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Chemical treatment to be deployed against invasive fish in Colorado River

The National Park Service will renew efforts to rid an area of the Colorado River in northern Arizona of invasive fish by killing them with a chemical treatment, the agency said Friday. A substance lethal to fish but approved by federal environmental regulators called rotenone will be disseminated starting Aug. 26. It’s the latest tactic in an ongoing struggle to keep non-native smallmouth bass and green sunfish at bay below the Glen Canyon Dam and to protect a threatened native fish, the humpback chub. The treatment will require a weekend closure of the Colorado River slough, a cobble bar area…

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End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

LAKE HAVASU CITY – As our summer comes to a close, volunteers of The National Wildlife Refuges will be gathering at Castle Rock Bay to clean up the Colorado River for the National Public Lands day Water Trail Paddle and refuge clean up event.   Thanks to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) whose mission is to prolong education about the environment and develop a plan for everyone improve their own lives by helping the health and safety of the planet.  That is exactly what The Friends of Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges does every year.  The U.S….

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End of summer Lake Havasu cleanup

LAKE HAVASU CITY – As our summer comes to a close, volunteers of The National Wildlife Refuges will be gathering at Castle Rock Bay to clean up the Colorado River for the National Public Lands day Water Trail Paddle and refuge clean up event.   Thanks to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) whose mission is to prolong education about the environment and develop a plan for everyone improve their own lives by helping the health and safety of the planet.  That is exactly what The Friends of Bill Williams River and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges does every year.  The U.S….

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Special Olympics will fill your heart

MOHAVE COUNTY – Globally, The Special Olympics is a network of people who have and continue to develop an environment where everyone in the world is accepted. Regardless of the challenges they face, The Special Olympics helps others to see the world in a new light The journey to help children and adults with intellectual disabilities began in 1962 with philanthropist Eunice Kennedy Shriver.  Shriver witnessed the mental challenges of her sister Rosemary throughout her life. Rosemary became Shriver’s inspiration and she created a Summer day camp for mentally challenged children and adults.   The camp was created to provide people with disabilities…

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Special Olympics will fill your heart

MOHAVE COUNTY – Globally, The Special Olympics is a network of people who have and continue to develop an environment where everyone in the world is accepted. Regardless of the challenges they face, The Special Olympics helps others to see the world in a new light The journey to help children and adults with intellectual disabilities began in 1962 with philanthropist Eunice Kennedy Shriver.  Shriver witnessed the mental challenges of her sister Rosemary throughout her life. Rosemary became Shriver’s inspiration and she created a Summer day camp for mentally challenged children and adults.   The camp was created to provide people with disabilities…

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Coffee with the Mayor, City Manager

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Join Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy and City Manager Jess Knudson for coffee on Friday, September 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and learn about what is happening in the city and get answers to questions you may have about current and future projects. Meeting is held in the Council Chambers at the Police Department located at 2360 McCulloch Blvd North. For more information or questions about Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager, contact the Mayor’s office at (928) 453-4152.

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