Author Archives: Main Paddler
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
Dallas Tour of Homes that landscape with less – WATER
May 30, 2013 noel.nielson@dallascityhall.com Water-Wise Landscape Tour showcases beautiful landscapes that use less water Dallas – Water-wise landscaping focuses on the use of plants that are native to North Texas or adapted to our climate. These plants naturally thrive in our summer heat with little supplemental watering. 2013 marks the 19th year of the popular … Continue reading
Music for paddling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qggxi0CNt2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Uzae_SqbmDE#! Do you have others?
Caddo Lake Paddling 2
It was my birthday and I spend it out at Caddo Lake this weekend. This is on the Paddle Trail U. This is right in Mill Pond as we paddled in for the night. many boats, but a place where you can be the only one around too.
700 + River Gauges getting hit with funding issues
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flood-risk-budget-cuts-close-s/12263381 As water users we are very dependent on a reliable way to know where the water is flowing. USGS gauges have for years been the go to for many of the nations paddlers. If you can, you should see what is in the cross hairs of defunding and help those with power … Continue reading
Killer bug–Let’s Hope
The giant salvinia is a GIANT problem out at Caddo Lake in East Texas. Follow the links below to get a better picture of the problem. On a recent paddle out around Goat Island and the C paddle trail, the plant has grown so much that a solid blanket of it covers the trail. This … Continue reading
Dallas Down River Club Film Festival
Fellow Paddlers, Outdoor enthusiast, Environmentalist, Film Lovers, etc The Film festival is a week away. Details on MeetUp here… http://www.meetup.com/Dallas-Down-River-Club-DDRC/events/111124372/ The club web site… http://www.down-river.com/docs/filmfest2013.html and see the program of films we’ve selected as well as a link to the trailers. http://www.down-river.com/docs/filmfestivalprogram2013.html door prizes, 40% of Bending Branches paddles and one luck winner get a … Continue reading
Tell Mark Zuckerberg that Tar Sands are NOT cool!
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/04/26/1925921/mark-zuckerbergs-new-political-group-spending-big-on-ads-supporting-keystone-xl-and-oil-drilling/ With the environment being attacked on many fronts, it is key to pick and chose where you hang your hat. What do you support and what do you not? I urge you to take a stand against this destructive energy flow. Tell the President, your congressmen and women, your senators, and Mark … Continue reading
