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<br />sur.'lv,ll .mll recnvl'ry, Rd/Ofbad. Sllckt"rs 'ra.....n on Ihc a.....l'ndmg limn of Ih~ hYllrograph
<br />during sl'ring nllloff. .-\f1ercl'gshatch.lar.'<lchepntodnftdo.....nslream- l~lrV"l'th;llltnfltn!l'
<br />11l'..~tl'btn "'elland, hJw. a t>clter chance "f~uT\'lv"llhan Ih,,,1' Ih;11 remain In Ihe malO channt'!,
<br />t-l",dr1"in "elland. have ,,-armer W,lIcr tl'mpcralllre.. rl'~ulling in grcOttcr f'~Kll'W,hlClll'1l and
<br />f;blergfll\\llhrale,foryoungfi~IH:.,lhen:byillnea"nglhechances of surv,v"l t>cl'au,e l,trger
<br />fi~h :tre Ie", vulncral>lc 10 pred"lulll. f-lt'l(xlplan' habil;ll. al.o pnwidc a "lulcl-waler .hdler from
<br />m,l,n chaTlnel ril'cr CUITents, whi...h r<'dw:cs cncrg)' eXI"'Il,htUlc thai c;m t>c used fnr !,'ro"th.
<br />lnulld"'l'd w<:"llanJvegc.lahon;llsooffcrshidingpl;<<;e, ror Jvnidi ngrrethtol1\_
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<br />Con,lllJl'lion nf levees l1a< tli,u'nnc<:tl'J many n"oJr1JlO wetlan.!s fn'm Ihe main river ,"hanncl,
<br />IhcrehyJen}'ing'lc"{'e"'t<llarvaelhataredrifnngl~,wnthcrivcr- Wilholllaeccsst<lth~.cnllr.ery
<br />hahltal<,lhc fcw lar,-ac are ahk 10 '\Irvivc, Thenvercnvirnnmcnlisrno.",hcornp"rcdl<:>
<br />n'K>4lplarn wetland clwironrnenl. Waler lernp<.'r;lt\trl" are....old~r, (nod is relat,vely scarce, ;lIld
<br />IhCCfC is IlnCOSCCf "vail..t>le 10 escape prCdalll>r1
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<br />111cplanf"fElaWJlJltfcSaIKllIaryis!orUlanmchlO!hclevcenearlhcl'p,tre.un enJ "fthc
<br />rroperty_ 'n,is would allow a [>t,nitln of Ihe ("ol('lr"do River ," now Ihro,,~h Ille rn'l"'ny during
<br />srnng runoff. Some of the ralmhad. ,ueker larvae dllfllng down flVCf dllhis lime "f ~'l'ar s,,~,l,1
<br />heCOTll<' entratncd mille [>tlll<.h M Ela WLldlifc Sanctll:if)'. The l"mds Will provide lInr"rt,lnl
<br />nur'Cfyhabll"llhatmayhelprn"l'nlthcc~lil1<:ti"nOrlh",recics.
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<br />"",kcr IJrvaein1<llhe ElaWilJhfe S"nctuary ponds, Inlhe,etYI'C,ofrn\'imnmetll"larva,'are
<br />al>lel"sUI"VI\'e"nllgH>Wllnlillheyarerl'aJyl.lleal'efNlherive.fWjollllheJdldlrorul"llon.
<br />Wllhout lhe,e 1)'P<',ufhah'lar.s, few r;llorh",'" sllchr lilrvat" are al>lclo'IllVIVO
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<br />In,, I'Ll Wildlife SaIKlll,lfY IS l<K.'u!ec! "ithin Ihe Grand Yalley ""duhon S''''lely Nature Celller
<br />III ~Icsa ("'~Imy, ('olor,,<I(\, ilhour 1.5 mile, \\Iest "f d".....m"wn Grilnd JUllrll(Hl al('Il~ llie
<br />,oloradn K,wr ISee Fronl"ri<'re ~brt. 'lhe Ela Wlldlofe SanL'!Uary rlHnrn'CS .1I->ouI;l6 "nes 01
<br />Ihe lcolill 711 ;one PWI'<'fl)'. The <:if;,"" Yillle)' '\udul>nn Sociely h", el>m.,d~!ed L'"n,tnKling a
<br />Nalure' ("enln u"ng f"ryrlcd m,llcrials. and f'<lweTt'd and healed .....,'hum e~tcmalen"f!!y
<br />'-tlllfe'e'_ The rnm.lTY purpo,e~, or ~"al~ ror managmg the Ela Wildlife Sanctuary" In pre......r..-e
<br />wlldl,feh.,hllal. and ser\'e;1S ar..",-'urel' (orcnmmllllllycdllcali, m and nrarianf':,lm;l1tnn
<br />f"'care'h IK;orc E.,"h SCl<'nce. ;lOll_,), The rWf'Cny W;IS hi,toririlUy 'Hined for gravel, rnor t"
<br />creation "fthe willlhfe arc" A InrI.' along Inc Cohlfadn R,vCf Wa, con'lnKI"t ,lining mining I"
<br />pnll.C'.-Ilhc "rN Irom ,c,,,,,nal n,......hng, During high fiver nnws, waler had, ur tnlOlhe
<br />prl'f'<'n~' ;If\d nl'e'- Ill'",o"<'l1op Ihcle,"ec al ahmllthc tis'e year !loo<l C\'I'I,1 frt''1l1cIlCY
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