Aquatics
large fish next to a ruler resting on a block of wood

BLM conducts important fish surveys in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

The San Pedro River historically supported 13 native fish species known to the Gila River system; however, only two natives – longfin dace (Agosia chrysogaster) and the desert sucker (Catostomus clarkii) – remain in the river.
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A photo of the large stakes in the ground that have successfully re-routed the stream.

The Paradox picket baffle and restoration revisited in 2022

In 2013, a flood changed the course of East Paradox Creek, several miles east of Bedrock Colorado, so that the creek no longer connected to the Dolores River Oxbow.

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Five people standing in a large creek cleaning out debris. One person stands on the bank to help take debris.

Teaching While Doing - Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes Workshop: Building Partnerships and Technical Capacity to Improve Riverscape Health

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Creating miracles in the Nevada desert: Restoring Dixie Creek

Story by Headquarters Public Affairs. Photos courtesy of Carol Evans, Retired BLM Fisheries Biologist; Intermountain West Joint Venture; and Little Wild Productions.

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View of Shaw Reservoir with a hill in the background.

BLM works with partners to acquire Shaw Reservoir water rights and storage space

Story by Maribeth Pecotte, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by Roy Smith, Water Rights Specialist.

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Colorado Cutthroat Trout release in Iowa Gulch

Iowa Gulch instream flow protection: Colorado Cutthroat Trout reintroduction

The BLM in Colorado worked with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to carry out hydraulic modelling, flow measurements, aquatic macroinvertebrate surveys, and riparian surveys to appropriate an

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