Tag Archives: fish habitat

Corps fisheries biologist gives the facts on striped bass mortality event at Hartwell Lake

Posted on September 16, 2013 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

By Jamie Sykes, USACE Savannah District Fisheries Biologist You may have read reports in the media about a recent fish mortality event at Hartwell Lake. As the fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, I’d like … Continue reading →

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Low Flows from Thurmond Dam: A Downstream Perspective

Posted on March 20, 2013 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Editor’s note: This post is guest authored by Dr. Will Duncan, Aquatic Ecologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Will works on in-stream flow and habitat issues in the southeastern United States. In this post, he provides perspective on … Continue reading →

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Used Christmas trees become fish habitat at Thurmond and Hartwell lakes

Posted on December 19, 2012 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

This holiday season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is turning used Christmas trees into fish habitat at J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Hartwell Lake. The Corps will accept used, real Christmas trees (not artificial trees) for recycling Dec. 19 … Continue reading →

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