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New milestone for the Provo River Delta Restoration Project




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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Clover Creek Solar: New solar farm planned for Utah




sPower, one of BIO-WEST’s clients, recently announced their plans for a new solar project expected to provide renewable energy for six Utah cities. The new solar facility, Clover Creek Solar, was announced by the Utah Municipal Power Agency earlier this week. UMPA recently entered into an agreement with sPower, an independent renewable energy power producer based in Salt Lake City, to build a new solar...

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BIO-WEST is now a certified Professional Geoscience firm




BIO-WEST, Inc. is now a registered certified geoscience firm in the state of Texas.  The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists has approved BIO-WEST’s application to become a certified geoscience firm. As of August 2019, BIO-WEST can offer and perform geosciences services in the state of Texas.  These services include Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments for real...

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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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Beauty and Smarts: A Parking Lot for Second Dam




BIO-WEST is working with Logan City and the US Forest Service to design and construct a parking lot for the Second Dam Recreation Area in Logan Canyon, Utah. Because the parking lot will be adjacent to the Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway, aesthetic considerations were an important element in BIO-WEST’s design. “We are using berms and plants native to Logan Canyon to help screen the parking...

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Right on Track: 9 Line Corridor Master Plan Receives Award




A project vision, phasing, and implementation plan for a former Salt Lake City rail line received an achievement award from the American Planning Association-Utah Chapter in late October 2015. CRSA’s project team, which included BIO-WEST, developed a Master Plan for the 2.5-mile 9 Line Corridor that runs along 900 South Street between 200 West Street and the Surplus Canal. The corridor provides...

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A Cutthroat Endeavor




Bonneville cutthroat trout will be one beneficiary of designated environmental flows in the Blacksmith Fork and Little Bear Rivers, Cache County, Utah, as a result of a project by BIO-WEST, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, and in partnership with Trout Unlimited, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Cache County, and Utah State University. Both rivers were identified as priorities as part...

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