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Articles for: Floods & Floodplains

  • Merced River, a tributary of the San Joaquin, from Yosemite Valley. | ©2012 Center for Digital Archaeology
    January 6, 2017

    As Climate Changes, so does California’s San Joaquin River Floodplains

  • Flooding in Yosemite Valley. | Simon Phipps
    January 6, 2017

    Can the Pineapple Express end the California drought?

  • Nelson Dam on the Naches arm of the Yakima River. | Nicky Pasi
    December 23, 2016

    Washington’s Nelson Dam a Potential Model for Western Dam Removal

  • Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
    December 19, 2016

    Washington Community Pushes for a Healthy River

  • Peter Raabe
    December 9, 2016

    How many rain gardens do you have?

  • Green infrastructure | Erich Miarka
    December 5, 2016

    Bioretention with Benefits

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    November 22, 2016

    Building a Voice for Green Infrastructure

  • Duwamish River, Seattle | Rick Gordon
    November 9, 2016

    A River with a Fever Threatens Native Salmon

  • Alamac Community Park near Lumberton, NC, remains inundated with flood waters on Oct. 16, 2016 thanks to Hurricane Matthew. | U.S. Department of Agriculture
    November 7, 2016

    Will families be protected from the next flood?

  • November 3, 2016

    330,000 Reason to Love a Floodplain

  • Carson Jeffres
    September 16, 2016

    Grants provide big boost in Central Valley Floodplain Restoration Efforts

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