This is a really fascinating and encouraging study of the re-establishment of eelgrass “meadows” in the bays of Virginia also brought back other species that use eelgrass as habitat. The inshore lagoons of Virginia, USA, once supported vast meadows of … Continue reading
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Taylor Run goes through densely populated areas of Alexandria, Virginia, and interacts with a major freeway cloverleaf. The restoration is part of the larger project of cutting harmful runoff into Chesapeake Bay. The purpose of the Taylor Run stream restoration … Continue reading
“The process to remove the York Creek dam started back in the summer of 1992 — 60 or 70 years after the city stopped using it as a primary water source — when a crew was doing some routine maintenance … Continue reading
They’re still cleaning up the mess. Here to the tune of $15 million. This is amazing to me. Ten years later and its still going on. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust was capitalized at $20 billion. Here’s a report … Continue reading
Developed by Land o’ Lakes. Used in this study of ag impact of wheat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Who the hell grows wheat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed? That’s what the Dakotas are for.) The Truterra Champion at The … Continue reading
Four months ago a dam collapse in Michigan called into question the solidity of four area dams. No a proposal to replace the dams has been put forward: $338 million. The interesting thing about this is that the dam reconstruction … Continue reading
For “economic development or community revitalization at abandoned mine land (AML) locations across Pennsylvania”. Link to article. PA Department of Environmental Protection press release.
Walton Family Foundation study of the size and scope of the environmental restoration industry, and its effects on the economy. “Based on this analysis we conclude that the domestic ecological restoration sector directly employs ~ 126,000 workers and generates ~ … Continue reading
Project to restore the wetlands at the mouth of the Don River as it flows into Lake Ontario. Includes both restoration of wetlands (in new configuration) and planned mixed-use community. “The Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project … Continue reading
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