Rotorua lakefront redevelopment provides safe haven for kōura
16 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM
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Freshwater scientist Dr Ian Kusabs. Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Kōura will have a new safe haven at Rotorua s lakefront thanks to a purpose-built habitat as part of the Rotorua Lakefront redevelopment project.
It is hoped that baby kōura, which are the most vulnerable to predators, will flourish in their new habitat, which has large rocks and stones for them to hide from predators.
The lakefront boardwalk will also provide essential shade. The lakefront redevelopment project provides an opportunity to significantly improve the kōura habitat, and it s well timed because catfish, which prey on kōura, are now in Lake Rotorua, freshwater scientist Dr Ian Kusabs said.
Local Focus: Tarawera Ultramarathon put elite long distance runners to the test
16 Feb, 2021 04:55 AM
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Thousands gather for Tarawera Ultramarathon. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Video Journalist, Rotorua, NZH Local Focus delilah@localfocus.nz
Three-thousand determined competitors took part in the 13th year of the Tarawera Ultramarathon. It s four races that push competitors bodies to the limits, testing mental strength, endurance, and stamina. There is the 21km, 50km, we have a 102km in the Ultra-Trail World Tour, and a 100 mile race as well, for those people who want to go for a very long time, regional director Chris Randle said.
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Susquehanna River water goes south from Lake Otsego figuratively and literally
Degradation of the Susquehanna begins only a few miles from its source: Dams, farm pollutants, septic tank leakage and other ecological assaults.
Jeff Platsky, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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1:34 pm UTC Feb. 4, 2021
Degradation of the Susquehanna begins only a few miles from its source: Dams, farm pollutants, septic tank leakage and other ecological assaults.
Jeff Platsky, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Published
1:34 pm UTC Feb. 4, 2021
This USA Today Network special report explores solutions to deep threats that flow through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland as the Susquehanna River feeds the Chesapeake Bay with life and death.