US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE Files

Chino and US Fish & Wildlife Service cooperate on Verde

Chino Valley and the USFWS signed a Memorandum of Understanding detailing their intent to cooperate in avoiding impacts to the upper Verde River. View Document.

Native Fish Monitoring in upper Verde River 2022

Results of native fish monitoring on upper Verde River show a serious decline in species and population. View this document.

Verde Watershed Focus Area Plan

The primary purpose of the Verde River Watershed Focus Area Strategic Plan (Verde River Watershed Plan) is to coordinate and cooperate with other agencies, organizations, and stakeholders to identify, implement, and facilitate policies, programs, projects, and management practices that support productive and diverse populations of native species. Ensuring continual and sufficient base flows in the Verde River and its tributaries that will maintain healthy watershed and aquatic conditions is a vital part of this effort. This plan is not intended to replace other ongoing efforts and plans that involve the Verde River or its watershed, but to augment those efforts and to serve as a guide for the FWS Arizona Ecological Services Office (AESO) to work with our partners to focus on activities that promote the long-term goals of this watershed plan. Authored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. View Document.