by jason_admin | Apr 8, 2022 | Access, Corps of Engineers, Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
Senator John Hoeven met last month with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address maintenance and upkeep needs at recreation sites around Lake Sakakawea. “Federal funding has been inadequate to meet basic maintenance needs,” said Terry Fleck, chairman of...
by jason_admin | Jul 8, 2021 | Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Garrison Dam, Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
(Source: Associated Press & Minot Daily News) — After overseeing the production of more than 245 million walleye and bringing back pallid sturgeon from the brink of extinction in the Missouri River system, Rob Holm, Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery manager, has...
by jason_admin | May 18, 2021 | Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS), Friends of Lake Sakakawea, Lake Sakakawea, N.D. Game & Fish Department, Recreation, Water
(Source: North Dakota Game & Fish Department) — North Dakota has seen an increase in aquatic nuisance species in the last decade, yet the state remains in pretty good shape with the low number of waterbodies with invasive species. Even so, public awareness...
by jason_admin | Dec 31, 2020 | Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
(Source: KX News) – According to the State Parks Director, 35 percent more campers visited North Dakota parks this season. Campgrounds and state parks also saw a record number of people coming in this year. October attendance was up 339 percent over the same time last...
by jason_admin | Dec 29, 2020 | Access, Lake Sakakawea, Recreation
(Source: Williston Daily Herald) – Jim Torgerson has been working on the same cause for more than 30 years now, and he is asking for help from the public. Torgerson, who owns Lunds Landing with his wife, has been advocating for more access to Lake Sakakawea from the...
by jason_admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Lake Sakakawea, Recreation, Water, Weather
(See below for sources) — The U.S. Drought Monitor has seen an intensification of drought conditions across the northern plains in recent weeks. The Monitor’s December 10th update saw modest expansion in areas of Severe Drought (D2) as well as expansion in...
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