Prairie Sportsman
Twisted Sisters and Dam Be Gone
Season 10 Episode 7 | 27m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Twisted Sister Spearing Decoys and removing obsolete river dams to improve fish habitat.
Meet spearing enthusiasts Tami Kotila and Amy Smith, owners of Twisted Sisters Spearing Decoys, then learn how removing obsolete dams from the Minnesota River is improving native fish habitat and how home owners can prevent stormwater runoff pollution.
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Twisted Sisters and Dam Be Gone
Season 10 Episode 7 | 27m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet spearing enthusiasts Tami Kotila and Amy Smith, owners of Twisted Sisters Spearing Decoys, then learn how removing obsolete dams from the Minnesota River is improving native fish habitat and how home owners can prevent stormwater runoff pollution.
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Clip: S10 Ep7 | 6m 4s | The Marsh Lake Dam is being restructured to allow lake levels to be changed & fish to pass (6m 4s)
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Clip: S10 Ep7 | 5m 34s | A rerouting of the Pomme de Terre River relocated 3,000 native mussels by the DNR. (5m 34s)
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Clip: S10 Ep7 | 4m 30s | Homeowners can prevent stormwater runoff pollution by installing rain gardens & buffers. (4m 30s)
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Clip: S10 Ep7 | 8m 7s | Spearing enthusiasts & sisters Amy Smith & Tami Kotila own Twisted Sisters Spearing Decoys (8m 7s)
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