Aquatics Presentations

Evaluation of Longrie-Fectau fish passage structure

• Video presentation (19:37), 3/5/2022 by Ryan Fitzpatrick
  
  

From gold mining to gold medal fishery: evaluating the fishery response to stream restoration on the Upper Arkansas River in Colorado

• Video presentation (20:09), 5/2021 by Eric Richer
  
  

Fundamentals of fish habitat restoration

• Video (48:34), 12/6/2021 of presentation by Matthew Kondratieff to Dr. Myrick's FW 204 Introduction to Fisheries Biology course at CSU
  
  

Plains fish identification training improves staff performance and data quality

• Video presentation (19:57), 12/13/2021 by Ryan Fitzpatrick
  
  

Research and work done on establishing whirling-disease resistant trout in Colorado

• Video presentation (49:55), 2/11/2022 by Eric Fetherman
  
  

Response of trout populations and pool depths to large wood in streams

• Video presentation (59:55), 11/20/2021 by Matthew Kondratieff at AFS meeting
  
  

Saving Colorado‘s Greenback Cutthroat Trout with Dr. Kevin Rogers

• Audio recording (39:30), 9/26/2021 of Fisheries podcast interview with Dr. Kevin Rogers
  
  

Scientific solutions for fisheries management

• Video presentation (24:59), 2021 by George Schisler giving an overview of the Aquatic Research Section and how the researchers use a science-based approach to their work
  
  

Superfund sites, gold mining to Gold Medal water

• Audio recording (27:51), 4/11/2022 of Colorado Outdoors podcast interview with Eric Richer and Paul Foutz
  
  

The native three

• Video (12:09),9/23/2022 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife's aquatic research scientists have embarked on multiple projects to protect the three fish species native to the Upper Colorado River Basin (Flannelmouth Sucker, Bluehead Sucker and Roundtail Chub). This video, ‘The Native Three’ helps tell that story. Produced by Sean Ender, Peak to Creek Films, featuring Zachary Hooley-Underwood.
  
  

The role of Colorado Parks and Wildlife in Restoring Colorado Rivers

• Matt Kondratieff (Presentation, AFS Western Division Annual Meeting, May 11-15, 2025, Westminster, CO).  Colorado’s rivers share a historic legacy of impairment similar to those found in other Western U.S. streams including impacts from wood removal, beaver trapping, mining, agricultural practices, urbanization, and water development. For nearly 50 years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has engaged in passive and mechanical forms of aquatic habitat restoration to help restore ecological and geomorphic functions in impaired aquatic systems using a variety of experimental techniques, design philosophies, and naturally-sourced materials. This presentation covers some of the history and unique aspects of CPW’s role in restoring Colorado’s streams. 

Whitewater park projects: guidance for reviewing 404 documents

• Video presentation (20:27), 11/10/2021 by Matthew Kondratieff