.us |
John Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon 160 State Capitol Salem, OR 97310-4001 Fax (503) 378-6827 |
| Gary Locke, Governor of Washington Office of the Governor PO Box 4002 Olympia, WA 98504 governor.locke@governor.wa.gov |
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Watershed Level Protection Campaigns
Another way to help bull trout is to either form or take part in a watershed
level protection campaign. For example, Alliance for the Wild Rockies
and other citizens have formed a citizens working group focused on the
Rock Creek watershed in western Montana. A key bull trout stronghold,
the working group is compiling a database of cumulative effects throughout
the watershed as well as assisting with efforts to establish baseline
data for this blue-ribbon watershed. One of the goals of these efforts
will be to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for every bull
trout watershed as well as a schedule for attainment (compliance) with
the TMDLs and the key habitat standards
for bull trout.
If you are a private landowner with bull trout habitat, you may be eligible for tax breaks for conservation easements on your land. You may also be eligible to receive funds for habitat restoration projects on your land. Contact AWR for details.
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