FISHES OF THE EASTERN SIERRAS: Saving the Natives, Lecture with Peter Moyle, Feb. 19

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Eastern Sierras of California has a special and distinctive native fish fauna of about 10 species with about 10 endemic subspecies. These native fish communities have been disrupted by invasions of about 15 alien species and numerous disturbances to their stream habitats. Nevertheless, native fi shes persist in many places and can benefit from conservation efforts. In this talk, I will present an overview of the natural history of native fishes and then discuss recent studies focused on understanding the fish communities of Martis and Sagehen creeks, and conservation of Lahontan cutthroat trout and Eagle Lake rainbow trout. The talk should provoke discussion on how to conserve native fishes and their habitats in the face of growing human use of the eastern Sierras and climate change.

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