@COParksWildlife personnel and volunteers work in Bear Creek watershed to catch and spawn Greenback cutthroat

Cutthroat trout historic range via Western Trout

From KRDO (Stephanie Sierra):

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists set up a creekside laboratory along Bear Creek Tuesday to catch and spawn an endangered trout species…

Each spring since the trout was located, CPW biologists have waded into Bear Creek to catch the greenbacks, spawn them, and send the fertilized eggs to the National Fish Hatchery in Leadville.

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