28 Jan 2019

Potential Record-Size Fish Transferred as John Martin Stilling Basin is Cleaned Out for First Time in 70 Years

Before dewatering the John Martin Reservoir stilling basin to complete inspection, thousands of fish, many potentially record-breaking in size, were relocated to the main reservoir.

27 Aug 2015

Silvery Minnow Increase

District biologists continue to monitor habitat restoration sites to learn more about the endangered silvery minnow population. “Observations are that the silvery minnow is doing better this year,” said fishery biologist Michael Porter.

31 Oct 2014

Searching for the Elusive, Endangered Silvery Minnow

District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon and Maj. Jason Melchior, deputy district commander, joined other District employees and SWCA Environmental Consultants in their search for silvery minnow. On Oct. 20, 2014, they visited the Rio Grande Nature Center, one of the restoration sites the District is monitoring along the Rio Grande.

15 Aug 2014

Silvery Minnow Surviving the Drought in New Mexico

The survival and recruitment of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, an endangered species, is of utmost importance in New Mexico. This is not easy in times of drought. However, with the hard work and cooperation of the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program, the minnow continues to survive in the Rio Grande.

18 Mar 2014

Seining for ‘Silver’ in the Rio Grande

How Rio Grande silvery minnows are counted is examined in this article as well as implications if it is not an accurate count.

11 Sep 2013

Counting Fish in a Fluid Environment

On a hot, sultry, mid-August day, I’m standing thigh-deep in the slow, muddy Rio Grande watching U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fishery Biologist Dr. Michael “Mick” Porter and Aquatic Ecologist Justin Reale; Eric Gonzalez, Michael Hatch, Matt McMillan, biologists with SWCA Environmental Consultants; and TetraTech biologist Michael Marcus seine for fish.

25 Mar 2013

Going Green: The Silvery Minnow, Drought and the Rio Grande

As signs of spring begin to show in the bosque, environmentalists, biologists and others continue their efforts to understand river flow issues along the Middle Rio Grande. Of particular interest are endangered species in relation to water use and jurisdiction. Within the past three years, the drought has proven to be a constant challenge to create and maintain a balanced environment for the silvery minnow to continue to spawn. Due to the drought, the environment needed for natural spawning is not present.

1 Aug 2011

Fish and Fire in the Rio Grande

You just don’t expect fish to drown, and it is almost counter intuitive that dead fish down in the valley could somehow be the result of a fire high up in the mountains.

1 May 2011

Fish Squeezing is Focus of Dirty Jobs Episode

Every spring, Game and Fish personnel capture walleye in large traps and nets. They then squeeze them to express their eggs into large enamel pans.

1 Apr 2011

District Monitors Success One Fish at a Time

If suitable habitat is built in the Middle Rio Grande, and river flows are adjusted to more closely mimic natural flows, will the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow become abundant once again?