Lake Tahoe EIP

LCT Reintroduction Assessment

Project Number
02.02.03.0021
Action Priority
Restore and Protect Native Fish and Wildlife
Implementers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Primary Contact
Roy Ulibarri (roy_ulibarri@fws.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2019 - 2024
Forest Restoration Program Restore and Protect Native Fish and Wildlife
Approximately 100,049 catchable-sized Pilot Peak LCT were stocked into Lake Tahoe over the summer of 2023 in support of the Phase II LCT assessment for LCT. A subset of stocked LCT (25,000) were tagged with t-bar anchor tags to learn more about growth, survival, and movement in the Lake. Stocking also served to provide the public an opportunity to learn more about this iconic species and provided a more diverse recreational angling opportunity in Lake Tahoe. Outreach and education on this project in 2023 included: Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada Earth Day and SWEP environmental outreach day.

Key Accomplishments

  • Fish Planted: 263,098

Threshold Categories

  • Fisheries
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
Stocking Floy tagged Pilot Peak LCT into Lake Tahoe.
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Credit: USFWS Stocking Floy tagged Pilot Peak LCT into Lake Tahoe.

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $105,085
(Estimated Cost: $500,000)
Southern Nevada Public Land Ma... (BLM): $64,085

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi... (USFWS): $41,000

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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/25/2024