As the human population rapidly expands, ecosystems are being severely affected. Human activities have caused a lot of damage, but many scientists are seeking to understand how we can reverse and mitigate this damage. BIO-WEST’s ecologist, Ryan Dillingham, is one such scientist. He specializes in watershed ecology, restoration ecology, and the conservation of threatened and […]
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BIO-WEST Teams with Wildlife Agencies to Research Lake Powell Endangered Razorback Sucker
To better understand how endangered razorback sucker are maintaining a wild population, also called [...]
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On May 5th, 2021, BIO-WEST lost a great friend, accomplished scientist, business partner, mentor, but most importantly, a part of our family: Martin Ruell Heaney, III, known to most as Marty. Here is a fond remembrance and farewell, as told by BIO-WEST Principle and Marty’s good friend, Ed Oborny. Marty always celebrated life and thus […]
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BIO-WEST biologists had the distinguished opportunity to publish a book chapter on the plight of nonnative fishes to the Colorado River basin. The chapter titled, “The Exotic Dilemma: Lessons Learned from Efforts to Recover Native Colorado River Basin Fishes” is part of the book “Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic […]
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BIO-WEST, as part of a collaborative research team, describes and compares Razorback Sucker use of large reservoir inflow areas in the Colorado River Basin in the Western North American Naturalist.
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BIO-WEST and collaborating researchers recently published some “grand” news in the Southwestern Naturalist. Once thought extirpated from historical habitats in the Grand Canyon, razorback sucker presence and spawning were confirmed during long-term, ongoing research that originated in Lake Mead. Read the article here.
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If you’ve walked along the Logan River Golf Course Trail or visited the Rendezvous Dog Park recently, you’ve seen piles of downed trees and probably wondered how tree removal can be beneficial to river restoration. Roots hold soil and prevent erosion, right? That’s not always the case. The crack willows that grow inside the Logan […]
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BIO-WEST’s study of the endangered razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) started more than 20 years ago, when scientists discovered that a species expected to die out in Lake Mead was actually spawning and recruiting. High Country News contributor and free-lance journalist Ben Goldfarb joined a research crew to find why the razorback sucker is surviving and what this […]
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The adaptive ski facility dream is becoming a reality: construction of the AMK Foundation, BIO-WEST Adaptive Mountain Center for Common Ground Outdoor Activities is underway at Beaver Mountain. For more than 38 years, BIO-WEST has recognized Common Ground as a vital community resource and provided various forms of support, including contributing to the new […]
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To better understand how endangered razorback sucker are maintaining a wild population, also called “recruiting,” BIO-WEST biologists assisted the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources with razorback sucker research on Lake Powell. This cooperative effort is part of a project funded by the US Bureau of Reclamation to determine […]
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Denbury Pipeline Archaeological Investigation BIO-WEST provided Section 106 permitting assistance for the construction of a pipeline that will traverse Galveston Bay, Texas. Hydrographic survey data were collected along the Galveston Bay portion of the pipeline route and submitted to BIO-WEST for archaeological review. BIO-WEST processed and reviewed the data to determine the presence or absence of […]