News

All posts by Jeff Boxrucker

Friends of Lake Livingston in Partnership with Lee College and the Ellis Correctional Unit are Making a Positive Impact on Aquatic Habitat and Instilling an Environmental Ethic in the Students from the Ellis Unit

Friends of Lake Livingston (FoLL) is a multi-partnership effort that includes Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) chapters (Livingston, Conroe, among others), the Ellis Correctional Unit and eight high schools. Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) has made several posts highlighting previous work by this ambitious group. The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership and FOR... Read More

Friends of Reservoirs Welcomes Members of the Kansas Community Fisheries Assistance Program

Friends of Reservoirs welcomes 23 members of the Kansas Community Fisheries Assistance Program to the Friends of Reservoirs family. These Kansas communities are interested in improving the habitat quality of their local reservoirs. Friends of Reservoirs hopes to partner with Kansas Wildlife, Parks and Tourism and these local communities to... Read More

Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership Announces Conservation Projects for 2019

The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (RFHP) is pleased to announce the following projects have been selected for funding through the National Fish Habitat Partnership. These projects represent the top conservation priorities of RFHP for 2019. $120,000 has been awarded to the partnership through the Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program of... Read More

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Encourages Youth Groups to Get Involved in Aquatic Habitat Restoration

This article is reprinted from the AGFC Newsletter: Oct. 23, 2019 Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications MT. IDA — The anglers of Lake Ouachita High School Fishing Team may still be a few years from taking on the challenge of top-level tournament angling, but they already are showing the character... Read More

Reservoir Sediment Management White Paper

The following is the Executive Summary from a white paper developed by the National Reservoir Sedimentation and Sustainability Team entitled: Reservoir Sedimentation Management: Building a Legacy of Sustainable Water Storage Reservoirs. This white paper has been written by the National Reservoir Sedimentation and Sustainability Team (NRSST). The NRSST is composed... Read More

Southern Division American Fisheries Society Symposium Announcement

Linking Physical and Biological Processes for Habitat Management Among Aquatic Systems Management of aquatic systems requires understanding the respective roles habitats have in maintaining system functions. Aquatic systems each contain unique habitat conditions that may necessitate a myriad of habitat management techniques. Channel design and bank stabilization are often used... Read More

First Annual Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance Banquet a Success!!

The First Annual Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance Banquet was held at the Sullivan VFW on February 23, 2019 with 100% of the proceeds going to improve the fisheries and fish habitat in Lake Shelbyville! The doors opened at 5 P.M. with 290 supporters of the resource in attendance! The... Read More

Friends of Lake Livingston 2018 Water Willow Planting

Friends of Reservoirs has partnered with Friends of Lake Livingston on several projects. A committed group of volunteers has engaged local high school students and the Ellis Correctional Unit to restore native aquatic vegetation in Lake Livingston. Read More

West Virginia DNR Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Projects

2018 Friend of Reservoirs Award Winners

The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (RFHP) and Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) are proud to announce the winners of the annual Friend of Reservoirs Award. The awards were presented at the awards banquet at the 9th annual RFHP meeting October 6 hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife and held at the... Read More