White Mountain Apache Tribe

This Project Will Directly Support Apache Trout Recovery by Eliminating Non-native Trout Impacts to a Relict Population of Apache Trout in Crooked Creek. Project Will Separate an Apache Trout Recovery Population From Managed Sportfish Downstream and Increase the Availability of High-quality, Protected, Apache Trout Recovery Habitat by 7.8 KM. Specifically, the Project Will Replace an Existing Gabion Structure Which Is Failing With a Barrier Designed for a 50-YEAR Performance Life. This Protected Habitat Would Benefit Several Native Fish Species Including Apache Trout (threatened), Speckled Dace, and Desert Sucker. Other Native Species, Including Frogs and Snakes, Are Also Expected to Benefit.the Tribal Wildlife Grants Program Does Not Require Matching Contributions, But Here Is Information About Other Funding Sources That Are Being Used to Support the Project: the Arizona Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (azfwco U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service) Has Already Funded Engineering Designs for This Project and They Are Contracted to Be Delivered by 07 31 2023, But the Contractor Is Behind Schedule. the Cost Estimate for Construction From the Existing 95 Designs Is 385,000. the Requested Funding ( 200,000) Remaining After Indirect Costs Would Be Used for Construction of the New Barrier in Combination With Additional Funds From the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation ( 202,207.56 Awardedsouthwest Rivers Headwaters Project 74895) That Was Awarded to Azfwco. We Expect to Solicit Construction Bids During Winter 2023 24 and Complete Construction During 2024 and 2025. While We Are Motivated to Speed Up the Timeline If Possible, We Think the Most Realistic Scenario Involves Construction Beginning During Spring 2024.