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The Provo River Delta Restoration Project reached a major milestone Thursday, March 2, as the Provo River was diverted into a series of channels and ponds, connecting the river with a restored delta and Utah Lake. To mark the occasion, a celebration was held onsite, attended by dozens of community members and government officials from the local, state and federal levels. The crowd cheered as, in three...

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This January marks 160 years since the Bear River Massacre, one of the largest massacres of indigenous people in North American history. In remembrance of those who were lost that day, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation will be observing the anniversary of the massacre on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 11am. The memorial service is open to all and will be held at the Daughters of the Utah...

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Two of BIO-WEST’s landscape architecture projects were honored at the 2022 Utah Annual Professional Awards Program, hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects Utah Chapter. The Three Creeks Confluence Open Space project was given the Honor award and was the headliner project under the Urban Design award category. The Red Butte Garden Six Bridges Trail project was entered under the General...

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BIO-WEST's Ed Oborny was recently featured in an podcast and article from the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan Steward, a blog site that highlights different efforts to protect the threatened and endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as improve habitats within the Comal and San Marcos rivers. Oborny and Adam Zerrenner, the field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

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The San Antonio Express News recently published an article, by Elena Bruess, featuring BIO-WEST's aquatic ecologist, Brad Littrell, and his conservation work to rehabilitate habitat along the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The goal of the project is protect the endangered plants and animals and restore the balance of native species that live within the Edwards Aquifer. In addition to reducing murky...

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Several BIO-WEST employees, along with volunteers from TreeUtah and Ivory Homes, grabbed their shovels and met on the grassy hillside known as Washakie Cemetery, ready to plant an assortment of trees, shrubs, and bushes, Friday, Oct 30. The planting event was a part of a restoration project the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has been conducting for many years. The goal of the project...

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The Fairmont Park Community Fishing Pond, one of BIO-WEST’s recently completed projects, won a Merit Award from the 2020 Annual Professional Awards Program, hosted by the Utah Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Christopher Sands, a principal of BIO-WEST and senior landscape architect, accepted the award on behalf of the project team, which was a collaboration between...

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Moving Mussels BIO-WEST was asked to help relocate native freshwater mussels during scheduled maintenance on the Lower Neches Valley Authority Main Canal last July. The LNVA Main Canal was built in the late 19th century as part of a conveyance system designed to move water upland for city, industry, and agricultural use. The canal pumping stations needed maintenance done on them, which meant...

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