Mass Audubon is inviting the public to experience the remarkable restoration of a former Plymouth cranberry bog to its original freshwater wetland and free -
flowing stream habitat, in a series of free guided walks taking place at Tidmarsh Farms Thursday evening, May 18, 6 - 8 pm; and two Saturday mornings, June 3 and June 17, both from 9 - 11 am.
Not exact matches
A
flow event in Sept 2016 triggered access to Commonwealth allocations and a total 794 ML of Commonwealth environmental water contributed to in -
stream flows, protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic
habitats in the Warrego River system by supporting:
Environmental water contributed to in -
stream variable base
flows in support of native fish condition and movement, native vegetation condition, hydrological connectivity and the maintenance of aquatic
habitat conditions.
«We are seeing fish communities change from species that are adapted to large, free -
flowing rivers to species that occupy small
streams with isolated
habitats.»
In freshwater applications, they are best employed in rheophilic
habitats where the fish need a constant unidirectional
flow of water to simulate their natural ecosystems — for example, the Congo (Zaire) River and the up -
stream habitats of the Asian hillstream regions.
The more water that
flows out of the mountains earlier, the more likely that reservoir capacity may not meet competing demands for hydropower and
stream flow to support salmon.11 Lower water levels and warmer water temperatures in summer degrade
stream habitat for salmon in the Northwest.
The result is an increase in the severity and frequency of floods, the displacement and destruction of
habitat for fish and other water dependent species, and a decrease in base
flows in our
streams and water in our aquifers.