Forest Service Logging and Burning Will Cook Bull Trout to Extinction in the Jarbidge River

Bull Trout. Photo: USFWS.

Bull trout were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in 1999 after the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Wild Swan successfully sued the Fish and Wildlife Service. Bull trout require cold water from 36 to 59 degrees F. They cannot tolerate warmer waters. Because bull trout need cold, clean, and connected water to survive and reproduce, they are an excellent indicator of overall water quality.

Since people also need very clean water and a climate that doesn’t bake us...