Aquatics

Across the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern States region, non-native plants and animals are spreading rapidly, displacing native species and disrupting healthy ecosystems, and even local economies.

Once thought to be extinct, the relict leopard frog survives in isolated springs such as Pakoon Springs in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Arizona.

The BLM Applegate Field Office is celebrating a remarkable transformation at Fitzhugh Creek Meadow, where nearly a decade of partnership-driven restoration is delivering clear and inspiring results.

For more than three decades, the Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program has strengthened the lake’s aquatic habitat, improved recreational fishing, and supported the local economy.

BLM and American Conservation Experience (ACE) teamed up at Cosumnes River Preserve to remove invasive hyacinth and primrose.