Alchesay National Fish Hatchery

Directions: 5 miles N of Whiteriver.

Primary Function: Culture and distribution of five species of trout to Indian Reservations in Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Colorado.

Habitat: Riparian habitat with surrounding ponderosa pine-oak woodland.

Recreation and Education: Picnicking and fishing along the adjacent north fork of the White River. A tribal fishing permit is required. Display room and interpretive signs detail hatchery operation.

Pinetop Fish Heath Center
P.O. Box 160
Pinetop, AZ 85935
(602) 338-5119

Directions: 5 miles N of Whiteriver, co-located with the Alchesay National Fish Hatchery.

Primary Function: Provide fish health inspections and diagnostics to Federal, State, and commercial aquaculture facilities in the four State (Region 2) area.

Special Note: The Fish Health Center is equipped to diagnose virology, bacteriology, and parasitology of fishes.

Refuge Manager
P.O. Box 98
Whiteriver, AZ 85941
(602) 338-4901