Posted in taimen on Sep 11th, 2012
This is the final blog post from my work with Rare Conservation and World Wildlife Fund this summer. Driving through the six Soums (districts) along the Onon River really opened my eyes to the amount of work that has been completed in this area. Each town had billboards portraying members of the local fishing clubs [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 3rd, 2012
As I write this in late July 2012, I am getting ready to begin a 12 day trip to the Onon River Basin in Eastern Mongolia. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a situation assessment dealing with several issues along the Onon River. Reportedly the birthplace of Chinggis Khan, the Onon River is an incredibly special place. [...]
Posted in taimen on Aug 16th, 2012
We have expanded our taimen conservation education and awareness campaign, with posters and brochures, to the Chinggis Khan International Airport in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. Our display stands nearly 7-feet-tall and is located in the middle of the international baggage claim area. The message is simple and clear and it uses the same poster design [...]
Posted in taimen on Aug 13th, 2012
The spring season came to an end on the Delger Murun River. We have had an unusual weather pattern resulting in a higher amount of rain and even a little snow. The river was quick to muddy up this year which is something we have never seen before. From talking with locals and Fish Mongolia staff it appears [...]
Posted in taimen on Jun 21st, 2012
As the 2012 taimen field season gets underway we take a look back at some key accomplishments, and look forward to how we intend to continue to build upon that work. Last season found us working with local government and airport administrators in Murun, the provincial capital of Khovsgol Aimag, to construct a permanent taimen conservation kiosk [...]
Posted in stewardship on Jun 19th, 2012
A team led by photographer Michael Forsberg and NET Television project manager Michael Farrell recently embarked on a large-scale time lapse project the likes of which you don’t usually see. The project, which you can follow on their website, constitutes an attempt to visually document the Platte River — a long-standing source of water and [...]
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
Posted in restoration on May 31st, 2012
Many expensive stream projects fail because they are not guided by science, experts say. At Trout Headwaters, Inc. we have a long tradition of promoting the use of baseline assessments in stream, river and wetland restoration. We even developed a patented system, RiverWorks Rapid Assessment System® (RRAS), to help standardize the assessment process. The first [...]
Posted in sustainability on Feb 5th, 2012
The Times-Standard reports that tensions are still high over stream restoration work underway on the Trinity River in California. Fishing guides and landowners are not sold on the work to date by the Trinity River Restoration Program, and want the Trinity Management Council to hold off on additional work until the project effects can be [...]
Posted in sustainability on Dec 14th, 2011
Fishing guides float and fish our nation’s rivers every day. Because of their familiarity and concern for the resources they fish, guides are often able to spot early problems with stream and river health. It’s unfortunate that a notable number of poorly designed stream restoration projects can actually cause greater harm to an already compromised [...]
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