Aquatics

Nine years of partnership pays off: Fitzhugh Creek Meadow restoration achieves dramatic results

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.

Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program: Thirty years of stewardship, science, and community

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.

Pulling Together at Cosumnes River Preserve

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

Taos Field Office conducts fish population survey in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument

In early June, BLM New Mexico Taos Field Office Lead Fisheries Biologist Sage Dunn and Fisheries Biologist Cody McLean successfully planned and completed a fish population survey on the Ute Mountain section of the Rio Grande River within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico.

Felling trees for fish habitat

Staff directionally felled encroaching conifers into a creek near Lander, Wyoming, to mimic natural log jams and provide structure to the stream channel. This will improve the habitat for fish, beaver and other wildlife.