Posted in restoration on Jun 5th, 2013
A widely used approach for describing the form of streams and rivers is a method called the Rosgen Stream Classification System. Developed by Colorado hydrologist Dave Rosgen, and taught through short courses, the system provides a simple way of classifying stream types based on a few key measurements. Streams are assigned a capital letter and [...]
Posted in water on Mar 20th, 2013
World Water Day is held annually on March 22 as to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The United Nations General Assembly designated March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. In 2013, [...]
Posted in water on Nov 28th, 2012
Reprinted with permission from author Chandler Van Voorhis of GreenTrees, LLC Water has played a critical role in the formation of the United States. As President Theodore Roosevelt stated 100 years ago, in the first ever White House Conference on Conservation, “It was in Philadelphia that the representatives of all the States met for what was in [...]
Posted in ecology on Sep 19th, 2012
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Posted in policy on Aug 11th, 2012
Natural resources are often described as “priceless,” but defining the real economic value of clean air, clean water, and open spaces may be the only way to save our environment. One very real economic value of natural resources is jobs – and lots of them. The Outdoor Industry Association’s recent report, “The Outdoor Recreation Economy,” [...]
Posted in freshwater on May 17th, 2012
Decreased snowpack in the Rocky Mountains may compound problems for Colorado, Arizona, California, and other Western states. On April 10th, 61 percent of the lower 48 states were listed by the U.S. Drought Monitor to be in abnormally dry or drought conditions. To assess the vulnerabilities of the watershed and consider how water supply and [...]
Posted in environment on Apr 9th, 2012
The National Mitigation Banking Association (NMBA) held its annual Fly-In March 27- 29 in Washington, D.C. A record number of representatives from the mitigation banking community met with key regulatory personnel and Congressional Representatives to discuss rules and policies impacting the environment, restoration, and the mitigation banking industry. Trout Headwaters, Inc. president Michael Sprague, along [...]
Posted in environment on Jan 9th, 2012
2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a milestone for a series of landmark environmental laws that began with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. Those actions set our nation on a course to restore our damaged natural resources, but today, because of political pressures and court rulings, the [...]
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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