General Water Issues
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Water issues have 3 of the top 10 issues established by the California Fresh Fruit Association for 2016.
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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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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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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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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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