Minnesota
Sam Gordy’s Slough on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River ‘open for business’ after timely project
Sediment blocking the movement of well oxygenated water into one of the Mississippi River’s deeper sloughs – and threatening fish survival – brought about a multi-agency restoration effort that came in under budget while restoring flow to Sam Gordy’s Slough on Wisconsin’s Pool 6 shores in Buffalo County.
Whitefish, cold water, and lessons learned beneath the surface
Whitefish? Yes, please.
Some of my earliest memories take me back to St. Ignace,
Strikemaster Lazer Mag: An ice auger’s rise – or decline? – to stardom
I recall clearly the year 1998.
It was during ’98 that I received as
Sam Gordy’s Slough on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River ‘open for business’ after timely project
Sediment blocking the movement of well oxygenated water into one of the Mississippi River’s deeper sloughs – and threatening fish survival – brought about a multi-agency restoration effort that came in under budget while restoring flow to Sam Gordy’s Slough on Wisconsin’s Pool 6 shores in Buffalo County.
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