by coloradoriver_julie | Nov 30, 2022 | News Articles
After many months of effort, the draft Colorado Pikeminnow Recovery Plan is ready for review on the Fish and Wildlife Website. The plan will be open for a 60-day public comment period. Recovery Plans are non-regulatory documents that act as a guidebook towards a... by coloradorivermike | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Zach Fitzner – Earth.com staff writer- Palisade High School, a twenty minute drive from where I live in Colorado, has something unusual – a fish hatchery. When I read about this, I had to visit the school to see for myself. Razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus),... by coloradorivermike | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Colorado State University Office of Engagement and Alpine Bank- David Miller of Alpine bank still treasures the values he learned as a 4-H participant growing up in New York. It’s those values, he says, that fueled his commitment to help develop an innovative high... by coloradorivermike | May 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
NBC11 Grand Junction, Colorado Palisade , Colorado (KKCO) – Students from Palisade High School’s Fish Hatchery Program released 250 razorback sucker fish into the Colorado River at Riverbend Park, which they’ve raised since last fall. Razorback suckers were once... by coloradorivermike | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
CBS4 Denver PALISADE, Colorado Think of the bottom feeder sucker fish in a tank, lips suctioned to the glass, cleaning an aquarium nonstop. Now make that fish 3 to 4 feet long, possibly 30+ pounds, and witing for a big kiss and you have the razorback sucker. Click... by coloradorivermike | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Editorial – Grand Junction Sentinel May 11, 2022 Last Wednesday, students from Palisade High School released about 250 razorback suckers into the Colorado River to bolster that population of endangered fish. It was made possible through a unique program the... by coloradorivermike | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Zach Podomore, Salt Lake Tribune- A waterfall could soon form on the Colorado River as Lake Powell drops. A potential barrier to rafters, would a waterfall benefit endangered fish? An existing waterfall on the San Juan River provides some hints. Piute Farms Waterfall-... by coloradorivermike | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Michael Gross, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program April 5, 2022- Student fish culturists Charlotte Allen, Kale Potter, Kyle Roten and John Hoppe and science teacher/hatchery manager Pat Steele from the Palisade High School Endangered Fish Hatchery... by coloradorivermelanie | Feb 14, 2022 | PHS Hatchery, Uncategorized
Michael Gross, USFWS Every project, no matter the scale or the impact, takes true grit and perseverance to see through. The development of a hatchery at Palisade High School (PHS) is no exception. A dedicated group of students and teachers planned and raised money to... by coloradorivermelanie | Dec 22, 2021 | Briefing, Uncategorized
Tildon Jones, Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery ProgramFebruary, 2020 Over the last decade, floodplain wetlands have become an essential part of endangered species management. It has long been suspected that warm, food-rich floodplain wetlands were key to...