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Rewilding Our Rivers: The Riparian Edge by Lauren Eden

Feb 11, 2014

So far in the Rewilding our Rivers Discussion Series, we have discovered the importance of healthy soil systems and wetlands in the attenuation of water during flooding events. The previous […]

Rewilding Our Rivers: Wetlands – Nature’s Kidneys by Lauren Eden

Feb 4, 2014

Last week we learned the value of healthy soils and their role in flood mitigation . This week in honour of World Wetland Day 2014 on February 2, the Rewilding […]

What is Old is New Again: Elbow River Historical Detention and Diversion Sites Report

Jan 30, 2014

A new report on historically identified detention and diversion sites, commissioned by the Alberta Flood Recovery Task Force and executed by Alberta WaterSMART, has been added to the Flood Recovery […]

Rewilding Our Rivers: The Ecological Argument For Healthy Soils And Their Role In Flood Mitigation by Lauren Eden

Jan 28, 2014

Welcome back to the discussion series Rewilding Our Rivers – a look at natural flood mitigation options for Alberta. This week we turn our attention to the importance of healthy […]

Rewilding Our Rivers: A Discussion Series On Natural Flood Mitigation Options by Lauren Eden

Jan 21, 2014

A recent article written in The Guardian by scientist George Monbiot [1]discusses emergent research coming out of the United Kingdom that tells us rivers do not necessarily store the precipitation […]