In the blue light before dawn on Sept. 27, Laura Mouser watched the waters of the French Broad River rise higher and higher, toward her home. Trees shook in the wind as the vast brown river poured ...

“Floodplain restoration provides a pathway to address biodiversity loss and meet climate targets simultaneously. These dynamic natural systems can regulate climate and provide vital ecosystem services ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

When the sediment is removed in floodplain restoration projects, higher flows spread out and over the low banks easily, covering what are more natural-type wetlands, slowing the water and allowing ...

Battle Ground contractor Tapani Inc. has been selected as the primary contractor for Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s habitat restoration project on the East Fork Lewis River.

Early this year, the cost was raised to $5.9 million, due to the high cost of off-site disposal of the “legacy” sediment that would be removed, to recreate the original, natural floodplain.

The foundation received $150,000 from the RBC Foundation to help restore ecosystems and build climate resilience ...