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Fences are a pervasive feature of western working landscapes and a useful management tool, but they also have serious potential to impact wildlife, with some acting as movement barriers and others causing injury or even death. They are of particular concern for migratory populations of big game in the western United States, where herds often move hundreds of miles between seasonal ranges. Check out our new technical note: https://buff.ly/4a0GiMb The note covers a variety of topics from inventory to monitoring and presents design alternatives from avoiding fence impacts altogether to minimizing and mitigating impacts through “wildlife-friendlier” fence options.

🌊 Exploring FLOATING Innovative Shoreline Protection Solutions 🌿 Global ECO Marine Innovation HUB in Eastern NC is pioneering natural solutions for Coastal shoreline protection and stormwater management using nature floating buffers. The Floating designed systems will absorb wave energy, combat storm surge, shoreline erosion, and support aquaculture, offers a unique approach to coastal resilience and The floating platforms act as natural sponge-like structures with native plant life that mimic the protective properties of marshes. By integrating nature's principles into coastal environments, this project addresses the pressing need for sustainable flood mitigation strategies. #ShorelineProtection #MarineInnovation #Sustainability #CoastalResilience #NaturalSolutions 🌿🌊 #innovationresearch #cleanwater #sealevelrise #waterpolution #civilengineering #Nature #floodmitigation #aquaculture #cleanwater #stormprotection #coastaldefense

DeTect's MERLIN BCRS: A Cutting-Edge Solution in Automated Bird Control The MERLIN Bird Control Radar System (BCRS) by DeTect, is a revolutionary radar system specifically designed for effective bird control management. The MERLIN BCRS stands out for its capability to monitor designated bird control zones precisely. Key Features: User-Defined Monitoring: Allows users to set specific areas for bird control, adapting to various environments and needs. Automated Deterrence: The system automatically activates bird deterrent devices when birds enter these restricted zones, ensuring proactive management. Where can the MERLIN BCRS be applied? Its versatility makes it suitable for a wide range of locations, including: - Industrial waste impoundments - Oil and gas frac ponds - Landfills - Stormwater retention basins - Crop fields - Other sites requiring efficient and automated bird control The MERLIN BCRS represents our commitment to innovative solutions that address real-world challenges in environmental management and wildlife conservation. Discover more about how our technology is shaping smarter, safer environments. Tech Spec > https://lnkd.in/gxPFu-AC #EnvironmentalTech #WildlifeManagement #InnovativeSolutions #SustainableTechnology #RadarSystems #EcoFriendly #IndustrialSafety #AgricultureTech #WaterManagement #DeTect #BirdControl #LookingAfterTheBirds #BirdControlRadarSystem

Wetlands are an essential component of our natural environment. They control flood waters and provide habitats for threatened and endangered species. Avoiding long-term impacts in wetlands is a key consideration in transmission line design. On a recent 69kV transmission line project in western Pennsylvania, GPD’s Power team worked with multiple project stakeholders to relocate and replace rotted-out wood poles in various terrains, ranging from year-round standing water to emergent, seasonal wetlands. The wetland was found to be a habitat for the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, a threatened species that has experienced rapid decline due to the loss of suitable wetland habitats. GPD's Power Team worked with snake exclusion experts to reduce the impacts on the local environment, allowing the wetland habitat to be preserved. Our design solution led to increased span lengths, reducing the number of poles required using different materials and foundation types.  #Power #WetlandPreservation #SavingSnakes

Earlier this week, the California Water Commission and Department of Fish and Wildlife got a closer look at the construction underway in the Harvest Water Program, the first project to receive funding in Prop. 1's Water Storage Investment Program. The project will supply up to 50,000 acre-feet per year of tertiary-treated wastewater to irrigate up to 16,000 acres of agricultural lands that also provide habitat to wildlife in southern Sacramento County. The Harvest Water Program will increase the streamflow volume in the Cosumnes River, extend the migration window for fall-run Chinook salmon, reduce the salinity load to the Sacramento River and Delta waterways, improve groundwater conditions for 5,000 acres of wetland and riparian forest, and enlarge the habitat for sandhill crane and many other threatened and endangered species. #Water

A true integrated vegetation management (IVM) program deploys the most appropriate controls for the immediate objective – all with an added goal of establishing, improving and maintaining critical habitat. So how exactly can IVM benefit you and the species you want to protect? https://bit.ly/3XSj7it

🐟 🐟 We've been making connections to build on works to protect precious Corner Inlet. We're pretty proud of what this project delivered for fish, birds, mangroves, seagrass, ecosystems and the community. 🦆 🦆 The five year (2019-23) Corner Inlet Connections project worked to: 🌱 Reduce nutrients entering the Inlet by fencing, weed control & revegetation. 🚁 Reduce spread of the weed Spartina through aerial and on-ground controls. 🏠 Improve saltmarsh on private land. 🎓 Improve knowledge and skills of landholders and community. 🦊 Protect Hooded Plovers numbers through monitoring and fox control. 📃 Protect habitat forever through conservation covenants. 👏 👏 Thanks everyone for working together to protect this special place. 🐟 Learn more https://bit.ly/3PftHMh This project was funded by Australian Government National Landcare Program. Trust for Nature Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Agriculture Victoria BirdLife Australia Parks Victoria Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) South Gippsland Landcare Network yarram urban landcare #CornerInletConnections #CMAsGetItDone

Reedbed management 🦢 Reedbeds are an important asset that provide many habitats. In order to protect species, maintenance is vital to ensure the water body stays healthy. Works to commence in September to thin back encroaching growth of Phragmites. #truxor #reedbed #maintenance #aquaticmaintenance #reedcontrol #aquaticweed #dredging #siltremoval #lilycontrol #treeworks

Today is World Environment Day, and the theme of land restoration resonates deeply with our work at Holbrook Landcare Network. We're proud to partner with Murrumbidgee Landcare on a Future Drought Fund project focused on showcasing the economic, production, and environmental benefits of native vegetation restoration. Our key initiatives include: 📚 Updating the South-West Slopes & Riverina Revegetation Guides to empower our community with best practices. 🌍 Developing an interactive online revegetation platform to support landowners and land managers in making informed decisions. 🌳Establishing best practice demonstration sites to providing farmers with access to the latest revegetation techniques and helping them tap into natural capital markets. This vital work is made possible through funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund. Learn more about our Drought Resilient Soils and Landscapes project and our vision for a more resilient future. #landcare #DroughtResilience #sustainability #WorldEnvironmentDay #MurrumbidgeeLandcare #FutureDroughtFund #GenerationRestoration

Great work here by RSPB, Natural England, Environment Agency, United Utilities. A must read is what Tom Hayek of WWT says in this article, especially for those who think #dredging is the answer Tom says adding meanders into rivers - re-wiggling them - does 2 things: . 1. It alters the volume of water - the length of the river is increased, this spreads water over a wider area and allows more water to sit up in the headwaters, rather than in a pinch in towns downstream. 2. It alters the speed of water - the more structure you add to the morphology of a river, the slower the water will move down it. If it's straight, water will "fly" through, says Hayek. In the past, it was common to dredge rivers to create more capacity to cope with floods but, says Hayek, this does little to stop the root of the problem. Instead, we need slow speed and increase volume in the tributaries to create capacity here rather than creating capacity pinch points downstream. This is natural flood management at its best. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 to all involved.