The Ute team up with some rural Utah residents to oppose a large wetland creation project The opposition seems to center on the use of eminent domain to acquire the land and possibly a fear of West Nile virus, although it's not clear how serious those fears are. The article doesn't make it clear that this is a mitigation project or what it is mitigating for.
A mitigation bank whose credits have all been sold could become a city park in Vero Beach, FL
Planting trees to shade out reed canary grass in Oregon's Columbia River basin
In South Florida, a reservoir larger than Manhattan is being planned to help the Everglades
The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon
Water Supply and Storage Co. has agreed to pay $9 million for damages to natural resources in Rocky Mountain National Park five years ago to restore areas within the park that were damaged by the breach of the Grand River Ditch, which caused more than 60,000 cubic yards of sediment to flow into the upper Colorado River and associated wetlands.
Restoration efforts will have to be stepped up before Chesapeake Bay's health significantly improves
After the horrible news of the crash of the Pacific Coast salmon runs, here are Five Good Salmon News Headlines
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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