A tree impacted by beaver activity stands in a wetland at South Fork Halls Creek adjacent to a wooded property where Jim Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman Construction, is building a series of artificial beaver ...
MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...
During a virtual press conference Oct. 9, Klamath River scientists announced that a year after the last of the dams were removed, river health has begun to bounce back. With salmon swimming upstream, ...
The problem may sound small, but it was huge for aquatic life and fishers on a Tennessee river: A 10-acre island downstream of the Norris Dam was washing away. Hibbs Island, a popular spot for anglers ...
Historic dams can sometimes have beneficial impacts on surrounding wildlife, plants, and waterways, as with the dam that created Ames Pond in Shutesbury that sustains a rare natural bog ecosystem. / ...
BUTTE — Admirers of the toothy rodents refer to the furbearers as ecosystem engineers. Others view beavers and their dam-building expertise as gnawing nuisances, leading to the human equivalent of ...
Beijing's approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows from Tibet autonomous region into India, has sparked concerns about the environmental ...
A new study by WWF on aquatic ecosystem connectivity reveals that the Mekong region could have equivalent power but dramatically less damage to river functioning by opting for tributary rather than ...
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Officials thrilled as major dam reaches record high levels: 'Will continue to be managed'
It is fantastic news for millions of people. Officials thrilled as major dam reaches record high levels: 'Will continue to be ...
In late August, Steve Rubin, a fish biologist with the United States Geological Survey, will dive into the frigid, briny water of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, roughly a mile from the mouth of the Elwha ...
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Water at war: The long-term environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine
Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water resources and infrastructure are also affected by the ongoing armed conflict ...
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