…floodwater (aka fluvial erosion). This is particularly true in water-rich rural communities where there may be fewer buildings in harm’s way. Like flooding, a certain amount of fluvial erosion is…
…focus on ecological, restoration and regulatory projects. For more than 25 years she has worked in wetlands and natural areas throughout the Midwest, primarily in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,…
…teaches a stream ecology and watershed management course in UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute. When not thinking, writing, or teaching about streams, he can be found getting out-witted by animals with pea-sized…
…plants and restoration ecology ever since. Today, she focuses on restoring Prairie Haven (www.PrairieHaven.com) and the citizen science of identifying and documenting all the animals and plants that she finds…
…watershed. They may be shrubby, forested, or meadow-like. In healthy watersheds, the floodplain wetlands are connected to streams, enabling storm water to spread out and slow down. Plants in floodplain…