9 Quotes by Scott Holmes

We've already redirected the stream, ... Whatever we (engineers) build will always fall apart.

Making habitat restoration part of public works projects is cheaper than eliminating the species and buying mitigation habitat at another location. With the San Pedro Project, for example, habitat restoration cost $3 million, but it would have cost $5-6 million (twice as much) to destroy the habitat and try to recreate it elsewhere.

Given the weakness of the state's case, it's not hard to see how it could be postponed so long.

I think he did the right thing by resigning. We still have information we are investigating and claims to pursue.

Don't they check on these people? ... You figure if you use a state agency, they should know this stuff.

That pretty much killed us. We have had a problem coming out for every game and when we fall behind two or three goals, we have a hard time coming back.

Each one of those drops becomes an impassable barrier for fish,

It's very satisfying. The City can blend public works projects with habitat restoration that is mutually beneficial.

They can stand on that street corner and yell their lungs out, ... They did not have to bow down to the abuse of power in their midst.