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GeoServer Animator
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- Written by charlie
- Category: GIS & Mapping
For users of GeoServer, a writeup of the new Animator feature, which creates a creates the animated GIF by using multiple WMS calls is wotth a read at geosolutions blog.
A useful feature especially since wetlands policy relies heavily upon geospatial data for decision making and visualizing wetland losses over time. The cliche "A picture is worth a thousand words" holds true, but a well designed animated feature can concisely make a point across even to the casual observer. Decades of change can be displayed in an intuitive and eye catching format, rather than requiring the viewer to interpret and match multiple still images.
For more information:
http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/GSIP+62+-+WMS+animator
HELP PROTECT A RAMSAR WETLAND
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- Written by charlie
- Category: ROOT
From the RAMSAR listserv:
The Olentangy River Wetland Research (ORWRP), a tiny (20-ha) research and teaching wetland park located on the campus of The Ohio State University (OSU) in Ohio, USA, became the 24th Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in the USA in 2008. The designation was because of its diverse biota as well as its teaching, research and outreach history. It is currenly being run by Dr. William Mitsch, the author of the well regarded book "Wetlands".
It is the first created wetland site to become a Ramsar wetland in the world.
Energy developers are currently proposing a 50-cm diameter high-pressure natural gas pipeline under the entire length (1 km) of the wetland research park and the Olentangy River itself at a depth of approximately 10 m. This pipeline horizontal drilling has the risk of impacting the groundwater and potentially surface water hydrology of the wetlands and the saturated soils beneath the wetland and potentially disturbing the considerable amount of long-term research, which includes measurement of trace amounts of methane from freshwater wetlands, at the research park.
The request for the pipeline easement is now being evaluated by The Ohio State University (OSU), the owner of the property and one of the largest Universities in the USA, but there is tremendous political and energy-development pressure on the University to grant the easement.
Some food for thought; if this can happen to a wetland that is being actively used for study and research, and is being run by the author of one of the best known books on wetlands, it can happen far easier to a wetland closer to home.
Most important, join the Facebook group to help "Save the OSU wetlands!"
The Sierra Club has just posted an environmental concern for the state of Ohio on this issue
Plants of Western Washington Collection
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- Written by charlie
- Category: Wetland Plants
For Washington Sate residents, the Plants of Western Washington Collection is an expanded database of plants found in Western Washington, wetland plants are identified, additional information on sucessional status, Soil Nitrogen indicator status and typical habitats are also found in this database. While regional, it offers an expanded, regional take on local flora not found in the USGS Plants Database. I wonder how many other regional plant databases are out there and if the data they provide is more nuanced?
Wetlands in the News
25 April 2024
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Charleston could lose almost 40 acres of wetlands to I-526 extension
Conversations surrounding the proposed Mark Clark Extension Project’s impact on traffic and development have been discussed for years but a newly filed application poses a larger threat to the...
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Biden sets goal to protect wetlands, rivers and streams
The White House on Tuesday announced a new goal to protect millions of miles of wetlands, rivers and streams. As the White House hosts a “water summit” it announced that it wants to set a new national...
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Biden admin vows to restore 8M acres of wetlands
The new goal is part of a blitz of environmental actions the White House is announcing this week to coincide with Earth Day.
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Biden-Harris Admin Pledges Over $1B for Tribal Water Projects, Aims to Revitalize 8M Acres of Wetlands
The White House announced a strategy to protect and restore U.S. freshwater, pledging over $1 billion for water projects in Tribal areas.
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Illinois Joins Biden's America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge to Revitalize Wetlands and Waterways
Illinois joins the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge, aiming to restore wetlands and waterways as a part of nationwide conservation efforts.