| Title | Headwater streams and wetlands are critical for sustaining fish, fisheries, and ecosystem services |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Colvin, Susan A. R., S. Sullivan, Mazeika P., Patrick D. Shirey, Randall W. Colvin, Kirk O. Winemiller, Robert M. Hughes, Kurt D. Fausch, Dana M. Infante, Julian D. Olden, Kevin R. Bestgen, Robert J. Danehy, and Lisa Eby |
| Secondary Title | Fisheries |
| Volume | 44 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pagination | p.73-91 |
| Date Published | 2019, Feb. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Calapooia River, Cascade Head National Scenic And Research Area, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crowley Creek, depleted populations, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy, general, Oregon chub = Oregonichthys crameri, wetlands, Willamette River |
| Notes | In 2019, the Trump Administration proposed amending the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Act to narrow the definition of wetlands, and to remove millions of acres from protection. In resonse, the American Fisheries Society published this article, an “AFS Special Report” on the value of headwaters and wetlands, particularly of streams that are dry part of the year. The Biden Administration subsequently reversed the Trump amendment, but the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency, ruled in favor of narrowing the definition in 2023. Many aspects of this slow-moving environmental disaster are still in litigation. The article includes a photograph of Crowley Creek on Cascade Head. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/n583z1008 |
| DOI | 10.1002/fsh.10229 |
