Slow the Flow and Rainbow Trout The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a trout and species of Protect the River salmonid native to cold-water streams and rivers in North America. Rainbow trout usually return to fresh water to spawn after living two to...
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Slow the Flow and Rainbow Trout The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a trout and species of Protect the River salmonid native to cold-water streams and rivers in North America. Rainbow trout usually return to fresh water to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean. Freshwater forms have been introduced into the Great Lakes and migrate into streams and rivers to spawn. EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH BLUE FLAG IRIS The Waukegan River is an waukeganparks.org/signs RAINBOW TROUT WATER STREET Great Blue Heron PLAYGROUND AREA 64 0 Incredible Source of Life and Recreation A large wading bird in the heron 63 This special place we call the Waukegan River is home to unique birds like the 0 62 0 family Ardeidae, the Great Blue Great Blue Heron, plants like the Blue Flag Iris and fish like the Rainbow Trout. 61 0 60 Heron is common near the shores of 0 It’s a great place to explore and learn. Unfortunately, the river is threatened by open water and in wetlands over how much stormwater and po
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