Speaking of dams...
#1 Guest_mikez_*
Posted 06 March 2008 - 01:33 PM
Anybody here close to that story at all?
To me it sounds kinda like PR move that will give arm chair environmentalists a warm feeling but probably not accomplish much. Hopefully I'm wrong.
I know one thing, I sure would like to walk the river bank looking for arrow heads after the water receeds! Only for find and release of course.
#2 Guest_ashtonmj_*
Posted 06 March 2008 - 02:50 PM
I'm not surprised any news story didn't mention details as to why it was done or how it will accomplish the proposed benefits, etc. Is the reproductive ecology of a nongame fish that interesting to the general public enough to add another paragraph to a AP or wire story?
#3 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 06 March 2008 - 03:39 PM
#4 Guest_mikez_*
Posted 06 March 2008 - 07:48 PM
Mirroing natural flood pulses on the Colorado River has been proposed for years now, honestly I thought they had been doing it for a while already.
I'm not surprised any news story didn't mention details as to why it was done or how it will accomplish the proposed benefits, etc. Is the reproductive ecology of a nongame fish that interesting to the general public enough to add another paragraph to a AP or wire story?
Well I researched a bit. Seems like the CBS story may have been lite on details because the whole thing is a bit of a political hot potato. Some harsh words flying back and forth between different camps.
The idea is that slack water created by sand bars are needed for the chubs to spawn. The water released from the dam washed sand from Lake Powell down the canyon where it should form bars.
Controversy comes from two directions.
One says they're wasting millions of dollars worth of potential hydroelectric power for the sake of a fish that's not even a game fish. I saw it called the snail darter of the 21st century.
The other side says it's a farce because it doesn't do enough. Supposedly there are studies the government is ignoring that outline what is needed for the chub to survive. The few releases of water will not be enough.
I guess it's better than nothing. At least they're making an effort.
#5 Guest_scottefontay_*
Posted 07 March 2008 - 08:01 AM
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