NOAA Fisheries – What if you could engineer a system that would keep your house clean, mow your lawn, and take out your trash with little to no effort? That’s the idea behind Engineering with Nature (EWN). But instead of tackling household chores, EWN uses Mother Nature’s own powers to tackle engineering projects, like maintaining beaches, protecting important roads and structures, and Read More…

FOX26 News – The State Department of Fish and Wildlife has been battling the destructive Nutria for two years. State biologists believe it will be another three years before they win the war against the pesky rodent. The nutria is considered a triple threat to Valley wetlands, agriculture and water delivery systems. Greg Gerstenberg is a biologist for fish and wildlife. "In large Read More…

FOX 8 Cleveland – Fish in an Ohio river that became synonymous with pollution when it caught fire in 1969 are now safe to eat, federal environmental regulators say. The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cuyahoga River in northeast Ohio was lauded Monday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as an important step toward ultimately delisting the river altogether as an area of concern. Read More…

Penn State News – It's a long way from Shanerburg Run, not far from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to the closest shores of the Chesapeake Bay … about 200 miles. And yet the stream — or more precisely the studies Penn State researchers are conducting on the eastern brook trout it harbors — will be highlighted in a new film about the estuary and its watershed. “Expedition Chesapeake, Read More…

Ag Alert – A group of agricultural landowners in Siskiyou County has sought to enter into a federal agreement to help salmon species in the Shasta River while ensuring their efforts would allow them to continue operating their ranching businesses in a viable way. Working as the Shasta Watershed Conservation Group, 10 landowners in the watersheds of the upper Shasta River—a tributary of Read More…