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Feb 23, 2015 · Virginia Wetlands Catalog: An Inventory of Wetlands and Potential Wetlands with Prioritization Summaries for Conservation and Restoration Purposes by Parcel, Subwatershed, and Wetland Boundaries. Natural Heritage Technical Report 14-4. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage. Richmond, Virginia 49 pp.
The R. Michael Rhoades Community Wetlands Park project (Newton, KS) is a collaboration of public and private partners seeking to transform the land adjacent to the restricted-access, wastewater treatment wetland into a dynamic, rainwater-fed, community wetland park, which will provide education on wetlands and their critical role along the ...
The agency strives to protect state waters and prevent and reduce water pollution in Virginia by coordinating grant funded initiatives to explore future wetlands, stream and lake protection methodologies and policies. DEQ partners closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to achieve agency goals.
Nov 4, 2023 · Nov 04, 2023. Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams (KAWS) and their partners are bringing a bird sanctuary to Newton. This nonprofit organization works to conserve and restore Kansas watersheds, and they set their sights on a biodiverse hotspot next to Newton’s wastewater treatment plant. Because the land is home to a vast population of ...
Dec 11, 2023 · NEWTON, Kan. – Dec. 11, 2023 – On Nov. 30, Ducks Unlimited (DU) joined the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams (KAWS) and other organizations supporting the construction of the R. Michael Rhoades Wetland Park at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Newton, Kansas, dedicating the facility and officially opening it to the public.
Dec 1, 2023 · Wetland Park open to the public. December 1, 2023. News, Uncategorized. A boardwalk/observation deck was constructed by the Evergy Green Team for the new R. Michael Rhoades Wetland Park on SW 14th. The park was officially opened Nov. 30. [CHAD FREY/Newton Kansan] By Chad Frey Newton Kansan While it was too wet for one of the final projects at ...
Between the mid 1950's to late 1970's, the Chesapeake Bay watershed experienced substaintial losses of wetlands, averaging over 2,800 acres a year! Such a history has left us with a landscape devoid of about 42% of Virginia's original wetlands. The Fish and Wildlife Service definition also states that in order to be classified as a wetland the ...
