The following is an on-going project that a group of volunteers started several years ago on a lake in the
Adirondack state park. Lake Luzerne is fighting Eurasian Milfoil, a weed that has taken over many lakes all
over the country. This group of volunteers (The Aquatic Conservation Taskforce) has set up a website
(http://actluzerne.org/default.htm) which we recommend you visit. Below are progress reports from Bob
Sherman of A.C.T.
The following is an on going project on the shore of the Otis Reservoir in Massachusetts. The Phragmite control project is being conducted by Peter Fessenden, with the backing of Gail the chairman of the local conservation commission (now retired). Phragmites are long stemmed emerging weeds that are known as reeds. They grow usually on the shore of lakes where water is about 0 to 2 feet deep. The following is the email correspondence between Peter, Gail, and Lake Bottom Blanket.
The document summarizes the progress of an outdoor kitchen project over 94 days from signing the contract to completion. It describes the various construction steps taken each day such as installing the pergola, fences, concrete floor, cabinets, countertops, sink, and appliances. It notes multiple delays and issues along the way but expresses happiness with the final results.
Massive flooding in Colorado inundated pastures and destroyed fences and infrastructure. Ranchers in Boulder and Weld Counties received over 26 inches of rain in just 3 days, compared to their average annual rainfall of 15 inches. The fast-moving floods stranded people and livestock. Though most cattle were evacuated, some ranchers lost their entire herds. Neighbors and the community banded together to help with rescue efforts and rebuilding. Recovery will take years as ranchers work to repair fences and clean fields of debris. Ranchers learned the importance of heeding weather warnings and having evacuation plans for future floods.
Over two years, plans were made to install a living sedum plant roof on a school addition. Parents Eileen and Kevin Kelly discovered the project and volunteered to oversee the pro bono installation to earn their LiveRoof certification. A truck delivered 360 trays of fully grown sedum plants, which over 30 parents helped unload and install over two days, working as a team to complete the project. The living roof brings the community together and benefits the environment by lasting longer than traditional roofs and reducing storm water runoff and temperature fluctuations inside the school.
AID India construts Eureka Homes at Koovathur Colonyaidindiaonline
Eureka Homes conducted at Koovathur Colony - for Kumar and Selvi. AID INDIA's flood relief efforts are moving towards long term rehabilitation for the poorest and most affected families. AID INDIA team has completed our first flood affected Hut to Home Reconstruction in a record 16 days!
I am so thrilled that our first hut to home project in the flood affected villages just got completed! Thanks to Samu and Baskar and our volunteers who rebuilt Selvi's destroyed hut into a strong house in record time of 16 days. In the next few days the second home should be ready and hopefully several more in the next two months! #aidindia #eurekahomes
3rd Annual Salesforce Administrator Survey Results - conducted by CloudingoCloudingo
The document summarizes the key findings of a survey of 262 Salesforce administrators conducted by Cloudingo in September 2013. The majority of respondents worked for companies with 11-500 employees and spent 0-40% of their time on Salesforce administration. The top challenges identified were training users, reporting/dashboards, workflows, and duplicate records. Most administrators felt their Salesforce skills were moderately to very challenging to maintain and about a third wished to attend Dreamforce or had plans to do so the following year.
How a Data Cleansing App Can Enhance Your Salesforce.com Data -- Nothing can put a bigger dent in the reliability and usability of your Salesforce data faster than duplicate, incomplete, inaccurate and out-of-date information. Luckily as a Salesforce user or admin, you have many options when it comes to a data cleansing app, but not all are created equally. Make sure the tool you invest in not only eliminates and prevents duplicate records, but extends far beyond.
The following is an on going project on the shore of the Otis Reservoir in Massachusetts. The Phragmite control project is being conducted by Peter Fessenden, with the backing of Gail the chairman of the local conservation commission (now retired). Phragmites are long stemmed emerging weeds that are known as reeds. They grow usually on the shore of lakes where water is about 0 to 2 feet deep. The following is the email correspondence between Peter, Gail, and Lake Bottom Blanket.
The document summarizes the progress of an outdoor kitchen project over 94 days from signing the contract to completion. It describes the various construction steps taken each day such as installing the pergola, fences, concrete floor, cabinets, countertops, sink, and appliances. It notes multiple delays and issues along the way but expresses happiness with the final results.
Massive flooding in Colorado inundated pastures and destroyed fences and infrastructure. Ranchers in Boulder and Weld Counties received over 26 inches of rain in just 3 days, compared to their average annual rainfall of 15 inches. The fast-moving floods stranded people and livestock. Though most cattle were evacuated, some ranchers lost their entire herds. Neighbors and the community banded together to help with rescue efforts and rebuilding. Recovery will take years as ranchers work to repair fences and clean fields of debris. Ranchers learned the importance of heeding weather warnings and having evacuation plans for future floods.
Over two years, plans were made to install a living sedum plant roof on a school addition. Parents Eileen and Kevin Kelly discovered the project and volunteered to oversee the pro bono installation to earn their LiveRoof certification. A truck delivered 360 trays of fully grown sedum plants, which over 30 parents helped unload and install over two days, working as a team to complete the project. The living roof brings the community together and benefits the environment by lasting longer than traditional roofs and reducing storm water runoff and temperature fluctuations inside the school.
AID India construts Eureka Homes at Koovathur Colonyaidindiaonline
Eureka Homes conducted at Koovathur Colony - for Kumar and Selvi. AID INDIA's flood relief efforts are moving towards long term rehabilitation for the poorest and most affected families. AID INDIA team has completed our first flood affected Hut to Home Reconstruction in a record 16 days!
I am so thrilled that our first hut to home project in the flood affected villages just got completed! Thanks to Samu and Baskar and our volunteers who rebuilt Selvi's destroyed hut into a strong house in record time of 16 days. In the next few days the second home should be ready and hopefully several more in the next two months! #aidindia #eurekahomes
3rd Annual Salesforce Administrator Survey Results - conducted by CloudingoCloudingo
The document summarizes the key findings of a survey of 262 Salesforce administrators conducted by Cloudingo in September 2013. The majority of respondents worked for companies with 11-500 employees and spent 0-40% of their time on Salesforce administration. The top challenges identified were training users, reporting/dashboards, workflows, and duplicate records. Most administrators felt their Salesforce skills were moderately to very challenging to maintain and about a third wished to attend Dreamforce or had plans to do so the following year.
How a Data Cleansing App Can Enhance Your Salesforce.com Data -- Nothing can put a bigger dent in the reliability and usability of your Salesforce data faster than duplicate, incomplete, inaccurate and out-of-date information. Luckily as a Salesforce user or admin, you have many options when it comes to a data cleansing app, but not all are created equally. Make sure the tool you invest in not only eliminates and prevents duplicate records, but extends far beyond.
What is Raw Unfiltered Honey?
This is a question that many have asked since honey is considered healthy but it has become hard for customers to differentiate between raw unfiltered honey and the processed honey. Furthermore people still want to know the difference between the raw unfiltered honey and the processed honey. If you have been trying to unravel the mystery behind this sought after resource then welcome aboard and together we will find the truth about raw unfiltered honey.
The Demise of Duplicate Data Webinar (Part 1)Cloudingo
The Demise of Duplicate Data:
Best Practices from Salesforce MVPs (Part 1)
Do you have a best practices plan in place for your Salesforce data?
Learn how Salesforce MVPs Geraldine Gray, Jason Paquette, and Kyla Longe suggest you configure and administer your Salesforce records and find out how these practices can transform your record keeping habits.
Topics of Discussion:
> Aligning your sales process to maximize data
> Safeguarding your data during migration
> How to protect your points of entry from duplicate data
> Non-profit expertise & gotchas
Take a peak inside the minds of Salesforce admins, their habits, and their data. We discovered the biggest struggles admin face, the most critical issues, and best practices.
12 Things Your Salesforce Admin Needs You to KnowCloudingo
You rely on Salesforce as your holy grail of information. But do you really know what goes on behind the scenes? Your admin does. And guess what? Despite all that your admin does, your data is only as good as YOU make it. So we asked some experienced Salesforce admins, "What's one thing you wish your users would do?" Follow their tips, and let’s unite users and admins to make our Salesforce data work for us!
This survey asked Salesforce administrators questions about their experience level, instance size, data management priorities, and data cleansing practices. The majority had 1-3 years of experience, instances held 11-50 users and <10,000 records, and IT was primarily responsible for data management. Ensuring data quality through deduplication, validation and standardization were top priorities. Data was mostly added manually or through integrations with external systems. Nearly half cleanse data as needed rather than on a set schedule.
The document presents the "Commandments of Salesforce Users", which outlines 10 best practices for using Salesforce. These include thoroughly planning data architecture, regularly updating records in Salesforce, following data standards, testing in sandboxes, controlling access rights, automating workflows, protecting customer data, integrating systems to have a single source of truth, keeping users informed of updates, and preventing duplicate or erroneous data. It also recommends using de-duplication apps to prevent and remove duplicate records from Salesforce.
What do you need to win customers in 2016? Experts agree that delivering a personalized customer experience will be the determining factor in who wins (and retains) customers in 2016. How do you go about doing this? Data. But not just any data. Clean data. Find out how to master the customer experience in 2016 and the role clean data plays.
The document summarizes the results of a survey of 53 US-based Salesforce administrators conducted by Symphonic Source in April 2013. Some key findings include:
- 52% of respondents prefer LinkedIn for Salesforce-related information, while 30% use Mac computers.
- Over half scrub their Salesforce data when needed to remove duplicates, and 55% are somewhat concerned about duplicates causing legal issues.
- While 73% of companies use the Leads functionality in Salesforce, responses about lead volumes varied greatly between organizations.
- Respondents have a variety of interests outside of work, with comedy the most popular movie genre and sitcom characters like Chandler Bing and George Costanza among those resembling themselves
The survey of 212 US-based Salesforce admins in November 2012 found that:
- Nearly half (47%) support between 50-1,000 users and 38% have used Salesforce for over 2 years.
- 59% report using Salesforce over 5 hours a day and most work 40-45 hours per week.
- Nearly half (47%) feel they have strong influence over some IT decisions.
- The majority feel appreciated for their work but 68% are yet to be certified.
- Most admins see themselves as smart, hardworking leaders and prefer LinkedIn for social media.
The document provides an update from Artisans of the Valley, a woodworking artisan group. They discuss how they weathered Hurricane Sandy with minimal disruptions. Artisans is ready to take on restoration projects from the storm and provide custom furniture replacements. They are also ramping up logging salvage operations. Looking ahead, Artisans already has restoration projects booked into 2013 from the busy year they had in 2012.
Lake Bartels was built in 1999 and covers about 1.5 acres within a 10 acre area. It is stocked with various fish, aquatic plants, and invertebrates. The lake sits in a field and is replenished by rainwater and an underground aquifer. It has a maximum depth of 30 feet and recently installed underwater bubblers were added to circulate the water. The document also provides the schedule, items to bring, and rules for a visit to the lake.
Wicking beds are a water-efficient gardening method that involves creating an underground reservoir to supply water to plants through wicking. The key aspects are:
1) Constructing raised beds with a waterproof liner and filling the bottom with rocks to create a reservoir, then adding soil on top for planting.
2) Water is supplied to the reservoir and wicks up through the soil to the plant roots, reducing evaporation and the need for frequent watering.
3) For optimal plant growth, the soil layer should be 300mm deep while the water reservoir can be deeper to allow longer between waterings, though benefits diminish beyond 300mm depth.
Companion Gardening: Klamath Students Growing Food for All - Yurok Tribe, Cal...Aliki85w
The Yurok Tribe's Social Services Department oversees 9 programs that provide assistance to tribal members, including foster care, food distribution, energy assistance, and domestic violence programs. The department employs around 25 people, most of whom are Yurok tribal members, and serves hundreds of families and individuals each year. A new website for the department aims to improve access to its services and allow tribal members to communicate questions and concerns more easily. An upcoming event will provide composters and education to divert waste from landfills and help residents reduce disposal costs.
Martin County, Florida has had an active artificial reef program since the 1970s. The program began with deploying tires and other materials and has since expanded to deploying vessels, bridges, and concrete structures. Local organizations like the Martin County Anglers Club and volunteers have been instrumental in funding and coordinating reef deployments. Over 100 artificial reefs have been created through this program to enhance recreational fishing and tourism.
Three events from Denver Water's year are summarized:
1) In February, a section of corroded pipe sprang a leak, creating a marsh that trapped a trash truck. Replacing the pipe reinforced Denver Water's focus on routine pipe maintenance.
2) In November, crews poured concrete to complete a new water tank in Centennial and make progress on another in Wheat Ridge.
3) Denver Water's water was ranked among the top 10 in the nation for taste by a magazine, with celebrities celebrating by drinking samples from the Moffat Water Treatment Plant.
Planning, Design, Construction, Repair and Renovation of Docks and MarinasDocks & Marinas, Inc.
Here's the coarse notes of my two days of instruction to engineers and planners March 4-5, 2019 in Richmond, British Columbia. What a beautiful area of the world.
Here are some ideas for how to achieve criteria 2 and 3 of the project brief:
Criteria 2: Seek permission and include school in the process.
- Meet with Miss Buckley to present your plan and get formal approval.
- Work with the school administration to ensure proper permissions and compliance.
Criteria 3: Create a plan to ensure spouting and tank are looked after.
Resources:
- Maintenance schedule template
- Contact info for local plumbers/tradespeople
Tools:
- Create a sign-up sheet for weekly checks/cleaning
- Designate student leaders for ongoing maintenance responsibilities
- Work with teachers to incorporate checks into class routines
The key is developing a
This document outlines an activity plan to teach youth about river ecosystems through scientific investigation and art. Students will draw a "tree made of water" to represent a river system. They will then locate their hometown watersheds on a map and discuss those areas in groups. To demonstrate how watersheds work, students will build a model watershed with materials representing geological layers and soil. They will observe how human activities like deforestation have impacted river water quality over time. The lesson aims to help students understand rivers and watersheds as interconnected natural systems.
This presentation introduces young readers to several important text structures. Through examples, pictures, and practice, students will learn how to identify and use the text structures of sequence, description, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.
For a study guide and ready-to-use classroom texts, purchase my unit at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Introduction-to-Text-Structure-451417
The document provides details about the exceptional work and character of Mitchell Metcalf, an employee of the organization. It describes how he went above and beyond to identify and fix an incorrect plumbing solution, preventing further issues for a homeowners. The letter recommends giving Mitchell Metcalf a promotion to recognize his fine work and character.
- The daily creel limit for crappie on Kentucky Lake was reduced from 30 to 20 fish as of March 1, 2017 in response to declining catch rates. Weak year classes of crappie in recent years have resulted in fewer large fish available.
- Biologists monitored weak spawns and recruitment after drought years negatively impacted water levels and habitat. It takes 3 years for crappie to reach the 10-inch minimum size limit.
- Anglers are seeing more 10-inch fish this year as a stronger year class from 3-4 years ago enters the population. The lower daily limit aims to spread the resource among more anglers while sustaining the fishery long-term.
What is Raw Unfiltered Honey?
This is a question that many have asked since honey is considered healthy but it has become hard for customers to differentiate between raw unfiltered honey and the processed honey. Furthermore people still want to know the difference between the raw unfiltered honey and the processed honey. If you have been trying to unravel the mystery behind this sought after resource then welcome aboard and together we will find the truth about raw unfiltered honey.
The Demise of Duplicate Data Webinar (Part 1)Cloudingo
The Demise of Duplicate Data:
Best Practices from Salesforce MVPs (Part 1)
Do you have a best practices plan in place for your Salesforce data?
Learn how Salesforce MVPs Geraldine Gray, Jason Paquette, and Kyla Longe suggest you configure and administer your Salesforce records and find out how these practices can transform your record keeping habits.
Topics of Discussion:
> Aligning your sales process to maximize data
> Safeguarding your data during migration
> How to protect your points of entry from duplicate data
> Non-profit expertise & gotchas
Take a peak inside the minds of Salesforce admins, their habits, and their data. We discovered the biggest struggles admin face, the most critical issues, and best practices.
12 Things Your Salesforce Admin Needs You to KnowCloudingo
You rely on Salesforce as your holy grail of information. But do you really know what goes on behind the scenes? Your admin does. And guess what? Despite all that your admin does, your data is only as good as YOU make it. So we asked some experienced Salesforce admins, "What's one thing you wish your users would do?" Follow their tips, and let’s unite users and admins to make our Salesforce data work for us!
This survey asked Salesforce administrators questions about their experience level, instance size, data management priorities, and data cleansing practices. The majority had 1-3 years of experience, instances held 11-50 users and <10,000 records, and IT was primarily responsible for data management. Ensuring data quality through deduplication, validation and standardization were top priorities. Data was mostly added manually or through integrations with external systems. Nearly half cleanse data as needed rather than on a set schedule.
The document presents the "Commandments of Salesforce Users", which outlines 10 best practices for using Salesforce. These include thoroughly planning data architecture, regularly updating records in Salesforce, following data standards, testing in sandboxes, controlling access rights, automating workflows, protecting customer data, integrating systems to have a single source of truth, keeping users informed of updates, and preventing duplicate or erroneous data. It also recommends using de-duplication apps to prevent and remove duplicate records from Salesforce.
What do you need to win customers in 2016? Experts agree that delivering a personalized customer experience will be the determining factor in who wins (and retains) customers in 2016. How do you go about doing this? Data. But not just any data. Clean data. Find out how to master the customer experience in 2016 and the role clean data plays.
The document summarizes the results of a survey of 53 US-based Salesforce administrators conducted by Symphonic Source in April 2013. Some key findings include:
- 52% of respondents prefer LinkedIn for Salesforce-related information, while 30% use Mac computers.
- Over half scrub their Salesforce data when needed to remove duplicates, and 55% are somewhat concerned about duplicates causing legal issues.
- While 73% of companies use the Leads functionality in Salesforce, responses about lead volumes varied greatly between organizations.
- Respondents have a variety of interests outside of work, with comedy the most popular movie genre and sitcom characters like Chandler Bing and George Costanza among those resembling themselves
The survey of 212 US-based Salesforce admins in November 2012 found that:
- Nearly half (47%) support between 50-1,000 users and 38% have used Salesforce for over 2 years.
- 59% report using Salesforce over 5 hours a day and most work 40-45 hours per week.
- Nearly half (47%) feel they have strong influence over some IT decisions.
- The majority feel appreciated for their work but 68% are yet to be certified.
- Most admins see themselves as smart, hardworking leaders and prefer LinkedIn for social media.
The document provides an update from Artisans of the Valley, a woodworking artisan group. They discuss how they weathered Hurricane Sandy with minimal disruptions. Artisans is ready to take on restoration projects from the storm and provide custom furniture replacements. They are also ramping up logging salvage operations. Looking ahead, Artisans already has restoration projects booked into 2013 from the busy year they had in 2012.
Lake Bartels was built in 1999 and covers about 1.5 acres within a 10 acre area. It is stocked with various fish, aquatic plants, and invertebrates. The lake sits in a field and is replenished by rainwater and an underground aquifer. It has a maximum depth of 30 feet and recently installed underwater bubblers were added to circulate the water. The document also provides the schedule, items to bring, and rules for a visit to the lake.
Wicking beds are a water-efficient gardening method that involves creating an underground reservoir to supply water to plants through wicking. The key aspects are:
1) Constructing raised beds with a waterproof liner and filling the bottom with rocks to create a reservoir, then adding soil on top for planting.
2) Water is supplied to the reservoir and wicks up through the soil to the plant roots, reducing evaporation and the need for frequent watering.
3) For optimal plant growth, the soil layer should be 300mm deep while the water reservoir can be deeper to allow longer between waterings, though benefits diminish beyond 300mm depth.
Companion Gardening: Klamath Students Growing Food for All - Yurok Tribe, Cal...Aliki85w
The Yurok Tribe's Social Services Department oversees 9 programs that provide assistance to tribal members, including foster care, food distribution, energy assistance, and domestic violence programs. The department employs around 25 people, most of whom are Yurok tribal members, and serves hundreds of families and individuals each year. A new website for the department aims to improve access to its services and allow tribal members to communicate questions and concerns more easily. An upcoming event will provide composters and education to divert waste from landfills and help residents reduce disposal costs.
Martin County, Florida has had an active artificial reef program since the 1970s. The program began with deploying tires and other materials and has since expanded to deploying vessels, bridges, and concrete structures. Local organizations like the Martin County Anglers Club and volunteers have been instrumental in funding and coordinating reef deployments. Over 100 artificial reefs have been created through this program to enhance recreational fishing and tourism.
Three events from Denver Water's year are summarized:
1) In February, a section of corroded pipe sprang a leak, creating a marsh that trapped a trash truck. Replacing the pipe reinforced Denver Water's focus on routine pipe maintenance.
2) In November, crews poured concrete to complete a new water tank in Centennial and make progress on another in Wheat Ridge.
3) Denver Water's water was ranked among the top 10 in the nation for taste by a magazine, with celebrities celebrating by drinking samples from the Moffat Water Treatment Plant.
Planning, Design, Construction, Repair and Renovation of Docks and MarinasDocks & Marinas, Inc.
Here's the coarse notes of my two days of instruction to engineers and planners March 4-5, 2019 in Richmond, British Columbia. What a beautiful area of the world.
Here are some ideas for how to achieve criteria 2 and 3 of the project brief:
Criteria 2: Seek permission and include school in the process.
- Meet with Miss Buckley to present your plan and get formal approval.
- Work with the school administration to ensure proper permissions and compliance.
Criteria 3: Create a plan to ensure spouting and tank are looked after.
Resources:
- Maintenance schedule template
- Contact info for local plumbers/tradespeople
Tools:
- Create a sign-up sheet for weekly checks/cleaning
- Designate student leaders for ongoing maintenance responsibilities
- Work with teachers to incorporate checks into class routines
The key is developing a
This document outlines an activity plan to teach youth about river ecosystems through scientific investigation and art. Students will draw a "tree made of water" to represent a river system. They will then locate their hometown watersheds on a map and discuss those areas in groups. To demonstrate how watersheds work, students will build a model watershed with materials representing geological layers and soil. They will observe how human activities like deforestation have impacted river water quality over time. The lesson aims to help students understand rivers and watersheds as interconnected natural systems.
This presentation introduces young readers to several important text structures. Through examples, pictures, and practice, students will learn how to identify and use the text structures of sequence, description, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution.
For a study guide and ready-to-use classroom texts, purchase my unit at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Introduction-to-Text-Structure-451417
The document provides details about the exceptional work and character of Mitchell Metcalf, an employee of the organization. It describes how he went above and beyond to identify and fix an incorrect plumbing solution, preventing further issues for a homeowners. The letter recommends giving Mitchell Metcalf a promotion to recognize his fine work and character.
- The daily creel limit for crappie on Kentucky Lake was reduced from 30 to 20 fish as of March 1, 2017 in response to declining catch rates. Weak year classes of crappie in recent years have resulted in fewer large fish available.
- Biologists monitored weak spawns and recruitment after drought years negatively impacted water levels and habitat. It takes 3 years for crappie to reach the 10-inch minimum size limit.
- Anglers are seeing more 10-inch fish this year as a stronger year class from 3-4 years ago enters the population. The lower daily limit aims to spread the resource among more anglers while sustaining the fishery long-term.
The document discusses strategies to address challenges facing fish populations at Elephant Butte Lake due to fluctuating water levels from irrigation drawdowns. It proposes several solutions including: 1) Taking advantage of drawdowns to plant vegetation along shorelines to provide food and shelter for fish; 2) Installing artificial habitat like spawning structures and protective cages for young fish; 3) Experimenting with growing fish in local ponds and transferring them to increase populations in the lake. The goal is to develop sustainable solutions through community involvement and experimentation.
The document provides information about the U.S. state of Alaska through various sections. It discusses Alaska's large size and small population. The largest city is Anchorage while the capital is Juneau. The document outlines Alaska's varied climate and lists major cities. Sections describe popular activities like sightseeing, riverboat rides, kayaking and skiing. The document shares details on Alaska's wildlife, northern lights, dog sledding culture and famous figures associated with Alaska.
Moving a 28 ton boulder of pure copper is quite an adventure. This is the story of why on earth anyone would want to move such a beast! AAPS/Ancient Artifact Preservation Society and hundreds of friends want to save it from being sold for commercial melt down. As far as we know this is the largest natural glacial "float" copper in the world, and it's a specimen worth saving.
Oyster castle addition at bennett's pointMadisonSocha
This document describes a study examining river bank erosion at Bennett's Point, South Carolina. Boats ignoring no-wake zones were throwing large wakes that were slowly eroding the river banks and destroying marsh grass. To address this, the author constructed a 100-foot long pyramid-shaped wall of oyster castles to block boat wakes. Over three years, the bank behind the wall built up sediment and grass regrew, demonstrating the effectiveness of oyster castles in preventing erosion from boat wakes. The author also used two models, WEPP and the soil loss equation, to show that observed erosion exceeded natural levels, proving it was caused by human activity from boats.
This document discusses the history and ecology of beavers in North America. It describes how beavers were once abundant across the continent but were heavily trapped for their fur, declining to near extinction by the early 1900s. It then discusses how beaver dams create important habitat for salmon and other species by forming ponds and wetlands. Modern restoration efforts are working to reintroduce beavers in some areas to improve streams and aid in salmon recovery. The document provides details on the biology and ecosystem impacts of beavers.
The document discusses the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would transport crude oil from Canada through the U.S. to Texas. It notes concerns about the pipeline's proposed route through Nebraska's ecologically sensitive Sandhills region, which contains important wetlands and groundwater resources. While the pipeline may provide economic benefits, there are environmental risks like contamination from potential oil spills that could harm the Sandhills and Ogallala Aquifer. The document examines these issues and potential impacts through maps, photos from the Sandhills region, and discussions of previous pipeline oil spills.
The slide show provides a visual tour of the Croton River Gorge and watershed. Teatown Lake Reservation is embarking on an outreach program called ELLA to train local environmental groups. There is also an effort to conserve the Croton River Gorge and watershed through an action plan with recommendations for the five municipalities. Teatown can help with education and coordination to implement the action plan.
Presented by The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action at GLF Peatlands 2024 - The Global Peatlands Assessment: Mapping, Policy, and Action
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.
Microbial characterisation and identification, and potability of River Kuywa ...Open Access Research Paper
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1. Lake Luzerne Project
Eurasian Milfoil Problem
2007-2009 Lake Luzerne, Adirondack State Park NY
The following is an on-going project that a group of volunteers started several years ago on a lake in the
Adirondack state park. Lake Luzerne is fighting Eurasian Milfoil, a weed that has taken over many lakes all
over the country. This group of volunteers (The Aquatic Conservation Taskforce) has set up a website
(http://actluzerne.org/default.htm) which we recommend you visit. Below are progress reports from Bob
Sherman of A.C.T.
Friday June 29th 2007, Bob Sherman to LBB
Re: Lake Blanket use in Adirondack State Park
Hi -
Our town, Lake Luzerne, NY, is in the Adirondack State Park, which is controlled by the Adirondack Park
Agency. We have a permit to use benthic barriers of a type different from Lake Blankets. Without going into
detail,the type specified is impractical for our (volunteer) use. I have already purchased two Lake Blankets,
but intend to use them only within the context of our permit. Accordingly, I will be contacting the APA
shortly to try to have Lake Blankets appended to it. To help me with this could you provide the following
information:
1) Do you know of any APA approval of Lake Blankets, any APA permits
including same, or any authorized use of same in the Adirondack State Park?
2) Could you furnish the technical specs of Lake Blankets such as thickness,
type of vinyl, etc., of course excluding any proprietary material?
A meeting of the Lake Luzerne Association will be held on July 7. I would
like a supply - perhaps 50 - of your brochures for this meeting. Please
send to Robert Sherman 89 Pierpont Rd., P.O. Box 15, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846.
Is a volume discount available at certain quantities?
A prompt reply will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks much.
Bob S
Monday July 16th 2007, Bob Sherman
RE: Lake Blanket use in Adirondack State Park
Hi Warren -
The APA has approved the Lake Blanket. It can only be used with a permit, however. Our permit (and
2. probably any others) requires inspection of the proposed site by a knowledgeable authority, lake manager,
scientist, etc., before mats are laid down. We are working on getting such a person (i.e., Larry Eichler, from
Darrin Fresh Water Institute on Lake George) now.
Progress is slow, but steady.
August 2, 2007, Bob Sherman
Re: Lake Blanket use in Adirondack State Park
Hi Warren -
We deployed the mat over a very dense bed yesterday - used no concrete blocks, in about 10' of water, from
rowboats. Took all of 15 minutes in a moderate breeze. Once we have done a few more we'll be much more
adept atit.
How much for 20 mats, next Spring? We'll have financing in place for a professional group (Lycott
Environmental) to install them. We want the town to spend $25-30M a year to buy mats, put them down,
move and remove, etc.
Best regards,
Bob S
August 25, 2007 Bob Sherman
Re: Lake Blanket use in Adirondack State Park
Hi Warren -
About a month ago we placed my 3 blankets in 8 feet of water over a very heavy milfoil bed. Only weight
was the 3/8 rebar. This covered 1200 sq feet. 1 hour effort for two people.
Also placed 40, 10x10 dryer felt mats, lined on each with 1/2" rebar, and a concrete block on top for added
weight. Total 4000 sq.feet. 1 day effort for 7 people.
Ed Snizek from the APA came down to watch us pull them. The Lake Blankets killed the milfoil just as well
as the heavy mats, at a tiny fraction of the work required by the 10x10 mats. Snizek was very impressed and
will be recommending your product wherever appropriate, i.e. where not likely to be disturbed by 200HP
outboards, danforth anchors, and the like.
We will be ordering 20 or 30 lake blankets for 2008, and same for 2009. After that orders will be for
maintenance of about 50 to be placed each year, and moved 3 times. Mats will be put down professionally,
probably by Lycott Environmental, who also serves Lake George. Suggest you contact them, they must use
benthic barriers for much of their work in MA.
Best regards,
Bob Sherman
3. September 29th 2007 , from Bob Sherman to multiple people involved
RE: Lake Luzerne Update
Hi All ––
Mike and I picked up, moved, and put down 3 lake blankets in about 2 hours. That is 1200 sq. ft., or 12 of
the old style mats. It would have taken two scuba divers and three or four support personnel and the Van
Snooty (Bill’’s barge) the better part of a day to do the same thing.
I went over the areas where the mats had been, and they seem adequately dead. There is more re-growth of
milfoil in the area off the motels than I expected. Warren and Rich –– are you sure that 30 days does the job
using mats/blankets? Would 45 days be better?
Today Rich King did the Tier III survey, and we should have the report in a few weeks. He bagged some
milfoil for me and sure enough, there is at least one little creature the size of a sesame seed, color light
brown, with a long nose. Before I could isolate it, it went back into the milfoil, but I’’ll see if I can catch one
later.
Marty, Mike Schaffer will be calling you to introduce himself and grub some more middfoil cuddlies.
Warren we have used 2 of our blankets three times, and the other one twice. No sign of any wear, tears, etc.
The rebar seem to stay in place fine with the cable ties. The rebar in the veryfront of two of the blankets bent
somewhat when we pulled a line we had attached to the blanket handle. Do you see any problems using
½½”” rebar for the first and last pieces?
We’’ll be working on grants very shortly.
Bob S
January 31, 2008, Bob Sherman to Lake Bottom Blanket
Re: Lake Luzerne
Hi Warren ––
We are really on the same page in almost everything.
We have 160 10’’ sections of ½½”” rebar from last year’’s home-made ““blanket”” experience. For some
reason, 3/8”” rebar is now hard to get. We will probably use 3 or 4 - ½½””, and 5 or 6 - 3/8”” each, based
on availability and cost.
We have had 3 mats underwater all winter –– easier than to pull them out in the Spring than in October.
We can’’t use buoys in the sacred Adirondack State Park. Nothing un-natural must ever show above the
waterline, even for a month!
The ice will be gone about 4/15. We expect to put mats down around 6/1, using professional scuba.
Expensive, but reliable, month after month. We plan to reposition 28 mats 3 times –– total of four ““shots””,
for a coverage of about one acre. In 2009, with 25 more mats, we should do 2 acres. By 2011, we may be
in a ““control mode”” using fewer mats, more hand harvesting, and a substantially lower annual cost.
4. Attached is a jpeg taken from our house last fall, and an inaccurate hydrographic map. As you can imagine,
we usually can’’t tie off the blankets to the shore and row them out. Much better with scuba or deep snorkel
–– many depths will go to 12 feet. We use white side up –– great P/R, and great visibility.
We have a float boat about 24’’ long ( The (Van Snooty””) which is used for the operation. The APA
(Adirondack Park Agency) has watched our operation and are impressed. As we get further into this I think
we will find that Lake Blankets are a very cost effective means of establishing control, and demonstration
of efficacy, and that a biological control such as E. Lecontei may provide a long term solution. Neither one
will be totally effective without the other.
WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU to kibitz about the project.
Best regards,
Bob S
Wednesday June 4th 2008 : Bob Sherman update to everyone.
Re: Lake Blanket Deployment in Lake Luzerne
It’’s a good time to summarize our work with the ““Lake Bottom Blankets (mats)””, so far this year.
We had purchased and deployed 3 mats (1200 sf.) last year and left them in the water all winter. Each mat
is 10’’ by 40’’.
We purchased 25 more (10,000 sf.) a few weeks ago. A group of 6 or 8 volunteers assembled them in about
4 hours. This assembly consisted of inserting rebar, tie-ing off ends, etc.
We hired a limnologist-diver, Richard King, who supervises, supplies other divers as needed, check for rare
plants, etc.
We deployed the 25 new mats, and relocated the 3 others yesterday, in one day.
One of the members of our Aquatic Conservation Taskforce (ACT), Bill Campbell, has a 10’’x20’’ powered
raft which we used as a work barge. We piled the 25 new mats on it, positioned the barge, and passed each
mat to King and two of his guys in the water. They did not need scuba, and just used snorkel. We started at
8:00, got organized, loaded the barge, went out on the lake, deployed all mats in about 4 hours!!! We went
to lunch.
I don’’t understand it, but we had no floating milfoil fragments after deployment. Last year, with the
different mats and scuba deployment we had hundreds of pounds of fragments. Part of this may be
seasonality, but a lot of it is that the lake blankets sink slowly to the bottom while the divers are on top,
guiding them down, instead of being in the middle of the milfoil bed, wrestling a heavy mat around.
Over lunch we discussed how to pull up the ““old”” mats to re deploy them. King took over. He had us
position the barge over and perpendicular to the mat, and, from the water, passed one end of the mat to his
2 guys who were on the barge. They muscled it up, which coincidentally worked very well with the
positioning of the rebar tubes –– that’’s unclear, I know, but Warren will know what I mean. Within maybe
30 minutes we had all three aboard the barge and repositioned them in about the same time. There appeared
to be no effect on the mats of being in the water so long.
King and crew are off hand picking last year’’s matted areas as I write this.
5. The simplicity of the entire operation was extraordinary compared to last year. We matted a total of 11,200
sf. in less than a day. I think in the future we should expect to average a total of about 20 minutes per mat
removing from the water, and relocating. This is with time for organization, breaks, air, etc. We need a
barge, a ““Captain””, two ““younger-than-me”” people on the barge, plus Rich and crew. We may or may
not need people in boats picking up fragments. We in ACT should meet quickly to plan for July’’s re-
deployment and how to man this on a permanent basis.
I do think we should construct a barge dedicated to Lake use, for matting process, tree removal, etc. It will
get very old very fast for Bill if we keep using his.
Your input will be of great interest –– please ““Reply to all””.
Bob S
Saturday July 12th 2008 Bob Sherman to all
Re: Lake Luzerne, Lake Blankets (Mats)
Yesterday, Friday 7/11/08, was the day to move our mats. One snorkeler in the water, and 4 people on our
work barge (Pontoon boat) removed all 28 mats (11,200) onto the barge by noon. Technique was that
snorkeler clipped a heavy braided line to the nearest mat handle, and people on the barge then pulled the line
until the first rebar came aboard, and then proceeded to fold the mat on the barge, rebar section by rebar
section. Then on to the next mat. All mats were in fine shape, except that a few of the plastic gussets holding
the rope handles separated under the load of removal. (Warren, please send us about a dozen of these gussets
for the future.)
We broke for lunch, and then replaced all 28 back in the water by about 3:00. Technique was to lower a mat
handle to two snorkelers in the water, and then pay out the mat rebar-section by rebar-section.
Throughout the redeployment very few fragments were created. We had three boats in the water for that
purpose, and they had little to do. Effort on the barge was not strenuous. We have matted ½½ acre so far in
2008, and half way through our the years matting target.
Two scuba diver are in the water today hand-picking areas previously matted, and then up along the west
shore to get at some light beds.
The bed we are matting this year is very large and dense. It might total 3 acres. Part if it intrudes into a beach
area. We are working from the beach and launching ramp out, and the results are little short of spectacular.
The area previously matted is totally clean of milfoil, but will nevertheless be hand-picked next week to try
to get any rhizomes that are around. The beach area is once more clean sand.
Ed Snizek, I hope you can come down to see the progress we are making. While these ““Lake Blankets””
might not be suitable for a large lake with large motor boats, they are very cost effective for a lake like ours.
Rolf Tiedemann should see them also; they may have application to Eagle Lake.
Ed, if you have any other small lakes in our situation we would be glad to show them what we are doing,
and help them along with their projects.
Bob Sherman
6. Shown are several Lake Bottom Blankets laid in a large Eurasian Milfoil infestation
White Side up.
Shown is the beach area where you can just make out the blankets that are installed in the water with
their white side up.
7. Shown here installing a Blanket are the volunteers of A.C.T. using their barge for deployment.
Saturday August 16, 2008 : Bob Sherman to All
RE: Lake Luzerne ( 3rd Repositioning)
Weather was gray and drizzly. We didn’’t get an early start because King had to take to scuba people to
South End for hand picking. Warren Grosjean and his son were up from NJ to observe. I was to be
gopher- coffee, lunch, etc.
With one snorkeler in the water, and 4 people on the barge to maneuver mats, all 25 were up by 10:30!!!!
Weeks and Magliere had the mats more neatly stowed than last time, and that made it go faster. Everyone
came in for a break, and I spent (Gene note) $12.00 for coffee and donuts.
Both Grosjean’’s boated around photographing and observing. The problem with the loose rebar was
evident. When we assembled the mats I had not stressed how important it was that the rebar cable ties be
secure. We are still paying for that. Also, next time we’’ll get rebar 9’’9”” instead of 10’’.
When deployment started, about 11:00, it was evident that activity would go very fast as well. Grosjean
suggested fastening the mats together in 80’’ or even 120’’ lengths –– King will assess if he thinks this
would be useful.
About half the mats were back in by 12:00 when we broke for lunch. ACT blew still another $65. Grosjean
8. gave us a free mat in exchange for the lines and floats we didn’’t use. Much good discussion regarding
weevils, mats, hand-picking, herbicides, long-term techniques.
We volunteers finished about 2:00, and King and divers went off to straighten mats, move a few from the
swim area, etc. Then hand-picking areas previously matted.
In my opinion it was an extraordinary day and effort by all.
We will be assembling 25 more mats in early September. Then in Mid-September these will be put these
down, and we will move the others for the fourth time. All will stay in the water until Spring. We will have
matted over 50,000 sf in the 2008 season.
In 2009 we will mat more than 2 acres!
Saturday Sept 13 2008: Bob Sherman to All
Weeks, Mandle, Campbell, Albert, Patricia Goldberg, and Mayhew, with me watching, assembled 27 mats
in less than 2 hours, including delivering them to Bill’’s house. That 10,800sf. I astonished how fast this
went!!! Thanks all.
In 2009 the crew at A.C.T. of Lake Luzerne continued to use Lake Bottom Blankets to cover
and kill large areas of Eurasian Milfoil.
This weed control project will continue for as long as the volunteers of A.C.T. keep trying to preserve
their lake and keep it from being over-run with exotic weeds. We commend them on their diligence and
thank them for keeping us updated on there progress.