Tag Archives: endangered species

New milestone for the Provo River Delta Restoration Project

The Provo River Delta Restoration Project reached a major milestone Thursday, March 2, as the Provo River was diverted into a series of channels and ponds, connecting the river with a restored delta and Utah Lake. To mark the occasion, a celebration was held onsite, attended by dozens of community members and government officials from […]

a photo of the Texas Fountain Darter

BIO-WEST discusses restoration efforts in EAHCP podcast

BIO-WEST’s Ed Oborny was recently featured in an podcast and article from the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan Steward, a blog site that highlights different efforts to protect the threatened and endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as improve habitats within the Comal and San Marcos rivers. Oborny and Adam Zerrenner, the […]

Texas Fountain Darter in hand

Edwards Aquifer project work featured in news article

The San Antonio Express News recently published an article, by Elena Bruess, featuring BIO-WEST’s aquatic ecologist, Brad Littrell, and his conservation work to rehabilitate habitat along the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The goal of the project is protect the endangered plants and animals and restore the balance of native species that live within the […]

Rooting for the Underdog: Biologists Research Endangered Fishes in Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon

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 […]