Forest Service logging and burning will cook bull trout to extinction in the Jarbidge River

By: Mike Garrity

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 599

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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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. If it gets warmer than that, they start to die. Because bull trout need cold, clean, and connected water to survive and reproduce, they are an excellent indicator of overall water …

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