Aquatics
Rake holding invasive Elodea

Gravel to Gravel: Combating Elodea to protect Alaska's salmon habitats

The BLM's Gravel to Gravel initiative helps slow the spread of Elodea, Alaska's first invasive aquatic plant, and protect salmon populations
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Charles Ebbers
A pickup truck is pointed to look out across the Arctic landscape.

An Arctic eDNA eXTRAVAGANZA

Departing from a cold, snow covered remote airstrip along the Dalton Highway by small, fixed wing aircraft, we were headed to the BLM Arctic District’s Umiat Field Camp on the southeast edge of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
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People standing and sitting in a creek with with buckets and scientific equipment

Successful mechanical removal of green sunfish from closed systems in southern Arizona

The green sunfish, which is native to eastern North America, was deemed by fish biologists as the most significant threat to native fishes in Aravaipa and Bonita creeks.
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Matthew Varner
A person stands on a green vegetative river bank while another wades in the water to measure the depth of the water.

AIMing to understand dynamics of Arctic grayling in the Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River

The Bureau of Land Management in Alaska manages approximately 111 river miles of the Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River.

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Four people are installing wooden posts in the green grass.

Lander Field Office and partners join forces to improve headwaters tributary

Story by Leah Yandow, Lander Field Office Wildlife Biologist; and Chad Mickschl, Hydrologist, Aquatic Resource Management Program Lead, Wyoming State Office.

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A grassy area with green vegetation and a pool of freshwater from a wetland.

Spruce Creek rekindles its connection with wetlands in Summit County

What do you call a wetland without water? We’re trying not to find out!

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