by Debbie Palmer | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, General, Watershed
Photo courtesy of Jim Haist As most of you are aware, the Kline Levee was built in 1992 to prevent sediment and pollutants from moving from the Kline Wetland and surrounding watershed into the lake during storm events and periods of high water. Having outlived...
by Debbie Palmer | Jan 18, 2022 | General, Watershed
If you want this adorable caterpillar in your garden, you need to include Lindera benzoin, common name Spicebush, in your landscape. I am listening to a 6-week webinar course titled “Tending Nature: Native Plants and Every Gardener’s Role in Fostering...
by Debbie Palmer | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, General, Watershed
phenology [fəˈnäləjē] NOUN the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life. According to the USA National Phenology Network website: Phenology is a key component of life on earth. Many birds time...
by Debbie Palmer | Jun 28, 2021 | Featured, General, Water Quality, Watershed
According to The Environmental Protection Agency, sediment – loose sand, silt, clay and other soil particles – is the most common pollutant in our waterways. Accelerated erosion from human use of land accounts for 70% of that sediment, and the most concentrated...
by Debbie Palmer | May 10, 2021 | Featured, General, Watershed
If you are of a certain age, you will certainly recognize that song title! Frogs and toads are easily misidentified and misunderstood. You can’t get warts from touching or kissing them, most are not poisonous, and they provide a number of important benefits. ...
by Debbie Palmer | Apr 23, 2021 | Featured, General, Water Quality, Watershed
Collecting rainwater is one of the easiest steps you can take to make a positive ecological impact. If you are a regular reader of this blog then you already know that what we do on the land has a direct impact on water quality. I have written about it here and...
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