Posted in sustainability on Feb 20th, 2012
Trout Headwaters, Inc. (THI) has now completely moved to 100-percent clean and renewable energy to power our Paradise Valley, Mont. headquarters. This switch to renewable wind and solar energy was surprisingly simple. Besides installing a roof-top solar panel system, THI opted for green wind energy produced at wind farms in the Great Plains, and purchased [...]
Posted in environment on Jan 8th, 2012
What follows is a letter to the editor in response to a recent article in Conservation Magazine titled, Chasing Rainbows by Anders Halverson. “Lured by a utopian vision of nature, fish and game agencies dropped billions of trout into thousands of lakes. Now, they’re determined to undo the damage they caused,” writes Halverson. The article which [...]
Posted in stewardship on Jan 5th, 2012
Overgrazing of riparian areas by livestock is one of the most common impacts THI sees when conducting stream assessments on rural lands. Depending upon the length and severity of improper livestock access, overgrazing in riparian areas cause a decrease in woody vegetation, an increase in streambank erosion and noxious weed colonization , and an overall [...]
Posted in restoration on Jan 3rd, 2012
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Posted in water on Dec 26th, 2011
Fresh water topped much of the news in 2011 as flooding, as well as drought and water shortages, continued to splash the nation’s headlines. Our Top Ten Water Wishes for 2012 includes quick look back at some of those stories that streamed our network over the past year. #10: Wishing that the use of expensive, [...]
Posted in ecology on Dec 12th, 2011
Ecological services derived from healthy streams, wetlands, and riparian zones include food, freshwater, flood control, water treatment, and recreational opportunities to mention only a few. They are vital for human well-being and maintaining healthy wildlife populations. Their benefits are felt locally in the form of providing drinking water and food, while on a global scale [...]
Posted in freshwater on Dec 3rd, 2011
A recent UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report reminds us again of the vital importance of caring for our freshwater resources. The report, titled “State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture,” warns that while food production during the last 50 years witnessed notable increase, the achievements in many places [...]
Posted in restoration on Nov 9th, 2011
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Posted in pollution on Nov 9th, 2011
Impervious surfaces. These are two words that most folks in their lifetime will never utter together, unless, of course, you happen to live in an urban flood plain. A little over 160 homeowners who live adjacent to Cameron Run in Fairfax, Virginia have become quite familiar with the concepts of imperviousness, and what it means [...]
Posted in restoration on Jul 14th, 2011
Kudos are deserved for the North Carolina legislature for recently passing legislation (which Governor Perdue signed) addressing an issue that has plagued the stream and wetland restoration efforts for years: insufficient project assessment, design and monitoring. Fifteen years ago, Trout Headwaters, Inc (THI) entered the stream restoration industry, and unfortunately, a significant amount of our [...]
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