Wetland delineation, together with the regulation and monitoring of species and habitat within these areas, is under the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Their role is to ensure environmental compliance to protect the waters of the…
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Environmental conservationists and developers have long been uneasy partners at best and downright adversarial at worst. But that is steadily changing along with the evolution of mitigation banking. This win-win partnership has hatched an entire ecological restoration business sector and…
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The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County is a non-profit working to protect water quality in San Luis Obispo County. The key component of their mission to permanently protect and improve county lands, for the benefit of people and…
Click Me Environmental Monitoring: Fish Population Provides Litmus Test
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Steelhead Trout are the litmus test when conducting environmental monitoring to assess the health of San Luis Obispo (SLO) County’s watershed. Without doubt, the depletion of the trout foreshadows broader wildlife threats. Field biologist, Freddy Otte, spearheads municipal environmental compliance…
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The Wildnote Connections blog highlights good people doing good work in the environmental community. Like a healthy ecosystem, when people and groups connect, the network grows stronger and more productive. Back to Wildnote Home Page.