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H.R. 1158, the North Cascades National Park fish stocking bill, passed out of committee in the Senate again today, 19 Dec 2013. You can watch video of the committee hearing but the bill was considered non-controversial and they did not discuss it at all so it isn’t very exciting. Now we need to get it out of the full Senate.
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So Brian/Ken – remind me again of what this means if the bill goes through ? Is this what the NCNP said they needed in order to resume stocking ?
I just pulled a summary of the bill below North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act – Directs the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the stocking of fish in lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (the North Cascades National Park Service Complex).
Authorizes the Secretary to allow stocking in not more than 42 of the 91 lakes which have historically been stocked with fish.
Requires the Secretary to stock only fish that are: (1) native to the slope of the Cascade Range on which the lake to be stocked is located; and (2) non-reproducing, as identified in management alternative B of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex Mountain Lakes Fishery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (June 2008).
Instructs the Secretary to take into consideration relevant scientific information, including such plan and the information gathered under the research and monitoring program specified below, in making fish stocking decisions under this Act.
Requires the Secretary to coordinate the stocking of fish with the state of Washington.
Requires the Secretary to continue, and report to Congress on, a program of research and monitoring of the impacts of fish stocking on the resources of the applicable unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex
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@Mark Harris wrote:
So where does it go from here as far as timeline and stocking is concerned?
Hopefully we will be stocking next summer.
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Good to know. I’m not a TB, nor can I attend the meetings, but it would be fun to tag along if anyone wants company next year stocking those. I’m sure there are plenty that need catching up.
On another note, I’m a little confused what the difference is between the NCNP and the Lake Chelan National Recreational area in regards to access, stocking, and hunting.
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@Mark Harris wrote:
On another note, I’m a little confused what the difference is between the NCNP and the Lake Chelan National Recreational area in regards to access, stocking, and hunting.
You’re not the only one. When it comes to fish stocking they decided to treat all the units the same. I believe that is true for access, too. But I’m not positive. They do allow hunting in the rec area because that was in the founding documents.
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National Park: These are generally large natural places having a wide variety of attributes, at times including significant historic assets. Hunting, mining and consumptive activities are not authorized.
National Recreation Area: Twelve NRAs in the system are centered on large reservoirs and emphasize water-based recreation. Five other NRAs are located near major population centers. Such urban parks combine scarce open spaces with the preservation of significant historic resources and important natural areas in locations that can provide outdoor recreation for large numbers of people. Thus you can hunt in the Lake Chelan National Recreation area but not in the National Park.
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