Nature Conservancy: Protecting the Oxbow Lakes of the Wabash River
November 03, 2021
November 03, 2021
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 3 (TNSOps) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release:
The crescent-shaped oxbow lakes along the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana seem simple enough, yet these lakes are great research sites for scientists. The oxbow lakes of the lower Wabash and White Rivers provide important habitat for river fish, many of which use these lakes as nurseries for their young. Most of these species have declined or disappeared from Midwestern rivers over . . .
The crescent-shaped oxbow lakes along the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana seem simple enough, yet these lakes are great research sites for scientists. The oxbow lakes of the lower Wabash and White Rivers provide important habitat for river fish, many of which use these lakes as nurseries for their young. Most of these species have declined or disappeared from Midwestern rivers over . . .