BIO-WEST conducted an investigation and assessment of the presence and distribution of Atlantic rangia (Rangia cuneata) clam colonies in Sabine Lake, Texas and Louisiana. The study, which focused on providing a better understanding of the distribution of Atlantic rangia relative to present freshwater inflow conditions in Sabine Lake, assisted the National Wildlife Federation Gulf States […]
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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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In September 2009 Mr. Edmund Oborny, BIO-WEST senior fisheries biologist and president, was appointed to the Texas Environmental Flows Science Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee—which is appointed by the Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group of the Texas State Legislature—is responsible for providing objective, scientific advice on issues relating to the science of environmental flow protection, […]
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BIO-WEST biologists conducting mammalian surveys at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) have captured a round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus), a species not found in the Refuge since 1891. The squirrel, which is common in other areas of Nevada, was captured using Sherman live traps during the 2008–2009 field season. BIO-WEST is gathering baseline […]
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In December 2004 BIO-WEST employees pooled funds to market the company rather than presenting company principals with a tangible holiday gift. To support the local economy and encourage environmental awareness, BIO-WEST concluded that the right marketing “fit” would be underwriting the environmental news program “Living on Earth,” produced and hosted by Steve Curwood of northern […]
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The June sucker (Chasmistes liorus), an endangered species that lives only in Utah Lake and its tributaries, is beginning to show signs of recovery as a result of enhancements made to Hobble Creek last year. BIO-WEST scientists participated in enhancement efforts by evaluating habitat conditions on Hobble Creek and providing a set of feasible enhancement […]
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BIO-WEST botanist Kari Coy discovered an undocumented population of Ute ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes diluvials) while conducting a wetland delineation of private property in Mendon, Utah. Consisting of approximately 30 individuals, this constitutes the only known population in Cache Valley. Listed as threatened by the Endangered Species Act, the orchid occurs in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, […]