Jerry
You may want to confirm there are still fish Coyote lake. LOL
Sierra Mountain yellow-legged frogs
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that proposes to "restore" native species in high-elevation aquatic ecosystems within these parks. The plan focuses on eradication of nonnative trout from numerous backcountry lakes for the primary purpose of improving conditions for mountain yellow-legged frogs, which have suffered significant declines in recent decades, are preyed upon by trout, and are at growing risk of extinction due to several environmental stressors.
The plan calls for fish to be removed from 32 backcountry lakes, 50 ponds, 5 marshes, and 41 miles of streams. SEKI's "preferred alternative" proposes to use a combination of both physical methods (i.e., electrofishing, gillnetting, and manual destruction of fish nests or "redds") and poisoning wilderness waters with chemical pesticides.
