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Preserving water a key goal in Dutchess
… Council recently completed a State of the Environment report for Dutchess County. This is the ninth in a series of … It is an invaluable document for policymakers and the public for understanding water in Dutchess. The Dutchess … can affect water in our county? Last week, we described sites where hazardous waste has contaminated groundwater by …
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Why I count glass eels
… including GPS, digital photography, interactive Web sites and mobile phone apps that allow for the efficient … two weeks of January; JellyWatch asks volunteers to report information about jellyfish, squid, red tides and … conditions in their local communities that could have public health consequences; or they may just want to get …
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Toads: Warty, toxic, and resilient
… at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies’ Millbrook, NY campus. Eastern American toads were major contributors to … Mike Fargione, who is a wildlife biologist and manager of Field Research and Outdoor Programs at the Cary Institute of … Produced in collaboration with WAMC Northeast Public Radio, this podcast originally aired on May 29, …
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It’s not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year
… Not long ago, I went on a walk with some friends through a field near my house in upstate New York. When we stopped for … dog ticks are big and noticeable, which is why, when people report encounters with ticks, Mather said, they’re often … look like they are at a peak this year.” That’s a big public health problem. Blacklegged nymphs carry Lyme …
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Another reason to be ticked off
… in both tick populations and wildlife reservoirs at field sites in Dutchess County, NY. “We thought we … Produced in collaboration with WAMC Northeast Public Radio, this podcast originally aired on June 3, 2013. …
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An interview with Steward Pickett
… work explores vegetation dynamics. Since 1997, his primary field site has been a city. As director of the Baltimore … of parkland; these big green spaces are perfect monitoring sites. Also, Baltimore is on a clearly defined … and downwind. Be a voice for efficiency—recycle, support public transportation, let decision makers know that …
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Acorn glut signals Lyme risks
… have noticed it's difficult to walk on sidewalks or hilly trails near oak trees. The acorns underfoot — nature's … that even sturdy shoes are no match. In our research sites at the Cary Institute and throughout the Hudson … following a good acorn year. We expect the forests and fields to be teeming with mice in the summer of 2011. …
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How one local man's immunity to ticks could save us all
… Ostfeld surveys ticks collected on a white drag cloth at a field site on the Cary Institute's campus. Credit: © Robin Moore During the Poughkeepsie … vaccine may behave, but also how it will be received by the public. There remains, among many, an aversion to …
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More research, regulation needed before fracking advances in New York
… Proper disposal of “flowback” waters should be ensured. Field experiments in West Virginia showed 56 percent tree … and Pennsylvania found that residential wells near fracking sites had elevated methane, which had an isotopic signature … level of regulation. That would go a long way toward public acceptance of the process. No one wants a bunch of …
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Food webs determine the fate of mercury pollution in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon
… and their numbers are altered by flood events. So reports new research, published in Science Advances , … the research team developed mercury-based food webs for six sites spanning 225 miles of the Colorado River, extending … the year. Food web complexity varied across the study sites. Just below the Glen Canyon Dam, food webs were simple …
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