Small water-release changes could make a difference for the Cape Fear River — video credits
Video: Ernest Henry IV / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District / DVIDS. Separate context photograph: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Original sources and useful links
- Water-release timing, fish passage and ongoing evaluation — USACE Wilmington District / Ernest Henry IV
- Cape Fear River — April field footage and interviews — USACE Wilmington District / Ernest Henry IV
- Cape Fear River: Sustainable Rivers Program — USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center
- Program publications and information contact — USACE Hydrologic Engineering Center
- Editorial reuse and source-credit policy — DVIDS