Lower Ark Bolsters Fountain Creek Study
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 15--ROCKY FORD - A comprehensive study of water quality on Fountain Creek could include fish tissue analysis, wetlands study and research on whether chemicals or hormones in the water are feminizing fish.
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By Katherine Cromer Brock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep.
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By John McCoy  Ever since they discovered that male South Branch smallmouth bass had started developing female characteristics, scientists have been scratching their heads trying to figure out why.   A recent University of Colorado study might solve at least part of the mystery.
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By Mary Gail Hare, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 6--A nonprofit group seeking to create a heritage trail network along a 40-mile stretch of the Susquehanna River in Harford and Cecil counties has received a federal grant intended to help get the project started.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 17--FOUNTAIN -- A group trying to develop a vision for Fountain Creek was asked to move from stating positions to expressing interests Friday, exposing both areas of disagreement and common ground.
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Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.
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Four years ago, scientists thought they had found the perfect place to settle the Noah flood debate: A farmer's house on a bluff overlooking the Black Sea built about 7,500 years ago &#151; just before tidal waves inundated the homestead, submerged miles of coastline and turned the freshwater lake into a salty sea.
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By Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 22--Resurrection of a wetlands Land near 2 schools will be restored to its former life-rich state Gail Smith-Arrants   It's a tranquil but neglected spot, a slice of old farm bottomland.
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By MORGAN SIMMONS,  simmonsm@knews.com  TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. -- Fisheries biologist Jim Herrig lowered the probe into McNabb Creek and waited for the results. When the screen flashed a pH reading of 6.9 -- just a hair below neutral on the acidity scale -- he couldn't resist a smile.
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By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 15--Public gathering spaces would be the first areas developed on islands proposed for the Arkansas River, the River Parks Authority was told Thursday.
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There&#39;s a reason why Arkansans haven&#39;t seen as many meadowlarks in recent years. The National Audubon Society says there aren&#39;t as many of the birds around as there once were.
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By RICHARD HINTON  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin its habitat restoration work this week for two species of protected birds, weather permitting.  The project targets six sandbars on Lake Oahe, south of Bismarck.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 11--MORE PEOPLE are starting to take seriously the problems of water quality in the Arkansas River.   The Colorado Legislature recently passed a bill addressing water quality in cases where water is transferred from one use to another, and Gov.
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By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 18--WATER IS such an important part of the well-being and vitality of the Arkansas Valley that discussions about this crucial life-sustaining natural resource must be conducted in broad view of the public.
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By Larry Carson, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 15--The Columbia Association wants more county government money to help dredge Lake Kittamaqundi. Howard Community College wants a $40 million health sciences building. And Howard Transit buses need replacing.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 10--FOUNTAIN -- A list of 20 studies or activities that have dealt with problems on Fountain Creek in recent years was presented Friday to the Fountain Creek Vision Task Force water quantity committee.
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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.