I've had several questions about what happened to this blog. Basically, my dissertation happened. At this point, writing that comes first and I don't feel like I can keep up with what's going on in the outside world to the necessary extent to provide the coverage, and snark, that you have all come to expect here. I am imagining that after this summer, my last field season, I will be able to come back to it.
If anyone would be interested in becoming a co-blogger here, I would love to talk to you about it.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Stream Restoration News for November 18, 2008
And the response to last weeks big news:
San Joaquin River restoration bill postponed until 2009 which is probably the best anyone could hope for. Also, compromises have been reached with two water districts who were refusing to get behind the plan
A good round up of all the San Joaquin news
And, worse news, Is Schwarzenegger Trading Klamath Dam Removal for the Destruction of the Delta?
Budget cuts in Massachusetts will impact stream restoration program
Dike breaching aids endangered sucker restoration in Oregon
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation announced today a $250,000 donation from Wal-Mart Foundation to provide catalytic funding for a new watershed restoration initiative
San Joaquin River restoration bill postponed until 2009 which is probably the best anyone could hope for. Also, compromises have been reached with two water districts who were refusing to get behind the plan
A good round up of all the San Joaquin news
And, worse news, Is Schwarzenegger Trading Klamath Dam Removal for the Destruction of the Delta?
Budget cuts in Massachusetts will impact stream restoration program
Dike breaching aids endangered sucker restoration in Oregon
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation announced today a $250,000 donation from Wal-Mart Foundation to provide catalytic funding for a new watershed restoration initiative
Friday, November 14, 2008
Stream Restoration News for November 14, 2008
Big news today The dams are coming down on the Klamath! The most powerful opponents of efforts to remove four dams that have blocked salmon migration on the Klamath River for the past century did an about-face Thursday and agreed in principle to a dam-removal plan along the California and Oregon border. and Federal and state officials sign nonbinding deal to remove Klamath River dams. Lots of coverage: AP, YubaNet, American Rivers, WaterWired (Oregon State University), and TroutUnderground offers A Brief History of the Contentious Klamath River Salmon Recovery/Dam Removal Issue
But the news continues: New legislation has been introduced in Congress to resolve the issues surrounding restoration of the contentious San Joaquin River in California. Even agricultural interests are recognizing that this deal is likely best for the river, says the Merced Sun Star
And one more story I've been following for awhile: U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Miccosukee Tribe to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from beginning construction of a one-mile bridge on the historic road, which has long blocked the natural flow of the River of Grass The tribe argues that the proposed "correction" won't do enough to restore natural flow to the Everglades.
And a final cool note: Several European municipalities are working to insure that management of urban rivers has both environmental and social benefits
But the news continues: New legislation has been introduced in Congress to resolve the issues surrounding restoration of the contentious San Joaquin River in California. Even agricultural interests are recognizing that this deal is likely best for the river, says the Merced Sun Star
And one more story I've been following for awhile: U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro granted a preliminary injunction sought by the Miccosukee Tribe to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from beginning construction of a one-mile bridge on the historic road, which has long blocked the natural flow of the River of Grass The tribe argues that the proposed "correction" won't do enough to restore natural flow to the Everglades.
And a final cool note: Several European municipalities are working to insure that management of urban rivers has both environmental and social benefits
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Stream Restoration News for November 11, 2008
Sorry this thing has been on hiatus for awhile. Lots of work and other life stuff got in the way. But now I'm back.
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the 2008 Southeast Stream Restoration Conference in Asheville. Lots of good talks and good conversation in between. I even got to shake Dave Rosgen's hand. There were several recurring themes throughout the meeting. One was, of course, the new mitigation rules and what their interpretation might mean. Spurred on by Peter Wilcock from Johns Hopkins and others, another big topic was uncertainty, its effects on the possibility of success, and how to incorporate it into planning.
My talk was on the possibility for urban stream restoration to improve water quality. Given that NC is seriously talking about granting nutrient mitigation credits for stream restoration, and that the evidence is slim that these projects can affect nutrient concentrations or removal, I thought it was a timely topic. I understand that the power point presentations will be posted online at a future time.
Now, some links:
New research by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has identified that the continued loss of wetlands in Manitoba is increasing phosphorus loads into Lake Winnipeg equivalent to dumping 10 semi loads of commercial agricultural fertilizer or 544,000 bags of lawn fertilizer directly into the lake every year
Public comments are being incorporated into the ongoing restoration and Superfund cleanup of the Upper Clark Fork in Missoula, MT
The sort of restoration I can get behind: Removing a concrete channel in Gloucester, MA Also, Making plans to restore Massachusetts' Sudbury River
Maryland officials should throw lifeline to depleted stock of brook trout
Project aims to restore Mississippi river flow and aquatic life behind diversion dikes in Tennessee
The dirty side of "clean coal"
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the 2008 Southeast Stream Restoration Conference in Asheville. Lots of good talks and good conversation in between. I even got to shake Dave Rosgen's hand. There were several recurring themes throughout the meeting. One was, of course, the new mitigation rules and what their interpretation might mean. Spurred on by Peter Wilcock from Johns Hopkins and others, another big topic was uncertainty, its effects on the possibility of success, and how to incorporate it into planning.
My talk was on the possibility for urban stream restoration to improve water quality. Given that NC is seriously talking about granting nutrient mitigation credits for stream restoration, and that the evidence is slim that these projects can affect nutrient concentrations or removal, I thought it was a timely topic. I understand that the power point presentations will be posted online at a future time.
Now, some links:
New research by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has identified that the continued loss of wetlands in Manitoba is increasing phosphorus loads into Lake Winnipeg equivalent to dumping 10 semi loads of commercial agricultural fertilizer or 544,000 bags of lawn fertilizer directly into the lake every year
Public comments are being incorporated into the ongoing restoration and Superfund cleanup of the Upper Clark Fork in Missoula, MT
The sort of restoration I can get behind: Removing a concrete channel in Gloucester, MA Also, Making plans to restore Massachusetts' Sudbury River
Maryland officials should throw lifeline to depleted stock of brook trout
Project aims to restore Mississippi river flow and aquatic life behind diversion dikes in Tennessee
The dirty side of "clean coal"
Monday, October 20, 2008
Stream Restoration News for October 20, 2008
As fitting this time of year, a very political set of stream restoration stories.
Schwarzenegger signs legislation to fund the beginning of the Salton Sea restoration plan Also, A task force appointed by the governor warns that California must amend its laws and build new dams, canals and desalination plants or face economic and ecological disaster. The state must elevate environmental needs for water to a standing equal to that of human needs to restore the state's ailing water network, a report by the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force said
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign Thursday pledged to follow through on the Everglades restoration funding that the federal government so far failed to deliver Also in the Miami Herald
And Restoring Great Lakes becomes a campaign issue
Wetland Restoration and Poverty Reduction Through Ecotourism
Schwarzenegger signs legislation to fund the beginning of the Salton Sea restoration plan Also, A task force appointed by the governor warns that California must amend its laws and build new dams, canals and desalination plants or face economic and ecological disaster. The state must elevate environmental needs for water to a standing equal to that of human needs to restore the state's ailing water network, a report by the Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force said
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign Thursday pledged to follow through on the Everglades restoration funding that the federal government so far failed to deliver Also in the Miami Herald
And Restoring Great Lakes becomes a campaign issue
Wetland Restoration and Poverty Reduction Through Ecotourism
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Stream Restoration News for October 15, 2008
Worries about the impacts and efficacy of mitigation of natural gas drilling on Colorado's Roan Plateau: "energy companies can defy a lot of laws, but not the law of gravity."
The dwindling number of salmon entering the Yuba River (CA) and spawning in the last year has raised concerns from environmental groups. It also has prompted an aggregate mining company to dedicate land for the restoration of habitat for the fish.
Stream friendly dairy farming near Melbourne, Australia
California lawmakers are revisiting a San Joaquin River restoration plan even as it comes under sustained pressure over funding and how it would work
River restoration is goal of dam removal near Columbus, OH
The dwindling number of salmon entering the Yuba River (CA) and spawning in the last year has raised concerns from environmental groups. It also has prompted an aggregate mining company to dedicate land for the restoration of habitat for the fish.
Stream friendly dairy farming near Melbourne, Australia
California lawmakers are revisiting a San Joaquin River restoration plan even as it comes under sustained pressure over funding and how it would work
River restoration is goal of dam removal near Columbus, OH
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Stream Restoration News for October 2, 2008
In a last-minute bid, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has rewritten a bill to restore the San Joaquin River so that it might avoid budgetary obstacles. Feinstein says stripping out money could ease passage of the environmentally ambitious bill
River Summit focusing on how urban impacts on the Patuxent River (MD) are affecting the oysters of Chesapeake Bay, and what to do about it.
Debate in Ottawa over priorities in restoring the Petitcodiac River
The first public hearing was held Wednesday on a far-reaching federal order that lowers flows in the Russian River (CA) and requires habitat restoration for coho salmon and steelhead
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,770,000 for projects on Maui, Kaua'i and O'ahu to mitigate the risk of rockfalls and restore streams that were affected by the March 2006 floods
River Summit focusing on how urban impacts on the Patuxent River (MD) are affecting the oysters of Chesapeake Bay, and what to do about it.
Debate in Ottawa over priorities in restoring the Petitcodiac River
The first public hearing was held Wednesday on a far-reaching federal order that lowers flows in the Russian River (CA) and requires habitat restoration for coho salmon and steelhead
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,770,000 for projects on Maui, Kaua'i and O'ahu to mitigate the risk of rockfalls and restore streams that were affected by the March 2006 floods
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