Snowy owl spotted! How much snow did the winter storm bring your way?
📷 A snow sculpture of an barred owl (note the striped chest and more apparent facial disk) - Lisa Zinn
The U.S. House approved legislation Thursday that would help scientists collaborate to forecast harmful algal blooms and require reports identifying at-risk habitats. tcpalm.com/story/news/local/…
“Water that’s piped into our home is still contaminated water. Washing dishes and bathing — that metal-laden water is still running through our pipes.” to.pbs.org/2Eqs8HT
📢August #SeaIce highlights from #C3S:
❄️#Arctic: Sea ice extent was 35% below the 1981-2020 average; the third lowest August extent in our record.
❄️#Antarctic: Overall sea ice extent was close to average.
More detail➡️bit.ly/3m7Jn4S
The latest satellite imagery of the massive cyanobacteria outbreak (green) occurring on Lake Champlain.
Cyanobacteria can and do produce neurotoxins and liver toxins that can persist for days and weeks, even when the water appears clear.
Rethinking wastewater risks and monitoring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
"Survival time of SARS-CoVs in wastewater is sufficiently long for infective viruses to reach WWTPs and to be further disseminated by several transmission pathways. ...
nature.com/articles/s41893-0…
.@VTStateParks Lake Carmi Beach water sample
If you think our public waters need more protection, not less, now would be the time to share your priorities with public officials.
If we don't, who will?
#cyanobacteria
OUR BASIN OF RELATIONS, The Art and Science of Living with water is published.
Lake Champlain eBook and coffee table book: a collection of fine photography and informed essays.
myscgpriorities.com/blog/202…
A must read for Vermonters, especially VT politicians and aspiring politicians.
Maroney: Dairy should go organic to save itself and the lake disq.us/t/3qqhec8
#FridayFact: Fertilizers applied in excess can soak down into the groundwater or run off into surface water bodies. This pollution of surface and groundwater can impact our drinking
water supplies. [📸 by CDC on Unsplash] Learn more about this here: groundwaterfoundation.blogsp…