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 RESTORE is a weekly e-bulletin, published by SER International, linking you to the latest, breaking news stories from around the world keeping you up-to-date on a wide variety of topics related to ecological restoration including the latest funding opportunities. RESTORE is free to SER International members or can be subscribed to for only $20/year by visiting: www.ser.org/content/restoration_network.asp. Please send your news stories and articles to the RESTORE editor at info@ser.org. | |
Get Involved / Community-Based Restoration
Discount on Wiley-Blackwell Products: Code is SDP18
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Discount on Island Press/SER Book Series: Code is 2SER
http://www.islandpress.org/ser/index.html
Get Involved/Community-based Restoration
Projects like restoring forests, removing invasive species, and rehabilitating wetlands protect families and workers from climate change while putting money in wallets up and down Main Street America. Natural resource adaptation projects are some of the most profitable public and private investments - and these jobs can never be shipped overseas. We urge Congress to invest in private sector jobs that restore our natural resources and protect our communities from climate impacts today. Contact jp_leous@tws.org
Managing for Forest Restoration and Resiliency in the Sierra Nevada - October 13-14, 2010
With the theme of "Managing for Forest Restoration and Resiliency in the Sierra Nevada," the California Biodiversity Council will tour landscape scale restoration projects conducted on the Sierraville Ranger District of the Tahoe National Forest over the past 15 years.
http://www.acwa.com/events/california-biodiversity-council-meeting-forest-management-california
North Carolina: Nature Conservancy looking for volunteers to improve Green Swamp
The Nature Conservancy is looking for volunteers to help out at the Green Swamp Preserve with trail maintenance and habitat restoration. Workdays are scheduled for October 16 (trail maintenance) and November 13 (red-cockaded woodpecker habitat thinning). Wear work clothes and close-toed shoes. Bring gloves; if you don't have them, we will provide them.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/nature_conservancy_looking_volunteer_improve_green_swamp/09/2010
Washington: Greenway needs volunteers to plant trees at creekside park
Mountains to Sound Greenway needs volunteers to plant trees as part of a massive habitat restoration project along Issaquah Creek. The planting is scheduled for from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Oct. 16. Pick a shift, or enroll in another greenway volunteer event, here. In addition to planting, the event will feature food, music and vendors.
http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/10/04/greenway-needs-volunteers-to-plant-trees-at-creekside-park/
Massachusetts: Plymouth Restoration Renewed Health for Two Rivers October 21, 2010
Eel River and Town Brook, Plymouth, MA - Join this guided tour with the specialists responsible for these two successful stream and wetlands restoration projects
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/EventPDFs/October_21.pdf
Arizona: Rio Salado Habitat Restoration - Sunday, October 24
Like to be out enjoying Mother Nature's beauty? Want to make a difference?
Join in the monthly weed-and-clean project at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area,
http://naturescrusaders.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/creating-a-natural-wonder-at-a-former-dump-site/
Workshop: Long-term, large-scale restoration in California grasslands and oak woodlands
Friday November 5th 8:30am- 4:30 pm 3001 Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, UC Davis: At our previous restoration meeting (at UCD about a year and a half ago), one of the priority areas identified was how to plan and implement large-scale, long-term restoration projects. On Friday November 5th, we'll be hosting a workshop to discuss this issue. If you would like to attend all or part of this session, we need an RSVP by Friday October 29th by filling out the survey on the following website:
http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=5502
Colorado: Riparian Restoration Training - November 30, 2010
The Tamarisk Coalition, in partnership with NRCS, the Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center & the Los Lunas Plant Material Center, Cordially invites YOU to our Riparian Restoration Training to be held on: Nov 30th & Dec 1st, 2010 SAME TRAINING EACH DAY
Grand Junction, Colorado
http://www.tamariskcoalition.org/PDF/longstem-ad%202010.pdf
"Mangrove Ecology, Management and Restoration Training Course" - January 18-21, 2011
Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at the RBNERR in Naples, Florida. Participation is anticipated to be free of any charge (except travel and lodging and meals), but participants will be limited to those who apply to participate and are reviewed and accepted by the USFWS and the RBNERR. Total class size will be limited to 25. Contact Robin Lewis to apply: LESRRL3@AOL.COM OR LESRRL3@GMAIL.COM
Wisconsin Wetlands Association Annual Conference February 16-17, 2010
In February, 2011, Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community for our 16th Annual Wetland Conference to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration, and protection issues. Deadline for abstract submissions: November 15, 2010.
http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/2011conference.htm
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers - Upcoming Projects
http://wlrv.net/colorado/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.events&type=792&i=2010
Conferences & Workshops
ESA Ecology and Education Summit - October 14-15, 2010
http://www.esa.org/eesummit/
Habitat Restoration: Intensive Two-Day Workshop - October 21-22, 2010
http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/land_use_and_natural_resources/course/description/?type=A&unit=lunr&SectionID=154124&course_title=Habitat%20Restoration:%20Intensive%20Two-Day%20Workshop&prgList=NAT&AreaName=Land+Use
International Symposium on Sustainability Science - October 25-27, 2010
https://www.ser.org/pdf/ISSFlier.pdf
California Grassland Restoration Field Practices Workshop - October 28, 2010
http://www.cnga.org/pdf/workshops/Field_Practices_Flyer.pdf
Drylands, Deserts and Desertification: The Route to Restoration - November 8-11, 2010
http://www.entersymposium.com/ddd/site/
Ecological Society of Australia 2010 Annual Conference - December 5-10, 2010
http://www.esa2010.org.au/
Full 2010 Conference Listing Available on the GRN
http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/conferences/ |
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People in the News
DU CEO named to governor's coastal advisory board
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Ducks Unlimited CEO H. Dale Hall to the Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and Conservation. Hall will serve as one of two representatives from the conservation community
http://www.ducks.org/news/2296/DUCEOnamedtogovernor.html
Illinois: Spring Creek honored as rare birds reappear
The National Audubon Society has proclaimed Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Barrington Hills, an Important Bird Area, protecting "globally rare" prairie birds. Spring Creek's designation is primarily due to its value as a habitat for a number of rare, threatened and endangered grassland bird species. Henslow's sparrows, bobolinks, meadowlarks, grasshopper sparrows and dickcissels long missing from Spring Creek are now nesting in the preserve, thanks to the coordinated restoration efforts of Citizens for Conservation and others.
http://saxo.dailyherald.com/article/20101005/News/310059976/
Salazar Participates in Marsh Restoration Project at Big Branch NWR
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today participated in a marsh restoration project at Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge as part of the annual National Public Lands Day. This year's event will involve more than 170,000 volunteers at 2,200 sites across the country helping to preserve and improve public lands, including neighborhood green spaces, city parks, beaches and national parks.
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Salazar-Participates-in-Marsh-Restoration-at-Big-Branch-NWR-for-NPLD.cfm |
New Books & Articles
Island Press: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series
Download the restoration reader for free!
http://islandpress.org/ser/
Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land by Steven I. Apfelbaum and Alan Haney
Here is a great book for practitioners of ecological restoration and budding restorationists.
Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land is the first practical guidebook to give restorationists and would-be restorationists with little or no scientific training or background the "how to" information and knowledge they need to plan and implement ecological restoration activities. The book gives step-by-step process for developing, implementing, monitoring, restoration projects. Steeped in land ethic and solid ecology, this volume spells out the route for restoration, from initial concept to planning, implementation, and long-term management. Great book.
http://tahrcountry.blogspot.com/2010/10/good-book-on-ecological-restoration.html
A review of ecological effect about artificial restoration of degraded wetland
Wetlands are being degraded or lost because their ecological functions were not paid much attention. The restoration of degraded wetland ecosystems has become a focused issue in the world. Based on foreign and domestic research achievements, the effects of artificial restoration of degraded wetlands on plant communities, soil microbial communities and biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen are reviewed. The future research directions and contents of wetland ecosystem restoration are emphasized.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5568892
Agricultural legacy, climate, and soil influence the restoration and carbon potential of woody regrowth in Australia
http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/09-1690.1
Public perception of landscape restoration along a degraded urban streamside
Restoration of degraded lands in urban areas increases the ecologic, aesthetic and economic value of these areas and contributes to quality of life in cities. This study explores public attitudes towards restoration of a derelict urban streamside corridor. Data for this study were collected using a social survey among users and neighbourhood residents of the Çayboyu area in Isparta, Turkey. |
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Feinstone Award Celebrates Native Visions
http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=470 The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will celebrate Native visions for a sustainable future during its 2010 Feinstone Environmental Awards dinner. The directors of the Allyn Family Foundation, Lew and Dawn Allyn of Skaneateles, will receive the Honorary Feinstone Award. The Allyns' fascination with the natural environment and enjoyment of the outdoors led them to an interest in Native American traditional ecological knowledge. That interest grew into support for the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at ESF. |
Agro-Ecology
Saving tropical forests: Value their carbon and improve farming technology
In a warming 21st century, tropical forests will be at risk from a variety of threats, especially the conversion to cropland to sustain a growing population. A new report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition shows that crop productivity improvements and carbon emission limits together could prevent widespread tropical deforestation over the next 100 years -- but if relying on either one alone, the world is at risk of losing many of its tropical forests.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-10/dnnl-stf092910.php
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Biodiversity & Climate Change
Biodiversity 100: actions for Europe
A new water policy for Turkey, better protection for tigers in Russia and restoring bee populations in the UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/04/biodiversity-100-actions-europe
Nicaragua will improve disaster risk management and adaptation
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved two loans totaling $10 million to reduce the vulnerability of rural communities in Nicaragua affected by climate change through a program to manage and conserve natural resources and protect watersheds. The program will focus on three main components: Support for the adoption of environmental restoration systems; Construction of infrastructure to reduce losses caused by climatic events; and Capacity building and development of instruments for risk management, local compensation mechanisms for environmental services, and adaptation to climate change.
http://www.cwwa2009.com/climate-change/nicaragua-will-improve-disaster-risk-management-and-adaptation/
Climate change forcing a 'move it or lose it' approach to species conservation?
Managed relocation (MR) is literally the physical relocation of endangered or threatened species of plants and animals, by humans, to new, and foreign geographical climes. It addresses the concern that climate shifts may make many species' historical ranges environmentally inhospitable, and that the rapid speed of change and habitat fragmentation will prevent them from adapting to these new conditions or moving themselves. And while conservationists argue that the practice may not preserve some species, such as the polar bear, relocation is a hotly debated option for others' long-term survival.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-10/asu-ccf100110.php
Ecosystems Are Key to Climate Change Adaptation
Emilia Pramova, a researcher at CIFOR, has been looking at how ecosystems are integrated in the NAPAs. She says that now is the most opportune time for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and policymakers to consider ecosystem-based adaptation as part of their climate change adaptation strategies. Doing so will improve human wellbeing and reduce societal vulnerability to climate change, she says.
http://ciforblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/ecosystems-are-key-to-climate-change-adaptation/ |
Thailand: Wildlife Forestry RestorationThis project aims to establish a joint facility to provide the foundations for ongoing sustainable forest restoration in the north of Thailand for biodiversity restoration and wildlife rehabilitation. http://www.climateprojects.info/TH-TH1/
Bangladesh: Bringing back the green coverAt least 25% forest cover is essential for maintaining biodiversity and ensuring ecological goods and services, such as clean air, clean water, carbon sequestration, and flood control. An increase in forest cover can happen through afforestation, reforestation and natural expansion of forests. Afforestation occurs when trees are planted on land that was not previously forested. Natural expansion of forests refers to an expansion of forest through natural succession onto previously non-forested lands, usually abandoned agricultural land. Reforestation occurs when trees are planted or regenerated on the sites that were previously forested. Where part of a forest is cut down but replanted (reforestation), or where the forest grows back on its own within a relatively short period (natural regeneration), there is no change in forest area. Green Bangladesh can be brought back in the following ways. http://www.viewsontourism.info/2010/bringing-back-the-green-cover/ Australia: Bothwell 'going green' to help beat climate changeDrought has left parts of Tasmania's Southern Midlands like a dust bowl in recent years but that's about to change. A project is underway in Bothwell to plant 30,000 trees in what's described as Tasmania's largest ecological restoration. The Biodiverse Carbon for Landscape Restoration project aims to revive the Midland's dry agricultural landscapes and, at the same time, help sequester carbon from the atmosphere. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/08/3033028.htm |
Wetland Restoration
California: Long Beach to Receive $1 Million Grant for DeForest Wetlands Restoration
The DeForest Wetlands Restoration secured the last piece of funding needed to complete the project when the Board of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) authorized a $1 million grant last month.
http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/long-beach-receive-million-grant-for-deforest-wetlands/
Mitigation Bankers Say Army Corps Not Following the Rule
http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/dynamic/article.page.php?page_id=7727§ion=news_articles&eod=1
Ducks Unlimited Offers Wetland Mitigation Services
"In-lieu fee programs allow for targeted restoration projects that address specific needs within certain watersheds," Held said. "By using available conservation planning tools, MSD-ILFP restoration projects will be located to maximize benefits to multiple species of fish and wildlife."
http://www.ammoland.com/2010/10/04/ducks-unlimited-wetland-mitigation-services/ |
River & Watershed Restoration
California: Rivers to Ridges ecological restoration
The need for ecological restoration has become increasingly important because of the myriad of threats to the Forest's unique "Rivers to Ridges" landscapes. They include catastrophic wildfire, climate change impacts, drought, insect and disease, and increasing pressures of human population. That's why the time is right to pick up the pace and scale of our ecological restoration work to continue providing ecosystem services and benefits which are being jeopardized by these large scale threats.
http://www.redwoodtimes.com/letters/ci_16270674 |
Coastal & Marine Restoration
Connecticut: Groundbreaking for restoration project at Long Beach West
A ceremony was held recently to break ground for a project to restore Long Beach West, one of Connecticut's longest stretches of barrier beach. The project, supported by nearly $1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funding, involves demolishing the dilapidated remnants of a former summer community, removing debris and contaminants, and ultimately re-establishing 35-acres of beach to its natural state for people and wildlife.
http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/2010/10/04/groundbreaking-for-restoration-project-at-long-beach-west/
California: Lagoon restoration to benefit all
We are writing to set the record straight on the Proposed Phase Two of the Malibu Lagoon Restoration Project, which is the fruition of a comprehensive planning effort that began over two decades ago. Understanding the importance of Malibu Lagoon, California State Parks undertook its initial restoration in 1983 and removed baseball fields located on artificially filled historic wetlands, created three tidal channels, planted salt marsh and other native vegetation.
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2010/10/06/opinion/opinion/opinion2.txt |
Wildlife Restoration
India: Return of Leopards to Arunachala Shows Successful Environmental Restoration
We understand that the last time leopards were seen on Arunachala was about 1933. Since 1990, serious environmental restoration, in the form of tree planting, has been going on around Arunachala. 20 years ago the mountains were bare. Now they are green, covered with trees in many places. The leopard was the top predator. For the top predator to return means that the environment now supports all the animals lower on the food chain that leopards need to survive. Their return demonstrates the success of the tree replanting effort, and its beneficial effect on the wildlife and environment.
http://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/return-of-leopards-to-arunachala-shows-successful-environmental-restoration/ |
Invasive Species
Michigan: Wetland Watch gets grant to treat invasive grass
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation has granted Wetland Watch $30,000 to treat the invasive species of phragmites australis (giant reed grass) that is taking over the wetland areas and overlooks of Grand Haven's Harbor Island.
http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/309421766429413.bsp
New USDA study shows extent of land degradation and recovery on western rangelands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new study by scientists and conservationists showing that non-federal rangelands in the Western United States are productive, but that non-native grasses and shrubs pose a potential threat to the rangelands' productivity.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-10/usdo-nus100110.php |
Urban Restoration
UK: River of money flows to Thames as it wins global conservation prize
In the 1950s it was declared biologically dead - a heavily polluted river that was a far cry from the days when it was admired by William Wordsworth, Claude Monet and the Three Men in a Boat of Jerome K Jerome's book. Now the Thames and its tributaries teem with 125 fish species including salmon, trout, sole and bass.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/12/river-thames-wins-conservation-prize |
Funding Opportunities
World: Call for wet carbon proposals Danone would like to invest in projects which deliver certified carbon credits and local community benefits through restoring mangrove ecosystems. They are interested in large-scale projects which can be implemented quickly and efficiently. Working in partnership with IUCN and Ramsar, Danone is seeking to invest in wet carbon projects that have the potential to deliver between 10,000 and 300,000 tons per annum of carbon offsets, certifiable by the Clean Development Mechanism or the Voluntary Carbon Standard. http://wetcarbon.com/California: Ecosystem Restoration on Agricultural Lands (ERAL) Grant funding applications are accepted on a year-round basis. The WCB meets four times each year, normally in February, May, August, and November to consider approval of funding for projects. http://www.wcb.ca.gov/ERAL/grants.htmlNOAA: Marine Debris - Closes November 1, 2010 This funding opportunity is now open. See below for information on how to apply. Through NOAA's Marine Debris Program, the NOAA Restoration Center administers the Community-based Marine Debris Prevention and Removal Grants Program. This funding supports locally driven, community-based marine debris prevention and removal projects that benefit coastal habitat, waterways, and wildlife including migratory fish. http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/funding/marinedebris.htmlNOAA: Open Rivers Initiative - Closes November 17, 2010 Through its Open Rivers Initiative, NOAA's Restoration Center provides technical expertise and financial assistance to remove dams and barriers and restore habitat for the many species that migrate between the ocean and the nation's freshwater rivers and streams. This initiative contributes to sustainability of U.S. fisheries, provides an economic boost for communities, and improves public safety. http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/funding/ori.html |
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