Sentences with phrase «riparian habitat»

The project also restored riparian habitat, reduced trail flooding during the winter, and created a safer, more scenic alternative to Bunker Road.
By erecting thirty thousand dams of significant size across the American West, they dewatered countless rivers, wiped out millions of acres of riparian habitat, shut off many thousands of river miles of salmon habitat, silted over spawning beds, poisoned return flows with agricultural chemicals, set the plague of livestock loose on the arid land — in a nutshell they made it close to impossible for numerous native species to survive.
Skunks on Santa Rosa mainly being found in rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland areas, and riparian habitats along streams.
Restoring woodlands and streams: Through photosynthesis, trees and streamside plants protect riparian habitat and pull carbon from the atmosphere back into the soil creating cleaner waterways and root systems, which reduces erosion during floods.
This perspective was shared in the same article by Gary Langham, chief scientist of the National Audubon Society, who stressed that «loss of habitat is the number one problem» as riparian habitat and wetlands continue to be removed or converted for human use.
When the Army handed over the Presidio in 1994, there were very few riparian habitats left.
The natural settings of towering old growth and riparian habitat follows the edge of the Quatse River.
Please avoid hiking beside the boardwalk and off the established trail as this increases sediment flow and will damage the sensitive riparian habitat.
The property encompasses approximately 1925 ha (or 4700 acres) within the regions most important watershed and coastal riparian habitat.
Ungulate populations began to grow, and riparian habitat for beaver became overbrowsed by elk.
This research has been involved with a 50 - year, $ 626 million effort on the lower Colorado River that shows major genetics - based differences in the success of different populations that the Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies are using to restore riparian habitat.
On Santa Rosa Island, spotted skunks were found to be associated with rocky canyon slopes, cactus patches, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, open woodland, other scrub - grassland communities, and riparian habitat along streams.
Taking input from those who live and work in the Rio Grande region, along with advice from outside experts, the Assessment identifies conservation targets for, and threats to, the grassland, mountainous, aquatic, and riparian habitats of this vast transboundary landscape, including the Rio Grande itself.
The next time you are hiking through the coastal scrub or the riparian habitat, be sure to seek out these gorgeous displays of fall's flaxen hues happening in your local national parks:
On the ethereal north shore of the aptly nicknamed Garden Isle, this tropical expanse counts nearly 1,000 acres of pristine forest and riparian habitat.
The trail will route people away from the sensitive Rincon Creek, an ephemeral desert water source bordered with high quality riparian habitat.
This research has been involved with a 50 - year, $ 626 million effort on the lower Colorado River that shows major genetics - based differences in the success of different populations that the Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies are using to restore riparian habitat.
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