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Landscape-scale Restoration

A stream is reborn: Four big wins of the Willow Branch restoration

Spanning six miles of streams and 11 miles of tributaries, Willow Branch Creek was once heavily degraded by channelizati …

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Investing in research: Studying the birds of Riverby

In this episode, we explore the Riverby Ranch restoration project in Texas, a groundbreaking effort that spans 15,000 ac …

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12 min watch

The hawk wranglers of Riverby Ranch: Collecting data on raptors

During the now completed restoration of Riverby Ranch, a 15,000-acre site, a group of biology students from the Universi …

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Year three at Bois d’Arc Lake Mitigation restoration: Learning lessons at watershed-scale

The Bois d'Arc Lake Project is a major ecological restoration initiative spearheaded by the North Texas Municipal Water …

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14 min watch

Restoring Bois d’Arc Mitigation Site at scale: Local team, epic legacy

What began with just a few full-time staff members has expanded significantly, with several dozen direct employees now w …

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Amphibian explosion: Wildlife responses to wetland restoration

A primary focus of the restoration of the Bois d’Arc Lake Mitigation project in Texas was on creating macro depressions …

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Streams are upside-down roads, an AutoCAD “hack”

Stream grading projects have witnessed a remarkable transformation thanks to the power of AutoCAD civil tools. Environme …

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Structures of a stream: Wancopin Creek stream restoration

In this episode, we dive deep into the process of stream restoration, highlighting the innovative techniques used to man …

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Saving trees at the Wancopin stream restoration

In this episode, we dive into the challenges and considerations surrounding limited disturbance zones in construction pr …

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