Scientists and engineers plan to use a new approach called "adaptive management" to reverse the damage suffered by the Colorado River ecosystem.
Forty years after one generation dammed the Colorado River at the upper end of the Grand Canyon, a new generation of engineers and scientists is struggling to deal with the consequences... To solve such problems, the engineers and scientists charged with managing the river have evolved a new approach: instead of trying to conquer nature, they are bold enough to think they can outfox it. Using a process called adaptive management, they hope to stave off or reverse damage done to the river and its life forms by manipulating flows from the dam."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Restoring an Ecosystem Torn Asunder by a Dam
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