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Northeast Regional Floristic Quality Assessment Tool Improves Regional Comparability of Ecological Communities
Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) measures a natural area’s ecological integrity based on the variety and abundance of native and non-native plants in an area. Recent research and analysis has led…
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NEIWPCC Publishes Hydric Soils Identification Manual
Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England, Version 4, written by the New England Hydric Soils Technical Committee, reflects conditions specific to New England. The manual, published by…
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Filling ‘Key Observational Gap’ on the Hudson
The National Water Level Observation Network gained data from the Hudson River last October. That’s when the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) added the Turkey Point Tide Station to…
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An Hour and a Quarter in 1947
Two pages of yellow and brittle paper contain the typed record of the Commission’s first meeting in 1947. All three members were present. From the minutes: At the invitation of…
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Northeast Regional Mercury TMDL
In December 2005, NEIWPCC began working with the seven Northeast states on a regional cleanup plan to reduce mercury entering into the states’ waters from a range of pollution sources….