Master Naturalist Presentationon Aquatics

Dick LuebkeTexas Parks & Wildlife Department

Inland Fisheries Research(Retired)

Approach

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• Where does water come from?

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy• Stream habitats and inhabitants

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy• Stream habitats and inhabitants• Impounded waters

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy• Stream habitats and inhabitants• Impounded waters• Water issues

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy• Stream habitats and inhabitants• Impounded waters• Water issues• Questions

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• Where does water come from?• Stream anatomy• Stream habitats and inhabitants• Impounded waters• Water issues• Questions• Show and tell

Water

Water Penny

Beetle larvae Mayfly larva Snail

Salamander Crayfish

Dragonfly larva

Caddis fly larvaMidge larvae

Scud

Hellgrammite

Leech

Impounded Waters

Water Issues

Plea for Advocacy