I am pleased by the level of discussion my post generated...
I have personally worked with many of the professionals to whom several
commentors allude, and many are conscientious and responsible, including
the woman cited in the Berkeley article. Many of our central Pacific
coast pocket
Ecolog:
Let us do consider the programming goals of other(?) . . . professions.
Traditional engineering has long ignored ecosystems in the conversion of
natural runoff (e.g. stream) courses, thus designing drainage channels that
constrict rivers, streams and tributaries to make development
