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 restoration on Apr 29th, 2013
Just beneath the surface of the river restoration industry is an undercurrent of controversy strong enough to create two distinctly-opposed camps. Dubbed the “Rosgen Wars ” during the mid-1990s, this 20-year battle of ideas was named for its protagonist, Colorado hydrologist Dave Rosgen, and pits Rosgen and his legion of followers against some of the [...]
Posted in rivers on Mar 30th, 2013
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of a comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that 55 percent are classified as poor, and another 23 percent in fair condition for aquatic life. In certain regions, like the Coastal Plains and Temperate [...]
Posted in water on Feb 19th, 2013
From Triple Pundit Todd Gartner is a Senior Associate for the World Resources Institute’s People and Ecosystems Program. This post was co-written with James Mulligan, Executive Director at Green Community Ventures.Natural ecosystems provide essential services for our communities. Forests and wetlands, for example, filter the water we drink, protect neighborhoods from floods and droughts, and shade aquatic habitat for fish populations.While [...]
Posted in rivers on Feb 10th, 2013
Brett Walton of Circle of Blue via http://www.circleofblue.org reports on a three-year, landmark study completed by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation that highlights the growing disparity between water supply and water demand in seven western U.S. states. These states face a “significant gap” between their water demands and the available supply from [...]
Posted in fish on Feb 5th, 2013
A new research study featured in the latest issue of the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Magazine explores how a warming climate is affecting trout streams throughout the Rocky Mountains, and urges quick action if native trout populations are to persist in diminishing cold-water habitats. One important point of the article is that even with better [...]
Posted in freshwater on Feb 2nd, 2013
The cleanup of the Bronx River helped blunt the impact of Hurricane Sandy write JOSÉ SERRANO AND JOHN F. CALVELLI in Crain’s (http://www.crainsnewyork.com) The tristate area is only beginning to recover from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy. As we assess the damage and how we prepare for a future storm, it is worth noting [...]
Posted in rivers on Jan 23rd, 2013
For a stream scientist Tropical Storm Irene, which dumped loads of rain on Northeast, provided what one researcher calls a “grand experiment” — the opportunity to investigate what happens when a stream system faces a major disturbance. In Vermont, where Dartmouth College scientists are studying the aftermath, the storm knocked out hundreds of roads and [...]
Posted in water on Jan 21st, 2013
Estuaries are the endpoint of our nation’s rivers and the nurseries of our nation’s seas. The health of our nation’s streams and rivers directly affect the health of our oceans. EPA has released its Climate Ready Estuaries 2012 Progress Report, which describes program accomplishments and the new National Estuary Program projects started during 2012, with [...]
Posted in sustainability on Jan 14th, 2013
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