Prehistoric fish in the Red River
My first reaction to hooking a lake sturgeon several years back was to laugh and laugh some more. I was laughing in part because the thought that I had any control over the hidden creature on the other...
View ArticleModifying Christine and Hickson Dams
Christine and Hickson dams are located south (upstream) of Fargo, ND on Red River of the North (Red River). These dams represent significant migration barriers to many native fishes that depend on a...
View ArticleRethinking dams
If you haven’t had a chance yet, review the previous two posts. An interstate and international collaborative is working to restore stream continuity along the Red River of the North. In the case of...
View ArticleFrom drowning dam to cool kayak fun
Four hundred miles of the Red River are now reconnected for fish habitat and drowning due to low head dams has now been eliminated(the Midtown Dam in Fargo had a drowning every two years since it was...
View ArticleFish are happy with dam removal!
Okay, so most of the dams on the Red River have been modified, not removed. Both accomplish the same thing: fish are able to move freely up and down the river, as are canoeists, kayakers, and boaters....
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