Tag: River Basin Center

  • Clinic combines law and science to protect land

    Clinic combines law and science to protect land

    Originally published here by the Odum School of Ecology. Written by Patrick Barry. When the idea of a clinic bringing ecology and law students together to serve as support for land conservation efforts was introduced, there wasn’t anything like it. Science and policy are inextricably linked, but there aren’t many other programs like UGA’s Land Conservation Clinic. “I think this particular…

  • Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States

    Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States

    In past decades, dams were installed across the United States to help control the flow of rivers and supply water or hydroelectric energy to communities. However, these aging structures pose public safety threats, as well as disrupting aquatic ecosystems and harming biodiversity in freshwater systems, all while costing expensive maintenance fees. This nexus of factors has led to a series…

  • Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center

    Graduate Student Ed Stowe featured by River Basin Center

    A new story featured the research IRIS and River Basin Center graduate student Edward Stowe did on the impacts of development on freshwater fish–and whether offsets intended to compensate for harm were effective. Article written by Cheryth Youngmann. Read the full story here!