Posted in planning on Mar 16th, 2013
Healthy floodplains are nature’s buffer against weather extremes. The San Francisco Chronicle reports on an innovative project in the San Joaquin Valley combining flood management with ecosystem restoration. The plan includes the purchase of an existing ranch by a nonprofit group called River Partners. The $10 million project is expected to take 10 years to [...]
Posted in planning on Sep 21st, 2012
The Connecticut River Watershed Council and the Conservation Law Foundation have joined together to look at why Otter Creek in Rutland leapt up as Irene Struck, increasing in flow by nearly 20 times in the space of a little more than a day, while downstream in Middlebury the river rose much more gradually, and more [...]
Posted in planning on Sep 6th, 2012
With unpredictable weather patterns becoming the new normal, it may be time to take a fresh look at the flood risk for your home or business. At THI we often work with clients who have concerns about potential flood risks. Streams, rivers and wetlands do flood, and it’s much more cost-effective to take time to [...]
Posted in planning on Sep 6th, 2012
There’s a new term for nature’s ecological services: Green Infrastructure. These green systems are beginning to replace “gray” systems in cities like Seattle. Green infrastructure can be restored wetlands, rooftop gardens, or permeable pavement that trap and filter pollutants before water flows into streams and rivers and is carried to bays and estuaries. A recent [...]
Posted in planning on Jun 20th, 2012
25 years on, Bernie’s still looking for his feet As a young man in the 1960s, Bernie Fowler recalls he could wade chest deep into the Patuxent River and still see his toes as he netted crabs. But the clarity of his beloved river plummeted over the years, along with the vitality of the rest [...]
Posted in planning on Nov 9th, 2011
Stream and River Restoration Is Critical to Reducing the Impacts of Storm Events on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Runoff from the rainfall caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee set off a deluge of sediment, trash and toxic sewer wastes in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The satellite image below, captured by the [...]
Posted in planning on Aug 20th, 2011
If you like fish, or even steak or chicken, you’ve likely eaten something that has consumed an Atlantic menhaden. These smallish, oily and bony fish are one of the critical links of the Atlantic and Chesapeake Bay food chains. Menhaden feed the oceans, but they are also harvested by the ton, ground up, and added [...]
Posted in planning on Jul 12th, 2011
NOAA’s National Weather Service has warned (7.6.2011) that many rivers in the upper Midwest and northern Plains remain above flood stage and flooding will likely continue throughout the summer for these regions. With many forecasters predicting that severe weather events could become the new normal, the health of our nation’s floodplains is fast becoming our top [...]
Posted in planning on Jul 5th, 2011
A baseline assessment can best be described as the basis by which to judge the success of any action taken to conserve, protect, enhance or restore water resources. Monitoring, when properly executed, continues to evaluate the health of the resource after any action is taken in order to track results in a meaningful way. Trout [...]
Posted in planning on Jun 30th, 2011
Before you start that fisheries enhancement project or erosion control project, you need to ask the right questions. Our free consumer report “Buyer Beware: A Warning to Consumers about the Industry” will give you the Top 10 Questions to Ask Your Aquatic Resource Consultant. In the report, we also identify the five most common problems in [...]
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