Arnold, Old ColonyAnother great running spot, lots of hills, criss-crossing streets, low traffic and a variety of sights. Chatham Cir loops near Abbott Pond on Rte 9, I didnt see any obvious entry point to the pond,
Plant them at the same time, in the same conditions, near each other in the ground or in similar containers, indoors or out. (Or plant the same seeds and vary one or more conditions as an experiment.) Water and watch which one emerges first and grows fastest. Stake them with a store-...
At one point during the trip, I spent an entire hour sketching scat, tracks and other signs left by otters in their travel corridor between a pond and canal. Observing and recording the natural world that keenly for three days straight was remarkable and allowed me to slow down and ground ...
I was going to be sleeping in a pond with the wind blowing through the whole night. Should I take it down then? Well, at that point, even disassembling the thing would cost precious energy. The two river crossings would leave me in an even worse way before I got below tree line to ...
The 4.6-acre freshwater Curtis Pond, an “interdune” pond home to frogs, turtles, fish and dragonflies A green swamp that reminded me of something you’d see in Florida A mix of forest ecosystems that ranged from coastal shrubs to maritime forest Enormous sand dunes reaching heights of 50 ...
Sky Pond might not be the perfect name for a mountain lake, but none others come to mind that are better. The small mountain lake sits nestled in a cirque of rocky spires and mountains. Reflections of the sky and surrounding peaks dance across the surface of the aptly name lake. ...
When I first arrived at the pond I noticed dragonflies of all sizes. This is not always the case and the varying sizes was a welcome surprise. They flew over my head, around me and through the reeds. There were so many dragonflies flittering near the pond along with frogs of all sizes...
We once harvested tadpoles from my sister’s pond and raised them into tree frogs. They all escaped into our basement and we never saw any of them again. I recommend setting this experiment up outside. If you can’t find a local source, kits are available for purchase, but do this wit...
Little Lava Lake is sometimes referred to as the Deschutes Pond. Don’t overlook the little lakes in favor of bigger lakes. After our paddle we headed into Bend and found great street parking in shade for Zoe just a few blocks from the Deschutes Brewery. There we enjoyed a sample flight ...
The effects of hydraulic retention time (HRT) and influent wastewater strength on microalgae-bacteria performance were studied in two sets of experiments in a 6-day biomass retention time membrane high-rate algal pond (MHRAP) pilot plant to assess its pollutants removal potential. In the first se...