River Profiles : The People Restoring Our Waterways / Pete Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Pete, 1882-1951, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stream ecology--United States.

Stream ecology.

Stream restoration--United States--Biography.

Stream restoration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Pete Hill-a twenty-year veteran of the field of watershed restoration-provides a deep dive into the world of river and stream conservation.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Fumbling for Bankfull: Dave Rosgen and the Strong Currents of a Stream-Restoration Methodology

2. The Bog Architect: Reimagining Streams and Stormwater on the Coastal Plain of the Chesapeake

3. Legacy Sediment: Dorothy Merritts and Robert Walter Dig Back in Time in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

4. The Human Beaver: Mega- to Micro-Engineering Solutions in Greater Cincinnati

5. Beaver Wranglers: Facilitating Functional River Restoration in Western Washington

6. Wisconsin Trout: Restoring Driftless Area Streams and Mitigating for Effects of Climate Change

7. River Cane Dreams: A Plant That Restores Connections

8. Naturalized Channels in Milwaukee: Removing Concrete and Lowering Floodwaters

9. Community Bonds: Organization and Collaboration in West Atlanta

10. South River Action Hero: Environmental Justice and Activism in Suburban Atlanta

11. Dam Removal and Complicated Histories: Unfinished Business on the Elwha River in Washington State

Conclusion: Returning to Watts Branch

Epilogue: New Currents of the Snake River

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780231557061

023155706X

OCLC:

1427666731