Author Archives: Main Paddler
Webinars on the Environment
http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/lessons-learned-from-natural-stream-restoration-enhancement
Why you should respect the power of water!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mKC3eID074 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUpkPTcqPY Just a few of the videos that are out there to watch that show there is a reason that weather radios should be a part of your first aid kit/ preparedness kit. Eric
Why Mosquitoes Bite ( me) ?
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/07/why-do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others/ If you are like me, a target of the little suckers, then you might give this a read.
Fracking Earthquakes
more conversation about earthquakes and fracking Why are we letting this go on? Dick Cheney has put the country in great peril by sneaking into the law provisions for Halliburton to make money and pollute. This form also causing earthquakes. Make sure that you learn about Fracking. Gasland 2 is out and I … Continue reading
Killing Our Birds and Bees : (
http://worldtruth.tv/usda-admits-exterminating-birds-crops-and-bees/ The USDA has been sponsoring the killing of birds and bees to promote safe foods. Wild thinking. instead of living in harmony, they are going out to kill off a problem with poison. Yikes….
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
