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Edwards Aquifer project work featured in news article




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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BIO-WEST Ecologist Presents Research on Ecosystem Restoration




As the human population rapidly expands, ecosystems are being severely affected. Human activities have caused a lot of damage, but many scientists are seeking to understand how we can reverse and mitigate this damage. BIO-WEST’s ecologist, Ryan Dillingham, is one such scientist. He specializes in watershed ecology, restoration ecology, and the conservation of threatened and endangered species....

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BIO-WEST project wins 2020 ASLA Merit Award




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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Cracking Down: Why Tree Removal is Essential to Logan River Restoration

If you’ve walked along the Logan River Golf Course Trail or visited the Rendezvous Dog Park recently, you’ve seen piles of downed trees and probably wondered how tree removal can be beneficial to river restoration. Roots hold soil and prevent erosion, right? That’s not always the case. The crack willows that grow inside the Logan River’s channel are not only a nonnative and invasive species...

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