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May 4, 2024 · Kiera Stephen, part of Palisade High Schoo’s hatchery program, smiles while juggling a slippery fish during the release of Razorback Suckers into Colorado River, including PHS’ 1000th total ...
May 16, 2024 · Larry Robinson/The Daily Sentinel– A Palisade High School student gives a razorback sucker a kiss Friday before releasing the fish into the Colorado River as part of the Palisade High School’s hatchery program’s fish releases. Palisade released 370 razorbacks suckers — including the 1,000th in the program’s history.
May 6, 2024 · The school’s endangered fish hatchery, which began in 2020, released its thousandth razorback sucker Friday during its annual release celebration. The program is part of a greater effort to restore populations of the native fish — an effort that helps pull water west in Colorado to benefit ecosystems, farmers, communities and industries ...
May 17, 2024 · The Palisade High School Endangered Fish Hatchery provides students with hands-on experiential learning on a wide array of aquaculture and fisheries science techniques and topics revolving around the conservation of Upper Colorado River fishes including recirculating aquaculture, conservation of native fishes, the importance and application of ...
May 8, 2024 · Now, the species is on the federal endangered species list with a population of almost 58,000 spread around the overstressed Colorado River Basin. Razorbacks, named after the bony spine behind their eyes, are opportunistic omnivores, eating dead fish and slurping up slime like little vacuums that constantly clean the water.
May 16, 2024 · Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun-Palisade, Colorado–– With squeals, shrieks and plenty of peer pressure, Palisade High School students lined up to release endangered razorback suckers — with a kiss for good luck — into the Colorado River. “Grab a fish, kiss it, put it in the river,” Charlotte Allen, 18, a senior at the high school ...
May 16, 2024 · Anglers have been reeling in stripers near Government Wash and Kingman Wash. ... Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery Colorado River - Willow Beach 3-14-2024
