Water levels have been dropped in some units at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge for dike maintenance and this made me think of what might happen in the future due to climate change and if more dams are built on the Bear River and how the reduction of water reaching the refuge might be a huge issue in the future for the birds that live on the refuge or for those that use it as a refueling area during their migration.<\/p>\n
I started taking the videos on the morning of August 19th because I thought some of my local friends might like to see what it looks like out there with the water drawn down but when I started thinking about proposed dams on the Bear River and the reduction in water reaching the refuge and how climate change could impact the refuge I started thinking about how this could give us all a glimpse into what could happen to this area if we don’t take action now.<\/p>\n
(You may need to turn your volume up to hear me in the videos, I need to remember to talk louder when I am recording them)<\/p>\n<\/div>