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New milestone for the Provo River Delta Restoration Project




The Provo River Delta Restoration Project reached a major milestone Thursday, March 2, as the Provo River was diverted into a series of channels and ponds, connecting the river with a restored delta and Utah Lake. To mark the occasion, a celebration was held onsite, attended by dozens of community members and government officials from the local, state and federal levels. The crowd cheered as, in three...

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Memorial services to be held for 160th anniversary of the Bear River Massacre




This January marks 160 years since the Bear River Massacre, one of the largest massacres of indigenous people in North American history. In remembrance of those who were lost that day, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation will be observing the anniversary of the massacre on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 11am. The memorial service is open to all and will be held at the Daughters of the Utah...

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BIO-WEST wins two ASLA Awards

Two of BIO-WEST’s landscape architecture projects were honored at the 2022 Utah Annual Professional Awards Program, hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects Utah Chapter. The Three Creeks Confluence Open Space project was given the Honor award and was the headliner project under the Urban Design award category. The Red Butte Garden Six Bridges Trail project was entered under the General...

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BIO-WEST discusses restoration efforts in EAHCP podcast




BIO-WEST's Ed Oborny was recently featured in an podcast and article from the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan Steward, a blog site that highlights different efforts to protect the threatened and endangered species that inhabit the Edwards Aquifer as well as improve habitats within the Comal and San Marcos rivers. Oborny and Adam Zerrenner, the field supervisor for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

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Edwards Aquifer project work featured in news article




The San Antonio Express News recently published an article, by Elena Bruess, featuring BIO-WEST's aquatic ecologist, Brad Littrell, and his conservation work to rehabilitate habitat along the San Marcos and Comal Rivers. The goal of the project is protect the endangered plants and animals and restore the balance of native species that live within the Edwards Aquifer. In addition to reducing murky...

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BIO-WEST Ecologist Presents Research on Ecosystem Restoration




As the human population rapidly expands, ecosystems are being severely affected. Human activities have caused a lot of damage, but many scientists are seeking to understand how we can reverse and mitigate this damage. BIO-WEST’s ecologist, Ryan Dillingham, is one such scientist. He specializes in watershed ecology, restoration ecology, and the conservation of threatened and endangered species....

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In Memory of Martin (Marty) Ruell Heaney, III




On May 5th, 2021, BIO-WEST lost a great friend, accomplished scientist, business partner, mentor, but most importantly, a part of our family: Martin Ruell Heaney, III, known to most as Marty. Here is a fond remembrance and farewell, as told by BIO-WEST Principle and Marty's good friend, Ed Oborny.  Marty always celebrated life and thus it was fitting that he headed out to the bay one final...

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BIO-WEST publishes expanded research on Colorado River Basin fish species




BIO-WEST biologists had the distinguished opportunity to publish a book chapter on the plight of nonnative fishes to the Colorado River basin.  The chapter titled, “The Exotic Dilemma: Lessons Learned from Efforts to Recover Native Colorado River Basin Fishes” is part of the book "Standing between Life and Extinction: Ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic species in North American deserts."  The...

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BIO-WEST helping with Washakie Cemetery restoration




Several BIO-WEST employees, along with volunteers from TreeUtah and Ivory Homes, grabbed their shovels and met on the grassy hillside known as Washakie Cemetery, ready to plant an assortment of trees, shrubs, and bushes, Friday, Oct 30. The planting event was a part of a restoration project the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation has been conducting for many years. The goal of the project...

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BIO-WEST project wins 2020 ASLA Merit Award




The Fairmont Park Community Fishing Pond, one of BIO-WEST’s recently completed projects, won a Merit Award from the 2020 Annual Professional Awards Program, hosted by the Utah Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Christopher Sands, a principal of BIO-WEST and senior landscape architect, accepted the award on behalf of the project team, which was a collaboration between...

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