Landower's Guide to Managing Streams in the Eastern United States

Authors: L.A. Helfrich, Extension specialist and professor, Virginia Tech; D.L. Weigmann, director, Office of Science and Technology, State of Nevada; R.J. Neves, leader, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Publication Number 420-141, posted December 1998

Channeled, ditched streams lack the habitat necessary to support sportfish and wildlife.	Dredging destroys stream habitat and kills sportfish, their eggs, and fish-food insects.

Return to the Channeling and Wetland Drainage section of The Stream Killers.