Curecanti National Recreation Area
Contact Information:
Ken Stahlnecker
Chief, Resource Stewardship and Science
Black Canyon NP & Curecanti NRA
tel. (970) 641-2337 ext. 225
Fax 970 641-3127
Chief Resource Management
tel. (505) 786-7014 EXT. 223
Fax (505) 786-7061
Website
Research Needs
Natural Resource Needs
- Survey National Register District and Append Documentation to Include Sites Discovered after 1982
- Study Bighorn Sheep Population Dynamics
- Cultural Landscape Inventory: the Denver and RIo Grande Railroad
- Develop Water Resources Management Program
- Gunnison Sage Grouse-Habitat Inventory of Surrounding Lands
- Dispersion and Travel time of Major Stream Inputs to the Curecanti NRA
- Occurrence and Toxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Motorized Watercraft to Aquatic Life
- Two-cycle engine contaminant study of Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Data Collection and Analysis of Required Water Quality Parameters
- Study Lake Eutrophication/Nutrient Enrichment and Productivity
- Classify Vegetation, Produce Geographic Information System Data Later & Vegetation Map
- Water Quality Watershed Monitoring
- Evaluate Decline in Great BLue Heron Population
- Develop Paleontological Resources Program
- Develop Wildfire Management Program
- Inventory Endangered Species
- Develop Beaver Management Program
- Develop Furbearer/Small game management program
- Research Porcupine Feeding Habits
- Develop Integrated Pest Management Program
- Restoration of Impacted Areas
- Prairie Dog/Vegetation Interaction
- Develop Mining Management Program
- Inventory/Evaluate Quaternary Resources
- Develop Air Resource Management Program
- Develop Landscape Management Program
- Control of Non-point source pollution to Cimarron Creek
- Productivity of Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs
- Curecanti Shoreline Site Inventory/Evaluation
Cultural Resource Needs
- Incorporate Archeological Data from Adjacent Areas
- Evaluate Testing of Rock Shelters Near Cimarron Colorado
- Conduct Ethnographic Overview and Assessment
