Sentences with phrase «restore its habitat by»

For those of you who have helped restore habitat by growing or planting natives within the Golden Gate National Parks, you may have heard them being described as «drought tolerant» or «water-wise» plants.

It is also threatened by introduced species such as mice, rats and feral cats; this threat has been lessened lately by efforts to restore its habitat by removing introduced predators.

It is also threatened by introduced species such as rats and feral cats; this threat has been lessened lately by efforts to restore its habitat by removing introduced predators.

Not exact matches

«By failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role of an economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere.»

The other aspect of the White Spruce decision which reveals a policy vacuum is the setting of the offset multiplier at 2:1 (i.e., twice as much habitat must be restored as will be impacted by the mitigated project).

This plan must have the effect of restoring 2.0 times the area of new cut habitat affected in the West Side Athabasca Range by the project.

This watering action contributed to protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats in the Warrego River system by supporting more naturally variable flow regimes.

Approximately 13,000 ML of environmental water entitlements from the Barwon River near Collarenebri and the Darling River entitlements at Toorale remained in - stream and contributed to protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats in the Barwon - Darling River system by supporting:

A flow event in Sept 2016 triggered access to Commonwealth allocations and a total 794 ML of Commonwealth environmental water contributed to in - stream flows, protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats in the Warrego River system by supporting:

This will be followed by a breakfast workshop at Broadmoor, hosted by Mass Audubon, illustrating how natural green infrastructure can preserve and restore water quality and habitat through good planning, conservation design, and LID.

The dredging and renourishment project proposed by our two organizations will restore and protect habitat for coastal birds.

Mass Audubon and Three Bays Preservation are seeking permits to restore coastal bird habitat on Dead Neck Sampsons Island by renourishing important nesting areas on the island.

Here, the conservancy is partnering with the City of Niagara Falls and Applied Ecological Services to restore habitats on the land owned by the New York Power Authority and managed by the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

«For the first time,» co-author C. Page Chamberlain of Stanford University notes, «we have evidence that it may be possible to restore breeding populations in the north by preventing habitat loss in the south, allowing us to develop an international conservation strategy for dealing with songbirds.»

Restoring the connections between habitats that have been fragmented by human actions — instead of just focusing on maximizing total habitat area — is key if we want to give these butterflies a fighting chance, Oliver says.

The students are excited to see their fish released back into their natural habitat and hope that by restoring life back into the river, they will continue to provide food for those who fish.

Now it begins a new era, one that will burnish Fort Baker's stalwart legacy by preserving landmark historic buildings, restoring natural habitat, protecting the environment, and ensuring access to a revitalized national park for generations to come.

Or discover the more natural sides of town by trying horseback riding in the 354 - acre Huntington Central Park, or by hiking and bird watching in Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, a restored wetlands and one of Southern California's most vital coastal habitats.

The goal of the project — begun in 2009 and estimated to take four years to complete — is to make the creek a functional, self - sustaining ecosystem once again by realigning the creek; restoring wetlands, an intermittent tidal lagoon, and dunes; and also creating and maintaining habitat for sustainable populations of the endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead trout.

Santa Barbara Island: On Santa Barbara Island, efforts are underway to restore seabird nesting habitat for Scripps's murrelets and Cassin's Aucklets by removing non-native plants and planting native vegetation to improve seabird habitat.

A major initiative is to restore demolished underwater habitats by building new coral reefs using electric powered structures or Biorock with the help of the community itself.

Learn more about the project, and some of the plants — grown by the Marin Headlands Nursery — that will help restore wildlife habitat.

Five national wildlife refuges host of programs by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect and restore monarch butterfly habitat, monitor their transcontinental migration, and teach thousands of children about their unique migration patterns.

Captivating cuisine: regionally sourced menus and partnership in the Gulf of Maine's Research Institute's Culinary program; Green by Design; features that range from recycled flooring and sheet rock to solar panels; Habitat Restoration: collaboration with the Department of Conservation around restoring habitat for endangered wildlife; and Indigenous Landscape: which supports local wildlife as well as fun and educational classes for guests.

As I travel, I have been affected by other individuals, not necessarily artists, who repair or restore rather than «do away with» objects and materials, and habitat that exist within their environment.

Together with ADESO and with the guidance of her mother, Degan is currently leading a program that restores fisheries in Somalia's coast by training communities in sustainable fishing practices, revitalizing critical habitat such as mangroves and coral reefs, and developing community - led responses to illegal fishing.

The letter goes on to note that the trustees» options to restore river habitats could be hampered by the «concentration of PCB contamination that remains... in the river.»

If global - warming emissions continue to grow at today's rates, scientists expect rising temperatures to render about one - third of the Northwest's habitat for salmon and other coldwater fish unsuitable by the end of the century.2, 12 Climate change poses another obstacle to the already monumental challenge of restoring depleted salmon stocks.2

«We're also impressed by his passion for restoring threatened fish species, such as Pacific Salmon, and their habitat.»

Over 100 volunteers gathered to restore 4,300 sq. ft of dune habitat by planting 11,000 sea oats!

Commit to making significant progress towards restoring the natural environment by 2020, including the doubling of UK woodland cover, meeting other habitat targets and ensuring that protected sites are in good condition; through utilising reforms to agricultural incentives, planning policy and other measures to create high quality landscapes rich in nature and able to adapt to climate change.

be decontaminated, improved and reclaimed by planting suitable species to enhance its natural biodiversity, or by restoring habitat «corridors» to allow animals to access wider territories and maintain genetic diversity.

These include the establishment of effective protected areas that would encompass a significant proportion of terrestrial, aquatic and aerial habitats, halting the degradation of forests and other native land cover and restoring those that have already been degraded; shifting diets to plant - based foods; reducing fertility rates by ensuring access to family planning services; and developing new green technologies.

By making proactive conservation improvements on their land, New England landowners restore habitat for a unique rabbit — keeping it off the endangered list.

Coastline, beaches, and other natural habitats were soaked in oil (as well as bombarded by chemical dispersants), and the efforts that will inevitably be necessary to attempt to restore them will be expensive indeed.

Judging by the photos it sure didn't look brand new but rather something that came out of a habitat restore or one of his other units.