Fish need room to be fish! What do we mean by that. Many of our streams and rivers are fragmented by large dams, or small poorly placed road culverts that keep fish from accessing habitat . This room to roam, is what many species need to reproduce or escape low water levels and changing water conditions. As a result of fragmentation, species like the #pallidsturgeon are in trouble. But here is help. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a program that works with local governments, private landowners as well as federal and state partners to keep our fish habitat healthy and find ways to create room to roam. Learn more about Fish and Aquatic Conservation athttps://www.fws.gov/
Protecting natural resources, including air, land and water. Also of interest are threatened and endangered species as well as endangered species. Conservation (wildlife, soil, water, etc.) issues also discussed. Topics include: RCRA, CERCLA, Clean Water Act (CWA), NEPA, 404 Permits, EPCRA, FIFRA, and others.
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Saturday, December 3, 2016
Fish need room to be fish!
From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region:
Fish need room to be fish! What do we mean by that. Many of our streams and rivers are fragmented by large dams, or small poorly placed road culverts that keep fish from accessing habitat . This room to roam, is what many species need to reproduce or escape low water levels and changing water conditions. As a result of fragmentation, species like the #pallidsturgeon are in trouble. But here is help. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a program that works with local governments, private landowners as well as federal and state partners to keep our fish habitat healthy and find ways to create room to roam. Learn more about Fish and Aquatic Conservation athttps://www.fws.gov/ fisheries/whatwedo/nfpp/ nfpp.html
Fish need room to be fish! What do we mean by that. Many of our streams and rivers are fragmented by large dams, or small poorly placed road culverts that keep fish from accessing habitat . This room to roam, is what many species need to reproduce or escape low water levels and changing water conditions. As a result of fragmentation, species like the #pallidsturgeon are in trouble. But here is help. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a program that works with local governments, private landowners as well as federal and state partners to keep our fish habitat healthy and find ways to create room to roam. Learn more about Fish and Aquatic Conservation athttps://www.fws.gov/
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