Story by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 09.25.2023
Pacific lamprey, an ancient, eel-like fish species, are seeing returns 170 percent higher than the 10-year average (2013-2022) at Bonneville Lock and Dam this year. Lamprey numbers are also 252 percent higher than the four-year average, according to biologists responsible for reporting the number of fish counted as they migrate upstream past mainstem Columbia and Snake River dams....
Story by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | 07.19.2021
Humans. What other sentient being designs a tool requiring hands and feet and expects animals without limbs to use it? Alas, the answer is humans. Humans created a ladder for fish, which is quite effective in certain situations – but isn’t a blanket solution to every fish passage problem....
Story by Tom Conning | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | 06.17.2021
The bulky contraptions float listlessly downstream of three dams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The buoyant, metal devices hold large screws that the water flow turns. This twist of the screw – creating a creaking, rasping, scraping sound – generates enough hydraulics to keep small fish from escaping the slowly spinning, cone-shaped collectors – or, screw traps....
Story by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 09.30.2020
The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental office showcased their projects to the 97th Air Mobility Wing Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Pavelschak, and the 97th Mission Support Group Commander, Col. David Vanderburg on Sept. 21, 2020. The group toured the base’s hazardous waste disposal site, recycling center, and a recently implemented fishing pond. This allowed base......
Story by Trevor Welsh | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | 07.16.2020
As part of an ongoing effort, Lewisville Lake Park Rangers are leading the Lewisville Lake Fisheries Restoration Project with the assistance of the U.S Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) - Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility (LAERF), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries Division, Boy Scouts of America, Department of Energy Oak Ridge for Science and......
Story by Cpl. Nickolas Beamish | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.24.2020
OKINAWA, Japan – Walking through the dimly lit hallways of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Lance Cpl. Kevin Landis, a military policemen with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gazed intently through the thick glass of a display as the fish inside glided effortlessly through their underwater world....
Story by Scott Sturkol | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 06.17.2020
Trout caught in installation streams are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis.
Story by G. Anthonie Riis | Fort Knox | 12.20.2019
For some people, Christmas décor centers on the tree. If one opts for a live tree, however, there’s the question of what to do with the tree following the season....
