Bonneville Basin Area Report

Authors: Sarah Seegert

Year: 2022

Abstract

Conservation activities in the Bonneville Basin continue to focus on a variety of habitats and taxonomic groups. These activities are guided by many programs, including: the June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) Recovery Implementation Program, the Utah Statewide Mollusk Conservation Strategy, and the Conservation Agreements for Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah), Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas), Northern Leatherside Chub (Lepidomeda copei), Southern Leatherside Chub (Lepidomeda aliciae), Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris), Least Chub (Iotichthys phlegethontis), Three Species (specifically Bluehead Sucker; Catostomus discobolus), Sub-glubose Snake Pyrg (Pyrgulopsis saxatilis), and other Great Basin Springsnails. June Sucker recovery continues, with the Provo River Delta Restoration project to be completed in 2023, following a downlisting rule in February 2021. Habitat restoration and range expansion continue for many of the above-mentioned species, especially Southern Leatherside, Least Chub, Columbia Spotted Frog, and Bluehead Sucker. Future conservation actions can be guided by the recently completed Multispecies Aquatic Assessments for the Bonneville, Lahontan, and Central Nevada Basins, funded by the Desert Fish Habitat Partnership. The assessment is available in a report and as a webtool (https://trout.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f82cf3ef5ae64c83ab10c39f0cce4656).