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You Don't Know Where You Are Going Until You Know Where You Have Been. |
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Environmental Page |
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The study of the past will tell us about the future. On this page are references to important stories concerning the environment. Many of the references deal with pollution and mining problems. Heavy industry on an international scale has created many problems over the centuries. Exploration of coal, metals, oil and timber have had their share of problems. There are no easy answers but we can learn from what has happened before. On these pages, we will explore some of those things that shape our lives today. Water has been and is looming as a world wide issue. Storage, inter-border use are things with which we should all be acquainted. |
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Jefferson Island and Lake Peigneur Check out the disappearing lake. This is really facinating to watch. You will see barges with trucks on board sucked into a vortex only to be spit back up as seawater rushes into the lake. |
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Summitville Gold Mine Colorado's largest gold mine in the 1980s is now the state's worst mine pollution disaster. Gold mining in the western United States goes back a long way and many of those early sites are modern day concerns. http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/Intro/Summitville/summitville.html |
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I live in a neighborhood that has lots of large willow oaks. Most of the trees are mature and 36 to 40 or more inches in diameter at 48 inches of the ground. These trees are 80 to 90 feet tall and provide a wonderful canopy over the street. There are some smaller trees interspersed in voids where other trees have died, but in general the larger trees are showing the most distress. What can be done about it? Nature has to help revive the trees but we can help by supplying water to those that are suffering. In my case I have a large willow oak in the back yard that looked pretty bad the last two years after the cankerworm attacks in the spring. We are on drought restrictions and can only water with rotary type irrigation one day a week. Drip irrigation because it is much more efficient is allowed. I have installed a ring of drip line about 10 feet from the tree all the way around it. This line is attached to an existing drip zone that waters a shrubbery bed in the back yard. If you are not familiar with drip irrigation, this line has emitters built into it on 12 inch centers. I hold it down to the ground with landscape staples which are about six inches long and made of steel. They anchor the drip line down so after a few mowings, the line is invisible and below the mower height of 3 inches. This tree has revived and I have now done the same to two large willow oaks in the front yard. If this is not an option to you, then you can hand water the tree or hook up a drip line to your faucet. Battery operated timers are available that can automatically activate a drip zone. A brief note about Fall Cankerworms November is the time of year we get concerned in this part of the country about fall cankerworms. If you want to see what last year (2007-2008 looked like. Click here cankerworms |
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The Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah can be seen from outer space. The company brings in visitors by bus and car to visit this site. There is much on the web about how wonderful this open pit mine is. There is another side to the positive, and to get a feel for it, read the link below. http://www.waterfilterreview.com/info_h2o/health_articles/national/utah_water.html Bristol Bay Alaska Pebble Mine A 1000 acre site above Bristol Bay which is the largest salmon fishery in the world. Read More
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Green Invaders Don’t forget to look at the You Tube Video on the Green Invaders. This remarkable video was produced at Selwyn Elementary School here in Charlotte. |
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McNeary’s Ponds and Aquatic Plants |