Scott V
10-27-2009, 08:02 AM
Just saw this in the Sac Bee:
Regular fish stocking programs will resume at Jenkinson Lake near Pollock Pines.
El Dorado Irrigation District officials announced that the lake, the centerpiece of the district's popular Sly Park Recreation Area, has been removed from the state's list of lakes and streams where fish stocking was suspended last fall.
The state Department of Fish and Game, in response to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, agreed to stop planting hatchery-reared fish in lakes and streams where the practice threatened certain native fish and frog species.
Dan Corcoran, the district's environmental division manager, said his staff submitted frog studies previously done at Jenkinson Lake to help verify that the lake is not suitable for red-legged frogs and would not be affected by planted fish.
Regular fish stocking programs will resume at Jenkinson Lake near Pollock Pines.
El Dorado Irrigation District officials announced that the lake, the centerpiece of the district's popular Sly Park Recreation Area, has been removed from the state's list of lakes and streams where fish stocking was suspended last fall.
The state Department of Fish and Game, in response to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, agreed to stop planting hatchery-reared fish in lakes and streams where the practice threatened certain native fish and frog species.
Dan Corcoran, the district's environmental division manager, said his staff submitted frog studies previously done at Jenkinson Lake to help verify that the lake is not suitable for red-legged frogs and would not be affected by planted fish.