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Buffer strips are exactly what their name implies: strips of land that form a buffer between farm fields and creeks, rivers and streams. The deep roots of the vegetation that grows in a buffer strip slow water and absorb sediment and excess nutrients from fertilizers. These plants grow year-round and are strategically placed to stop run-off from farm fields before it enters waterways.
Researchers have developed a drainage design by observing the natural processes of stable streams and rivers that could relieve the erosion, scouring and flooding that conventional ditches may cause. This design, known as the two-stage ditch, is a drainage channel that will benefit both agriculture and the environment.
Join Angela and Brandon as they discover what trees do in the winter. Learn what causes fall colors, how trees produce the colors, and what goes on inside trees before they start growing in the spring.
Three coffee farmers share their perspective on farming everyone's favorite morning drink. Ashley Prentice in Guatemala, Gabriel Miari in Brazil and Mario Palomo in Honduras discuss their approaches to growing coffee and steps they have taken to be environmentally friendly. Translation is done by Giannina Posner.
Climate change may lead to more species of fireflies in Minnesota as our growing season gets longer, but habitat loss, pesticide use and light pollution are all decreasing the number of fireflies. Learn how to help scientists collect data as we discuss the citizen science project Firefly Watch with one of its founders, Don Salvatore.
Tune in as we discuss one of the rivers Three Rivers Park District is named after, the Mississippi River! Ashley Smith, interpretive naturalist at Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, teaches us how earthquakes, glaciers, volcanoes and even a tropical vacation helped shape the Mississippi River.
Ryan Barth, Outdoor Education Supervisor at Baker Near Wilderness Settlement, and Bill Vollbrecht, Golf Maintenance Supervisor at Eagle Lake Golf Course, discuss how they are mentoring children by teaching them about deer hunting. We discuss why it is important, the ethics of hunting amidst a growing human population, and youth-mentored deer hunts help promote a new generation of environmental stewards.
Listen as John Hess, a a member of our Water Quality department, shares some of the challenges our waterways face, how he monitors them, and what you can do at home to help keep our lakes and rivers healthy.
Some rivers have lots of soil in them, like the muddy Mississippi, while others run more clear. Either way, the animals that live in a river are used to a certain amount of dirt in the water. Plants in the watershed help keep that amount steady, which keeps the animals healthy.
Larry Laba began his outdoor quest from his first canoe as a teenager growing up near the Ozarks exploring its many streams and rivers. He had always dreamed about a life of outdoor adventure and he created the first SOAR inflatable canoe in 1992. Running SOAR Inflatables for 20 years, Larry has taken his SOAR canoes to many remote rivers in North and Central America.
Not only did the AME Church save lives for Christ, it emerged as a force to be reckoned with in politics. Men such as Charles H. Pearce and Robert Meacham became powerhouses in state and local affairs as well as in the church. They and their fellow ministers fought for the participation of blacks in the governing process and promoted education and employment for all blacks and poor whites. Numerous others staunchly supported the growing national phenomenon of the temperance movement. Drawing on primary sources such as church newspapers and previously overlooked records, the authors also relate the gripping drama of the inner dynamics of AME church life and examine the impact of personality interactions on its leadership.
Central Texas is on the edge of the native range of this species. There are some growing in West Texas along banks of rivers. These West Texas trees have tended to live longer than ones in areas with other competing growth, primarily because they are not in proximity to other trees that can spread disease.
As many small trickles of water feed the mightiest of rivers, the growing number of individuals and organizations practicing servant-leadership has increased into a torrent, one that carries with it a deep current of meaning and passion.
Slowly but surely, Greenleaf 's servant-leadership writings have made a deep, lasting impression on leaders, educators, and many others who are concerned with issues of leadership, management, service, and personal growth. Standard practices are rapidly shifting toward the ideas put forward by Greenleaf, as witnessed by the work of Stephen Covey, Peter Senge, Max DePree, Margaret Wheatley, Ken Blanchard, and many others who suggest that there is a better way to lead and manage our organizations. Greenleaf's writings on the subject of servant-leadership helped to get this movement started, and his views have had a profound and growing effect on many people.
Interest in the philosophy and practice of servant-leadership is now at an all-time high. Hundreds of articles on servant-leadership have appeared in various magazines, journals, and newspapers over the past decade. Many books on the general subject of leadership have been published that recommend servant-leadership as a more holistic way of being. And there is a growing body of literature available on the understanding and practice of servant-leadership.
Staff and faculty at B.C.'s Thompson Rivers University are sharing a growing lack of confidence in how the school is handling an investigation into allegations of harassment, bullying and anti-Indigenous racism involving two senior leaders.
The connection between thriving fish, healthy rivers, and functioning floodplains? Trees. Forested watersheds have been shown much higher water quality than their urbanized counterparts. Trees provide a wide range of ecological services. Tree canopy lessens the erosive impact of rain and slows the velocity of stormwater flowing towards the river, as well as floodwaters spilling out onto the floodplain. Trees trap sediments that build the floodplain while the roots stabilize the riverbanks. Trees also provide shade for maintaining water temperature. Fallen leaves, limbs, and branches support the food web by providing food and habitat for the bugs that are in turn food for fish. Clean, cool water with more food equals bigger fish. Therefore, fish grow on trees.
The connection between fish and trees and rivers is now poised to emerge in our urban areas. Many cities, from large to small, are recognizing the benefits of reestablishing the physical and emotional linkage between the river, trees and the community. For instance, San Antonio has its iconic River Walk, Chicago has just completed its riverfront, Washington DC has its Southwest Waterfront neighborhood, and Pittsburgh has reconnected neighborhoods to its three rivers via a network of urban trails. Furthermore, Hartford, Nashville, Providence, Denver, and Detroit all offer events on their downtown riverfronts that draw thousands, and Cincinnati, Columbus, Owensboro and many more are rediscovering their community-to-river reconnection. But when you look at images of these urban riverfronts, you notice they all have one thing in common: a lot of hardscape. Hard engineered solutions are meant to reduce maintenance and accommodate maximum access.
At last, bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is getting some well-deserved attention. No one is exhibiting these plants on floats in home town parades, but the species and various cultivars are finally appearing in leading edge nurseries. Keen gardeners and nursery professionals are wondering why bald cypress has not been grown more often. When bald cypress is mentioned, most people, even those who know conifers, envision a plant in an arboretum or botanical garden, or in any case very near water, as in the photo above. The next thing that is usually noted are the knees, those appendages to the roots that rise above the water level when planted next to, or in, ponds, rivers or swamps. Bald cypress seems to have the status of a novelty tree. Indeed, bald cypress and its cultivars are very underutilized in the landscape and unappreciated considering their endurance, longevity and general landscape value.
My first experience seeing Taxodium was in a swamp in a bird sanctuary in southern Florida. At that location the water was at various depths; bald cypress was growing in deeper water, whereas pond cypress was growing in shallow water and appeared to be stunted in slightly deeper water. I have since learned that low, but not swampy areas may contain a mix of taxa. Both, in their native habitats, grow in areas where there is high water availability; that is, in coastal regions with a good supply of fresh water such as deltas, swamps and lowlands where there is a seasonal swelling and ebbing of water, and also along streams, ponds, and rivers. Ironically, bald cypress is much more tolerant of water than the pond cypress, which grows on higher ground.
Many bald cypress in arboreta and botanical gardens are planted next to water to facilitate knee development. But bald cypress need not grow in or near water. It grows well in average soil conditions and can tolerate slightly alkaline (not extremely alkaline) and acidic soils in a sunny location. Bald cypress hardiness zones are listed as 4-9, 5-10, and also 4-11. There are reports of bald cypress growing in Minnesota and New York in zone 5 or colder. It can with stand substantial wind, ice, and snow with little or no damage.
As one might surmise, the biomass produced by trees growing in a wet or moist condition versus those on higher land receiving water only via normal rain fall differ significantly. Landscape trees will have more limbs, and hence more leaves, whereas those exposed to water will grow fewer limbs and leaves. Bald cypress growing in wet conditions can become massive in time, but the growth rate of trees growing in a normal landscape will be greater. 2b1af7f3a8