Native tribe releases rare creatures that were once abundant in US waterway: 'Amazing that we can do that'

Native tribe releases rare creatures that were once abundant in US waterway: 'Amazing that we can do that'

For the first time, members of the St. Croix Chippewa Tribe have released young lake sturgeon into Clam Lake as part of a restoration project. According to Wisconsin Public Radio, the St. Croix Chippewa began surveying sturgeon in the state's lake about five years ago. Since then, the Tribe has invested over $1 million into a hatchery expansion for the fish. The St. Croix Chippewa and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources gathered sturge…