Mussel Decision May Limit Growth: Ruling Calls for Wide Goose Creek Buffers for Endangered Heelsplitter
234389
By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 9--Mint Hill, Stallings and Indian Trail will have to limit development in a watershed that's home to an endangered mussel, a state panel ruled Thursday.
655228
By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. May 26--A federal judge ruled Friday that the permit that allows massive Delta water delivery projects to kill a tiny endangered fish is illegal.
148875
By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 18--It's not a good mix. Lots of dirt and gravel running off backcountry roads into streams where steelhead trout go to spawn.   All the sediment mucks up the gravel the fish need to make new steelhead.
663383
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Scientists have documented natural spawning by the endangered pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River.  They had suspected the six dams in the Dakotas and Montana kept the fish from spawning by altering flow, temperature and sediment content.
541192
By Eric Sharp, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--BALDWIN -- This isn't something you hear of too often: an angler complaining that the fish are too big.
310876
By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jan. 30--Federal wildlife officials have halted review of a $110 million water project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, effectively sending planners back to the drafting table on a project they considered vital to water quality.
639213
By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun.
728689
By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 9--A tributary to two major Arizona waterways will be protected from development and groundwater pumping because a Tucsonan donated a major ranch to The Nature Conservancy.
566732
An evaluation of Pacific herring stocks in Lynn Canal could land the fish on the endangered or threatened species list, blocking or slowing development in the area.
26351
By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 19--Nebraskans continue to align for and against a federal-state plan to meet the Platte River habitat needs of four rare wildlife species.
512401
By Justin Miller, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 7--September 7, 2006 - Salmon anglers looking to haul in bright, fresh fish might want to think about heading to the Sacramento River.
579430
By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb. 14--Conservation groups on Wednesday appealed a stormwater permit issued by the state Department of Ecology for cities in Western Washington, claiming it won't do enough to curb polluted stormwater runoff.
2556
By Keith Rogers  By KEITH ROGERS  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Nevada wildlife officials have resumed stocking trout in Lake Mead and urban ponds following the invasive quagga mussel outbreak that has affected lakes Mead, Mohave and Havasu and the state's fish hatchery at Lake Mead.
760366
Fish and Wildlife has made a recommendation for a small bird that stirs up big controversy. A battle over the protection of the sage grouse rages on between the nationâs energy industry and conservationists.
346900
A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
604727
By Coles-Ritchie, Marc C Roberts, David W; Kershner, Jeffrey L; Henderson, Richard C  ABSTRACT: A method was developed to characterize ecological integrity of riparian sites based on the abundance of hydric species.
658305
By Mark Larabee, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 14--A federal appeals court sided with conservationists Monday in  their long-running battle with the U.S.