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Marsh Dilemma: Restore? Or Preserve?

New Haven :: CT :: USA | 4 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Or Preserve? by Melinda Tuhus December 4, 2009 8:35 AM Permalink Comments (0) An environmental group wants to allow salt water to flow again into the West River’s marshes, by replacing almost century-old tide gates. Neighbor Paula Panzarella (pictured),...

Tags: tide gates, Milone & MacBroom, Rich Orson, salt marsh, existing tide, Paula Panzarella, Southern Connecticut State University, salt water, Jim MacBroom, New Haven, Environment, Marsh, Coastal geography, Long Island Sound, Wetlands, Lock, West River, Tide

Did Salt Lake County need a second jail?

South Salt Lake :: UT :: USA | 23 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Corrections » Empty beds at main lockup have some asking, 'Why Oxbow?' The Salt Lake Tribune Updated: 11/13/2009 05:14:39 PM MST Overcrowding. That was the rallying cry that prompted Salt Lake County to reopen the long-mothballed Oxbow Jail...That's...

Tags: Oxbow, Salt Lake County, ADC, Jim Winder, South Salt Lake, Lake, Wetlands

USDA under fire for having blackbirds in their crosshairs

Posted by: DelilahStarling  | 

Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The United States Department of Agriculture has recently received an intent to sue from WildEarth Guardians for spraying pesticides from a helicopter onto wetlands, in an effort to kill blackbirds and the cattails that make up a good portion of their...

Tags: Wildlife Servie, Tom Vilsack, WildEarth Guardians, toxic chemicals, wetlands, pesticides

San Franciscans get hands dirty for coastal clean up day 2009

Posted by: EricBVD  | 

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 4

Citizens of San Francisco came out in force on saturday 19, 2009 to clean up Heron Head Park.  Volunteers got their hands dirty by picking up trash, removing invasive species, and planting native plants.  Exciting trash finds included a door...

Tags: coastal clean up, trash, wetlands, san francisco

Report lays out plan for Nissequogue River's future

New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The Nissequogue River runs through one of the largest coastal wetlands on the North Shore and is the only major tidal river draining into Long Island Sound whose coastal portion remains relatively undisturbed. The watershed is one of 33 areas around Long...

Tags: environment, wetlands, Nissequogue River, Long Island Sound

Scientific experts to advise on water

Victoria :: Canada | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A panel of scientific experts has been appointed to advise the Rudd Government on the use of water purchased to restore the rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin. Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said today that the...

Tags: environment, wetlands

Major land deal protects 486 acres of Santa Cruz County wetlands

Watsonville :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

After expenses, that money, about $100,000 a year, will go to help expand the wetlands areas and to reduce soil erosion. The land remains on the tax rolls, farming can continue, and the wildlife restoration efforts receive a regular stream of money at...

Tags: wetlands, santa cruz, wildlife, Santa Cruz County, land trust

Korea Times: Cranes in Danger on Development

Changwŏn :: South Korea | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The number of ``endangered'' crane species wintering on the Korean Peninsula is decreasing as wetlands disappear due to reclamation and other development projects, an international bird conservation group said, Friday. Of many crane species, three ― the...

Tags: environment, wetlands, ecosystem, Korean Peninsula

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Bill to Restore SF Wetlands

Posted by: GoGreen  | 

Sacramento :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

This month, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a landmark bill to restore San Francisco Bay wetlands.  California Assembly Bill 2954 creates the SF Bay Restoration Authority, to secure crucial funding to help establish 100,000 acres...

Tags: California, Schwarzenegger, environment, global warming, ecosystem, wetlands, wildlife, bill, Bay Area

Sierra Sun, Truckee, California: SAVING SNOW CREEK

South Lake Tahoe :: CA :: USA | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Jacqui Grandfield of Agate Bay drives by the Snow Creek wetland in Tahoe Vista several times a week, so she�s had a chance to admire the fruits of her labor. Unfortunately, so has the general public. �This summer I noticed less wildlife using the...

Tags: california, environment, wildlife, wetlands, Sierra Nevada Alliance

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