CPW removing non-native trout, reintroducing native cutthroat

CPW removing non-native trout, reintroducing native cutthroat

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is beginning a project that will see the removal of non-native brook trout from Colorado waters, which will be followed by the reintroduction of native cutthroat trout to the area, according to a press release from CPW. In the early 2000s, Clear Fork of Muddy Creek was inadvertently stocked with brook trout, which displaced the native cutthroat in one of many areas around the state. CPW has been workin…