Division staff gave the Northeastern RAC a regional update on Aug. 7 covering fisheries, amphibian surveys, habitat treatments, and public outreach meetings.

Staff reported completion of a Fall Creek ropeline treatment in the Rock Creek drainage as part of Colorado River cutthroat restoration and said additional work will be required next year before fish can be reintroduced. Biologists have surveyed boreal toads in high‑elevation areas and mapped potential reintroduction habitat in the Duchesne and other drainages, though staff said boreal toad populations remain small in the region.

The Division reported low reservoir levels across the region — staff said many reservoirs are at roughly 35% capacity or lower — and noted Krausz Reservoir in particular is at very low water levels with limited overwinter survival expected. Division staff urged harvest on smaller bass in some waters and described high use at popular fisheries such as Strawberry Reservoir, which remains busy and where enforcement sees frequent limit violations.

Staff said habitat crews plan roughly 16,000 acres of work this fall and into winter, including scatter, herbicide treatments and other projects. Construction and maintenance projects are underway at Blue Mountain, including tank and apron work. Outreach events included a popular Red Canyon Lodge hummingbird banding event and an Osprey viewing day at Flaming Gorge Dam that drew 127 participants.

Staff also said the Division is planning public meetings to discuss deer population constraints; two planned sessions were scheduled for later in the month (dates given in presentation) in the Roseville Library and at the Wood Conference Center in Vernal (presenter used local names; transcript references "Roseville Library on the 20 sixth" and "Wood Conference Center here in Burrell on the 20 eighth"). Law enforcement staff are busy supporting wildfire restrictions and backcountry patrols in high‑use areas.

Division staff urged the public to secure food and garbage to reduce bear interactions and highlighted the role of volunteers and landowners in spring source improvements. The regional update was informational and no RAC motions or votes were taken on these operational items.