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IRIS researchers co-produce online training on ecological stream mitigation practices for wetland managers
In collaboration with the National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM), IRIS Director Dr. Brian Bledsoe and alum Dr. Holly Yaryan Hall recently introduced an online training series for aquatic resources staff on compensatory stream mitigation projects. The training was funded through a cooperative agreement with U.S. EPA Region 4 (Southeast) and reviews practices for CWA […]
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Restoring Mannington Meadows: Wetland researchers take a field trip to New Jersey
Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources professor Rhett Jackson and Ducks Unlimited Natural Infrastructure Fellow Nicholas Austin joined representatives from Ducks Unlimited, USACE, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), USFWS, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Conserve Wildlife NJ, and NOAA on Monday, July 22 to discuss plans […]
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UGA Today: People are altering decomposition rates in waterways
Dr. Krista Capps was recently featured by UGA Today for her work exploring decomposition rates in rivers around the world. In a recent paper, Capps and collaborators at UGA, Oakland University and Kent State University collected field data from over 150 researchers in 40 countries, putting together an evaluation that included 550 rivers across the […]
