Improving the River Environment

Name: Improving the River Environment
Start: 2025-01-09T18:45:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-09T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Mines of Spain Recreation Area & EB Lyons Interpretive Center

Schedule

Thu Jan 09 2025 at 06:45 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Mines of Spain Recreation Area & EB Lyons Interpretive Center | Dubuque, IA

Dubuque Audubon January Program
Improving the River Environment
Thursday, 1/9/25
6:45 PM Social/Sharing Time
7 – 8 PM Program
EB Lyons Interpretive Center
8991 Bellevue Heights Road
Dubuque, IA 52003
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Jeremiah Haas, fisheries biologist at Quad Cities Clean Energy Center, will speak to us about their Mississippi River monitoring, hatchery operation, and outreach.
The Quad Cities Clean Energy Center in Cordova, IL, has been in operation since 1973 and has been conducting environmental work since 1971. The current programs can be broken down into three categories:
Monitoring: Fish and other biota monitoring has occurred since 1971 and is one of the longest continuous databases on the Mississippi River.
Hatchery Operation: The hatchery currently produces walleye, hybrid striped bass, and endangered and threatened freshwater mussels. The hatchery has stocked over 10 million fish since its operations started in 1984.
Outreach: Finally, the outreach programs consist of talks to environmental, civic, and other groups that have an interest in the Station’s operations and environmental monitoring. Hundreds of students and adults tour the hatchery each year.