Yellowstone Park Foundation
Upper Yellowstone Fisheries Assessment
PROJECT NUMBER 2002-0311-005
NFWF & JHOF Partnership: $10,000
Local Match: $44,902
The Yellowstone Park Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was established
in 1996 by a group of concerned citizens. The mission of the Yellowstone
Park Foundation is to support projects and programs that protect,
preserve, and enhance Yellowstone National Park. The Foundation receives
no annual government funding but relies solely on the generosity of
individuals, corporations, and foundations like NFWF to support
initiatives that are beyond the financial capacity of the National Park
Service. The Yellowstone Park Foundation raises money for projects and
programs and since creation, approximately 14,000 individuals,
foundations, and corporations have committed funds to support more than
85 projects and programs that benefit Yellowstone National Park.
The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation - National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Conservation Partnership Program is funding this project to
collect data on Yellowstone cutthroat trout population in Upper
Yellowstone
 River.
The Yellowstone cutthroat trout population is in a decline and a
majority of its historic habitat has been lost. No systematic inventory
has been conducted Yellowstone River upstream of the Yellowstone
National Park boundary. By conducting spawning surveys, tagging and
tracking, coordinating macro invertebrate sampling, habitat assessment,
stream discharge and temperature measurements, biologists will gain
needed knowledge of the life history and status of this declining
species.
Project Status:
This project was taken on for a second year.
For more information, contact: Lisa Diekmann,
ldiekmann@ypf.org,
406-586-6303.
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