#restoration

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Maybe... can have shit in Detroit?

Historic wild rice restoration underway in the Detroit River: ‘Living tribute to the First Nations'

Historic wild rice restoration begins in Detroit River as tribal partners work to bring back sacred grain that disappeared from ancestral wa

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Thanks to decades of dedicated seagrass restoration, bay scallops are making an incredible resurgence along Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Locally Extinct for a Century, Bay Scallops Thriving Again on Virginia Shore of Chesapeake Bay

Bay scallops are making an incredible resurgence in coastal bays along Virginia's Eastern Shore, according to a new survey.

“The restoration of bay scallops to their former range along the Virginian Eastern Shore represents a significant societal and ecological achievement,” said VIMS ESL Director Richard Snyder in a media release.

Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) once thrived in Virginia waters until an eelgrass wasting disease in the 1930s decimated their natural habitat. For approximately 90 years, the species was absent from the commonwealth’s coastal bays.

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A French city cut its marine pollution — and its seagrass bounced back

Neptune grass is generally regarded as the most ecologically important seagrass and shallow-water habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. It suffe

From the article:

Neptune grass is generally regarded as the most ecologically important seagrass and shallow-water habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. It suffered a severe decline during the 20th century, and there have been myriad efforts to actively restore it via replanting schemes. A new study points to the merits of a different approach: Remove the human-caused drivers of the decline and let the meadows regrow on their own. The study, published March 5 in the journal Marine Environmental Research, found that following the introduction of stronger environmental regulations and practices in France in the mid-to-late 1980s, Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) repopulated sampled sections of the waters off the city of Marseille over the ensuing four decades. “We observed exceptional recovering of the meadow in the Bay of Marseille,” Patrick Astruch, a research engineer at GIS Posidonie and the study’s lead author, told Mongabay. GIS Posidonie is a nonprofit marine research group based on the Aix-Marseille University campus. Astruch called it a “very positive trend” and a lesson in the value of passive restoration, which involves letting seagrass meadows regrow naturally after reducing pollution and other threats.

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In New York, the Billion Oyster Project is restoring oyster reefs in the harbor. As oysters feed, they filter the water. Their reefs also create homes for fish, crabs, and other marine life, and can help soften waves near shorelines.

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Appaloosa Jumping Herschell | Restoration by Hawks Eye Studio

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Dandelion News - April 8-14

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1. The US offshore wind industry finally gets a break

“Five U.S. wind projects continue construction, with some now producing power, as the Trump admin misses a deadline to appeal court decisions letting them proceed. [… L]ast week, the department quietly let the final deadline for appealing the courts’ decisions lapse. […] The lack of appeals likely represents a recognition that the government couldn’t stop the five projects from moving forward[….]”

2. Bactrian camel calf born at the [Whipsnade] Zoo

“[The baby is named after] Sophia Raffles[, who] was the first woman to become a fellow of ZSL in 1826 - making ZSL the first society to admit women in the UK[…. “J]ust like her namesake’s emphasis on access to education, she will be vital for teaching our visitors about the threats facing wild camels, and what people can do to help.” [… ZSL is] supporting conservation efforts in Mongolia, including the Gobi Desert in the south, where it’s believed there are only 450 wild camels.”

3. STEM can be a hostile place for queer kids. Rainbow Robotics is changing the game.

“Rainbow Robotics [is] a student-led initiative funded by a grant from the It Gets Better Project that brings STEM opportunities to queer spaces and teaches inclusion and acceptance in STEM. [...] “There’s been students on our team who not only learn how to stick up for their LGBTQ+ peers, but also learn a lot about themselves and about preconceived notions of queer spaces,” Jarvis says.”

4. 30-year Himalayan project shows power of community-led forest restoration

“[The previously degraded area now] supports rich biodiversity, including more than 160 bird species, more than 100 butterfly species, and many medicinal plants, providing livestock fodder, medicine and livelihoods for the residents of surrounding communities. [...] “The site also maintains all five Western Himalayan oak species strengthening its role as a genetic repository and conservation model for rare and endemic flora,” [a co-author] said.”

5. Person functionally cured of HIV after bone marrow transplant from sibling

“A 63-year-old man has been functionally cured of HIV with a bone marrow transplant [...] from his brother, who has a rare genetic mutation called CCR5Δ32 that confers resistance to HIV-1, the most common type of human immunodeficiency virus. [...] His healthy T cell count soared in the year after the procedure and stayed at healthy levels after he stopped antiretroviral therapy (ART)—the gold standard treatment for HIV—two years later.”

April 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)