Engineers Tasked with Helping Fish Get Past Dams — But Only Certain Species
By Pete Haug, PE Dams can provide great economic benefits to society – irrigation, clean energy, recreation – but often they have an unintended consequence: Fish lose their freedom of movement on a dammed river, which can wreck spawning and migratory patterns. Potamodromous fish (those that desire to migrate as part of their biological cycle)… Read More »
Tags: Dams, Environmental Policy, Fish Ladders, Fish Passage, Nature-like Fishways
Schreiber’s Passion Was Example of Why We Need Registered Professionals
Dave Schreiber was closely involved with the site design and planning for the Truax Campus of Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin. Dave Schreiber His dedication to raising the professional status of landscape architects through licensure is one of the many strengths of Dave Schreiber that recently made him the worthy recipient of the Wisconsin Chapter… Read More »
Tags: American Society of Landscape Architects, Landscape Architecture, Lifetime Achievement Award, Registered Professionals
Infrastructure Grades Reveal Rail Improvements, Concerns about Public Transit
The American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2017 Report Card for America’s infrastructure earlier today. Similar to a school report card, the study outlines the condition of the nation’s bridges, water, transportation, and other infrastructure in letter grade format. As someone with a background in infrastructure management, I follow these once-every-four-years reports with great… Read More »
Tags: ASCE, Bridges, Infrastructure, Railroads, Roads, Sewer, Water