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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







1998 FWOC Resolution No. 7:

Restoration of Walker Lake, Nevada


Walker Lake, one of the few ancient Pleistocene remnant lakes in the West, is severely threatened by upstream diversions on the Walker River for irrigation purposes.  The lake level has dropped almost 90 feet within the past 70 years and may soon be too alkaline to support the population of Lahontan cutthroat trout which provides a world-class fishery in the middle of the Nevada desert.  The Walker Lake Working fishery in the middle of the Nevada desert.  The Walker Lake Working Group, a coalition of environmentalists, fishermen, and civic leaders, has been looking for solutions to save the lake, including working with the Bureau of Land Management in their attempt to buy up water rights from willing sellers and exploring legal remedies similar to the precedent established when Mono Lake was ruled to be a public trust resource.

Because of the importance of restoring Walker  Lake, a jewel of the desert and a first-class fishery, the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs supports the efforts of the Walker Lake Working Group to ensure a viable supply of fresh water from  the Walker River system.

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ACTION: The FWOC urges its member groups and members to write to Bob Abbey, Nevada State Director, Bureau of Land Management, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502, in support of acquisition of water rights for Walker Lake.







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