Biologist Darek Elverud, left, with technician Jen Herdmann, in the back, weighs a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann uses a net to grab stunned fish on the bow of the raft during a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile Reach of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann returns a rare native Pike Minnow fish back into the river after collecting data on it during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann holds up a rare native Pike Minnow fish that she had momentarily taken out of the river during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann measuers a rare native Pike Minnow fish that she had momentarily taken out of the river during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann uses a net to grab stunned fish on the bow of the raft during a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile Reach of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, right, and technician Jen Herdmann, left, scan a rare Bonytail fish for a PIT tag during a recent outing on the Colorado...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann measuers a small native Bonytail fish that she had momentarily taken out of the river during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann holds up a small native Bonytail fish that she had momentarily taken out of the river during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Jen Herdmann holds up a 16 inch pregnant Smallmouth bass during a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile Reach of the...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Nathan Vargas puts a hybridized Bluehead sucker mixed with a Whitehead sucker into an orange bucket on the bow of the raft...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Nathan Vargas puts a hybridized Bluehead sucker mixed with a Whitehead sucker into an orange bucket on the bow of the raft...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Momentarily stunned Carp float in the water as USFW Biological technician Nathan Vargas uses a net to pull in certain fish during a day of...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Nathan Vargas looks for stunned fish on the bow of the raft during a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile Reach of the...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Crew leader Brendan Crowley, works the oars to keep the boat close to the river's edge during a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile Reach of the...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technicians Nathan Vargas, left, Jen Herdmann, right, and USFW-CRFP crew leader Brendan Crowley, seated in boat in back, get prepared for...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Nathan Vargas, middle, and CRFP crew leader Brendan Crowley, right, get prepared for a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician Nathan Vargas, middle, and CRFP crew leader Brendan Crowley, right, get prepared for a day of electro-fishing along the 18 Mile...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, holds a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river to gather information during a recent outing on...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, holds a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river to gather information during a recent outing on...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, left, with technician Jen Herdmann, in the back, holds a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, holds a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river to gather information during a recent outing on...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biologist Darek Elverud, left, and technician Jen Herdmann, right, scan a rare Razorback Sucker for a PIT tag during a recent outing on the Colorado...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
An American bald eagle sits in the branches of an old Cottonwood tree along the Colorado River with Mount Garfield in the back ground on August 16,...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician and CRFP crew leader Britney McKelvey looks over the fish ladder at the Redlands Water and Power Dam on the Gunnison River on...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Biological technician and CRFP crew leader Britney McKelvey looks at the Redlands Water and Power Dam on the Gunnison River on August 16, 2016 in...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Mike Gross, left, a Biological Science Technician at Ouray National Fish Hatchery -Grand Valley Unit , and Dale Ryden, right, Project leader at Ouray...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.
An endangered Bonytail fish is seen in a tank at Ouray National Fish Hatchery Grand Valley Unit on August 16, 2016 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The...The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado River Fish project (CRFP) is working hard to restore native fish populations in the Colorado River and other western rivers and lakes in Grand Junction, Colorado.