Strawberry Creek is one of the few remaining holdouts for Bonneville Trout, a native species nearing extinction.
The sign near the highway warns of the threats from the recent fire: falling trees, flash flooding.
There's no mention of the reek of cowshit or all the flies that make eating difficult.
mmmmMMMMMM! Check out that tasty-looking pie in the lower right
Nor is there mention of the incising of the creek's sides caused by cattle. Or the trampling of the edges, destroying overhangs that provide shade and safety for fish (trout).
No Place to Hide or Get Out of the Heat
Incising: The result of cattle eating the vegetation that holds the soil in place
No over-hanging bank or Vegetation to help keep the water cool
Lower Strawberry Creek
Upper Strawberry Creek Trailhead
Note the lack of overhanging banks in the above video. There is also no overhanging vegetation. Trees and willows that would otherwise help keep water temperatures down may have been lost in the fire, but the lack of banks is a direct and long-term result of grazing. Trout thrive in COLD water. Please write to your representative and ask them to remove the livestock and help preserve this special place for generations to come.
And they have the GALL to tell us to LEAVE NO TRACE!
