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Rocky Mountain Amphibian Project

A WYOMING BIODIVERSITY CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVE PROJECT

Adopt a Catchment

You can adopt a catchment of your own this summer! Catchments are typically a set of ponds or streams that may have amphibians in them.

Catchments are surveyed twice each spring/summer, roughly between June and late July depending on elevation. You may adopt either survey visit (1st or 2nd) or both visits.

Catchments vary in accessibility and difficulty. Some require long drives or hikes to access catchments. Click on the catchment name below the map to view catchment description, access, and difficulty ratings.

Your job, once you adopt a catchment, is to visit that catchment at least once this summer, survey for amphibians, and submit your observations to us. Training (online or in-person) is required. You'll be contributing to real, live research in an incredibly meaningful way!

Select a Catchment Area

Medicine Bow National Forest Catchments:

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MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS:

CLICK ON A CATCHMENT NAME BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Hanging Ponds (MB1)

Hanging Ponds

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits done between June 9 - July 20

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 2.9 hours

Nearest town: Laramie

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 1 minute

Key features: Catchment is primarily a wandering stream with small ponds and areas of pooled water. Sites 5 & 6 have stretches with steep banks and fast water. Focus survey effort on pools and slower water. Site 5 has many willows.

Crow Creek Ponds (MB2)

Crow Creek Ponds Creek

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits between June 9 and July 20

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.7 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: This catchment is composed of a mix of stream and pond sites. The beaver ponds are the best habitat. Stream sites have dense willows, making it hard to survey.

Lodgepole Creek (MB3)

Lodgepole Creek

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits complete between June 9 and July 20.

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.8 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 2 minutes

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: Catchment is composed of a mix of stream and pond sites. The beaver ponds are the best habitat. Stream sites are very marshy and braided. Some have dense willows.

Fall Creek (MB4)

Fall Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits complete between June 16 and July 27

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.8 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only

Hiking time from Access Point: 45 minutes

Nearest town: Centennial

Key features: Mix of wet meadows with small ponds and a stream. Eastern half has dense willows and portions may be dry.

Battle Creek (MB17)

Battle Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 2 and July 13.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.3 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from Access Point: 5 minutes

Nearest town: Dixon or Encampment

Key features: Follows a fast-moving stream, but amphibian habitat is present in the form of old and new beaver ponds and small pools and wet meadows adjacent to the creek.

Willow Park (MB12)

Willow Park

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 and July 20.

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 2 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 10 minutes

Nearest town: Arlington

Key features: Wet meadows interspersed with numerous small ponds. Excellent amphibian habitat but lots of willows to navigate through.

Sand Lake Bench (MB13)

Sand Lake Bench

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 and July 27.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 2.6 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 45 minutes

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: Wet meadows with a few small ponds.

South Fork Ponds (MB14)

South Fork Ponds

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both surveys completed between June 16 and July 27.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.2 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 5 minutes

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: Collection of wet meadows with small ponds. One stream runs through the catchment. Some sites may be dry except in wet years.

Fletcher Peak (MB16)

Fletcher Peak

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 and July 20.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.9 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only? Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from Access Point: 13 minutes

Nearest town: Encampment

Key features: Mix of stream, wet meadows, and old beaver ponds. Good amphibian habitat in beaver ponds. Parts of catchment may be dry, especially in dryer years.

Squaw Creek (MB5)

Squaw Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits complete between June 9 and July 20

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 2.5 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 7 minutes

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: Mix of wet meadows with a few ponds along a stream. Stream and wet meadow areas have been relatively dry 2012 & 2013 due to drought but may be better in regular years.

Muddy Creek (MB6)

Muddy Creek

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits complete between June 9 and July 20.

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 2.6 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 40 minutes

Nearest town: Laramie

Key features: Mostly a meandering stream surrounded by wet meadows. Some ponds are present. Some sites have dense willows.

Devil's Gate (MB7b)

Devil's Gate

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 and July 27.

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.9 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 25 minutes

Nearest town: Encampment or Albany

Key features: Primarily a meandering stream with numerous old beaver ponds. Some sites have more willows than others.

Cecil Ponds (MB10)

Cecil Ponds

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 and July 27.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.3 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 6 minutes

Nearest town: Elk Mountain or Saratoga

Key features: Cluster of large and small ponds surrounded by wet meadows.

Fish Creek Park (MB11)

Fish Creek Park

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 and July 27.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.4 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only?

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Saratoga

Key features: Wet meadows and a stream. Many meadows likely are dry except in wet years. Site 5 has a small pond with good amphibian habitat. Make sure to leave enough time to survey Site 5.

Sandstone Creek (MB18)

Sandstone Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 2 and July 13.

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 4.3 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from Access Point: 30-60 minutes depending on downed trees.

Nearest town: Dixon or Encampment

Key features: Follows a wide, fast stream with rocky shores. However, amphibian habitat is found in beaver ponds along the creek and in wet meadows and small pools adjacent to the creek.

Round Mountain (MB19)

Round Mountain

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 2 and July 13.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.3 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Rock River

Key features: Stream surrounded by wet meadow with a few ponded areas. The whole area was badly burnt by the Arapahoe Fire in 2012, but the riparian areas were left relatively intact.

Hog Park (MB21)

Hog Park

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 and July 20.

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.9 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from Access Point: 5 minutes

Nearest town: Encampment

Key features: Mixture of stream and beaver ponds with adjacent wet meadows; however, meadows may be mostly dry due to drought. It wet years, this catchment may be excellent amphibian habitat.

Ryan Park (MB_RyanPark)

Ryan Park

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits done between June 9 - July 20

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: High clearance vehicles only

Hiking time from Access Point: 3 minutes

Nearest town: Encampment

Key features: Collection of wet meadows, ponds and stream sections.

MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS - RECOMMENDED SURVEY DATES (GENERALLY SPEAKING!)

1st Visit: generally late May to June 30.

2nd Visit: generally July 1 to August 1.

Survey dates are approximate and vary with elevation & annual snowpack. Click on a catchment to see survey dates

READY TO ADOPT YOUR CATCHMENT? CLICK HERE!

Training Dates / Locations

Laramie - June 9th (Time TBD)

Laramie - June 16th (If needed)

Pinedale - Saturday, June 2nd, 10:30 - 12:30

Steamboat Springs - TBD

Jackson - Sunday, June 3rd, 1:00 - 3:00

BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS:

CLICK ON A CATCHMENT NAME BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Red Castles (BT1)

Red Castles

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 10

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 2.4 hours

Nearest town: Big Piney

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 1 minute

Key features: Catchment is a mix of pothole ponds and wet meadows.

North Horse Creek (BT3)

North Horse Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 3.3 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of old oxbow ponds on the north side of North Horse Creek.

Bailey Meadows (BT14)

Bailey Meadows

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.0 hours

Nearest town: Jackson or Dubois

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 2 hours

Key features: Catcment is a large wet meadow with a stream and several small pools.

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Lily Lake (BT15)

Lily Lake

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Jackson or Dubois

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 1 minute

Key features: Catchment consists of a small lake and neighboring small ponds.

Corral Creek (BT21)

Corral Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Nearest town: Kemmerer

Accessibility: High Clearance; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 2.5 hours

Key features: Catchment is a collection of old oxbow ponds in wet meadows along Corral Creek. Dense willows.

Telephone Hollow (BT25)

Telephone Hollow

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Afton or Jackson

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 5 minutes

Key features: Catchment is mostly stream and adjacent wet meadows with some pooled or slow moving water.

Hams Fork (BT43)

Hams Fork

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.3 hours

Nearest town: Kemmerer

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 3 minutes

Key features: Waders advised!! Catchment is a collection of old oxbow ponds.

Pine Knoll (BT44)

Pine Knoll

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 2.5 hours

Nearest town: Afton

Accessibility: All Vehicles? Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 50 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of small ponds along a stream. Some areas may have dense willows.

Dutch Joe (BT52)

Dutch Joe

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 15 minutes

Key features: Catchment is primarily a collection of discrete ponds and marshy areas. Site 5 is a large marshy pond.

New Fork Lake (BT53)

New Fork Lake

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 2.5 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: High Clearance?

Hiking time from access point: 40 minutes

Key features: Catchment consists of several groundwater-fed small ponds and wet meadows.

Green River (BT55)

Green River

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a mix of wet meadows, a pond, and an oxbow next to the upper Green River.

Upper Hoback (BT4)

Upper Hoback (BT4)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 -July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Pinedale or Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 35 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of old oxbow ponds on both sides of the Hoback River.

Snider Basin (BT5)

Snider Basin (BT5)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Big Piney

Accessibility: Last 5.5 miles closed to vehicles

Hiking time from access point: Variable depending on access to FR10139

Key features: Catchment is a series of beaver ponds along a stream

Indian Trail Ponds (BT6)

Indian Trail Ponds (BT6)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: ~ 1 hour

Key features: Catchment is made up of several ponded sites along a stream.

Man Peak (BT24)

Man Peak (BT24)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 45 minutes

Key features: Catchment is mix of small ponds, streams, and wet meadows.

Murphy Creek (BT27)

Murphy Creek (BT27)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 5 – July 20

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson or Afton

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a mix of old oxbows on either side of Murphy Creek and an upland forest pond and wet meadow on the south side of the creek.

Elk Creek (BT29)

Elk Creek (BT29)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 5 – July 20

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 40 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a creek with some small backwater areas and wet meadows.

North Fork Elk Creek (BT41)

North Fork Elk Creek (BT41)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Kemmerer

Accessibility: High clearance vehicle needed

Hiking time from access point: 40 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a stream with several small ponds. May have areas with dense willows.

Break Neck Flats (BT31)

Break Neck Flats

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 3 minutes

Key features: Catchment consists of a few small ponds in wet meadows along a creek.

Square Lake (BT33)

Square Lake

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 10

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 2.5 hours

Nearest town: Dubois

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 45 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of high elevation ponds and wet meadows.

Gros Ventre River (BT35)

Gros Ventre River

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment consists of multiple oxbows along the Gros Ventre River

Little Horse Creek (BT39)

Little Horse Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 30 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a mix of small oxbow ponds and wet meadows along Little Horse Creek. Dense willows.

LaBarge Meadows (BT42)

LaBarge Meadows

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Kemmerer

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Consider camping due to long travel time.

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment contains wet meadows with numerous pools and oxbows along either side of LaBarge Creek. Dense willows and boggy footing!

Cross Lake (BT68)

Cross Lake

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 10

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Backcountry camping required

Hiking time from access point: 10 hour hike into catchment from the access point.

Key features: Catchment is a mix of wet meadows and ponds along a stream.

North Buffalo Fork (BT61)

North Buffalo Fork

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 2.8 hours

Nearest town: Dubois

Accessibility: All vehicles; Backcountry camping required

Hiking time from access point: 2.5 hour hike into catchment from the access point.

Key features: Catchment is a mix of old oxbows and a tributary stream. Appears to have lots of willows.

Roaring Fork (BT64)

Roaring Fork

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 10

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: High clearance; Backcountry camping required

Hiking time from access point: 4.5 hours

Key features: Catchment is a collection of old oxbow ponds on both sides of the Roaring Fork River, with best habitat on the south side.

Lake Ethel (BT65)

Lake Ethel

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 15 - July 30

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 2.5 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All Vehicles; Backcountry camping required.

Hiking time from access point: 5 hours

Key features: Catchment is a collection of bogs and wet meadows.

Big Sandy (BT66)

Big Sandy

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20 - August 10

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3 hours

Nearest town: Pinedale

Accessibility: All vehicles; Backcountry camping required

Hiking time from access point: 1.5 hours

Key features: Catchment encompasses 2 benches along a tributary above and east of the Big Sandy River; consists primarily of wet meadows and bogs adjacent to streams.

N. Fork Spread Creek (BT11)

N. Fork Spread Creek (BT11)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – August 1

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 45 minutes

Key features: Catchment consists of oxbows and wet meadows on either side of N. Fork Spread Creek. Footing can be uneven and boggy.

Buffalo Fork (BT12)

Buffalo Fork (BT12)

1st Visit: ADOPTED
2nd Visit: ADOPTED

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 5 – July 20

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson or Dubois

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 2 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a mix of old oxbow ponds (some of which might be dry) and wet meadows along the Buffalo Fork River.

Lost Lake (BT13)

Lost Lake (BT13)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 20– August 5

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Dubois or Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 45 minutes

Key features: Catchment consists of a number of small ponds and bogs in wet meadows.

Willow Creek (BT36)

Willow Creek (BT36)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 5 – July 20

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: High clearance vehicle needed

Hiking time from access point: ~1 hour

Key features: Catchment consists of oxbows and wet meadows on either side of Willow Creek. Footing can be uneven and boggy.

Arizona Lake (BT62)

Arizona Lake (BT62)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 5 – July 20

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from access point: 40 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of bogs and small ponds in wet meadow/marsh. Unstable footing in bogs may be present.

Bacon Ridge (BT56)

Bacon Ridge (BT56)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – August 1

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Pinedale or Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles?

Hiking time from access point: 35 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of pools and bogs in wet meadows.

Strawberry Creek (BT54)

Strawberry Creek (BT54)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – August 1

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Pinedale or Jackson

Accessibility: All vehicles?

Hiking time from access point: 8 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of pools and bogs in wet meadows.

Rock Creek (BT49)

Rock Creek (BT49)

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 10 – July 25

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time:

Nearest town: Kemmerer

Accessibility: All vehicles?

Hiking time from access point: 15 minutes

Key features: Catchment is a collection of small ponds along a stream. Some areas may have dense willows.

BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS - RECOMMENDED SURVEY DATES:

1st Visit: generally late May to June 30.

2nd Visit: generally July 1 to August 1.

Survey dates are approximate and vary with elevation & annual snowpack. Click on a catchment to see survey dates.

READY TO ADOPT YOUR CATCHMENT? CLICK HERE!

TRAINING DATES / Locations

Laramie - TBD

Laramie - TBD

Pinedale - TBD

Steamboat Springs - TBD

Jackson - TBD

ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS:

CLICK ON A CATCHMENT NAME BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Lone Pine Creek (RT4)

Lone Pine Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Walden

Key features: Catchment is a collection of ponds and a stream. Willows and forest scattered throughout.

Big Crk Lakes-North (RT1)

Big Creek Lakes-North

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 1

Survey difficulty level: Difficult - camping recommended due to travel time

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Walden

Key features: Catchments is a complex of ponds, streams and wetlands separated by forest. Willows can be thick in spots.

Big Crk Lakes-South (RT2)

Big Creek Lakes-South

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Difficult

Total survey time: 4 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 5 minutes

Nearest town: Walden

Key features: Catchment is a complex of ponds and wetlands in a matrix of willows. Waders recommended.

Summit Lake-South (RT5)

Summit Lake-South

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Steamboat Springs

Key features: Catchment is a collection of ponds and wetlands with sparse trees throughout. Willows likely only thick in a couple areas.

Muddy Creek (RT11)

Muddy Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 1

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Steamboat Springs

Key features: Catchment has 2 main streams. There are also 2 ponds and 2 wetland areas near streams.

Carter Creek (RT15)

Carter Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 1

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 4 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Kremmling

Key features: Stream with willows runs through western side of catchment. Rest of catchment is mainly open wetlands that can be seasonally dry.

Morrison Creek (RT16)

Morrison Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 45 minutes

Nearest town: Kremmling

Key features: Catchment is a collection of wetlands and braided streams within conifer forest.

Gore Creek (RT17)

Gore Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 1

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Kremmling

Key features: Collection of braided streams and small ponds interspersed among willows.

Grouse Mountain (RT7)

Grouse Mountain

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Difficult - camping recommended due to travel time

Total survey time: 4 hours

Accessibility: High Clearance

Hiking time from Access Point: 70 minutes

Nearest town: Steamboat Springs

Key features: Catchment is a collection of streams that primarily have heavy willow cover.

Bear's Ears (RT8)

Bear's Ears

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Difficult - camping recommended due to travel time

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: High Clearance

Hiking time from Access Point: 60 minutes

Nearest town: Craig

Key features: Catchments has 2 main ponds and a few smaller ponds as well as a stream. Willows likely dense along stream.

First Creek (RT9)

First Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 30 minutes

Nearest town: Steamboat Springs

Key features: Catchment is a heavily vegetated (willows) stream with multiple oxbows and side pools.

Summit Lake-North (RT10)

Summit Lake-North

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1 minute

Nearest town: Steamboat Springs

Key features: Catchment is a collection of streams and wetlands.

Beaver Creek (RT18)

Beaver Creek

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 70 minutes

Nearest town: Hamilton

Key features: Catchment is a collection of small ponds and wetlands separated by forest. Thick willows in areas.

Allen Basin (RT19)

Allen Basin

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 9 - July 25

Survey difficulty level: Easy

Total survey time: 3.5 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 25 minutes

Nearest town: Yampa

Key features: Catchment is a collection of ponds. Willows around ponds and forest scattered throughout.

Mandall Lakes (RT20)

Mandall Lakes

1st Visit: Available
2nd Visit: Available

Survey dates: Both visits completed between June 16 - August 5

Survey difficulty level: Moderate

Total survey time: 3 hours

Accessibility: All Vehicles

Hiking time from Access Point: 1.5 hours

Nearest town: Yampa

Key features: Catchment is a mix of a meandering stream bordered by willows and permanent ponds.

ROUTT NATIONAL FOREST CATCHMENTS - RECOMMENDED SURVEY DATES:

1st Visit: generally late May to June 30.

2nd Visit: generally July 1 to August 1.

Survey dates are approximate and vary with elevation & annual snowpack. Click on a catchment to see survey dates.

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TRAINING DATES / LOcations

Laramie - TBD

Laramie - TBD

Pinedale - TBD

Steamboat Springs - TBD

Jackson - TBD

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