Monday, June 9, 2008

Stream Restoration News for June 9, 2008

When construction workers filled a canal, tore out roads and prepared the land in this corner of the Everglades for a major restoration project, something unexpected happened: Nature rebounded, even before the real restoration begins

The beauty of the Reedy River as it flows through Falls Park in Greenville, SC gives a false sense of the health of the river itself

An interesting economic/policy/thought piece: The Interconnectedness of Chesapeake Ecosystem Markets

The US Army Corps of Engineers has officially deauthorized the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) and will over the next two years work to eliminate the connection between the ocean and Lake Pontchartrain This is good news for the people of New Orleans, as the channel was a perfect bottleneck for forcing storm surges into the middle of the city. It is also good news for the local freshwater ecosystems. This blog has a great explanation of what MRGO is and why it should go away

Rainbow trout kill-off part of plan for brook trout survival in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A coalition of government agencies, environmental groups, and key property owners is discussing the feasibility of removing three old dams from the Shawsheen River near Andover, MA to allow fish to return to their once-fertile spawning grounds upstream, improve boating, and help control flooding in the watershed

Eugene and Springfield, OR seek to reconnect their cities to the rivers that run through them

John McCain gets blasted for his opinions on Everglades restoration

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