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Results Mixed For First Fish Spawning  -  Jul 17, 2008
Yankton Daily Press (subscription),By Nathan Johnson The unique spawning of two female pallid sturgeon at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery west of Yankton three weeks ago provided the

UNR prof has real big fish stories  -  Aug 5, 2008
Carson Times,...the union lists the Mississippi paddlefish as "vulnerable" and the Pallid sturgeon found in the Mississippi and Missouri river basins as "endangered.

Destination trout  -  Aug 6, 2008
The Morning News,Pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish species that grows to 8 feet long, are also raised for release into the Missouri River at three sites.

New / old biologist at hatchery  -  Jul 21, 2008
Neosho Daily News,But now Cheung will turn her attention to rainbow trout and the endangered pallid sturgeon which are in residence at the Neosho hatchery.

River states square off over proposed study  -  Jul 29, 2008
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,Jay Nixon sued the corps to cancel a planned spring rise aimed at encouraging spawning by the endangered pallid sturgeon. The court rejected the request.

Missouri officials spar with corps over soil dumping in river  -  25 Apr 2008
High Plains Journal,For the corps, the standoff is delaying its mission to comply with a federal mandate to improve conditions for the pallid sturgeon, a fish on the endangered

Hatchery giving new life to pallid sturgeon  -  Apr 24, 2008
News-Leader.com,Neosho -- With a large wedge of a snout, an armor of bony plates and a long, slender tail, the pallid sturgeon has earned a reputation as a somewhat

The dirt on a fish-saving plan  -  Mar 26, 2008
Kansas City Star,By DAVID GOLDSTEIN The dirt-dumping plan for the pallid sturgeon is a bid to make up for reshaping the Missouri River to make it more navigable for barge

Hear sounds of the sturgeon  -  Apr 5, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,Sounds made by the shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon, two species that live in the Mississippi and Missouri river systems.

News Analysis/Confused and bemused about the yes-no-maybe 'spring ...  -  Mar 28, 2008
The Marshall Democrat-News,Blunt's release pointedly questioned any benefit to the pallid sturgeon. The governor's press release was followed closely by yet another press release,

Missouri recovers from floods, braces for more rain  -  Mar 27, 2008
Columbia Missourian,The corps said the move will still provide a pulse of water that’s needed this time of year to prompt spawning of an endangered fish, the pallid sturgeon.

Army Corps will curb spring pulse below Kansas City  -  Mar 28, 2008
Sioux City Journal,...“So, this option achieves the benefit for the pallid sturgeon in the upper river while completely eliminating the flood risk from the pulse downstream of

Agency Yields to Concerns of Flood-Weary Missourians  -  Mar 27, 2008
New York Times,The so-called spring rise, a pulse of water released by the corps, is to help the endangered pallid sturgeon, but it met fierce opposition after floods last

Spring Rise adds to already full Missouri River  -  Mar 26, 2008
KSPR,The Corps increased the flow through Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota in order to encourage spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon.

Some Wonder About Corps Decision To Add Water To River System  -  Mar 26, 2008
MyFox Saint Louis,The reason for the extra water is to help preserve the endangered Pallid Sturgeon. So the corps is creating an artificial flood along the Missouri river in

Area reservoir releases reduced to offset upstream releases  -  Mar 27, 2008
Kansas City Star,The US Army Corps of Engineers early Wednesday increased water flow from Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota to boost pallid sturgeon spawning in a segment of

Courts Back Release of Water Into Flooded Missouri  -  Mar 26, 2008
Environment News ServiceThe Corps plans to raise water levels in the Missouri River twice each spring - in March and again in May - to encourage spawning by the pallid sturgeon,

Corps runs 'pulse' for pallid sturgeon  -  Mar 27, 2008
Missouri Valley Times News,25 for the endangered pallid sturgeon. "We would not be doing this if we felt there was risk to public health and safety. Given current forecasts, the pulse

Company seeks to install turbines in Mississippi River bed to ...  -  Apr 6, 2008
La Crosse Tribune,There’s also the potential effect on fish and wildlife habitat, including the pallid sturgeon, an endangered species native to the Missouri and Mississippi

OTHER VIEWS--Corps should have listened to Missouri  -  Mar 31, 2008
Jamestown Sun,...when the corps releases extra water in March and May to promote spawning of the pallid sturgeon, a fish on the endangered species list.

Forecasters warn: The wet's not done yet  -  Mar 27, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,The corps usually releases extra water in March, and again in May, to prompt spawning of the pallid sturgeon, a fish that managed to survive over millennia

SDSU students win state awards at Fisheries Society meeting  -  Mar 27, 2008
South Dakota State University,He was helped with his poster, “Distribution and habitat use by juvenile pallid sturgeon in the Fort Randall reach of the Missouri River,� by Chipps and

Stopping the Flow  -  Mar 27, 2008
KOMU-TV,The Corps says the water already released should provide a pulse of higher water that will help stimulate spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon.

Army Corps of Engineers offsets rise below Kansas City  -  Mar 27, 2008
Brownfield,Johnston says the option achieves the benefit for the pallid sturgeon while it eliminates the flood risk downstream from Kansas City.

Politicians, other groups weigh in on Missouri River dispute  -  Mar 27, 2008
Southeast Missourian,The corps had planned to spring rise to help the pallid sturgeon spawn. Earlier today Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, serving as acting governor while Gov.

Spring Rise Worries Farmers  -  Mar 26, 2008
KOMU-TV,The spring rise on the Missouri River attempts to create a healthier environment for the endangered pallid sturgeon, but some fear the rising waters come

Water release will begin at midnight  -  Mar 26, 2008
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,The corps usually releases extra water in March, and again in May, to prompt spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon. That's in addition to water the

Missouri River 'surge' benefits endangered sturgeon  -  Mar 26, 2008
Rapid City Journal,...said the increased water releases are designed to help the endangered pallid sturgeon population in the Missouri River downstream from Gavins Point Dam

Holding Back the Water  -  Mar 27, 2008
KOMU-TV,The Corps says the move will still provide a pulse of higher water to prompt spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon. But it eliminates the flow in

US Senate passes Platte River recovery bill  -  Apr 10, 2008
The Casper Star Tribune,...endangered species dependent on the river are three birds _ interior least tern, whooping crane and piping plover _ and a fish _ the pallid sturgeon.

Water Surge  -  Mar 31, 2008
KFYR-TV,The two-day surge this past week was designed to help the pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish. Fisheries biologists in South Dakota, North Dakota and

Judge declines to stop corps' March rise of Missouri River  -  Mar 26, 2008
In-Forum,The corps usually releases extra water in the spring to encourage spawning of the pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish. It was expected to decide later

Volunteers hold back levee leaks in Arkansas  -  Mar 26, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,The corps usually releases extra water in March, and again in May, to prompt spawning of the endangered pallid sturgeon. John Paul Woodley, the Pentagon's

Missouri River Fight  -  Feb 11, 2008
KOMU-TV,That undertaking is designed primarily to protect the pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish whose origins date back to prehistoric times.

More than 80 exhibitors participating in Neosho review  -  Feb 15, 2008
Joplin Globe,...“This year, we are all fired up to be one of the leading producers of endangered pallid sturgeon,� Hendrix said. Some of the exhibitors attended the review

Senate Committee Approves Platte River Recovery Program  -  Feb 1, 2008
Environment News Service...the recovery of four threatened or endangered species - three birds and a fish - the whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, and pallid sturgeon.

DeSoto Refuge 50th celebration set March 15  -  Feb 12, 2008
Missouri Valley Times News,10:30 am--Protecting the Pallid Sturgeon - How DeSoto is Lending a Helping Hand. Meet the so-called "ugliest fish in America.

David Pope joins Watershed Land Trust board of directors  -  Feb 8, 2008
High Plains Journal,...are often consulted regarding habitat for the Arkansas Darter, Topeka Shiner, Pallid Sturgeon and other endangered species across the United States.

State funding needed for river recovery plan  -  Feb 4, 2008
Grand Island Independent,The species are the endangered interior least tern, whooping crane, pallid sturgeon and the threatened piping plover. Once the recovery project gets going,

Today's good politician  -  Feb 1, 2008
High Plains Journal,Today, we have laws proposed to protect business interests, the birds, the deer and the pallid sturgeon. In too many cases, these laws are enacted without

Bidding reopens on fish hatchery’s visitor’s center  -  Jan 31, 2008
Neosho Daily News,...for the endangered native mussels, working with the endangered Ozark cavefish, helping to restore efforts for the pallid sturgeon and other fish.

USGS study targets phosphorus loading from Gulf animals  -  Jan 29, 2008
Feedstuffs,The Corps' project is part of a recovery program for the pallid sturgeon. The study and a podcast are online at: water.usgs.gov/nawqa/sparrow/gulf_findings.

Missouri Farm Bureau policies adopted at national level  -  Jan 24, 2008
Brownfield,Corps of Engineers should not be allowed to dump 24 million tons of soil in the Missouri River for the habitat of the endangered pallid sturgeon fish.

Water Resources Bill Authorizes Funding for Intake Dam  -  Nov 9, 2007
The Nature Conservancy,Modifying Intake Dam is considered one of the top priorities and best hopes for increasing pallid sturgeon populations. Only about 150 of the large and

Related KOMU Stories  -  Nov 12, 2007
KOMU-TV,The government is interested in it for the pallid sturgeon. The fish is one of the oldest species in Missouri. As bottom feeders, the sturgeon help keep the

Productive bottomland shifts to aid wildlife  -  Nov 11, 2007
Columbia Daily Tribune,The Corps might use the land to help save the endangered pallid sturgeon. "It’s just going from production of grain to production of timber and wildlife,

Mo. officials ask corps to scrap spring rise on Missouri River  -  Nov 27, 2007
WQAD,The intent is to encourage spawning by the pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish. The spring rise was canceled this year because water levels in the

Missouri officials ask Corps of Engineers to not raise Missouri ...  -  Nov 27, 2007
Kansas City Star,The intent is to encourage spawning by the endangered pallid sturgeon. The spring rise was canceled this year because water levels in the reservoirs were

Officials say spring rise on Missouri River not likely  -  Nov 28, 2007
Daily Republic,...and will likely mean the cancellation of March’s “spring rise,� which releases water to encourage spawning among pallid sturgeon, an endangered species.

Lower Elkhorn to join fight against state plan for Platte River  -  Nov 22, 2007
KMEG 14,The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says additional surface water appropriations will likely endanger several species, including the pallid sturgeon,

Center project goes back for bids  -  Nov 27, 2007
Neosho Daily News,...for the endangered native mussels, working with the endangered Ozark cavefish, helping to restore efforts for the pallid sturgeon and other fish.

Terns, Plovers and Cranes … Oh My!  -  Nov 15, 2007
Dakota Farmer,North Dakota currently has seven endangered species: the least tern, whooping crane, piping plover, black-footed ferret, gray wolf, pallid sturgeon and

Game and Parks opinion draws concerns  -  Nov 22, 2007
Bellevue Leader,...many of the NRDs and several irrigation districts worked together in 1999 on a study of the pallid sturgeon and other species in the river.

Service devises plan for wildlife  -  Nov 7, 2007
The Daily Advertiser,...interior least tern, piping plover, red-cockaded woodpecker, Louisiana pine snake, pallid sturgeon, fat pocketbook and the Louisiana pearlshell.

Five ideas: What are your thoughts on these issues in the news ...  -  Nov 24, 2007
Columbia Missourian,Other challenges along the river include diminishing numbers of pallid sturgeon and other species and the expense of maintaining levees that are often

Water Wars  -  Nov 18, 2007
Columbia Daily Tribune,More recently, environmental concerns over the protection of the pallid sturgeon and the least tern have added other components to the differences of

Energy dilemma: Habitat or profit?  -  Nov 17, 2007
The Missoulian,...many native species, including antelope, sage grouse, mule deer, elk, burrowing owls, pallid sturgeon and westslope cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout.

Above-normal rainfall halts groundwater decline in area  -  Nov 10, 2007
Grand Island Independent,...in ongoing efforts to address endangered species (whooping crane, piping plover, least tern, pallid sturgeon) issues affecting the Platte River Basin.

St. Mary's Diversion, Yellowstone River work included in legislation  -  Nov 9, 2007
Billings Gazette,...at Intake Diversion Dam on the Yellowstone River and open up 238 miles of critical habitat for the pallid sturgeon in the Upper Missouri River Basin.

Farm Bureau Joins with State in Opposing Missouri River Dumping  -  Nov 8, 2007
Missourinet.com,Corps of Engineers to study the impact of dumping tons of soil into the Missouri River; an effort to provide habitat for the endangered pallid sturgeon.

Natural Gas vs. Endangered Species  -  Nov 8, 2007
Plenty Magazine,...plus species such as the brown pelican, piping plover, pallid sturgeon, Karner blue butterfly, Louisiana black bear and Tennessee yellow-eyed grass.

River obstruction project continues  -  Nov 8, 2007
La Vista Sun,...is restricted by the presence of endangered species, including two types of birds (least tern and piping plover) and one fish (pallid sturgeon).

Missouri River Plan Hurt Local Residents  -  Aug 6, 2007
The National Center for Public Policy Research,Citing the need for lower water levels to protect the endangered Least Tern, Piping Plover and Pallid Sturgeon, a coalition of environmental groups sued the

Intern enjoys the fish  -  Jul 23, 2007
Neosho Daily News,She has had a chance to work some with the pallid sturgeon, she helps mow the hatchery ground, helps with rainbow trout sample counts, fills fish feeders

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