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Show sites necessary for development of the Delta National Fish Hatchery. This hatchery will serve Curecanti unit reservoirs and those of nearby participating projects in Colorado. The Bureau of Public Roads continued its preparation of detailed plans for the access road to Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery site in northeastern Utah. The 14-mile access road will link the proposed hatchery area with the Uintah County road system. Fishery investigations were initiated at Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Lake Powell by the Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming Fish and Game Departments. These 6-year studies, to be completed in fiscal year 1969, will guide management measures during the initial years of reservoir impoundment. The similar study initiated in 1963 at Navajo Reservoir by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish was continued, as well as the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife's study to assess the downstream effects of Flaming Gorge Dam closure and the rough fish control operation of September 1962. Plans for improved fishing access on the Gunnison River and its tributaries above Blue Mesa Reservoir were developed by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. Potential easement areas that would open 18 miles of stream to free public fishing were appraised for possible acquisition. The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife acquired additional land at the Flaming Gorge unit for both big game and waterfoul purposes. The 886 acres obtained are on the Green River near the Utah-Colorado State line and include direct flow rights and a 1,160 acre-foot storage right. Planning was initiated on related fencing, water development, and range rehabilitation measures by the Utah State Department of Fish and Game. Five agreements for land treatment and structural measures at the Navajo Dam land and wildlife management project were executed by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the Bureau of Land Management. The improvements under these agreements consist of brush eradication and seeding to improve forage on 1,300 acres; development of five water-retention basins; construction of specialized enclosures for forage use studies; and fencing to permit rotation of livestock grazing. The New Mexico department has initiated detailed planning for the land and management measures required for the project area north of the reservoir area. To complement other programed wildlife management measures, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife requested the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw 7,166 acres of public domain at the 124 |