Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it

A new levee built by the #StillaguamishTribe separates farmland from newly restored #wetlands

by John Ryan, May 3, 2026

"Tribal officials say their habitat projects will help people as well as #salmon the next time floodwaters rise.

"With restored #floodplains, more of the #StillaguamishRiver's destructive surges can spread out and dissipate before causing harm.

"The Stillaguamish Tribe built a new levee last year, farther back from the river, before removing the old levee.

" 'By giving the river more space, we are reducing the damage and the expense to society to maintain infrastructure. It's cheaper to maintain if you stay further away,' Griffith says."

Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5806062/washington-tribe-restore-wetlands-fish

#SolarPunkSunday #WetlandRestoration #Stewardship #NativeAmericans #Rewilding #RestoringNature #MarshRestoration #AdapatingToClimateChange #RestoringHabitat #WildlifeHabitat #WetlandRestoration #WashingtonState

Bioneers: "Climate Change Has Two Drivers"
https://bioneers.org/climate-change-has-two-drivers-weve-been-largely-ignoring-one-ztvz2604/

#Bioneers #Nature #WildLife #Soil #SoilBioDiversity #RestoringNature #Ecology #Desertification #ReWilding #ClimateChange #Climate #SoilQuality #ClimateDiary #WaterIsLife #ClimateAction #BioDiversity

Bioneers On SoundCloud
"Revolution from the Heart of Nature is an award-winning radio and audio series featuring breakthrough solutions for people and planet."
https://soundcloud.com/bioneers

#SolarPunkSunday #Bioneers #Nature #WildLife #BioDiversity #SoundCloud #RestoringNature #BioMimicry #Ecology #IndigenousNews #Leadership #Spirituality #Gender #Psychology #Rivers #Food #Plants #Fungi #PodCasts #WaterIsLife

[Photos] #IndigenousYouths #Reclaiming #Waters and #Rivers: #Bioneers

"During Bioneers annual conference in Berkeley, Indigenous youths shared their struggles, from the Eastern Cherokee to the Klamath on the west coast, to Hawaii, as Native youths reclaim their waters and rivers, and rise to defend the natural world."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/04/indigenous-youths-reclaiming-waters-and.html

#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #DamRemoval #RiverKeepers #RestoringNature #ProtectNature #IndigenousNews

#California - #RoseCreek #HabitatRestoration

April 17, 2026 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

#PacificBeachCA 92109

"Join the #SanDiegoBirdAlliance and #FriendsOfRoseCreek for #riparian habitat restoration.

Thank you San Diego Bird Alliance for leading the third Friday work parties.

During this maintenance event with the San Diego Bird Alliance, we will be removing invasive species, potentially watering new, planted native plants and learning about the riparian habitat. More than 30 species of #birds depend on this space during this time of year. Help us provide healthy #biodiversity to support all the wildlife in the area.

What to bring: Refillable water bottle, close-toed shoes, weather appropriate attire, hat and sunscreen

What is provided: All necessary tools, snacks and water.

The Native Plant Garden along Rose Creek was started in the 1990s by The Nature School. Help us care for and expand this special place."

FMI:
https://saverosecreek.org/events/habitat-restoration-10/

#SolarPunkSunday #RestoringNature #Rewilding #NativePlants #BuildingCommunity #SpendTimeInNature #CaliforniaEvents #Birds #WildlifeHabitat #HabitatRestoration

#WetlandRestoration and Improvement Projects Receive $4.6 Million in Funding

February 09, 2026 | #Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — "The Maine Natural Resource Conservation Program (#MNRCP) awarded over $4.6 million for 10 projects that will restore and enhance freshwater and coastal wetlands and streams, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (#MaineDEP) announced today.

The projects awarded funding include:

- Improving degraded #SaltMarsh around the #YorkRiver
- Restoring #eelgrass in the #GreatSaltBay
- Removing dams on the #RoyalRiver in #YarmouthME and the #NezinscotRiver in #BuckfieldME
- Reconnecting a side channel and reestablishing #wetlands along the Upper #MagallowayRiver
- Expanding and enhancing the #RiparianBuffer of a brook in #WaldoboroME
- Upgrading a culvert to a bridge on a tributary to the #AroostookRiver
- Restoring and reconnecting #wetlands in #AcadiaNationalPark

"In total, $4,633,343 was awarded to restore wetlands that will improve water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and mitigate flooding impacts.

"#MNRCP is one of the most important funding sources for wetland restoration and conservation projects in the state. Since it began in 2008, the program has awarded over $36 million for 183 wetland restoration and conservation projects. Public agencies, municipalities, Tribes and nonprofit conservation organizations are all eligible to apply for funding. MNRCP funding can cover the costs of wetland consultants and engineers who support project design and implementation.

"The program provides opportunities for restoration projects that help improve a broad range of critical habitats, both inland and along Maine’s coast."

Read more:
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/mnrcp-awardees/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineRivers #MaineWetlands #WetlandRestoration #RestoringNature #DamRemoval

ELEMENTAL – Restoring Essential Nature
April 24 @ 6:00 pm - April 27 @ 5:00 pm
ELEMENTAL
Restoring Essential Nature
24 – 27 April 2025
Universal Hall
Findhorn
https://www.statetheta.com/trainingsa…/medicine_dance.html
with
Fred & Colleen Sugerman of Medicine Dance, Los Angeles, CA
Audicia Lynne Morley of State Theta Galleries, Forres, Scotland

🌿 #ElementalRetreat
🌊 #RestoringNature
🔥 #EssentialElements
🌬️ #ConsciousMovement
🌍 #EmbodimentPractice

https://consciousdancer.com/event/elemental-restoring-essential-nature/

#Rewilding #Wirruwana, Western #Australia's largest island

by Cat Williams, December 23, 2024

"[Wendy Payne] says the difference between Dirk Hartog Island as a pastoral station and Wirruwana as a national park 'is quite astonishingly different.'

"To date, eight native species have been reestablished, and the team aims to have up to 13 animals reintroduced by 2030. With the return of the animals, the landscape is changing.

"When you remove an animal from the environment, everything that animal does in its habitat, such as digging and distributing seeds, is lost.

"With the return of native animals, these processes and Wirruwana are slowly being restored.

"'The difference in just a few short years is really quite staggering,' says Wendy.

A rewilding blueprint

"Wendy says rewilding Wirruwana is one of the most important ecological restoration projects in Australia, and it's highly regarded globally.

"With impressive outcomes, what does it mean for the future of Australian environmental conservation?

"Return to 1616 has shown what is possible. The project provides evidence—and inspiration—for rewilding other islands and protected environments.

"Wirruwana can lead the way for others to follow in its footsteps, to create a blueprint for the conservation of Australia's precious #ecosystems."

Read more:
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-rewilding-wirruwana-western-australia-largest.html
#SolarPunkSunday #ReturnTo1616 #DirkHartogIsland #RestoringBiodiversity #RestoringNature

#Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' #Scotland #rewilding project

"‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful #meadows, full of #wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of #bees’"

by Katharine Hay, 26 Nov 2024

"The bumblebee population has made an impressive comeback in a developed area by increasing to 116 times what it was two years ago thanks to a nature restoration group.

"#RewildingDenmarkfield, a 90-acre project based just north of Perth, has been working to restore nature to green spaces in an increasingly built up area for the past two years."

Read more:
https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bumblebee-population-increases-116-times-over-in-remarkable-scotland-project-4882622?emci=99b383ea-9bb1-ef11-88cf-6045bdfe8d29&emdi=81cdbaa0-19b3-ef11-88d0-000d3a9d5840&ceid=2428680

#SolarPunkSunday #NativePositiveApproaches
#RestoringNature #LandIsLife #RestoreTheForests #RewildingScotland