Sentences with phrase «wetlands restoration»

Supporters of the bill, H.R. 1290, call mitigation banking a market - based approach to wetlands restoration that reduces the uncertainty and delays that hamper development in regulated areas.

«It's the largest dam removal project in Michigan and the largest wetlands restoration in the Great lakes Basin,» says Pontius.

The coastal wetlands restoration is something there's broad support for but inadequate funding.

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Re # 180: I wonder if # 2 (wetlands restoration) will really be possible of the Mississippi is left in its present unnatural course.

«The opportunity to engage in this emerging sector and help provide a path for wetlands restoration to enter the carbon markets has been an exciting journey.»

We initiated the approval process for six new methodologies, expected to be adopted in 2012, including REDD + modules, emission reductions in rice production, truck stop electrification, fertilizer rate reduction and wetlands restoration in addition to requirements for REDD + projects nested within a jurisdictional framework.

Being able to easily contrast sites on the map will also help to transfer approaches from successful wetlands restoration initiatives to other parts of the world.

A new study finds the carbon markets could potentially contribute up to $ 1.6 billion toward this effort, if the offsets generated by wetlands restoration projects are eventually welcomed into the compliance markets.

In addition to preparing students for their specific creek or wetlands restoration, STRAW Faculty partner with teachers, upon request, to teach specific lessons related to the students» environmental studies.

The programs differ from traditional wetlands restoration projects because they recognize the needs of the people of the marshes as well as the extraordinary ecological riches that surround them.

San Francisco: Officials have proposed a wetlands restoration project that will take several decades and several million — potentially billion — dollars to implement.

Those long - term efforts include expanding Staten Island's wetlands restoration project — dubbed the Bluebelt program — as well as storm - proofing upgrades to Staten Island University Hospital.

Join Tidmarsh Farms» owners and Mass Audubon naturalists for a guided walk around Tidmarsh Farms, the site of the largest freshwater wetlands restoration in Massachusetts and potential new Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary.

Join Tidmarsh Farms» owners and Mass Audubon naturalists for a guided evening walk around Tidmarsh, the site of the largest freshwater wetlands restoration in Massachusetts and potential new Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary.

Join Tidmarsh Farms» owners and Mass Audubon naturalists for a guided walk around Tidmarsh, the site of the largest freshwater wetlands restoration in Massachusetts and potential new Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary.

Watch videos of media coverage about the Campaign for Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary and the Tidmarsh Farms Wetlands Restoration Project.

Since 2010, the property has undergone a tremendous freshwater wetlands restoration — the most ambitious effort of its kind ever in the Northeast — in which wildlife agencies, including the state Division of Ecological Restoration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have been working with Mass Audubon and the visionary couple who currently own the property to convert the agricultural land into a vibrant and beautiful habitat for plants and animals that were once commonly found throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

Sand, gravel, and other mineral resources from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are often used in beach nourishment, wetlands restoration, and other coastal restoration projects to address erosion issues.

Among the data that drives this tool is NOAA's topography data — a fundamental element in their wetlands restoration model for informing industrial investment decisions that support not only bottom line for manufacturing but the environment.

The Des Plaines trail meanders through areas such as Van Patten Woods, a popular family destination near Zion, as well as unusual natural areas such as the Wadsworth Demonstration Project, where the river winds through a living laboratory to study wetland restoration, and MacArthur Woods near Libertyville, home to endangered plants.

These projects target habitats of priority species of conservation concern, and include dam removals, invasive species management, wetland restoration, and more.

«It is imperative to swiftly advance construction of the Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration Initiative — the health and wellbeing of our communities are at stake,» Cuomo wrote.

Data are still limited, so Tringe can not definitively say how wetland restoration planners can best limit emissions while keeping carbon storage processes intact.

Niemuth and his colleagues hope that their model can help to guide the siting of new wind, oil, and electrical transmission infrastructure to minimize potential conflicts with Whooping Cranes, as well as identifying opportunities for wetland restoration.

The Everglades is currently one of the world's largest wetland restoration efforts.

Skultety says that a practical lesson from the work is to redefine what is achievable for wetland restoration in urban areas.

Accurate estimates of the current rate of subsidence in the Mississippi Delta (southern USA) are important for planning wetland restoration and predictions of storm surge flooding.

The interviews span physical oceanography, wetland restoration, environmental psychology, education, and behavior change.

In 2000, the National Park Service acquired the Waldo Giacomini Ranch for the purpose of wetland restoration using a combination of Congressional appropriations and mitigation monies from the California Department of Transportation.

It includes one of the largest wetland restoration efforts ever undertaken.

«These results are important because they highlight the need to address land use in order to reduce both the size of the low oxygen zone off Louisiana and the negative effect of nutrients on coastal wetland restoration efforts,» said Turner.

«We are very pleased to approve the pocosins methodology, adding to our list of approved wetland restoration methodologies for the Mississippi delta and the California delta and coast,» said Mary Grady, ACR Deputy Director.

Milestone Partnership Announced for Development of Carbon Offset Methodology for California Wetland Restoration

The Innovation award was presented to the developers of two landmark methodologies, one for California wetland restoration and the other for the transition to low global warming potential foams.

The methodology, developed by Tierra Resources with funding from Entergy's Environmental Initiatives Fund, creates a pathway through the sale of carbon offsets to raise much - needed funds for wetland restoration.

The challenges facing wetland restoration as a viable mechanism for carbon sequestration include the high costs of wetland restoration, which may surpass the value of carbon finance in projects, which necessitates partnering projects with more traditional funding pathways.

Additionally, establishing funding pools to allow wetland project development to scale up and meet future carbon demands in the compliance market would benefit future wetland restoration projects.»

While a large degree of wetland loss in the Gulf of Mexico is inevitable due to the dual forces of land subsidence and sea level rise, project developer Tierra Resources and utility Entergy are optimistic that wetland restoration is possible in some areas.

The study evaluated different types of wetland restoration, including mangrove planting, wetland assimilation — the introduction of treated municipal effluent into impounded and degraded wetlands to provide freshwater and nutrients for restoration purposes, and river diversion — use of new channels and / or structures to divert sediment and freshwater from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers into adjacent basins.

In 2010, Entergy sponsored a study that found the cost - benefit ratio for wetland restoration is three to one, meaning for every three dollars invested in wetland restoration a dollar is gained in risk avoidance.

Using its Environmental Initiatives Fund, Entergy financed Tierra Resources» study of wetland restoration techniques and development of a new blue carbon accounting methodology under ACR.

WR - MF constitutes, together with the modules and tools it calls upon, a complete wetland restoration baseline and monitoring methodology.

Heather Dennis is at the State Coastal Conservancy as part of its South Coast Program, coordinating wetland restoration projects throughout Southern California and collaborating with various stakeholders to implement those projects.

The American Carbon Registry (ACR) modular methodology Restoration of Degraded Deltaic Wetlands of the Mississippi Delta v2.0 details requirements for greenhouse gas emission reduction accounting from wetland restoration activities implemented on degraded wetlands of the Mississippi Delta.

The Wetland Restoration Methodology Framework module, WR - MF, provides the generic functionality of the methodology, indicates which other modules are mandatory and optional, and contains the final calculation of Emission Reduction Tonnes (ERTs).

The modular format provides flexibility for numerous types of wetland restoration projects including those that require hydrologic management, as well as allowing Project Proponents to select whether wetland loss will be included in the baseline.

23 February 2015 A two - year assessment of the potential to develop blue carbon projects on Louisiana's coast estimates that carbon finance revenue can provide up to $ 1.6 billion in critical funding to assist with wetland restoration over the next 50 years.

«Wetland restoration provides a wealth of benefits including storm surge reduction, habitat preservation, carbon sequestration and recreation; as well as job creation, and economic development that are vital to Louisiana's sustainability and resilience,» states Michael Hecht, President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. «By innovating creative financing solutions for coastal restoration, local companies like Tierra Resources are contributing to the growing hub of Emerging Environmental expertise that can be found in Greater New Orleans.»