habitat restoration Articles
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Geospatial Technology in Peatland Habitat Restoration – Part 1
10% of the world’s blanket bog (peatland habitat) is in Scotland, and covers more than a fifth of the land. Given the windy conditions in these upland locations they are also prime locations for planning applications for renewable energy developments. What to expect in this article; An overview of blanket bogs and why they are important; An outline of some of the threats facing this ...
By WKC Group
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Habitat Restoration – Irish Cove Brook - Case Study
Construction Date: Fall 2012 Location: Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton NS Category: Sand Wand™ Habitat Restoration Irish Cove Brook is located on the southeastern side of the Bras d’Or Lake, Cape Breton NS. The lower reaches of the stream are downstream of the #4 Trunk Highway, flowing through an old limestone pit that was reclaimed several years ago; the stream was not restored. ...
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Geospatial Technology in Peatland Habitat Restoration – Part 2
In the second part of this series, we focus on: How Geospatial Technology can be used to aid peatland restoration; A detailed description of the GIS expertise and technologies offered by WKC’s team, with a particular focus on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and how data captured using drone technology can be used for analysis. UAV’s – A realm of possibilities In order to ...
By WKC Group
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Habitat Restoration – Salmon Trout River - Case Study
Construction Date: Summer 2012/Summer 2013 Location: Big Bay, Michigan Category: Sand Wand™ Habitat Restoration A little background Coaster brook trout were once common throughout Lake Superior basin tributaries and near shore waters, but the populations were wiped out due to over-fishing and habitat degradation. The Salmon Trout River, in Marquette, Mich., hosts the last known ...
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Activated carbon mat instrumental as part of overall remediation strategy case study
Project: Grand Calumet River - West Branch, Reach #3 Location: Hammond, IN Products: Reactive Core Mat Background: In 2009. clean up began on a one-mile stretch of the West Branch of the Grand Calumet River. This project involved the mechanical dredging and removal of 82,000 cubic yards of sediments and soils impacted with PAH. PCB, and various heavy metals. The estimated $33 million project was ...
By CETCO
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Green infrastructure and territorial cohesion
The point of departure for this analysis is to support the European process towards territorial cohesion and green infrastructure development, in particular the development of a strategy for green infrastructure. This report explores the concept of green infrastructure, with illustrative examples of green infrastructure initiatives on the ground and further analyses of the integration of green ...
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Sounds of the past give new hope for coral reef restoration
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs, according to new research published today in Nature Communications. An international team of scientists from the UK's University of Exeter and University of Bristol, and Australia's James Cook University and Australian Institute of Marine Science, say this "acoustic enrichment" could be a ...
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Urban Stream Restoration: Standing Up to the Toughest Weather Conditions
Project In 2008, the City of Altanta faced a large problem: the single-lane road that provides the only entry point to its SWAT team training center was likely to be lost completely to erosion. Although the road had been lined with concrete barriers as a stop-gap measure, it was clear that more substantial action was required to save it. Because the road is situated on a narrow tract of land ...
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Natura 2000 newsletter - Europe`s plants under threat
Plants are vital to almost every aspect of our daily lives. They provide us with food, fibres, medicines, fuel, shelter, clothing and even the air we breathe. Many animal species are also directly dependent on plants for their survival. Plants are essential constituents of ecosystems and a key to the Earth’s environmental equilibrium and stability.Europe is blessed with a high level of diversity, ...
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ReStore – Recycling building materials and cardboard too! - Case Study
Each year, ReStore in New Brighton, Minnesota keeps at least 690 tons of Twin Cities building materials from entering the landfill! With amazing recycling results under their belt, Restore is always aiming at doing more to help the Earth. They are building a new ReStore in South Minneapolis, scheduled to open in September, with help from many pro bono labor and gifts in-kind. ReStore’s core ...
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Using a Water pH Sensor to Improve Aquatic Ecosystems
Imagine a hidden language whispering within the watery realm. A language not of words, but of chemical whispers, dictating the very fabric of life for the countless creatures that call it home. This language speaks in terms of acidity and alkalinity, its dialect measured in a singular, potent phrase: pH. And to decipher this aquatic code, we turn to a modern-day oracle: the water pH sensor. ...
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EPA Clean Water Act: New Regulations re: `Waters of the United States`
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act… The rule will ensure protection for the nation’s public health and aquatic resources, and increase CWA program predictability and consistency by clarifying the scope of ‘‘waters of the United States’’ protected under the ...
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Obama provides economic stimulus money for important water projects
California and indeed the entire western region of the United States, face chronic issues with respect to water use management. As reported in a December 2008 article on this site, California faces special problems intensified by cycles of drought; additionally, budget shortfalls are compounding the problems by limiting what the State can accomplish. Some relief may be in sight, though; in April ...
By H2bid, Inc.
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Upping use of algae in feed may reduce global warming rate
A group of researchers with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (NASA) evaluated potential outcomes for the climate system stemming from the use of microalgae biomass as animal feed and alternative fuel along with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). "Its critical, if we think about arable land as a scare resource, that we take care of this resource," said lead researcher ...
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GCL used in raw water storage reservoir to restore Walleye habitat - Case Study
Project Details Fremont Raw Water Storage Reservoir Location Fremont, Ohio Products Used BENTOMAT DN BENTOMAT 200R Constructed in 1911, the Ballville Dam serves as the source of water for the city of Fremont, Ohio. It alsoblocks fish movement on the Sandusky River, preventing walleye access to an important spawning habitat. As a result, the City of Fremont teamed up with the ...
By CETCO
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Why degraded reefs could be the future of ocean conservation
When there’s not enough pristine habitat left to save an ecosystem, it’s time to take a new look at less-than-perfect places. When you think of a nature preserve, chances are you picture a tract of pristine, healthy wilderness, set aside in order to protect a functioning ecosystem. But what if not much remains of the ecosystem you want to protect? A new proposal by an international ...
By Ensia
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Investors Pressure Portfolio Companies to Address Financial Risk of Water
They see a need to identify and invest in solutions to water security threats, as global water demand is projected to soon exceed supply A coalition of 64 institutional investors recently launched the Valuing Water Finance Initiative. It’s coordinated by corporate sustainability advocacy group Ceres, along with the Netherlands government. The initiative is asking some of the ...
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The role of monitoring in Natural Flood Management
Flooding is a natural process, but it endangers lives and causes heavy economic loss. Furthermore, flood risk is expected to increase with climate change and increased urbanisation, so a heavy responsibility lies with those that allocate funding and formulate flood management strategy. In the following article, Nigel Grimsley from OTT Hydromet explains how the success of such plans (both the ...
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Can software save salt marshes?
Computer models that help oceanside cities plan for their future also hold hope for a threatened coastal ecosystem. It’s a mild and sunny summer day on the tidal salt marshes at Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, which sits across Little Narragansett bay from Stonington, Connecticut. Walking through a wide, dry stretch of marsh, Chris Elphick, a conservation biologist at the University ...
By Ensia
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Progress Towards Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010
The continuing loss of biological diversity and its components, genes, species and ecosystems, is an issue of global concern. Research has shown that both the diversity and the identity of the various species have a fundamental influence on the magnitude and stability of the ecological processes that occur at the ecosystem level. There are significant interrelationships between the degradation of ...
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