Monthly Archives: June 2013
Google Earth and Fire maps
Before you head out you might want to check this out. http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php interesting information.
Rio Chama OK to travel but Stage 2 restrictions
http://nmfireinfo.com/links/maps/ http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/santafe/news-events/?cid=stelprdb5425196 http://firerestrictions.us/nm/ Stage II Fire Restrictions Southwest Area (AZ, NM, OK, TX) Warning! New Mexico closures are represented as Stage II restrictions, and can be identified by red text in restriction descriptions. The following acts are prohibited until further notice: Building maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove including … Continue reading
Share a paddle from Paddling.net
When ever you head out for a paddle the chance of interacting with creatures in nature is likely. It might be limited to a sighting or something a little more interesting. Shark on the Water
To often , this is the open container you see…
We see this all too often. The open tailgate with a pile of trash in the back. We are traveling along I30 between Ft Worth and Dallas TX. I aw the vehicle drive along for several miles and was able to observe that there was no restraint at all on the two foot deep pile … Continue reading
Is your state in a similar position?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F8_zS2IHJrk#at=154 We have plastic bottles everywhere here in Texas except in the recycling containers. They are in the rivers, lakes and streams. They are on the states roadways. So many that we could put many people to work. Let’s push for a comprehensive nation wide bottle bill program. I’d like to first see Texas … Continue reading
What can you do to get the word out? Plastic is a killer.
https://www.longliveimagination.com/about?utm_source=Vimeo%20&utm_medium=banner%20&utm_campaign=Film%20Contest Become an environmental film director and win some bucks! We all know what plastic is! We’re paddlers. It’s our boats, our paddles, out water bottles, but wait, it’s so much more. http://vimeo.com/25563376 What can you add to this list of environmentally aware films? http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/top-10-environmental-films-of-all-time http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/5-documentaries-you-must-see-to-understand-the-water-crisis.html http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/03/28/new-film-tells-story-indias-water-crisis http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/05/entertainment-us-water-documentary-idUSBRE84400L20120505
Articles on Plastic Bottles…
These are a collection of links from a discussion in the Green Group on Linked In. This one letting us know that just because it comes from plants, it’s still plastic. Take way – Don’t get lazy about the fight against plastic pollution and recycling. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/green_room/2011/06/plastic_by_any_other_name.html MIDWAY JOURNEY – Plastic Beach – YouTube … Continue reading
Get Your Gages
The USGS has a system of gages that allow you to see the flow rates of water bodies, rivers, creeks, lake levels,. With Google Earth you are able to zoom right into to a location once you know the coordinates. Combining these two tools, we can see right where a USGS gage is located and … Continue reading
