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Increasing stream shading good for trout
Posted by Environmental News Network: Oregon State University on May 29th, 2015
Environmental News Network: As snowpack levels decline with the warming climate, many streams will experience less water flow, especially during summer months, potentially exposing more fish to predation by birds and other animals. A new study has found that providing adequate shade and cover in small streams may reduce predation on trout by as much as 12 percent, from just one species of bird – the kingfisher. The findings, based on a study at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center in the Alsea River basin, are being published...
Warm Winter in Pacific Northwest means less snowpack and water worries
Posted by Environmental News Network: Oregon State University on March 15th, 2015
Environmental News Network: If it seemed like Oregon has had a lot of unseasonably warm days this winter, well, it’s because we have. Now the focus is on a very low snowpack – and the implications that may have later this year.
The meteorological winter – which is comprised of December, January and February – recently wrapped up and depending on where you live in Oregon, it was one of the warmest – if not the warmest – winters on record.
“It has been a very, very warm winter – almost historically so,” said Philip Mote,...
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