Restoring Greenback cutthroat trout
Government agencies and non-profit groups are restoring the Greenback to its native home in the South Platte River basin. Projects generally involve four key steps:
![Identify or establish a barrier to prevent invasion by non-native trout](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4f84d9914e6b2216f693cc/1536180588439-RPEWBFT3IMS3XTPA3IPK/hermosa+creek+barrier.jpg)
![Remove existing non-native trout from the stream above the barrier](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4f84d9914e6b2216f693cc/1545252986826-9XHEBGETEAKH4GCRCJVM/netting+on+electrofishing+clear+ck+headwaters+dry+or+herman.jpg)
![Spawn Greenback brood stock and rear the offspring in hatcheries](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4f84d9914e6b2216f693cc/1567622587935-SKMGT0OIWJNT41CQ9GB8/20190702_121107.jpg)
![Stock baby Greenbacks into the newly available habitat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a4f84d9914e6b2216f693cc/1632808167073-H78301H21Y1X5WNYI2SX/Greenback%2Bjust%2Bprior%2Bto%2Brelease.jpg)
Video is courtesy of Tyler Kanaval, a volunteer who went back to the area to see how much the stocked Greenbacks grew.
You can help
Continued restoration of Greenback cutthroat trout into new habitats relies on donations and volunteer support for the agencies and nonprofits working to restore Colorado’s state fish.