Youth Conservation Corps completes 80-hour 'spike' clearing invasive salt cedar at Big Bend Conservation Area
The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) recently partnered with the Nevada Conservation Corps, based in Las Vegas, to remove invasive salt cedar at Big Bend Conservation Area, near Laughlin for fuels reduction to protect the nearby area from fire risks.
LCR MSCP biologists’ efforts rewarded with sightings of vermilion flycatchers, gilded flickers on lower Colorado River
Flashes of brilliant red, the sound of snapping bills, and the aerial displays of exquisite flycatching – these are the indicators biologists have anticipated.
ASU Students Gain Hands-on Experience with Native Fish Conservation at Lake Havasu
Five students from Arizona State University Colleges at Lake Havasu City got up close and personal with endangered fish conservation efforts during this year’s “razorback roundup” on Lake Havasu. Lake Havasu is home to three native Colorado River fish, including the razorback sucker, bonytail, and the flannelmouth sucker.