Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Because of the roles that shallow areas play in supporting the health of Chesapeake Bay, including serving as productive regions full of grass beds and nursery grounds for juvenile fish, managers with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are […]
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U.S. Geological Survey
In 2010, a design for the Liberty Island Restoration Project was completed and implemented, creating open water channels, emergent tidal marsh lands and floodplain habitats to sustain water fluctuations. The work was done in an effort to help wildlife living […]
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Wetlands the world over are important for a lot of reasons. For one, they are predicted to help buffer the effects of rising sea levels predicted alongside other effects of climate change globally. But on a more local scale, wetlands […]
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
There are many major rivers flowing through the Pacific Northwest. Like others around the country, they are outfitted with various dams and reservoirs that are used to control their movements, provide energy and maintain drinking water supplies for those living […]
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American Municipal Power
At six different sites along the Ohio River, American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) is retrofitting existing locks and dams operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to generate environmentally friendly hydropower. Many of these projects have broken ground over […]
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American Municipal Power
In southwest Kentucky, the town of Smithland isn’t home to many people. Its population as of 2020 fell just shy of 250, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Nevertheless, it is the namesake of a prominent dam operated by the […]
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American Municipal Power
Willow Island, West Virginia is a small community along the Ohio River. In 1978, it was probably best known as the location of a large, coal-burning power plant. But nowadays, the town has a future in hydropower. American Municipal Power, […]
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Friends of Stark Parks
Sippo Lake in Stark County, Ohio, is ideally located between two nearby cities, providing the residents of each with a peaceful place to camp, picnic or fish. The lake is also part of the Stark County Park District, which has […]
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Gulfport Energy Corporation
Many energy companies are working throughout the shale gas regions of Pennsylvania and Ohio. One of these is Gulfport Energy, which has some prominent and high-producing wells in Belmont and Monroe Counties in Ohio. Both of the counties are ideally […]
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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
According to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), more than 4 million people rely on the Huron-to-Erie corridor for their drinking water. This corridor encompasses the St. Clair River and the Detroit River. Both of these rivers have been […]
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