THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! And patience! Fishable Indiana Streams for Hoosiers, Inc. (FISH) recently presented Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana with our petition, signed by 1054 Hoosiers, Americans, and concerned friends worldwide, requesting his attention and assistance regarding Williams Dam, the process by which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) awarded a 50-year license to generate hydropower at Williams Dam, and how the dam and the license affect threatened and endangered species in the East Fork of the White River. The petition was written in 2016, and we were set back somewhat by the election. However, earlier this month our friends at the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government to declare the lake sturgeon, particularly the remnant population in the East Fork, an Endangered Species. CBD also gave notice that it would sue the federal government to advance protection for a federally listed endangered mussel found in the East Fork. Therefore we felt that the time for action is now! IF the holder of the hydropower license moves ahead with their project, against the interests of Hoosiers and our environment, then we and our friends will demand the utmost in state-of-the-art technology and programs to protect the lake sturgeon, and all other threatened and endangered species in the East Fork White River and its watershed! (Pictured: Deputy State Director Brandon Herget accepting petition on behalf of Sen. Donnelly from FISH Director G. Moody)