Wetlands
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Bolsa Chica wetlands hits milestone - 20 Aug 2007
OCRegister,By PAT BRENNAN BOLSA CHICA WETLANDS – The osprey wheeled across the sky and plunged talons-first into the water to snag a fish, then came around for a
Projects still on hold due to wetlands, By LISA KACZKE, Staff Writer - 20 Aug 2007
International Falls Daily Journal,Half of the property he had proposed to expand upon is wetlands and unusable, he said after meeting with staff from Benchmark, a consulting firm hired by
Wetlands Issue May Ripple At Polls - 20 Aug 2007
Tampa Tribune,By ANTHONY McCARTNEY The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - Thursday's decision to preserve some local monitoring of wetlands could affect more than just the ponds,
Gregg Richardson and Jon Schumacher: Hwy. 280 as an interstate ... - 20 Aug 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),Third, although most Twin Cities-area residents are unaware of it, remnants of the old Bridal Veil Creek wetlands still exist immediately adjacent to Hwy.
County to vote on rezone plan - 20 Aug 2007
The Olympian,Although the plan does not call for wholesale rezoning, rural property owners who have wetlands or other critical areas will have to subtract those sections
Ecosystem on decline - 20 Aug 2007
2TheAdvocate,Through the “no net loss of wetlands� federal policy, developers need to offset any wetlands they damage. Mitigation banks give them a way to offset
UK's wintering birds affected by climate change - 20 Aug 2007
Hippy Shopper,...head of species conservation at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, said: 'Every winter, the UK's estuaries, marshes and wetlands throng with the arrival of
Commission steps in to block retail project - 20 Aug 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,The commission unanimously voted to find that the project has the potential to affect wetlands and therefore falls under the commission's oversight.
Our view: Cheers and jeers - 20 Aug 2007
Norwich Bulletin,However, the Griswold Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Commission must make its decision based on the big picture, not only the desires of 25
Queensland: Leisurely tropic of Capricorn - 20 Aug 2007
New Zealand Herald,The resort is set on 8900ha of world heritage coastal wetlands and rainforest that is home to more than 150 species of birdlife.
Drunk on ethanol - 20 Aug 2007
Los Angeles Times,Farming this land would destroy critically endangered Midwest wetlands and savannas and contribute to soil erosion, contaminated water and deadly algae
3500 smaller SC isles serve as important habitat for birds - 20 Aug 2007
The Times and Democrat,The islands, classified by their occurrence between barrier islands and the mainland, are surrounded by wetlands or tidally influenced water,
Wetlands work widens rift between mayor, environmentalists - Aug 17, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerBut because the wetlands were illegally destroyed, the city got in trouble with federal regulators. Until the damage is repaired or made up for,
A limit on environmental appeals - Aug 19, 2007
Boston Globe,They point to cases where citizen involvement has made a crucial difference in heading off developments, such as a plan to build houses on wetlands adjacent
Wetlands deal may produce ripples - Aug 17, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,During the meeting, a majority of 300 residents aimed their scorn at four of seven commissioners who voted in June to disband the $2-million wetlands
Ramsar listing for Koh Kra sought - Aug 18, 2007
Bangkok Post,If successful, Koh Kra archipelago will become the country's 11th wetlands designated as internationally important under the convention.
Exploring wetlands by water - Aug 17, 2007
Adirondack Daily Enterprise,She leads tours through the wetlands surrounding Barnum Pond, teaching people about the area and giving at least some their first shot at paddling a canoe.
Amid uproar, tide turns in wetlands protection fight - Aug 17, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,It exempts certain small wetlands from regulation, while consolidating some agency approvals into a "one-stop" process for developers.
Public and teachers save the wetlands - Aug 17, 2007
The Rensselaer Republican,The proposed location for the softball field directly impeded upon the wetlands created for the outdoor lab. Radtke offered some suggestions such as moving
Town adopts wetlands law - Aug 17, 2007
Kingston Daily Freeman,By William J. Kemble, Correspondent MILAN - The Town Board has adopted the town Freshwater Wetlands and Watercourse Protection Law over objections of a
County Reaches Compromise On Wetlands - Aug 16, 2007
Tampa Tribune,Garrity promised that the new permitting structure would continue to provide stricter rules for destroying wetlands than those used by state or federal
A Wetland Destroyed, Then a Battle Joined on Bainbridge's Tolo Road - Aug 18, 2007
Kitsap Sun (Subscription),Later, the seller lowered the price, disclosing a preliminary finding that "there were Category 2 wetlands on portions of the lower lot.
Wetlands Division Spared - Aug 16, 2007
WUSF,The compromise saved county control, but eliminated some regulation, making it easier for developers to destroy small, isolated wetlands that are not
Wildlife trust wants new wetlands - Aug 12, 2007
BBC News,A wildlife trust is calling upon the government to stop building on flood plains and removing wetlands. Shropshire Wildlife Trust said the government should
Warning About Vanishing Wetlands - Aug 15, 2007
The Bahama Journal,In an interview with the Bahama Journal Bahamas National Trust Executive Director Eric Carey said protection and preservation of wetlands should be treated
Superfund site settlement may help pay for Coventry park - Aug 18, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),The wetlands restoration could be the impetus for cleaning up some 56 acres of town-owned land, providing access to the Pawtuxet River and hiking trails for
Wetlands under siege - Aug 15, 2007
Cranbourne News,ILLEGAL four-wheel-drivers and motorbike riders are imperilling endangered bird species and protected wetlands in Warneet. Over the last few years the
Florida TaxWatch knocks wetlands agency - Aug 15, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,Specifically, the Tallahassee organization says it takes the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission wetlands division 68 percent longer or
Foster Island Wetlands Hike - Great Summer Outing - Aug 10, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerI suggested we do the wetlands hike that goes over Foster Island and Marsh Island because it's super cool for kids. This urban trail is composed of barked
Gary Botzek: It's not a flaunting of federal power - Aug 17, 2007
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),The same applies to rivers and wetlands. One protection, the Clean Water Act, is critical -- for drinking water, for our outdoor-recreation heritage,
Carlson column: Service helping to restore wetlands - Aug 15, 2007
St. Cloud Times,It was this department that was ultimately responsible for being the watchdogs of Minnesota’s wetlands. In recent years, the service’s public image has
Trip to Wetlands offers some variety - Aug 15, 2007
Cherry Hill Courier Post,Just two miles off I-95, this version of "Have Clubs, Will Travel" took on Wetlands Golf Club. This course features some of the narrowest greens we've seen
Petition Drive to Save Trees and Wetlands in Northampton ... - Aug 15, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),It also calls for new development to leave a 100-foot buffer zone around wetlands unless extraordinary circumstances apply. Petition forms and background
Will Wetlands Sentinels Get County Budget Ax? - Aug 14, 2007
Tampa Tribune,What's at stake: Developers and some county commissioners want to eliminate the wetlands division with its 29 employees and $2.1 million yearly budget.
Local marsh cleaned out NJMC begins restoring wetlands; will have ... - Aug 15, 2007
Hudson Reporter,The Secaucus High School Wetlands Enhancement Site, as the area is officially called, has become inhabitable for many types of animals.
Uganda: Pastor Ordered to Take Church Out of Wetland - Aug 17, 2007
AllAfrica.com,THE National Environment Management Authority has given a Rukungiri pastor up to August 28 to move his church out of Nyakibale wetlands.
A fight for wetlands under the big top - Aug 14, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,The state generally does not protect wetlands of less than a half-acre. The EPC does. What's more, the EPC negotiates with developers earlier in the process
Uganda: Anywar Urges Govt to Preserve Wetlands - Aug 7, 2007
AllAfrica.com,OPPOSITION shadow minister for the environment Beatrice Anywar has called on the Government to preserve the wetlands. Addressing journalists at Parliament
Will PTC damage wetlands for carts? - Aug 14, 2007
The Citizen.com,Sewer line construction, roads, many miles of cart paths, golf courses, and fill for buildings constructed near the wetlands account for some of those
Wildlife agencies sued over San Jacinto wetlands project - Aug 14, 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),The wetlands attract ducks and other waterfowl. John Donnelly, executive director of the state board, said Tuesday the board was working with the California
LETTER: Don't waste money on NOLA - Aug 18, 2007
Lufkin Daily News,The other lunacy is for the liberal media to think that the preservation of wetlands in this case would help "slow and diffuse hurricanes.
Session on wetlands planned Thursday - Aug 15, 2007
International Falls Daily Journal,A meeting on wetland laws is expected to gather local government officials together with state and federal representatives Thursday.
Man-made wetlands fail to make the grade - Aug 12, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,That's a sharp contrast to the disappointment he feels when he visits two man-made wetlands in northern Summit County. In Macedonia and Northfield Center
From wetlands sprang a campus: FGCU came at an environmental cost - Aug 13, 2007
Naples Daily News,Wetlands, an environmentally important but fragile resource in Florida, surround the institution. University founders had to overcome a lawsuit from
Input sought on new complex - Aug 19, 2007
Hattiesburg American,The total property is 47 acres with roughly 6 acres of wetlands, 5.37 acres of which will be undisturbed. Input on the matter must be received by Sept.
Bloodshed in key oil city - Aug 19, 2007
City Press,Violence surged in the vast wetlands region early last year when militants complaining of poverty and neglect blew up pipelines and kidnapped foreign
JUST ADD WATER helps wetlands - Aug 13, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,All proceeds from the tour were donated to Polk County Conservation to help restore and maintain wetlands at Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, which is located
Panel is seeking to find East Street wetlands boundary - Aug 12, 2007
Daily News Transcript,By Jeb Bobseine/Daily News staff The Conservation Commission has tried to simplify the process by which a wetlands boundary can be determined so Walpole
Wetlands debate flips means and ends - Aug 12, 2007
The Virginian-Pilot,Without rules and regulations protecting wetlands, the Lynnhaven River might be in even worse shape than it is now - choked with nutrients and bacteria,
Wetlands agency on the brink - Aug 11, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,By MICHAEL VAN SICKLER, Times Staff Writer But this year, a drive to wipe out local wetlands regulation in Hillsborough County is, more than ever,
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