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Is it a lake or a pond or a wetland? Recently someone asked me about the body of water beyond my backyard—if it was a lake or a pond and what’s the difference? My first answer was that it is … Continue reading
Posted in Maine, natural history, wetland ecology, wetland science
Tagged farm ponds, lake, Paul Keddy, pond, wetland, wetland succession, wetlands, William Mitsch
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Fringe. It’s the outer edge. Peripheral. Fringe, or fringing, reefs are connected to land and point toward sea; they occur in shallow water along coasts all over the world. Some wetlands are the boundary between land and deep water habitat; … Continue reading
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What is green chemistry? It’s the study and design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances. Fewer hazardous wastes mean less pollution traveling into wetlands and watersheds. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Pollution Prevention/GreenChemistryResources/index.cfm This week (September 19-25, 2010) is National … Continue reading
Sea rover. Corsair. Buccaneer. This Sunday is International “Talk like a Pirate Day,” (September 19th) http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ translator.html. The “Brethren of the Coast” were a well-known group in the golden age of piracy, during the 17th and 18th centuries, made up … Continue reading
A Career in Engineering By Alexandra Cheney – Wall Street Journal – September 13, 2010 Envisioning how you would design and create a wetland or reroute a stream channel? Check out environmental engineering. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274 8703946504575469820272216004.html National Wetlands Awards – Call … Continue reading
Wetland mitigation, replacing functions and values lost, is a large part of Clean Water Act Section 404 and state dredge and fill permitting programs for wetlands. Throughout the country stream mitigation requirements are slowly being adopted by states and Corps … Continue reading
“We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation, and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required and the less suffering … Continue reading
“Once, while driving in a wagon with Dave, up an exceedingly wet and rocky backwoods road, with the water pouring down the middle, I asked him how in Aroostook County they were able to tell its roads from … Continue reading
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Tagged Baxter State Park, Maine woods, Moosehead Lake, Roosevelt, Thoreau, watershed, wetland, wetlands, wilderness
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Back in the ‘80s, Carole Jackson published her book, “Color Me Beautiful” and inspired the concept of wearing colors in a palette associated with the four seasons. There were 30 shades for each season. I’m a summer but I used … Continue reading
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