Stream Restoration News for August 26, 2008

In an unusual move, the EPA has told the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it is stepping into an obscure debate over whether the Los Angeles River and its tributary streams are "traditional navigable waters." The EPA certainly doesn't have the time to do this for every river basin in the country, nor was that ever the intent of the writers of the Clean Water Act. We need the Clean Water Restoration Act now.

New plans for restoration along the Colorado River near Grand Junction, CO

PGE and Confederated Tribes to restore fish passage in Deschutes River Basin (OR): Construction of unique 273-foot underwater tower and fish collection facility near completion

Trinidad and Tobago's Neriva Swamp, an important biodiversity hotspot, will begin to be restored

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced a continued partnership with Mirant Potomac River Generating Station’s for an Atlantic sturgeon restoration project for the Potomac River As part of the renewed partnership, Mirant will provide up to $325,000 over the next five years to support restoration activities of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), the only large bottom feeders present in the Chesapeake Bay.

After a year of amazing restoration milestones on Montana's Superfund site Clark Fork River, local tribes are now sharing their vision for the river's future

Debate over salmon restoration triage in the Pacific Northwest: should money go to protect pristine streams or restore urban streams?

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has developed a new portal to keep track of ongoing salmon restoration projects under their jurisdiction Check out Habitat Work Schedule here