This month’s blog highlights: The impacts of surface water runoff and how we can help mitigate What to expect and what’s included in our site visit Our Shore Up community learning program As winter fades away, the arrival of spring brings with it the long-awaited warmth, migratory birds and budding trees. However, due to the… [Read More]
Makin’ Dirt
By: Rosmarie Lohnes BA CoEn, President Helping Nature Heal Inc. Soil is the basis of everything on Earth including food, clean air, and water. When we care for the soil, we care for our own well-being. 2015 has been declared the International Year of Soils by the United Nations. I was thrilled to learn this,… [Read More]
Helping Nature Heal—Living Shorelines
Living Shoreline Restorations
Living Shorelines
ATLANTIC COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS Coastlines are dynamic ecosystems that transform naturally through the processes of erosion, sediment transport and deposition. Erosion describes sediment movement caused by the forces of water and wind. It’s a natural and necessary process that maintains ecosystems like beaches, salt marshes and estuaries, but also changes your coastal landscape. This is particularly challenging… [Read More]