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Ithaca and Dryden residents will see local water protections beefed up after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust announced on Feb. ....
What we can learn from devastating forest fires This April 30, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a helicopter fighting a wildfire in north-central Arizona. (U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest via AP) Over the past 10 years, we have watched as large wildfires ravaged the watershed in and around the Salt and Verde rivers. The devastation proves one important fact that must be addressed now – our forests are unhealthy. SRP manages the water supply for much of the Valley – most of which comes from 8.3 million acres of land in northern Arizona. Snowfall and rain provide the water that travels through the watershed into SRP reservoirs, which is then delivered to homes and businesses via canals. ....
The Lamoille County Planning Commission continues to assist its member towns in watershed planning, and was given a boost after a recent tactical basin planning agreement with the state. The agreement is funded through the Vermont Clean Water Act by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, to foster coordination of watershed planning efforts to enhance water quality and basin planning for the Lamoille and Winooski river basins. âWe value the role regional planning commissions play in basin planning, given our positive working relationship with municipalities. This collaboration makes tactical basin plans more tailored to the communities it is designed to serve,â said Meghan Rodier, regional planner. ....
Amid a pandemic, a revived market for new homes Carisa Crawford Chappell, The Washington Post Feb. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Bidding wars and lack of inventory among existing homes in Washington, D.C., led Mackenzie Jones to buy a new townhouse in suburban Laurel, Md. I am looking forward to some of the more quiet spaces and having a little bit more room, Jones says.Photo for The Washington Post by Craig HudsonShow MoreShow Less 2of5LAUREL, MD - FEBRUARY 06: Construction workers continue to build new housing at a development in Laurel, MD, on February 06, 2020. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)Craig Hudson/For the Washington PostShow MoreShow Less ....
NLRA presents The State of the Lake February 11, 2021BRISTOL Newfounders near and far can tune in March 25 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time to the Newfound Lake Region Association s webinar presentation of The State of the Lake, where Executive Director Rebecca Hanson and Program Manager Andrew Veilleux will present findings on the health of the Newfound watershed and outline NLRA s conservation initiatives for the coming year. Learn about impacts to watershed health, get the details from NLRA s water quality collection data, and ask the lake experts your questions! Registration is available at: NewfoundLake.org/state-of-the-lake. Like communities across the globe, 2020 was an exceptional year for the people, plants, and animals of Newfound. A record number of visitors and recreators found refuge from the pandemic in Newfound s clear waters and abundant forests, with reports of negative impacts from pet and human waste, crowded boat launches, and poor environmental stewar ....