Archive for November, 2008
Maritime comeback - Baltimore Sun
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
Maritime comeback
Baltimore Sun, United States - 4 minutes ago Luckily, the building, one of the last oyster-packing plants in the Chesapeake region, had little structural damage, Holland said. … |
Living with the eagerness of beavers - Rutland Herald
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
Living with the eagerness of beavers
Rutland Herald, VT - 8 hours ago By damming slow-flowing streams they create ponds that not only give them safe havens, but that also provide aquatic habitat for other animals and plants. … |
Westchester faces $235M work on sewage plants to limit Sound pollution - Lower Hudson Journal news
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
Westchester faces $235M work on sewage plants to limit Sound pollution
Lower Hudson Journal news, NY - 20 minutes ago The two sides figured out a way to do it by rolling the four plants into one group that kept the renovations and cost to a minimum. … |
Smokies' formation began 500 million to 600 million years ago - Knoxville News Sentinel
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
Smokies' formation began 500 million to 600 million years ago
Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 1 hour ago Archaeologists have discovered rhino and mastodon fossils at the site, along with aquatic vertebrates, such as turtles, frogs, fish and alligators. … |
Get Into Nature: Impressive swans migrating through the region - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
Get Into Nature: Impressive swans migrating through the region
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 30 minutes ago And often a tundra swan's neck is stained a rust color from iron-containing minerals encountered while grubbing for submerged aquatic plants. … |
STRIPED INVADER - The Patriot-News - PennLive.com
Sunday, November 30th, 2008|
STRIPED INVADER
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com, PA - 47 minutes ago BY GARRY LENTON For years, aquatic biologists have warned that a tiny mollusk from Eastern Europe called the zebra mussel would some day change the … |
Alternative projects for a green future - Kankakee Daily Journal
Saturday, November 29th, 2008|
Alternative projects for a green future
Kankakee Daily Journal, IL - 28 minutes ago … maintaining the integrity of aquatic life downstream. * The hyrdo plant produces on average 1.2 megawatts of electricity daily, which is used to help … |
Washing a lake away - York Daily Record
Saturday, November 29th, 2008|
Washing a lake away
York Daily Record, PA - 1 hour ago … the natural occurrence of rooted aquatic vegetation," he said. By reducing the lake, dry conditions and cold temperatures kill unwanted plants, he said. … |
Partnership with NCSU to help education take root at gardens - The Virginian-Pilot
Saturday, November 29th, 2008|
Partnership with NCSU to help education take root at gardens
The Virginian-Pilot, VA - 11 minutes ago … of a hand-wrought wedding chapel and a 2-acre cottage garden, and expansion of the retail sales area, including the addition of aquatic plants. … |