At Putnam Farm in Orleans, Massachusetts the Orleans Conservation Commission, biologists and volunteers are restoring wetlands and giving threatened species a playground for life. Tom Biebighauser worked with dedicated personnel from the City of Orleans and many volunteers to restore vernal pond wetlands and wet meadow wetlands on Cape Cod.
Anna Westerberg, Community Reporter, Lower Cape News
Tom Biebighauser has been enthusiastically restoring wetlands, streams, and rivers since 1979. He has designed over 6,000 wetland projects and has successfully supervised the construction of over 2,800 wetlands in 26-states, 3-Canadian provinces, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He carries a deep and long-standing concern for the environment and finds it rewarding to assist individuals who are interested in restoring wetlands and streams. Tom’s passion for restoring wetlands has been recognized by his receiving 44-awards, including the National Wetlands Award for Conservation and Restoration in 2015.
Join Tom Biebighauser, Wildlife Biologist and Wetland Ecologist to learn about wetland restoration techniques. Various techniques will be explored to restore wetlands, and discuss how to do so with minimal maintenance (without the use of dams, weirs, or pumps).
Wetland Design is a graduate level, online class that will show you how to design and build naturally appearing and functioning wetlands. The detailed units explain the values of wetlands, how wetlands were drained, factors affecting site selection for restoration, techniques for construction, and how nonfunctioning wetlands can be repaired.
Nicole Rojas of the Wild For Change podcast interviews Wetland Restoration and Training LLC Founder Tom Biebighauser about wetlands and wildlife conservation. Wild For Change is a podcast celebrating people and organizations that are making a difference for animals and nature around the globe.
This presentation was given by Tom Biebighauser to the Native Plant Society of New Jersey on the value of vernal pools for rare species of wildlife and plants . He shows many of the species of animals and flowering plants that are found in vernal pools and how these important ecosystems are being restored by dedicated individuals across North America.
The short film titled “The Wetlands” features Norman Allard Jr. and Tom Biebighauser, who share their insights about the importance of wetlands. Allard speaks about how water is the lifeblood of the planet and the journey it takes from small tributaries to large rivers and eventually to lakes. Tom, a wetland ecologist, discusses how wetlands are unique habitats that are home to various species of wildlife and plants that grow nowhere else on Earth.
