At the South Florida Water Management District, engineers and scientists try to balance the needs of development, agriculture and urban areas with water supply, flood control and conservation. One ongoing source of concern is the presence of excess...
Estuaries and wetlands are among the most productive areas anywhere, literally teeming with life. But these environments are often threatened by nutrient discharge from agricultural or farm land, as well as the building of homes or other forms of de...
Restoration and protection of the Point Mugu, California wetlands has been a great success story, despite the challenges associated with agricultural runoff and other by-products of urbanization.