Intake Supplement Press Release

Public comment sought on Intake Diversion Dam Modification, Lower Yellowstone Project at Intake, Mont. Read the full press release here:  Intake_Supplement_Press_Release_01APR_FINAL (1) Link to the Draft EA on the Reclamation website:  Draft EA

Missouri River Home To Endangered Pallid Sturgeon

More than 20 years after being listed as an endangered species, the pallid sturgeon is just treading water in the Missouri River. Thanks to an ongoing restocking program, the fish population is stable but not recovering. The volunteer crew members pulled on their life jackets and climbed into a flat-bottomed aluminum boat at a ramp …

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What To Do If You Catch a Pallid Sturgeon

Anglers are urged to report any sturgeon they catch or unintentionally snag. If you catch a Pallid sturgeon, please call 1-888-203-9577 (toll free) and leave the following information: Date caught or snagged Location Estimates of length and weight of the fish General appearance of the fish You can leave a name and telephone number so …

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Upper Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Meeting Agenda for March 5-7, 2013

Federal Building – Western Conference Room 2900 4th Ave. North 6th FloorBillings, MTMarch 5-7 MARCH 5 8:00-8:10         Opening Comments – Chair Wilson   8:10-8:25         Recovery Team Update – Wilson                             Recovery Plan Revision                   …

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A Whisker Away from Winking Out -Montana Outdoors

Will the pallid sturgeon go extinct on our watch? By Andrew McKean   This story is featured in Montana Outdoors May–June 2006 Frazer Rapids is a quarter-mile of swift, complicated current created by a gravel shoal extending across the otherwise languid Missouri River some 20 miles below eastern Montana’s Fort Peck Dam. For boaters trying …

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