Author: James Plummer
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Measuring Sea-Level Rise
Monitoring Impact on Tidal Marshes Late last fall, 3 NEIWPCC researchers at the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve finished installing 6 surface elevation tables to measure changes in Piermont Marsh, the Hudson’s largest brackish tidal marsh. These instruments monitor sediment accretion rates (the annual build-up of sediment) by measuring the elevation of the marsh…
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All About Soil
October 16 marked the last day of NEIWPCC’s most recent eight-session soil evaluator certification course, which trains engineers, designers, local Boards of Health members, and others to make decisions regarding onsite septic systems in accordance with Title 5 of Massachusetts law. A major consideration when installing a septic system is how well the soil at…
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Plastic Trash Targeted
Long Island Sound Study Campaign “Protect our wildlife: break the single-use plastic habit.” That was the rallying cry for a plastic trash reduction campaign that engaged thousands of people in New York and Connecticut this summer. NEIWPCC staff members and others at the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) delivered the message, primarily through social media.…
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What’s at Risk in the Next Flood? (9/25/2018)
Modeling and flood-mitigation recommendations for a forested and urban Hudson River tributary watershed: This webinar looks at the Moodna Creek Watershed and Flood Mitigation Assessment. Authors of the assessment describe how they used flood models to inform recommendations for reducing and mitigating existing and anticipated flood risk. The assessment was conducted by environmental consultants at…