Protecting your boat during a flood. – Creating a better place
Protecting your boat during a flood. Environment Agency staff member Jon Naylor reflects on his experience of owning a boat, and what to do in a flood.| environmentagency.blog.gov.uk
As the summer boating season has drawn to a close, it’s a moment to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the past summer. Drought conditions have tested our waterways and infrastructure - but they’ve also revealed resilience, innovation, and a shared commitment to protecting England’s canals and rivers.| Creating a better place
About four inches of clear water pools around Mike Wagner’s rubber boots as he wades into one of his rice fields in northwestern Mississippi on a rainy late summer morning. Tufts of tall, dark green grasses grow dense across the flat landscape around him, stems arcing with the weight of... The post Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Protecting your boat during a flood. Environment Agency staff member Jon Naylor reflects on his experience of owning a boat, and what to do in a flood.| environmentagency.blog.gov.uk
Rivers are the great movers of the natural world. They cut through mountains, carve valleys, and carry life across entire continents. Wherever a river flows, people, animals, and plants gather. Civilizations have risen and thrived on their banks, relying on them for... The post The 10 Longest Rivers in the World appeared first on Ultimate Kilimanjaro.| Ultimate Kilimanjaro
Do you know how to cross a river safely? How to identify the best place to cross? How about the warning signs of an unsafe river? This blog is deep dive into river safety in the outdoors.| Conservation blog
Indigenous territories and protected areas cover over half of the Amazon basin and sustain significantly high levels of ecosystem connectivity, making them a vital part of protected area networks.| Conservation Corridor
The 59 sites are comprised of 56 level monitoring and just 03 level forecast sites spread over 9 river basins. The maximum 32 of such incidents is more than the half have occurred in Ganga basin al…| SANDRP
East Anglia is one of several areas across England experiencing prolonged dry weather or drought. Nationally, the Environment Agency is coordinating efforts through the National Drought Group to protect water supplies and the environment during this challenging period. Whilst the …| Creating a better place
I’d arranged a driver for a day trip to Alchi, with stops at several monasteries en route. At 9 am Rigzin pulled up outside my hotel and we set off west along the Indus Valley – a landscape of stark cliffs and oasis villages that is among the world’s oldest continuously inhabited regions, once carrying […]| Randomwire
There has been media interest today (Thursday 25 September) in the Environment Agency’s attendance to pollution incidents, including in the BBC. The coverage examines the categorisation process of incidents. The article does not give the full picture around the EA’s performance, …| Creating a better place
For many, this has been a glorious summer, with long hot days being enjoyed by family gatherings, holidays and being outside! However, this spring and summer has been dry and the drought is causing significant environmental impacts, with Atlantic salmon, …| environmentagency.blog.gov.uk
Coastal sweep is a community-led cleanup targeting legacy plastic pollution in coastal area.| The Ocean Cleanup
Which are the longest individual rivers in the world? Check out the the Top 10 longest rivers in the world by confirmed lengths.| All Top Everything
Afloat on DIY boats, teams of volunteers have removed over 450 tons of plastic waste from the Danube and its tributaries.| Reasons to be Cheerful
Hi, blog. I wasn’t sure if I would get another post done this month.As you can see, it happened, but not in the way I expected. And this is definitely not the post I wanted to write. It was a…| Wild in Japan
The post Rethinking Waste: Towards smarter management solutions appeared first on The Ocean Cleanup.| The Ocean Cleanup
As the Natural State works to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes at all costs, can it convince consumers that these fish are delicious?| Reasons to be Cheerful
There’s a deep remembering that happens when we connect with spring water - not just as a resource, but as a living relationship with the land beneath our feet.| Find A Spring
Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.| The Revelator
The 30 Cities Program will scale the Interceptor™ solutions across 30 cities to eliminate up to one third of plastic flowing into the ocean.| The Ocean Cleanup
Beavers, elk, wild ox, brown bear, lynx and wolf have all been driven from the river. The post Flotsam by Robin Crawford appeared first on Little Toller Books.| Little Toller Books
In this new essay for The Clearing Kevan Manwaring takes a long walk along the permissive footpath soon to be closed to the public, and considers the power of rivers.| Little Toller Books
Read about how the Amazon once flowed east to west and how the strength of Hurricane Isaac once change the course of the Mississippi river.| Geography Realm
This apparent recommendation translates into abandonment of the Kaleshwaram project. This also gets strength from the huge delay by the NDSA to submit its report and then Ministry of Jal Shakti sit…| SANDRP
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, March 18, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspended the governor, his deputy and the state House of Assembly for six months. In this interview with…| Tribune Online
“Floods are perfectly natural events that are essential for functioning, diverse and productive ecosystems”… these natural, productive floods can be viewed as “good floods… those good-flood-support…| SANDRP
I'd like to swim in a river. How can I know how much pollution there is in that river that could endanger a swimmer? I'm interested in solutions both before accessing the river (e.g., a pollution m...| The Great Outdoors Stack Exchange
Interceptor 006 captured over 250 truckloads of trash – and counting – in just a few hours in the first flood of the year.| The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup has deployed Interceptor 019 to kick off the first step of a multi-year project to clean the Chao Phraya river.| The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup has agreed its first partnership in India, teaming up with Bharat Clean Rivers Foundation to collaborate on their campaign to tackle plastic pollution in the nation’s rivers – starting in Mumbai.| The Ocean Cleanup
South Enchanted is the gateway to one of the major waterfalls in Maine.| Maine: An Encyclopedia
National Register of Historic Places – Listings Photos, and edited text are from nominations to the National Register of Historic Places researched by Maine. Historic Preservation Commission. Full text and photos are at https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot The Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot are located| Maine: An Encyclopedia
