The large scale farm ditches shown here might successfully influence the design of smaller scale ditches.
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/indiana/howwework/art30290.html

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Erik Kiviat’s Hudsonia is an important resource for environmental research and education in the Hudson Valley.
Get an eyeful of his perspective here.
http://www.townofdover.us/HudsoniaPresentation.pdf

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Keeping it wild: an interagency strategy to monitor trends in wilderness character across the National Wilderness Preservation System

Keeping it wild: an interagency strategy to monitor trends in wilderness character across the National Wilderness Preservation System
Author: Landres, Peter; Barns, Chris; Dennis, John G.; Devine, Tim; Geissler, Paul; McCasland, Curtis S.; Merigliano, Linda; Seastrand, Justin; Swain, Ralph

The [...]

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Firewood and Invasive Insects – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

New York’s forests are under attack from numerous invasive exotic insect pests. In years past, we have been hit with Chestnut blight, European gypsy moth, Dutch elm disease and Beech bark disease, all with devastating results.

One common way many of these insect pests are moved around [...]

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Invasive Snails Take a Toll on Native Ducks : NPR

by Sea Stachura

The number of lesser scaup ducks is dwindling, and it could be an invasive species that does them in. Invasive snails and parasites are attacking these and other ducks on the Upper Mississippi.

All Things Considered, May 26, 2008 ·

Nearly 150 invasive species live [...]

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