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NGPC Tests Detachable Fish Ladders on Cub Creek and Other Niobrara River Tributary Drop Culverts

  • Joe Spooner, a stream technician with Nebraska Game and Parks, checks the test trap on the top of a ladder attached to a culvert located under the Cowboy Trail through Ainsworth in late June. The trap is attached for testing purposes and is a helpful educational tool but won’t be attached if a ladder is left for an extended period of time.
    Joe Spooner, a stream technician with Nebraska Game and Parks, checks the test trap on the top of a ladder attached to a culvert located under the Cowboy Trail through Ainsworth in late June. The trap is attached for testing purposes and is a helpful educational tool but won’t be attached if a ladder is left for an extended period of time.
  • NGPC is testing detachable fish ladders like the one pictured above on drop culverts on Niobrara River tributaries and nearby streams to find out how the ladders can keep prairie stream fish species thriving. “The beauty of these ladders is that they are both a cheap and removable solution,” said NGPC Wildlife Biologist Cassidy Wessel.
    NGPC is testing detachable fish ladders like the one pictured above on drop culverts on Niobrara River tributaries and nearby streams to find out how the ladders can keep prairie stream fish species thriving. “The beauty of these ladders is that they are both a cheap and removable solution,” said NGPC Wildlife Biologist Cassidy Wessel.

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