A river sacrificed - In Washington, helping one fish has meant harming another

Forced by a federal court decision to develop a way to manage water
that would help Yakima River spring chinook recover, fish biologists
invented the system called "flip-flop," which alternates flows in the
Yakima and Naches rivers to serve both farming and fish. And for a
while, it seemed to work: Farmers got their water in the key
late-summer and early-fall dry periods, and the spring chinook
rebounded, albeit modestly.

Unfortunately the strategy had a negative impact on native steelhead and new research suggests the flip-flop may also take an unexpected toll on the Yakima spring chinook, the very fish it was designed to protect. 

Via: High Country News  LINK

Comments

[isaac roman]

just a quick reminder--- mother nature is the moderator, she alone controls the flow. down with the dams and the players of god! the outdoorsmen need to voice their souls,for themselves and the future generations -----now back to my pale pale