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<br />"Year of the Fish":
<br />Raising razorback suckers in our classroom
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<br />-t,' Emily ~,M~n"", Cum\,
<br />Am~'Gt\gll,J1l1! l.JIulmSldgd.
<br />!lmu In Mn.""'mdi liflh-,_ dom
<br />al s.:mll: ElcmmllllJ ill GIIIIlll ~um. CaIn
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<br />"\Vh.u do IhtT look lik~?" .lnd "H(M'
<br />JongMl'Wl:'glllnglOlu.\'l:'thl"l11?"w'l:'re
<br />some uf Ihl' ll1.lny qunllOllS hl.lojng
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<br />At List. thl' d~y ....~ h.ld ~I hl'l'n
<br />......lltingforw.ufirull)-hl'l'l'_Augu.... 30
<br />Wol-\ thl' d.i.l Sun fuhn..on" the MUC.l-
<br />tinn ~()()rdmdtor fi.r tht' Colnudo
<br />Ol\-i\IOIl of Wlldlifl', d..hVl"rt'd our
<br />12 tin)' fhh. \\t, dll huddled dl'OlInd
<br />IIu' Idnk .uSi,u1 took th~ rl\h fmm d
<br />Wdtl'dlUlod pldnil' b.lg .lnd puu"d
<br />!ho-Ill imo Ollt wU:. Ofll" by one. HI:'
<br />lofdyed .md u.llr.ed Wilh us dhoUI Ih..
<br />11llmgl'Il ()'('le .Illd how 10 uke good
<br />Cd.... ofollr r.llorNch.And "') heg.ln
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<br />The Fi..hArrivl'
<br />Dllr fiN IhnuglH .lbo.Jut r.ll'>lng
<br />fi.J1 Wol-\, "\",'IT I/lllng 10 tot. rU"lllll
<br />whdtr V.i' W1'n- nul' of 10 llid)'
<br />cLl\\l't)(.rm 10 r.lM' UK' I'nd.1ngl'rt'd
<br />ruorNd. ~udt'r. It W.I.. p,ut of .
<br />truJ\'t'f) prngr.in to ht'lp '>dH' nd!1\'I:'
<br />Colur.l<!'JRiv<'TSpNit'S-
<br />On Ihl" d.i.)' thl' lIoJl ,mh'f'd, we
<br />wt"I'l'.l.U Ilunping In mlrcipdlLoll. W.lil.
<br />Lng for ollr II~' d.J.\!i prb 10 dTflVl".
<br />"How bIg .lll' till')' going to be!".
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<br />Afler Ul~ flY! .lfri~ ill d'w room.
<br />our eLl", Iud mOf\' to do t!u.n ....'t'
<br />lhought_ Th.1l !>.lint' wl...k WI': sUrlni
<br />n:M'olI'Ch ~ lumM lh.il r~lorb.J<.:u
<br />[i\'l:' on lht" bottom of thl' tiwr w~
<br />ItMoy 1".11 lUoplmbon, bu~ .l.nd fl\'l'r
<br />hol!Offi (xl7eolftht" mo:u.111d mud_
<br />Thl' hump on Ihrir bold: hd~ lhem
<br />"1.l.Ylmthl'botloinllftbeflVT'rwhl'n
<br />Iherutrelltpmhesdg.iru;titThryusu.
<br />dll)'IiWtnWJll'r 1 fl'1'ldrTp".mdlhry
<br />mdrl' .lIthe .lgl' of 1 or ... They un Itvt'
<br />k>ll~rlhm"0)'t'.rn..11ll"SI'.u1'50m...
<br />CIX)I fish'
<br />To 1t"M1l m..~ dholll lhl' fi'oh dnd
<br />the I'lWlnlllmelll 1m,. bVl" tn, our eLl'\-\
<br />wt'nt un !.<>n'le fil'ld trips. Ont 11m wol~
<br />IOdhllli-hutdmgsuuulIth,IlWd.\(lo!ie
<br />to lnt" ("olnurlo Riwr "'* Wt'nl 10 t~
<br />rh'...r .lnd ltK,k Wdler ....lllpl\"lo!O() wt'
<br />could ll"'lil ii,,,, pH, .l.mmonu .Illd mtrlll'
<br />lrYl"l\ Thl' W.lt't w.lsn'l mll~h dllTt"tI'nt
<br />h'Om ollr c1~\tl'om I.l.nk
<br />Anotbt'r trip W.lS lu th.. fish ndtlh-
<br />l'ry. Sun .l.nd .l US. hdl dud W,ldlife
<br />~r\'ke l'mplo)-er gd'''' u... .I lOur, NOI
<br />only did....'I:' St"l' fd,wrNd.s. but wt'dl'lO
<br />ww Colnrddo plkl'lmnnllW nUl d.i.)'
<br />"'" ww I]I(,r.. thm 00.000 fl...h' V\by...
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<br />F..tth wn~k.l. nCYo' "LUlk ll'dm~ l...-)k
<br />cd~oftht"fi..h. nlt"tmlr.ll'.un tu.d ".If.
<br />iOllS jobs 10 dn .lnd l'.l.~h W.lS lu,1 .IS
<br />lmllroru.m ~S!he otht"N. mh JX'fSon in
<br />Iht' 11'.1m h.ld .l a~ru.tn lob f:Vl"ryullt"
<br />1'l:'.J/y likl'd l~ungthepH 1nd rt'Wrd-
<br />ing Ult" ddu. fur the c1us nn thl' OVt"r.
<br />hud pro/war_ Whl'n Wl' ll'\ll'd
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<br />Students help restore
<br />populations of ancient fish
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<br />((l)(.M.) ~l)(t' woo" rh'lTIf'IIUty UJd lujtlr !;(I~d cUo.ws m Yl""<'ITI Colnr.wj" ~
<br />r.llVd <'1JIi.t!IK<'n..,j ruorl),l(l slKm or (""I......do ptl"IlI11"'n'" In dL,,\I'(lflfll .tqll~n.
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<br />Seem, EI{'lTlentMY In Gnnd Junllloll" C"lo "H.l.ving ruorh,uk SUt-krT\ In our
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<br />Ih.:) """ I.k'''g CUI' of 1111' .:nddlll/O'tl'd hlh. MIlll')' u... no IOllgl'I
<br />\ludrlllS ml.')' dt(" yoonll '>ll..nusl'_~ With lh.ll >ol.ld, tI]t'.... )'llllng <l~'nti'ol~
<br />undrN.llld Wh.l lhl')' Ml'doing II \{'flom bu"u..,
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<br />In this Issue
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<br />Minimizing Ihe Ihreat of
<br />nonnative fish. p. 2
<br />BloloXISls rl"movl" and rl"lOCall"
<br />thft'l" spt"c1l"sofnonnallvl" fishl"s
<br />In Uppl"fCotorado RivN Basin.
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<br />larval fish laboratory
<br />marks 25 years. p" 3
<br />Ct'Il'bratlnxColoradoStall"
<br />Unjvl"rslty'sunlqut'fishl"ry
<br />rl'sl"arehlabora!ory.
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<br />2003 outstanding
<br />researcher named. p. 3
<br />BlologlsIOougOsmundson
<br />rl"el"lvl"Slhl'RI'(OYl"ryPJOg.am's
<br />rt'St'archaward.
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<br />Restoring a nursery for
<br />razorback sucker. p. 5
<br />Wl'tlandl"~pt'Cll'-'dloolll"r
<br />pflmf'nurSt'ryhab!Iiltror
<br />ralorbacksuekl'rlarv<le.
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<br />Water use a delicate
<br />balancing act, p,,6
<br />Wl"l"kly eonrerl"nel" ult
<br />I'Il(ouragestlml'lycoopl'ratlon
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