Gary Hawkins
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Using a rainfall simulator helps visually see how water management helps increase infiltration and reduces runoff.
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This week on the USDA Blog site, there is an article looking at Conservation Tillage and how using cover builds the soil. it further states that the organic matter from the decaying plants is the first thing to wash away. Read the USDA Blog here: Also, to learn more about Conservation tillage see the UGA…
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Harvesting rainwater is a good way to manage stormwater while also having a method of collecting water for non-potable uses.
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With the recent rains across the Southeast starting in late December and continuing into January, I thought it would be good to send the Fun Fact of the Week related to the volume of water from an inch of rainfall. At standard Temperature and Pressure one (1) inch of water has a volume of 27,154 gallons and…
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Pam Knox, CAES Agricultural Climatologist, posted on the Climate and Agricultural Blog site an article written by Heather Kolich and published in the Athens Banner-Herald . Heather is the Forsyth County GA Extension Agent. The post can be seen on the Climate and Agriculture Blog site or in the Athens Banner-Herald in the story concerning…
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A look at how water use in the high Plains and across the US and World are depleting the aquifer systems.
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Water Fun Fact of the Week
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Get your irrigation system ready for the winter by winterizing it during the fall months.
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Highways are build everyday and sometimes these highways and wetlands come together. In 2004, the Colorado DOT, the Federal Highway Administration, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the City of Boulder collaborated to build the highway while also protecting two federally protected species. Working together the agencies created, restored, or enhanced 15.9 acres of wetlands…
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This week’s water fun fact is related to the body. A person’s body consist of roughly 70 percent water.
Posted in: Fun Facts