Las Animas - Bent County Library District

A look at some of the wildlife found in and around streams and rivers.

The United States Forest Service (USFS) has filed channel maintenance instream flow claims at approximately 570 sites in the National Forests of Colorado Water Divisions 1 and 3 and is contemplating claims in Water Divisions 2 and 7. It is concluded from this study that the 570 streams on which the USFS has filed claims in Water Divisions 1 and 3 are generally steep mountain streams with relatively small drainage areas. Based on data and analysis...

The idea for this handbook grew out of the recovery efforts after the 2013 Colorado flood and federally declared disasters. The Lefthand, Big Thompson, Little Thompson and Saint Vrain watersheds were all heavily impacted by the 2013 flood. All four watersheds have since been involved in numerous storm recovery and stewardship projects, many of which were funded by the Department of Local Affairs disaster recovery program.Through the course of these...

"Leaves and bacteria, insects and fish, bears and people, too--we're all part of one big circle of growing and eating and living"--Inside front flap.

The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks,...

"The Aquatic Ecosystems series explores how different bodies of water shape their environments and support the plants and animals that are reliant on them"--

Relates how plants and creatures co-exist in a river and their struggle for survival when a man-made catastrophe strikes.

This book describes rivers and their wildlife, including insects, salmon, turtles, beavers, otters, swallows, and snakes.

While brooks and streams appear to be peaceful on the surface, a deeper look reveals that they are full of life.

Describes a river in Alaska and the life that it supports, emphasizing how the living things around it are connected and dependent upon it for their survival.