Caddo Lake Chronicle – 2nd Edition
New Newsletter – Caddo Lake Chronicle 1st Edition
It’s been TEN years – Happy Birthday to the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge!!
September 26th marks a decade that the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack, Texas, has been open to the public.
Paddlefish Restocking: Weds. September 18th, 2019 ~11:30am-12:15pm (approx.)
Paddlefish Restocking, Weds. Sept. 18th, approx.. 11:30am-12:15pm (we expect the USFWS trucks to arrive at 11:30am and begin acclimating the fish to the bayou water. We anticipate they will start releasing fish at noon and that it will be over by 12:15pm.) Jefferson,...
HOW CAN YOU HELP NATURE LOCALLY?
Dont's: DO NOT SPREAD INVASIVE SPECIES: CLEAN-DRAIN-DRY YOUR BOAT! Look for invasive stowaways in your prop, anchor, dock lines, trailer, hull, rollers, bunks, axle, live wells, bilge, motor, prop. Empty, drain any debris at the lake parking lot as you are leaving. ...
Paddlefish Festival & Release
The Shreveport Aquarium hosted the first ever Paddlefish Festival on the now official, National Paddlefish Day, Saturday, March 9, 2019. The Aquarium and the Caddo Lake Institute partnered to raise and release these prehistoric paddlefish, with support from the U.S....
Caddo Lake & National Geographic!
Caddo Lake will be part of National Geographic Explorer Program, Monday, January 28, at 5pm! On the National Geographic Channel’s Explorer program, titled “Yellowstone Wolves,” one segment will be “Lake Eating Monster,” about the invasive plant, Giant Salvinia, and...
Restoration Advisory Board Meeting
The EPA and their contractor, along with the Army, present the status updates on ongoing clean up efforts for those who would like to attend.
Paddlefish Release
August 14, 2018 - 3,000 paddlefish were recently released into Caddo Lake (1,500 at the State Park and 1,500 at the National Wildlife Refuge.) This is the 2nd in a series of 3 releases this month, part of the first official re-stocking of these prehistoric fish. These...
Adopt a Paddlefish!
27,000-acre Caddo Lake – really a flooded bald cypress forest – has more diverse fish species than any other lake in the state of Texas. Paddlefish – also called Spoonbill catfish or Shovelnose catfish – are native to Big Cypress Bayou, which feeds Caddo Lake. They’ve...
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CLI Annual Report FY2024
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