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First Water Quality Report of the Season from the South River Keeper

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Bruce

The first part of Diana Muller’s report . . be sure to go to http://southriverfederation.net/index.php/news/blog/Eyes-Under-the-South-River-main-stem-water-quality.htmlor http://j.mp/crNImM for the whole picture .. . . Question # 1, Why is the Bay… Continue reading →

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Damn Egret

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Bruce

Damn EgretZooming along on my road bikemy beloved American River bike pathlate April still deep green grassesmini-jungle carpets hiding wild beaststhe green was punctuated by a whitelarge, long-necked, longer-leggedkilling sword-long beak a great … Continue reading →

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Update: Mermaid 2 Gone — More Good News for South River

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Bruce

Following on Erik Michelsen’s recent post about the successful tracking down of the sewer leak on Gingerville Creek Continue reading →

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Million Dollar/year for five year Environment Grant for SERC Research of

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Bruce

Just happened across this six-month-old clipping from NOAA –http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091030_chesapeake.htmlNOAA and Smithsonian Project to Improve Chesapeake and Delaware Bays’ Nearshore Habitat ManagementOctober 30, 2009 Marshe… Continue reading →

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Gunk in Church Creek

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Bruce

This is some sort of early season algae bloom (before the really hot weather) that we have seen before, but it seems to have been smaller in previous years. Kayaking the Creek, saw the occasional small individual fry jumping — don’t know if that’… Continue reading →

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High Housing and Transport Costs in Anne Arundel — ?environmental consequences?

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Bruce

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago has developed a complicated model to 337 neighborhoods around the country, showing the real economic and environmental costs of sprawl. A URL for some of the interactive, on-line map products… Continue reading →

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Lazy Wins. . .

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Bruce

Seems right to me . . .bp Continue reading →

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The Weather: Cocktail Chatter for two or three parties here . . . .

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Bruce

good post by one of the bloggers on Weather Underground . . . Posted by: JeffMasters, 3:26 PM GMT on March 12, 2010The U.S. just experienced its coldest winter in 25 years, according to the National Climatic Data Center. The winter period December… Continue reading →

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Trumpeter Swans Resting on the South River, en route north

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Bruce

Tuesday afternoon — there were about 30 swans in the middle of the river – really looked like 15 pairs. Sorry I spooked them from the kayak. Continue reading →

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NewScientist on Invasives Control on South Georgia

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Bruce

excerpt from the New Scientist at http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.200-extermination-in-paradise.html?full=true Extermination in paradise 09 March 2010 by Sanjida O’Connell Magazine issue 2750. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. For si… Continue reading →

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