Project Leader Tracy Hill, Missouri River Branch Chief Wyatt Doyle, and Fish Biologist Clayton Ridenour traveled to Fort Leavenworth, KS to meet with Fort Leavenworth Military Base officials during October to discuss Missouri River restoration adjacent to Fort land.  Fort Leavenworth Forester Matt Nowak accompanied the group pointing out likely restoration sites as they toured the seven mile reach of Missouri River bordering the Base.  Columbia NFWCO previously recommended a side channel chute and backwater area be constructed on Fort Leavenworth land to benefit Federally endangered pallid sturgeon and other imperiled native fishes in a recent management report.  Following the river tour they submitted a proposal to monitor the fishes in these newly constructed habitats to measure their success as restoration sites.  This partnership represents an important milestone to restoring Missouri River habitats and recovering pallid sturgeon because side channels and backwater areas as fish habitat are significantly lacking in the reach of river near Fort Leavenworth.  This strategic approach to natural resource conservation is consistent with the core principals of the Service’s Fishery Program and is essential to protect, enhance and restore native species.  This activity supports the “Partnerships and Accountability”, “Aquatic Species Conservation and Management” and “Aquatic Habitat Conservation and Management” priorities of the Service's Fisheries Program Vision for the Future.