Greetings!
We send out an occasional newsletter to share interesting information, update you on our recent projects and to bring you other water and land resource related news.
Just as we were wrapping up this issue, I received a newsletter from a hydrologic instrument supplier with an article on
Ocean Voyages Institute's
significant efforts to track and reduce the plastic and fishing net pollution
that has worsened and threatens marine and terrestrial environments – a topic I am watching closely, so a link to that article is included.
Also in this issue is a segment on
the success of the Elwha River dam removal
in Washington State - I hiked the river valley to the upper dam area on a recent trip; the success of a
LWCF grant
funded project in Dover, NH; and publication of
a recent USGS Scientific Investigations Report
on a Cape Cod Permeable Reactive Barrier
siting project, on which I am a co-author. We also
thank Anna Boudreau
for her contribution to Truslow Resource Consulting LLC as she will be taking a position as Development Director for Lakes Region Conservation Trust.
We hope you enjoy this issue and the rest of your summer!
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Elwha River Dam Removal Visit -
What I Did On My "Dam" Vacation
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When my husband Bill and I visited my brother in Seattle this July, we planned a side trip to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Part of the journey took us ferry hopping to the Olympic Peninsula then to Victoria, BC.
The mighty Elwha River is in Olympic National Park
and is a short drive from Port Angeles, WA where the ferry to Victoria departed. My brother, also a geologist, kept me up to date on the progress of the Elwha River restoration project. And, I had seen
"
Return of the River
"
during the New Hampshire Rivers Council Wild and Scenic film festival. The movie chronicles the varying interests and the evolution of the project, and it has
amazing footage of the explosion to remove the upper dam
on the river
.
The river is flowing freely now, it has reclaimed the floodplain, and salmon are returning. The floodplain also reclaimed the access road to the dams which washed out in 2016 and 2017, so we hiked the eight mile round trip to the upper dam.
As we consider dam removal of our many streams and rivers in New England, the success story of the Elwha River restoration can help to keep us inspired.
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Elwha River, WA - Photo by Bill
Truslow
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WSCA 106.1 Radio
- Environmental Hour - Danna Truslow will be the guest of host Richard Lutz on Friday August 9 at noon.
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PFAS: New England - Update on the Status of Investigation, Findings and Action - American Groundwater Trust - Sept. 18th - Westford, MA register at www.agwt.org/events
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Ocean Voyagers Institute (
OVI
) removes 40 tons of plastic including 5 ton "ghost net." Click
link
to read article.
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New dock installed on Cochecho River
thanks to successful LWCF grant
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The new dock and kayak/canoe launch on the Cochecho River, Dover, NH
- Photo by Anna Boudreau
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The City of Dover, NH was awarded a $150,000 federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant
in September 2015 to improve boat and water sports access to the Cochecho River, located near downtown Dover.
Truslow RC was hired
by the City Recreation Department
to prepare the federal LWCF grant application on their behalf
. The funds were requested to develop and improve outdoor recreation facilities and public water access at the Cochecho River Park, formerly used by the city for their wastewater treatment facility, city farm, a jail, among other uses. The centerpiece of the project was a
floating dock
near the shore for recreational rowers and boaters as well as the UNH Rowing team. This site allows access to a deep-water channel area on the tidal portion of the Cochecho River.
See more photos and
READ MORE
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USGS Paper on Cape Cod Permeable Reactive Barrier study Published
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From 2015 to 2017, as a member of the WaterVision LLC joint, venture,
TruslowRC managed and carried out a permeable reactive barrier hydrogeologic siting study at five sites on Cape Cod
to evaluate site suitability for reduction of nitrates in groundwater using this technology
.
The project was completed for the EPA in conjunction with the US Geological Survey (USGS), the Cape Cod Commission, and the Towns of Falmouth, Dennis, Barnstable, Mashpee and Orleans.
Co-authored by Danna Truslow, a
USGS Scientific Investigation Report
was published in July 2019 that details the purpose of the siting study, the hydrogeologic work completed, the results, and lessons learned as part of the investigation.
READ MORE
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Anna Boudreau
has been working with Truslow RC as a Land Protection Specialist and marketing manager since early 2014. She managed conservation projects with landowners, town conservation commissions, and land trusts that needed assistance with conservation easement negotiations, funding, and easement monitoring. She was also a field assistant on several projects and kept TruslowRC on track with marketing and outreach.
We will miss her energy, sense of humor, and in-depth knowledge of the land conservation process
and wish her all the best in her new role as Development Director of the Lakes Region Conservation Trust.
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TruslowRC is DBE and WBE Certified in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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Truslow Resource Consulting LLC| (603)766-6670 | danna@TruslowRC.com
| www.TruslowRC.com
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