Submitted by Brett.Prettyman on Wed, 2016-05-25 14:43 Conservation West of The Rockies High Desert Anglers - 620 Weber Basin Anglers - 681 Stonefly Society - 048 Utah At-Large - 753 The Front Porch Trout & Salmon in the Classroom (TIC/SIC) Trout Magazine Utah - 9UT Outdoor Communicators Vote Up Down +11 + G0112727.jpg Native Bonneville cutthroat trout were released in the fall of 2015 as part of efforts to restore the fish in historic range in Utah. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Paul Cowley The Mill Creek Fish Restoration project in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest just east of Salt Lake City, Utah, continues to move forward. A fish screen, partly funded by an Embrace-a-Stream grant from Trout Unlimited, was recently installed at the flume near the Mill Creek Canyon fee booth station. The screen was designed to prevent non-native fish from moving back into the restored reaches of Mill Creek. The Forest Service and Trout Unlimited volunteers have been working on a multi-year project to remove nonnative brook and brown trout from Mill Creek and restore native Bonneville cutthroat trout. Millcreek barrier.jpg An upstream barrier was recently installed near the mouth of Mill Creek Canyon as part of an effort to restore native Bonneville cutthroat trout in the stream. Forest Service photo. The Weber Basin Job Corp. designed, built and installed the structure. Trout Unilimed, through the Stonefly Society and Utah Council, funded the materials for the project. The project continues to receive international attention. This year the project was highlighted as part of the World Fish Migration Day. Major accomplishments planned for this year in Mill Creek include: - The last treatment to remove non-native fish in September (The Stonefly Society and others have been instrumental in collecting dead fish and trash in the treatment zone to minimize public concerns.) - Removal of the Mill Creek Dam and the restoration of a more natural stream channel. This work is planned for October. Funding for this removal and redevelopment of the stream channel is being provided by the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, the Utah Habitat Council and the Western Inland Native Trout Initiative. - Funding is being solicited by the National Forest Foundation to replace the walkway above the dam and to install an information display highlighting the role power generation played in the canyon. Paul Cowley is the Natural Resources and Planning Staff Officer for the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. He is based out of Salt Lake City.