Aug
31
Is Stream Restoration Working?
August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Here in the Pacific Northwest, stream restoration is a growth industry (purely anecdotal – I have not done a study). The big issue is restoration as it relates to the salmon fishery: trying to undo the mess we’ve made of the environment. I’ve been told that the Columbia River produced something like 20 million adult [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: Riparian Ecosystems and Buffers – Working at the Water’s Edge (2008)
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Opening Plenary – Keynote Speakers
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Rivers for Life
Brian Richter, Nature Conservancy
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Riparian Reflections
James Karr, University of Washington
Tuesday Plenary – Keynote Speakers
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Trees,Streams and Water Quality: Making ConnectionsBernard Sweeney, Stroud Water Research Center
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Old Approaches and New Challenges to Restoring River and Floodplain EcosystemsEmily Bernhardt, Department of Biology, Duke University
Closing Plenary – Keynote Speakers
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The Future Riparian Programs in USDA: Challenges [...]
Jan
9
Podcast Archive: GIS and Water Resources V (2008)
January 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
OPENING PLENARY
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A Vision of the Future for California’s Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta: The Role of GIS, Visualation and Communication – Dr. Robert Twiss Robert Twiss, Professor of Environmental Planning Emeritus
The University of California, Berkeley
SPECIAL SESSION: Past and Future of GIS and Water Resources
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Past and Future of GIS and Water ResourcesGuest Speakers:
- David Maidment, University of [...]
Dec
9
Water Policy Dialogue Results
December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hello Water Resources Professionals:
Attached are two files: One that is a rather lengthy document that includes the results of the September 2008 AWRA Water Policy Dialogue held in Washington DC, cosponsored by the National Wildlife Federation, and the ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute. For those of you who like a shorter rendition, I have [...]
Sep
12
Action Item: Corps Request for Comments on Principles segment of P&G’s
September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Action Request! from Gerry Galloway and Jane Rowan, Immediate Past and Current AWRA Presidents
Below is a link to the Federal Register Notice announcing the Administration’s proposed revision to the Principles segment of the Corps of Engineer’s P&G’s. Please help by getting this document to as many interested parties as possible. We know that the Corps would [...]
Aug
8
Demand for Hydrogeologists and Some Reflections
August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Friend and colleague Todd Jarvis sent me the link to an article about demand for hydrogeologists. A number of friends and colleagues are quoted: Roy Haggerty, John Wilson, Dan Stephens.
The term “recession-proof” is interesting. I remember when the bottom fell out of the ground water contamination/remediation industry in the 1990s. Lots of hydrogeologists and engineers found [...]
Jul
27
New USGS Publication on Ground-Water Availability in the US
July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
A new report, USGS Circular 1323, Ground-Water Availability in the United States, has just been released. This report examines what is known about the Nation’s ground-water availability and places the regional studies by the USGS Ground-Water Resources Program as a long-term effort to understand ground-water availability in major aquifers across the Nation. The report is [...]
Jun
22
Green Ports Initiative in Philadelphia
June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Have you ever thought that an industrial waterfront user would have something in common with a riverkeeper or environmental conservation organization?
Recently a partnership of the three Philadelphia Region waterfront authorities (Delaware River Port Authority, South Jersey Port Corporation and the Philadelphia Region Port Authority) collaborated, and developed a Green Ports Initiative with the purpose of [...]
Apr
11
New Rule on Compensatory Mitigation – See Link
April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources: Final Rule -Army Corps and EPA Improve Wetland and Stream Mitigation
Check out the new rules for compensatory mitigation, hot off the presses. The heirarchy for mitigation has been turned on its head. This is good news for mitigation bankers, but what about the resource? What do you think? [...]
Mar
21
AWRA GIS and Water Resources Specialty Conference
March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Did you know that AWRA just held its 5th conference focused on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the analysis and visualization of water resources related data? AWRA’s Spring Specialty Conference was held in San Mateo, California and was adeptly planned and executed by Lorri Peltz-Lewis and David Maidment (and their able committee), [...]
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