Recovery Programs Stories and News
US Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Razorback Sucker as a Threatened Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule downlisting the razorback sucker from an endangered to a threatened...
Stickers!
We received 12 sticker submissions during the 2026 contest. All of them are incredible depictions of one of our threatened...
Announcing the Sticker Design Contest
Calling all artists, doodlers, fish fans, creative thinkers. Program partners, participants, friends, students and kids are...
Letting the River Move: How Flow Spikes Help Native Fish
Rivers were never meant to sit still. For thousands of years, the Colorado River rose and fell with the seasons—surging...
When the River Meets the Wetlands: A Story of Timing, Tiny Fish, and Second Chances
Each spring, as snowmelt swells the Green River, something quiet and extraordinary begins to unfold. Adult razorback...
From River to Roster: A Team Name That Means Something
For the second time, Grand Junction’s baseball team has chosen the name of one of the Colorado River’s endangered native...
Grand Junction minor league baseball team embraces threatened Colorado fish by becoming the Humpback Chubs – CPR News
Grand Junction Chubs outfielder Zeb Roos warms up on the ground with teammate Isaac Nunez before the start of a game...
Pucker up! Fun fishy education is alive and well in the upper Colorado River basin!
A Uintah High School Fish Hatchery student takes a break during hatchery PIT tagging operations to kiss a razorback...
Utah DNR Wild – Episode 62: Recovering Razorback Suckers
A wild-recruited juvenile razorback sucker from Stewart Lake Wetland on October 12, 2023 before being tagged and released...
Tom Pitts Receives Recovery Champion Award for Decades of Leadership Recovering Four Species of Colorado River Fish
Tom Pitts (left) is presented the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2023 Recovery Champion Award by Julie Stahli, Director of...
Maybell Project Restores Hope for Irrigators and Endangered Fish
Published May 2024 by the Nature Conservancy A lot depends on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado. The river provides...
CROS again in 2024
Thanks to voluntary water user action, peak flows on the Colorado River are set to hit targets to support endangered species.
Environmental Assessment open for public comment on construction at Ouray National Fish Hatchery, Vernal, Utah
Construction of new raceways and settling basin at Ouray National Fish Hatchery, Randlett The Service is proposing to...
Releasing the 1000th Fish: Palisade High School’s Endangered Fish Hatchery Releases Endangered Razorback Sucker into the Colorado River
Palisade High School Endangered Fish Hatchery technicians help the local community release endangered razorback sucker into...
Palisade HS releases their 1,000 Razorback Suckerfish into the Colorado River
May 3, 2024- The Palisade High School Fish Hatchery team release their 1000th endangered razorback sucker into the Colorado...
Palisade High School Fish Hatchery releases 1,000th razorback sucker into Colorado River
Palisade High School’s endangered fish hatchery is helping restore the native razorback to Colorado rivers
Palisade High School student Serena Flannigan kisses a razorback sucker as students Charlotte Allen and Kiera Stephen help...
Fish Of The Week Podcast- Razorback Suckers of the Palisade High School Fish Hatchery
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish of the Week Podcast May, 2024- Palisade, Colorado--Hear how Palisade High School in...
Razorback Sucker Fish Makes Return
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish culturist Mike Gross discusses razorback sucker with Titus Cleveland GRAND JUNCTION,...
Palisade High School Fish Hatchery participates in the “Postcards From Palisade” podcast before their upcoming razorback sucker release into the Colorado River
Podcaster Lisa McNamara discusses culturing endangered razorback sucker at the Palisade High School Fish Hatchery with fish...
Michael Partlow receives 2024 Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program – Researcher of the Year Award
Michael Partlow with UDWR proudly holds his 2024 Researcher of the Year Award. Photo by USFWS It is our pleasure to...