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Soil And Vegetation Changes Across A Restoration Chronosequence: An Evaluation Of Wetlands Reserve Program (Wrp) Sites In West-Central New York, Usa, Jordan Brown 
The College at Brockport: State University of New York
Soil And Vegetation Changes Across A Restoration Chronosequence: An Evaluation Of Wetlands Reserve Program (Wrp) Sites In West-Central New York, Usa, Jordan Brown
Environmental Science and Biology Theses
Wetland restorations in the United States, including those sponsored by the federal Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), are driven by the prospect of regaining critical ecosystem services lost during centuries of wetland destruction. Yet, service provision is contingent on the recovery of basic wetland functions, such as carbon (C) storage, which is especially tentative (and unverified) in WRP projects in west-central New York (WCNY), USA because those involve installing isolated wetlands on sites directly degraded by agricultural conversion. To assess recovery, I collected soil and vegetation data from 17 of WCNY’s WRP sites restored from tillage or non- tillage agriculture ...
Using Gis To Delineate Headwater Stream Origins In The Appalachian Coal-Belt Region Of Kentucky, Jonathan A. Villines 
University of Kentucky
Using Gis To Delineate Headwater Stream Origins In The Appalachian Coal-Belt Region Of Kentucky, Jonathan A. Villines
Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Human activity such as surface mining can have substantial impacts on the natural environment. Performing a Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment (CHIA) of such impacts on surface water systems requires knowing the location and extent of these impacted streams. The Jurisdictional Determination (JD) of a stream’s protected status under the Clean Water Act (CWA) involves locating and classifying streams according to their flow regime: ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial. Due to their often remote locations and small size, taking a field inventory of headwater streams for surface mining permit applications or permit reviews is challenging. A means of estimating headwater stream ...
Coastsweep: The Massachusetts Coastal Cleanup Program, Urban Harbors Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston 
University of Massachusetts Boston
Coastsweep: The Massachusetts Coastal Cleanup Program, Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
Volunteers in communities throughout Massachusetts turn out in large numbers each September and October for COASTSWEEP, the statewide coastal cleanup program sponsored by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and coordinated by the Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) University of Massachusetts Boston. COASTSWEEP is part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) organized by Ocean Conservancy in Washington, DC. Through the efforts of the ICC, volunteers from all over the world collect marine debris and record information about the trash they collect. This information is then analyzed and used to identify sources of debris and to develop education and policy ...
The Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Urban Harbors Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Boston
The Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Office of Community Partnerships Posters
The Urban Harbors Institute (UHI) is a public policy and applied-science research center focused on issues affecting urban waterfronts and coastal and ocean resources. Our mission is to increase understanding of the marine environment, improve management practices, and promote informed decision making at the local, state national, and international levels. UHI employs a multidisciplinary approach in all its research and education projects, blending science, policy, and management.
Delineation And Characterization Of The Furnace Brook Watershed In Marshfield, Massachusetts: Potential Impact Of Water Supply Extraction, Erik Croll 
Bridgewater State University
Delineation And Characterization Of The Furnace Brook Watershed In Marshfield, Massachusetts: Potential Impact Of Water Supply Extraction, Erik Croll
Undergraduate Review
The Furnace Brook watershed in Marshfield, Massachusetts supplies a coastal community of 25,132 residents with nearly 45% of its town water supply (Marshfield 2012a). As in many other coastal communities, development pressure in Marshfield has increased in recent years, creating a growing demand for freshwater extraction. It has been observed, however, that portions of the stream and Furnace Pond disappear entirely at certain times of year, generally between June and August, depending on the rate of groundwater extraction. This has created a conflict between protecting the designated wetland areas and meeting public pressure for water resources, even within what ...
Summer/Fall 2007 
Thomas Jefferson University
Summer/Fall 2007
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, steam power and chilled water on campus, 6 degrees of efficiency challenge, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Winter 2005/6 Thomas Jefferson University
Winter 2005/6
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, Jefferson signs agreements for a new central chilled water plant and steam purchase pricing, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Winter 2005 Thomas Jefferson University
Winter 2005
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, energy myths debunked, savings at work, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Winter 2003 Thomas Jefferson University
Winter 2003
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, campus heating costs soar, energy upgrades at TJUH buildings, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Summer 2005 Thomas Jefferson University
Summer 2005
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, electricity bills rising, information on buying air conditioners, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Summer 2004 Thomas Jefferson University
Summer 2004
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, energy costs slashed, energy myths debunked, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Summer 2003 Thomas Jefferson University
Summer 2003
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, Jefferson receives two energy awards, Jefferson's water meter costs cut, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Spring 2013 Thomas Jefferson University
Spring 2013
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, insulation for saving on heating and cooling cost, Earth Day news, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Spring 2011 Thomas Jefferson University
Spring 2011
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, healthy Jeff water Wednesday, investment in energy efficiency yields big savings on campus, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Spring 2006 Thomas Jefferson University
Spring 2006
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, electric rates going up, energy myths debunked, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Spring 2005 Thomas Jefferson University
Spring 2005
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, energy use on campus, energy myths debunked, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Spring 2004 Thomas Jefferson University
Spring 2004
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, free hot water, energy myths debunked, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Fall 2012 Thomas Jefferson University
Fall 2012
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, on the home front, EnergySense from PGW, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
Fall 2011 Thomas Jefferson University
Fall 2011
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, six ways to cut winter energy use, load shedding initiative saves money, work completed on large energy projects, and more conservation news. 2 pages.
Fall 2009 Thomas Jefferson University
Fall 2009
Jefferson Currents: The Energy Conservation Newsletter
Dr. Watts' Brilliant Savings, saving money and healing the environment, trash to cash, and other conservation news. 2 pages.
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