Volunteers plant trees underwater to help fish survive drought
The trees can survive under 20 feet of water and come back after water levels decrease
Updated: 8:47 AM CDT Apr 11, 2018
Volunteers plant trees underwater to help fish survive drought
The trees can survive under 20 feet of water and come back after water levels decrease
Updated: 8:47 AM CDT Apr 11, 2018
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Volunteers plant trees underwater to help fish survive drought
The trees can survive under 20 feet of water and come back after water levels decrease
Updated: 8:47 AM CDT Apr 11, 2018
The water level in the Elephant Butte reservoir is expected to decrease much more rapidly than last year. So volunteers are planting Goodding's Willow trees to help the fish survive the drought.For three years, the volunteers have been planting Christmas trees to serve the same function, but the New Mexico B.A.S.S. Nation conservancy director says Goodding's Willow trees are even better.To find out how planting trees underwater can help fish survive the drought, watch the video above.
The water level in the Elephant Butte reservoir is expected to decrease much more rapidly than last year. So volunteers are planting Goodding's Willow trees to help the fish survive the drought.
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For three years, the volunteers have been planting Christmas trees to serve the same function, but the New Mexico B.A.S.S. Nation conservancy director says Goodding's Willow trees are even better.
To find out how planting trees underwater can help fish survive the drought, watch the video above.