Engineering a partnership

Article Abstract:

The Dept. of Defense's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has been working with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Nature Conservancy to protect its rich ecosystem. AEDC, an Air Force base installation in Coffee County, TN, is home to 68 species identified to be endangered, threatened or vulnerable. It has teamed up with the FWS to manage the barrens habitat that supports the Eggert's sunflower and other rare species; Woods Dam, which serves as a roosting site for the endangered gray bat; and the base's wetland resources.

Military bases, Endangered species, Environmental policy, United States. Arnold Engineering Development Center

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Coastal barriers and endangered species

Article Abstract:

The ecology of the US's coastal barrier islands is becoming under increasing threat as more and more people visit these islands or choose to live on them permanently. Many barrier islands have already lost their dune grass and maritime forest habitats, with a resulting negative impact on populations of barrier island wildlife. However, the Coastal Barrier Resources System is now bringing some success in preventing large-scale development of coastal barriers.

Environmental aspects, Natural history, Coastal flora, Coastal plants, Barrier islands

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Protecting coastal ecosystems

Article Abstract:

The continuous decline in the number of endangered coastal species is a sign that the effects of human activities in coastal zones have become irreversible. To address this problem, the Fish and Wildlife Service created the Coastal Ecosystems Program to promote efforts that would eliminate or reduce threats to coastal ecosystems. The program funds a variety of projects including education initiatives, volunteer action groups and on-the-ground actions.

Analysis, Coastal zone management

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