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New milestone for the Provo River Delta Restoration Project




The Provo River Delta Restoration Project reached a major milestone Thursday, March 2, as the Provo River was diverted into a series of channels and ponds, connecting the river with a restored delta and Utah Lake. To mark the occasion, a celebration was held onsite, attended by dozens of community members and government officials from the local, state and federal levels. The crowd cheered as, in three...

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BIO-WEST discusses restoration efforts in EAHCP podcast




BIO-WEST's Ed Oborny was recently featured in an podcast and article from the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan Steward, a blog site that highlights different efforts to protect the threatened and endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as improve habitats within the Comal and San Marcos rivers. Oborny and Adam Zerrenner, the field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

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Edwards Aquifer project work featured in news article




The San Antonio Express News recently published an article, by Elena Bruess, featuring BIO-WEST's aquatic ecologist, Brad Littrell, and his conservation work to rehabilitate habitat along the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The goal of the project is protect the endangered plants and animals and restore the balance of native species that live within the Edwards Aquifer. In addition to reducing murky...

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Backyard Beetles: New research aims to save endangered beetle populations from dying out




Many species found in the Edwards Aquifer in Texas face several threats to their ecosystem, especially over pumping water, pollution, and competition from introduced species. Two of these species include the Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis) and the Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis). To help combat the threats to their ecosystem and increase their population,...

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Go with the Inflow: Endangered Fish Persists in Complex Habitat

BIO-WEST, as part of a collaborative research team, describes and compares Razorback Sucker use of large reservoir inflow areas in the Colorado River Basin in the Western North American Naturalist.

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Making History: Spawning Fish Discovery Shared in The Southwestern Naturalist

BIO-WEST and collaborating researchers recently published some “grand” news in the Southwestern Naturalist. Once thought extirpated from historical habitats in the Grand Canyon, razorback sucker presence and spawning were confirmed during long-term, ongoing research that originated in Lake Mead. Read the article here.

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Rooting for the Underdog: Biologists Research Endangered Fishes in Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon




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BIO-WEST Teams with Wildlife Agencies to Research Lake Powell Endangered Razorback Sucker

To better understand how endangered razorback sucker are maintaining a wild population, also called “recruiting,” BIO-WEST biologists assisted the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources with razorback sucker research on Lake Powell. This cooperative effort is part of a project funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation to determine razorback sucker use of Lake Powell...

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