1.   Aside from threatening to denude the creek bed, the practice endangered fish habitat, since the loss of shade increased the temperature of the water.

2.   Citing several concerns, including fish habitat and water quality, the state Department of Natural Resources has temporarily banned the removal of sunken logs from state rivers.

3.   Conservation Law Foundation and other environmental groups contend that the extremely low water levels destroy fish habitat and other resources.

4.   Fishery managers have long felt that extinction could be averted if fish habitats were good.

5.   Its aim is to defeat environmentalists who claim that power utilities, aluminum companies and the timber industry are destroying fish habitats on the Columbia and other rivers.

6.   That plan would have relied heavily on mechanical means, including bulldozing of banks and channels, to restore lost fish habitats.

7.   The force of all the rain water can scour prime fish habitat and clog waterways such as Pipers with silt.

8.   The group also called for stronger enforcement of new national and international laws that regulate and protect fish habitats, as well as reducing waste in fisheries.

9.   The overall effect is that the streams and rivers fill with silt, the scientists say, and the shallower waters mean ruined fish habitats and more flooding.

10.   The U.S. Forest Service releases an interim plan to protect inland fish habitat from development, but federal budget cuts may end plans for a long-term solution.