Nate Schweber

Document ID: FWS-R1-ES-2009-0085-0300
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Fish And Wildlife Service
Received Date: March 24 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: March 24 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: March 22 2010, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: April 5 2010, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80ac7279
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Bull Trout in the Coterminous United States

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Hi, My name is Nate Schweber, I am originally from Missoula, MT and now live in New York City. I am writing to ask that you please put in place the most stringent protections for bull trout and designate as much habitat as possible for them. I understand this would not create a refuge for them nor change the way water is currently used, but rather only require a federal study for any proposed waterway changes to determine how the changes would affect bull trout. The first trout I ever caught was a bull trout in Rattlesnake Creek, Missoula. Sadly, this very cool fish has become extremely rare in waters that once teemed with them. I would like future generations of anglers to have the same opportunities and experience that I did. Thank you, Nate Schweber