GUEST ARTICLE: Water concerns are triggering new redevelopment, renovation and restoration projects all across America Small Ohio city hopes to redevelop this ugly, defunct, coal-fired power plant into 131 acres of green, waterfront revitalization New national reforestation strategy builds America’s climate resilience by restoring clear-cuts and tree farms into real forests This progressive state has just announced $200 million in new funding for two major downtown revitalization initiatives Vermont awards $2 million to 15 projects that revitalize downtowns by making them more walkable and safer from cars Maryland communities win $2 million for 12 resilience projects to help prepare for, and recover from, climate-related disasters Restorative Cheerios? $2.2 million non-profit partnership advances regenerative agriculture in two Canadian provinces $424 million for Michigan redevelopment & revitalization projects approved, including rebirth of old American Motor headquarters Bipartisan Restoration Economy: Republican state senator in Michigan wins $1.8 million to ecologically restore a natural area 28 of America’s most important estuaries get $132 million for ecological restoration, equitable revitalization & climate resilience A winning design has been announced for a major redevelopment and revitalization project in this historic downtown 1949 public housing complex gets green, $64 million pedestrian-friendly redevelopment that helps revitalize neighborhood Locally extinct for 70 years, the first wild jaguar cubs are born in the rewilding effort for this national park in Argentina Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act: This bipartisan bill boosts funding for U.S. coastal climate resilience Two Texas communities win $3.6 million to revitalize by renewing infrastructure and redeveloping contaminated industrial sites Cooling cities for climate resilience & better quality of life: NYC repurposes & connects properties into extensive greenway system The Army Corps of Engineers has restored fish passage on a river in Montana while serving needs of farmers and ranchers $95 million investment in 19 new & continuing initiatives will help restore U.S Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead populations Here are five dedicated young women who are restoring nature, regenerating farms and revitalizing communities around the world Rewilding: Denver Zoo releases 570 tadpoles into Colorado wetlands to help restore endangered native boreal toads Following last year’s worst-ever weather disasters, British Columbia gets $870 million to build regional climate resilience New Jersey communities are awarded $9.4 million in climate resilience grants to restore water quality and reduce flooding Sustainability is often key to market success when renovating historic office buildings, like this one, which starred in “Mad Men” When this city in Maine replaced its 1884 water treatment plant, they made it a model of sustainability, restoration & resilience The largest bridge replacement in the history of Los Angeles earns international award for sustainability and community resilience The wisdom of adaptively reusing historic buildings and redeveloping brownfields to create affordable and supportive housing Governors advise Congress on funding environmental restoration, infrastructure renewal & community economic revitalization Massachusetts celebrates $4,635,000 to boost community resilience by regenerating infrastructure, fisheries & wildlife habitat Consulting farmers & marginalized people on local ecological restoration projects not just politically correct: It improves results A mile of rail land, derelict for 65 years, to become a public greenway, part of a new 10-mile trail connecting two New Jersey cities
