Water alerts continued to receive notice throughout 2013. Both drought and flooding again topped the nation’s headlines.
My Top Water Wishes for the New Year include a quick look back at some of the important water stories that streamed our network this past year.
Top Ten Water Wishes for 2014:
#10: Wishing that our nation recognize the growing importance of water to our economy. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/two-reports-reinforce-link-between-environment-and-economy/
#9: Wishing that extreme and invasive strategies to resource management be shelved. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/rotenone-1952-called-and-wants-its-fisheries-management-strategy-back/
#8: Wishing that we harness green infrastructure – not pour more concrete. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/why-we-must-harness-green-infrastructure-not-concrete-to-secure-clean-water/
#7: Wishing that stream, river and wetland restoration efforts consider practical and low-cost approaches. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/the-johnny-willowseed-approach-to-stream-restoration-is-both-practical-and-low-cost/
#6: Wishing that solid economic analysis be applied to the environmental impacts we are creating in our pursuit of progress (insuring our respect and reinvestment in the basic ecosystem services which provide us life) https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/none-of-the-worlds-top-industries-would-be-profitable-if-they-paid-for-the-natural-capital-they-use/
#5: Wishing that the U.S. continue to increase transparency and available public information relating to implementation of its environmental programs. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/obama-directs-agencies-to-make-more-data-public/
#4: Wishing that we work together to restore more resilient landscapes in response to increased frequency and intensity of storm events. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/the-science-behind-colorados-catastrophic-floods/
#3: Wishing that our cities may become more like forests. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/how-a-city-can-be-more-like-a-forest/
#2: Wishing that policy makers, land owners and resource managers respect the importance of conserving small streams. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/study-focus-on-smaller-streams-can-save-big-river-fish/
#1: Wishing that all water users will increase their conservation efforts so that healthy flows may be returned to our rivers. https://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/how-to-keep-trout-streams-cool-in-a-warming-climate/
