Lake Enid-Seeding mudflats to create habitat
Many reservoirs are characterized by large seasonal or long-term water level fluctuations. These fluctuations generally occur over elevation contours that were once uplands and are now artificially submerged. These uplands have soils, slopes, and seed banks that are different from natural floodplains, and therefore are unable to support the vegetation... Read More
The largest single-purpose reservoir in Texas, Lake Livingston covers 83,000 surface acres. Lake Livingston was constructed in 1969 by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) to provide drinking water to four counties plus the City of Houston. Habitat loss, due to siltation and constructed bulkheads, has contributed to the decline of Lake... Read More
Easter Lake is a 178-acre publicly-owned reservoir located in highly urbanized southeast Des Moines, Iowa. Completed in 1967 for recreation, Easter Lake provides numerous day uses to the Des Moines area, including fishing. The location of Easter Lake, in the midst of suburbia, and its potential to draw thousands of... Read More
Lake Wichita is a highly degraded reservoir in northern Texas. Having lost 90% of its volume and 85% of its surface area, Wichita was considered a lost cause until the community of Wichita Falls joined together. Lake Wichita is the third oldest reservoir in the State of Texas, completed in... Read More
Seven Coves Bass Club, in conjunction with Texas Parks and Wildlife, San Jacinto River Authority and a host of other partners, have been working to maintain an aquatic plant nursery and reestablish native aquatic vegetation in Lake Conroe, Texas. The objective of this project is to create shoreline cover and... Read More
