• American Eel: Once abundant in eastern U.S. rivers, their populations have declined due to migration barriers like dams, pollution, and habitat loss.​

• Pallid Sturgeon: Native to the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, this prehistoric fish has been endangered since 1990, primarily due to habitat alterations from damming and channelization.​

• Shortnose Sturgeon: Historically found along the Atlantic coast, overfishing, dams, and pollution have led to its endangered status.​

• Apache Trout: Endemic to Arizona streams, they face threats from habitat destruction and competition with non-native species.​

• Colorado Pikeminnow: Once widespread in the Colorado River basin, river modifications and water extraction have endangered this species.​

• Devils River Minnow: Found in Texas, they are threatened by water pollution and excessive groundwater extraction.​

• Humpback Chub: Inhabiting the Colorado River, they are vulnerable due to habitat changes and predation from non-native fishes.​

• Topeka Shiner: Native to Midwest prairie streams, habitat loss from agriculture and urbanization has led to their decline.​

• Modoc Sucker: A rare fish from northeastern California, facing threats from habitat fragmentation and stream degradation.​

• Robust Redhorse: Found in the southeastern U.S., threatened by habitat destruction and pollution.​

The article emphasizes the importance of conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, pollution control, and sustainable water management, to ensure the survival of these species.

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Upcoming Conferences:

• Washington State Lake Protection Association 35th Annual Conference
• Midsouth Aquatic Plant Management Society 41st Annual Conference
• Upper Midwest Invasive Species 14th Annual Conference
• North American Lake Management Society 42nd International Symposium

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Aldo Leopold and Green Fire

Mechanical Harvesting: An Economical Choice

Upcoming Conferences

• Wisconsin Association of Lakes Conference
• International Conference of Aquatic Invasive Species
• 30th Annual New York FOLA Conference

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Investing in the Future – Donations

An Obscure December Holiday – Boxing Day

For Love of Lakes, Darby Nelson

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Wisconsin Takes a Stand Against Phosphorus

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Soil & Water Conservation Districts – 75 years

Tempers Flare Over Water Use

A Relationship with Water

August – Did you Know?

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Researchers examined the contents of the stomach, intestines, cloaca and bladder of stranded or captured turtles collected from the Indian Ocean off Western Australia and the Pacific Ocean off Eastern Australia.

One turtle found in the Indian Ocean contained 343 pieces of plastic while another in the Pacific Ocean contained 144.

The proportion of turtles that had ingested plastic was much higher in the Pacific Ocean than in the Indian Ocean.

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The State of the World’s Sea Turtles

But what would happen if you could no longer afford a cup of Joe or if it was no longer available?

Coffee is, in many ways, a poster child of an industry facing a future crisis. Most coffee is grown from two different species — arabica and robusta — but there are 122 other wild species. Coffee’s already limited range of tropical growing region will likely dwindle, and 60% of wild coffee species face extinction. Millions of hectares of crops risk being lost in the space of a few decades and 25 million coffee growers risk losing their means of subsistence.

In many other types of crops, there are seed companies that drive breeding and care about conserving genetic diversity, but that doesn’t exist in the coffee industry. There is a disconnect between the numerous coffee roasters and the breeders who could turn crop diversity into new varieties able to, for example, withstand a drought or resist the latest pest outbreak.

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