Get your irrigation system ready for the winter by winterizing it during the fall months.
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General Water Issues posts
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…
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November issue of Florida Grower has articles from water to soil. Both articles provides a few of how these two natural resources are important to food production.
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The turkey is one of the bird species feeling the impact of water scarcity. The article by the Sustainable Water group references a study by the National Audubon Society.
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The 2015 Conasauga River Watershed Cleanup of Whitfield and Murray Counties was a great success with 5.9 tons of garbage with the help of 359 volunteers.
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The following site has a video of what happens to a wet washcloth when you wring it out in space. https://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/04/23/washcloth_in_space_video_of_what_happens_when_you_wring_out_a_wet_cloth.html Try to predict what will happen before you watch the video. Have a good day.
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An article in theguardian newspaper reports that a 450-year old Mexican church is now visible due to drought conditions. The link for the story is: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/19/drought-mexican-church-reservoir
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The Upper Oconee Regional Water Planning Council meeting is scheduled for October 20, 2015 at the City of Madison Public Safety Building located at 160 N Main Street, Suite 400, Madison, GA 30650.
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The new UGA-CAES Water Committee is established. The UGA-CAES Water Committee is comprised of UGA Extension agents from across the state and will work to provide needed information on water related topics. The agents will work with UGA Extension Specialist to develop needed educational materials. This blog site will be used as a means of communicating important information concerning water as well as providing information on water related activities within UGA Extension. Read further to meet the UGA-CAES Water Committee.
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