USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region Flickr Update

Latest update from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Tagging lake sturgeon 02/12/2020 12:13 PM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Lake sturgeon released for restoration efforts on the Red River watershed are tagged with coded wire tags. Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS Valley City NFH 02/12/2020 11:51 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Valley City National Fish Hatchery aerial Seining bluegill ponds 02/12/2020 11:09 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Weekly seining of bluegill ponds validates growth. Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS BaldHill Dam NFH enterance sign 02/12/2020 11:04 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Baldhill Dam NFH sign Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS Baldhill Dam NFH 02/12/2020 11:00 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Aerial of the Baldhill Dam NFH and Lake Ashtabula, ND Lake sturgeon fingerling 02/12/2020 10:58 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Lake sturgeon restoration efforts on the Red River are aided by the hatchery. Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS Hatchery pond at Baldhill Dam NFH 02/12/2020 10:54 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Hatchery pond at Baldhill Dam NFH with the spillway gates in the background. Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS Stocking fish in Lake Ashtabula 02/12/2020 10:51 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: While most of the distribution of fish in North Dakota is accomplished by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, occasionally hatchery staff assist with local stockings. Photo: Rob Holm / USFWS Removing pike from trap nets 02/12/2020 10:42 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Northern Pike broodstock collections on Lake Ashtabula, ND Photo: USFWS Valley City entrance sign 02/12/2020 10:40 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Entrance to the Valley City NFH circa 1950's. Photo: USFWS Pike spawning operations on Lake Ashtabula 02/12/2020 10:35 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: The Karnack Landing site on Lake Ashtabula has been a traditional site for northern pike spawning. Photo: USFWS Loading walleye eggs in MacDonald jars 02/12/2020 10:30 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Filling incubation jars at Valley City NFH. Photo: USFWS Incubation battery at Valley City with northern pike and walleye eggs 02/12/2020 10:28 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Vintage photo of the incubation battery at Valley City NFH. Photo: USFWS Harvesting ponds at Valley City NFH 02/12/2020 10:25 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Notice the Fearnow pails in the photo. These pails were developed for cross country distribution of larval fish and fish eggs by rail cars back in the day. Photo: USFWS Fish distribution truck circa 1959 02/12/2020 10:20 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Fish distribution in the late 1950's meant several trips to farm ponds where small batches of fish were measured off to sustain fishing in rural areas. Photo: USFWS Fertilizing ponds 02/12/2020 10:17 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Managing plankton for fish food in hatchery ponds requires application of fertilizers. This vintage photo shows some real innovation. Photo: USFWS Draining hatchery ponds at Valley CIty NFH 02/12/2020 10:15 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Pond harvest at Valley City NFH making use of traps to collect fingerlings. Photo: USFWS Checking trap nets 02/12/2020 10:11 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Northern pike broodstock were captured in trap nets on Lake Ashtabula. Photo:USFWS Spawning northern pike on Lake Ashtabula 02/12/2020 10:09 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: A boat worked fine as a holding and sorting crib for pike spawning. Vintage photo of pike spawning on Lake Ashtabula, North Dakota. Adjusting water flow on pike eggs at Valley City NFH 02/12/2020 10:02 AM MST USFWS Mountain Prairie posted a photo: Vintage photo from the Valley City NFH. Photo:USFWS   manage preferences  |  unsubscribe  |  help  |  contact us This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region · 134 Union Blvd. · Lakewood, Colorado 80228