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Maryland replaced a 4-foot dam at Bishopville with pools and weirs, opening 7 miles of habitat; alewives were spotted upstream

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Replacing a four-foot dam on Bunting’s Branch with a natural stream channel and wetlands opened seven miles of habitat for alewives, herring, and eels. Image for representational purposes. (Pexels)

Sometimes the best way to solve a problem might just be to take something away. That’s what happened in Bishopville, Maryland. A 2015 news release from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources explained that a four-foot sheet metal dam was replaced by 635 linear feet of stable stream channel and wetland habitat. The project spanned … Read more

A Florida homeowner replaced a struggling lawn with cardboard, mulch, and native plants to create a bird- and pollinator-friendly garden

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In 1927, Wisconsin decided to re-flood farmland that had replaced Horicon Marsh; a new dam revived a wetland that hosts up to 200,000 geese each fall

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From a drained and abandoned marsh to a refuge for wildlife, the comeback took decades. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Wetlands don’t often get second chances, but Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin did. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources describes its history as a change from wetland to wasteland and back again. The marsh now covers about 32,000 acres, and huge flocks of geese stop there each fall. It was the result of decades of work … Read more

North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly 64,220 hectares; researchers found the decline accelerated after 2010 as marsh, ghost forest and shrubs replaced trees

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North Carolina lost about 21% of its coastal forests between 1985 and 2021, roughly 64,220 hectares; researchers found the decline accelerated after 2010 as marsh, ghost forest and shrubs replaced trees

North Carolina’s coastal forests are retreating at a faster pace, with a new study finding that more than one-fifth of forest cover across part of the state’s coastal plain disappeared between 1985 and 2021. The findings, published in PLOS One and reported by North Carolina State University and Phys.org, show that forest loss accelerated significantly … Read more

A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

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A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

Photo Credit: ESLC via easternshoreundercover.com When Louise and John Durocher bought 116 acres in Kent County, Maryland, the property was intended primarily as a hunting retreat. Over the next two decades, however, the couple gradually changed its purpose. They stopped growing crops and began restoring the fields with native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees. They … Read more

In 1950, Long Beach opened Veterans Memorial Stadium; sold to its city college for $1 in 1987, it is now being replaced by a $250 million, 285,453-sq-ft sports complex

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In 1950, Long Beach opened Veterans Memorial Stadium; sold to its city college for $1 in 1987, it is now being replaced by a $250 million, 285,453-sq-ft sports complex

Long Beach City College has broken ground on a $250 million stadium and sports complex, starting a major redevelopment that will replace its 76-year-old Veterans Memorial Stadium with a modern 285,453-square-foot sports precinct. The redevelopment was officially launched during a groundbreaking ceremony at the college’s Liberal Arts Campus. The historic stadium will be demolished to … Read more

German startup Voodin replaced fibreglass with laminated veneer lumber in 19.3-metre turbine blades; its new EU-backed factory targets fully recyclable blades at commercial scale

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German startup Voodin replaced fibreglass with laminated veneer lumber in 19.3-metre turbine blades; its new EU-backed factory targets fully recyclable blades at commercial scale

When you look at wind turbines the blades look larger than life. Like permanent, monumental objects that will turn forever above the same field, long after you are gone and someone else is looking up at them similarly. In reality, most wind turbine blades last only 20 to 25 years and when they stop spinning, … Read more