Conservationists are championing river restoration and the reintroduction of beavers as crucial strategies to build landscape ...

When water fills the floodplain, it also creates productive habitat for fish, such as Chinook salmon. Rentner paused beside a grassy meadow, calling it a “salmon nursery.” ...

The US is finally curbing floodplain development, new research shows “Routine municipal practices” are all it takes, but two problem states are defying the trend.

The Delhi government has launched a comprehensive 45-point action plan to remove encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains by ...

An unsung environmental success story has unfolded in Florida. With hurricane season is upon us, a restored river wetland ...

If you drive down Marietta Avenue in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, chances are you've seen the work being done ...

SAN ANTONIO – Should it have been a surprise? The westbound Loop 410 access road where 15 cars were swept into Beitel Creek on June 12 is in a floodplain. So, why is there no warning system for ...

Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem – creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing.

CLINTON TWP. - The Township Council adopted an ordinance repealing all local floodplain management regulations, in favor of ...

ASHEVILLE - If a series of floodplain ordinance amendments are not adopted by the city of Asheville, the city's status in the National Floodplain Insurance Program — which provides insurance to ...