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Feds spent $700 million on habitat restoration in Columbia River Basin

2015-06-21 21:04:48| Energy - Topix.net

Three federal agencies - the Bonneville Power Administration, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - provide funding and technical assistance to states, tribes, local watershed groups, conservation agencies and other local entities to develop, build and manage habitat restoration projects in the Columbia River Basin. On average, the federal agencies spend more than $100 million annually on salmon and steelhead habitat protection and improvement.

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Proposed floodplain restoration reduces flood risk and restores salmon habitat

2015-06-19 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: Salmon are severely impacted by the loss of floodplain habitats throughout the West Coast. In few places is this more pronounced than in Oregon's Tillamook Bay, where nearly 90 percent of estuaries' tidal wetlands have been lost to development -- threatening the survival of federally-protected coho salmon and the safety of the local community. Now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, NOAA Fisheries, and others have come together to reduce flood risk, increase resiliency of the ecosystem, and...

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UVA Rotunda Restoration Work Ramps Up

2015-06-18 01:53:00| Chemicals - Topix.net

The multi-year project is expected to cost a total of around $50 million. Crews are adding classrooms, student lounges and other items to the historic building.

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