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brookstonalmanac · 4 months ago

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Beer Events 9.1

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Edinburgh levied a beer tax, raising the price of a pint to one cent (1659)

Federal beer tax to help the civil war effort went into effect (1862)

Brewers Association of St. Louis and East St. Louis founded (1879)

Edward Byrne patented a Beer Faucet (1885)

Alfred Feroe patented a Racking Apparatus for Barreling Beer (1896)

F. & M. Schaefer Brewing patented a Beer Foam Adhesion (1970)

Peter Hand Brewing closed (Chicago, Illinois; 1978)

Last case of "Stag Beer" bottled (Illinois; 1988)

Michelob Dry introduced (1988)

d.b.a. opened (New Orleans, Louisiana; 1994)

Breweries Opened

F. & M. Schaefer Brewing (New York; 1842)

Konig Brauerei/Holstein (Germany; 1856)

Enterprise Brewing (San Francisco; 1873)

Reading Brewing (Pennsylvania; 1886)

Silra/Brau-Union Romania (Romania; 1972)

Bodicote Brewery (England; 1982)

Hart Brewing (Washington; 1984)

Big Rock Brewery (Canada; 1985)

Summit Brewing (Minnesota; 1986)

Evansville Brewing (Indiana; 1988)

Great Lakes Brewing (Ohio; 1988)

Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Canada; 1988)

Brasal-Brasserie Allemande (Canada; 1989)

Drake's Brewing (f.k.a. Lind Brewing, California; 1989)

Sisson's/South Baltimore Brewing (Maryland; 1989)

White Cliffs Brewing (New Zealand; 1989)

Moonlight Brewing (California; 1992)

Ould Newbury Brewing (Massachusetts; 1992)

Bridger Brewing (Montana; 1993)

Heckler Brewing (California; 1993)

Alpine Brewing (Colorado; 1994)

Bank Brewing (Oregon; 1994)

Old Credit Brewing (Canada; 1994)

Sunset Beach Brewery (California; 1994)

AleSmith Brewing (California; 1995)

Basin Brewing (Texas; 1995)

Bear Brews (Maine; 1995)

Biddy Early Brewery (Ireland; 1995)

Brouwer Brewery (Colorado; 1995)

Duff's Brewery (New Zealand; 1995)

La Conner Brewing (Washington; 1995)

Louisiana Brewing (Louisiana; 1995)

Royal Oak Brewery (Michigan; 1995)

Seattle Brewing / Aviator Ales (Washington; 1995)

Sutter Creek Brewing (California; 1995)

Tortuga's Loggerhead Brewery (Florida; 1995)

Ventura Brewing / Brewmakers (California; 1995)

Abbeydale Brewery (England; 1996)

Alameda Brewhouse (Oregon; 1996)

Antelope Brewing (California; 1996)

Cabeson Brewing (New Mexico; 1996)

Castle Springs Brewery (New Hampshire; 1996)

District Warehouse Brewing (Minnesota; 1996)

Egan Brewing (Wisconsin; 1996)

Hollister Mountain Brewery (Idaho; 1996)

Nail City Brewing (West Virginia; 1996)

Pinehurst Village Brewery (North Carolina; 1996)

Woodhouse Brewing (nebraska; 1996)

Dark Mountain Brewery (Georgia; 1997)

Harmon Pub & Brewery (Washington; 1997)

J.W. Platek's Restaurant & Brewery (Illinois; 1997)

Mount Olympus Brewery (Vermont; 1997)

Shamrock Brewing (Illinois; 1997)

Barleycorn's Craft Brew (Massachusetts; 1998)

Mudshark Pizza & Pasta (Arizona; 1998)

Rikenjaks Brewery (California; 1998)

River City Brewing (Canada; 1998)

Saddleback Brewery (California; 1999)

Taps Fish House & Brewery (California; 1999)

Alpine Brewing (Washington; 2000)

Copper Eagle Brewing (Nebraska; 2001)

Elevation 66 Brewing (California; 2011)

Riley’s Brewing (California; 2011)

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a-dinosaur-a-day · 6 years ago

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Brodavis

B. americanus by Jack Wood

Etymology: Brodkorb’s Bird

First Described By: Martin et al., 2012

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Hesperornithes

Referred Species: B. americanus, B. baileyi, B. mongoliensis, B. varneri

Status: Extinct

Time and Place: Between 80 and 66 million years ago, from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian ages of the Late Cretaceous

Brodavis is known from a variety of habitats, most within the Western Interior Seaway of North America, with one in Asia: the Frenchman Formation, the Hell Creek Formation, the Pierre Shale Formation, and the Nemegt Formation.

Physical Description: Brodavis was a large bird, but a small dinosaur, reaching up to 90 centimeters in body length (though some species were half that size). It had a cylindrical body and long legs, good for propelling it through the water. It had a lightly built skeleton, though, so it wasn’t well adapted to diving - and may have even still been able to fly, though not particularly well. It had a long, skinny neck, and a small head ending in a long and pointed beak. This beak was full will small, pointy teeth for catching fish. It is unclear whether or not it had webbing between its toes, but this is definitely possible. The colors of Brodavis are poorly known, but it was certainly covered with feathers all over its body.

Diet: Brodavis would have primarily eaten fish and other aquatic life.

Behavior: Being a water-based creature, Brodavis spent most of its time near the water, swimming through along the surface and looking for food. Based on other Hesperornithines, it swam mostly with its feet, propelling them like living animals such as grebes today. Its wings, which were still probably functional, would have not been used in the water. Still, given the presence of flight in Brodavis, it probably would have been able to take off from the water to avoid danger - and back to the water to avoid more danger still, given the large predatory dinosaurs it shared habitats with. It would have then gone to the coasts to rest and rejoin other Brodavis, and would have also had nests there that they had to take care of. How social it was, or other specifics on behavior, are unknown at this time - though it would not be surprising if they lived in large family groups, given how common such behavior is in modern aquatic birds and the fact that it’s a fairly common genus of dinosaur.

B. varneri By Scott Reid

Ecosystem: Being known from a wide variety of habitats, it’s nearly impossible to completely describe everything Brodavis ever lived with in one dinosaur article. That being said, Brodavis tended to live along the coast of major waterways (especially in freshwater areas), where it would spend most of its time underwater but go back to the shores to rest, mate, and take care of their young. Since Brodavis was found both in the Western Interior Seaway and the Seaway of Eastern Asia, it probably would have encountered a wide variety of other dinosaurs. In the Canadian Frenchman Formation, for example, it would have encountered the small herbivore Thescelosaurus, the large hadrosaur Edmontosaurus, the horned dinosaurs Triceratops and Torosaurus, the ostrich-like Ornithomimus, and the large predator Tyrannosaurus. In Hell Creek the companions of Brodavis were many, but included other dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus, Ornithomimus, Triceratops, Torosaurus, Edmontosaurus, and Thescelosaurus like the Frenchman Formation - but also ankylosaurs like Denversaurus and Ankylosaurus, pachycephalosaurs like Sphaerotholus and Pachycephalosaurus, the small ceratopsian Leptoceratops, another ostrich-like dinosaur Struthiomimus, the chickenparrot Anzu, the raptor Acheroraptor, the opposite bird Avisaurus, and the modern bird Cimolopteryx - and more! In the Pierre Shale, Brodavis was accompanied by other Hesperornithines like Baptornis and Hesperornis. And, finally, in the Nemegt, Brodavis lived with another Hesperornithine Judinornis, the duck Teviornis, the ankylosaur Tarchia, the hadrosaur Saurolophus, the pachycephalosaurs Prenocephale and Homalocephale, the titanosaur Nemegtosaurus, the tyrannosaurs Alioramus and Tarbosaurus, Duck Satan Himself Deinocheirus, the ostrich-mimics Anserimimus and Gallimimus, the alvarezsaur Mononykus, the therizinosaur Therizinosaurus, the chickenparrots Avimimus, Elmisaurus, Nomingia, and Nemegtomaia; the raptor Adasaurus, and the troodontid Zanabazar. Given this wide variety of habitats and neighbors, Brodavis was probably able to live in freshwater habitats, unlike other hesperornithines, and it was decidedly a very adaptable dinosaur.

B. baileyi by Scott Reid

Other: Brodavis represents a unique group of Hesperornithines, though it’s possible the genus is overlumped, which would make the family that currently only has Brodavis in it (Brodavidae) actually informative.

Species Differences: These species differ mainly on where they’re from - B. americanus from the Frenchman Formation, B. baileyi from the Hell Creek Formation, B. mongoliensis from the Nemegt, and B. varneri from the Pierre Shale. As such, B. varneri is the oldest of the four, and may be its own genus. It is also the best known species.

~ By Meig Dickson

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trailcatjim-blog · 13 years ago

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High Giant Traverse and Buck Mountain

Sep 28 - Oct 1, 2011

Buck Mountain (8550')

The "High Giant Traverse" is a splendid sub-alpine traverse from Buck Creek Pass to High Pass to Little Giant Pass, with some options for route variation through the middle portion. Kevin W, Kevin K, Doug, Steve, Deb, and Eileen joined me for a particularly scenic version that passes through the exquisite meadows of Louis Creek Basin. We experienced a wide range of weather and suffered a few injuries along the way but had a great time overall.

Day 1: After dropping a vehicle at the Little Giant Trailhead beside the Chiwawa River, we started hiking from the Buck Creek Trailhead at Trinity. The trail had been nicely maintained, and the day was sunny with a touch of autumn coolness in the air. What was lacking, however, was a touch of autumn color in the forest; all the leaves seem to be running several weeks behind their normal color-changing schedule this year. Nonetheless, the views of green slopes rising up to meet snow-dusted north-facing cliffs was quite striking. We rolled into camp at Buck Creek Pass in late afternoon (6.1 hours from car) and made camp in a group area near one other tent. A cold northeasterly wind whipped through our campsite all night long.

Day 2: The morning was clear, windy, and cold. After breaking camp, we backpacked southward up the old High Pass Trail, which winds high around the side of Liberty Cap and provides stellar views. Glacier Peak flaunted her fresh coat of white paint, while Tenpeak Mountain harbored dabs of white in its shadowed recesses. Clark Mountain and its retinue of lower DaKobed peaks dominated the southern view. The trail died out in the talus and rock-hard snowfields of High Pass (crampons were handy here). We contoured through the pass and under Mt. Berge before angling up to the ridge crest just south of Point 7839. A final bit of Class 3 scrambling led to a faint ridgeline saddle, from which there is an easy walk-off descent into Louis Creek Basin.

We all relaxed and hurried down to find a campsite in the basin.. Naturally, this seemingly harmless terrain is where somebody would get injured: Halfway down, Kevin W slipped on an unstable rock, put out an arm to stop his fall, and landed sharply on his left hand, which responded with a distinct "POP" emanating from his left wrist. Suspecting either a sprain or a break (it turned out to be the latter), we all gathered to administer first aid. Kevin gamely spent the rest of the trip wearing a toothbrush splint, bandage wrap, and arm sling. Being a competitive triathlete, he was able to power through without complaining or even missing a beat. Once down in the basin (8.0 hours from Buck Creek Pass), we all set up camp on an inviting pumice saddle with views to the north and south.

Day 3: Our plan this morning was to strike camp, stash backpacks, climb Buck Mountain, and return to our stash by lunchtime. We headed up the mountain's broad western slope, gradually working left to the west ridge. Unfortunately, this easy ridge ended abruptly at a western horn feature that would involve some steep Class 3-4 scrambling. We did get a nice look at the very impressive north face and north ridge before detouring back down and over to the mid-west slope. Once in the distinctive upper cirque, which has the appearance of a "flying bridge" on a boat, it was a bit confusing as to where the actual summit is located. We opted to scramble up the middle of the long crest and were pleased to find a register at the highest point (3.1 hours from camp). Surprisingly, the register dated all the way back to 1980, so I was able to find my entry from a 1984 ascent. I would have thought a desirable mountain like this sees more climbs, but perhaps the somewhat complicated approach turns away many casual scramblers.

Spurred by some recent climber's chatter regarding which of the three principal ridge points is highest, I had brought with me a professional-quality hand transit in order to settle the issue. Several of us took turns sighting through the transit, and we all agreed that our own position (the "middle summit") was higher than the "north summit" (Point 8528) and "south summit" by a decisive margin of 20 feet or more. Therefore, if the north summit triangulation is correct, the middle summit probably has an elevation close to 8550 feet.

During our summit stay, the sky had gotten very dark, and a series of rain showers started shortly after we began descending. We retrieved backpacks at our campsite, then leisurely hiked southward. This gave us an opportunity to enjoy the wondrous expanse of Louis Creek Basin, with its manicured meadows, gently rolling pumice fields, meandering streams, and groves of larch trees. After previous separate trips, Steve and I had independently proclaimed this to be the finest meadow basin in the Cascades; now we are more convinced than before!

At the basin's southernmost edge, where Louis Creek tumbles down a high cliff, we hiked up a grassy rise overlooking the legendary Napeequa Valley. The patchwork of trees, brushes, heather, grasses, and other vegetation presented innumerable shades of green, contrasted by bands of gray and white rock. We descended to the right (west) and picked up an old sheep path. This crude path led us down a steep slope, over a small shoulder, then down another steeper slope. When the path faded in a wide slope of monster ferns, we all slipped and stumbled downhill, with one-armed Kevin W in the lead. The well-defined Napeequa Valley Trail was a welcome sight after getting soaked in the ferns. We hiked down-valley 1.5 miles to the Boulder Pass Trail junction (3.8 hours from basin camp). A nearby gravel bar provided a welcome campsite for the night---much to the chagrin of two other campers who apparently thought they had reserved the entire valley for themselves.

Day 4: Following a night of intermittent rain, we all crowded into Doug's large pyramid tent for breakfast. Then, in between showers, we hurriedly packed up and began our hike out. The valley trail was brushy and muddy, and sadly lacking in maintenance. The 2000-foot ascent up to Little Giant Pass followed an equally neglected and partially eroded trail, but we had no problems staying on track the entire way. After crossing over the pass, the trail widens and has been extensively re-built in many places. Our excellent sub-alpine trek ended with an easy ford of the Chiwawa River and a short stroll up to the Little Giant Trailhead (5.5 hours from valley camp).

Approx. Stats: 30 miles traveled, 11,300 feet gained, 11,500 feet lost.

Cirque Mountain from grassy trail on Liberty Cap

Hiking toward High Pass

Cirque Mountain and Triad Lake with Steve and Glacier Peak

Luahna Peak and Chalangin Peak above High Pass

Buck Mountain and Louis Creek Basin from Berge Ridge

Fortress Mountain from Louis Creek camp

Louis Creek Basin

Clark Mountain from Louis Creek Basin

North and middle peaks of Buck Mountain

Scrambling to Buck Mountain summit

Colorful group in Louis Creek Basin

Napeequa Valley from Louis Creek

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mypubliclands · 7 years ago

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#FindYourWay and celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week!

It’s time to plan a summer adventure on your public lands to celebrate this year’s National Fishing and Boating Week!

The Bureau of Land Management manages over 130,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams and provides countless public recreational fishing and boating access opportunities throughout the United States. From desert reservoirs to mountain streams, BLM-managed fisheries and aquatic resources support public recreation and subsistence fisheries and are critical for sustaining the Nation’s aquatic resources and fisheries. BLM-managed public lands are open for fishing unless specifically closed for specific resource protection purposes.

Check out the list below to discover some of our favorite boating and fishing spots! Some of these spots are Wild and Scenic Rivers. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Learn more on our website, and start exploring!

Gulkana Wild and Scenic River, Alaska

The Gulkana River begins in the Alaska Range near Summit Lake and flows south into the Copper River, which eventually empties into the Gulf of Alaska between Cordova and Katalla. Several hundred lakes and ponds are scattered throughout the spruce-dominated forest of the Gulkana River watershed, providing abundant nesting areas for trumpeter swans and waterfowl.

Portions of the Gulkana River were designated for its wild character as part of the National Wild and Scenic River system. The BLM asks that all users do their part to help maintain the wild character of the Gulkana through low impact camping techniques.

Lake Havasu, Arizona

Lake Havasu is a premier destination for water-based recreation, especially for boating enthusiasts and sport anglers.The BLM Arizona Lake Havasu Field Office maintains 87 boat-access-only campsites along the Lake Havasu shoreline, as well as a handful of day use areas and campgrounds south of Parker Dam on the California side of the Colorado River.

Recreationists will now be able to easily attain electronic recreation permits and annual passes for Lake Havasu shoreline sites through the digital marketplace, YourPassNow. More information available on our website.

Trinity Wild and Scenic River, California

Popular with fisherman and pleasure boaters alike, the 43 miles of the Wild and Scenic Trinity River from Lewiston to Pigeon Point is a class I and II segment that flows out of the Trinity and Lewiston Lakes. This clear, cold section of the river is world famous for its fly fishing. Paddlers enjoy the narrow valley with Ponderosa Pine, Douglas fir, Oaks, and Madrone trees coating the walls of the canyons. If you would like more adrenaline rush, the waters below Pigeon Point rage at class III-V. Those interested in a more relaxing experience can enjoy the abundant camping options in the area or head for the trail with your friends, horses, or dog. If you would like to stay at the river's edge, you can always swim, fish or do a little gold panning. The river can be accessed from many locations along this stretch of the Trinity River.

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, Colorado

The Arkansas River is one of the most popular river-rafting spots in the United States. The area also provides some of the best fishing in Colorado. The spectacular scenery is highlighted by the steep, narrow, rocky canyons that provide excellent opportunities to view Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. There are over 25 developed river-access areas. Popular activities include rockhounding at Ruby Mountain, fishing for brown trout at Hecla Junction, and wildlife-watching at the Five Points Watchable Wildlife Area in Bighorn Sheep Canyon. The area is jointly managed by the BLM and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

South Fork of the Snake River, Idaho

The South Fork of the Snake River flows for 66 miles across southeastern Idaho, through high mountain valleys, rugged canyons, and broad flood plains to its confluence with the Henrys Fork of the Snake near the Menan Buttes. It flows northwest from Palisades Dam in Swan Valley. For the first nine miles, the river runs through a narrow channel, then widens and flows around several island complexes. A waterfall can be seen just upstream from the Swan Valley Bridge where Fall Creek cascades into the river. Downstream of Conant launch the river leaves Highway 26 and enters a scenic canyon. The impressive canyon scenery continues downstream until near Heise Hot Springs the cliffs give way to a level, but extremely dynamic, flood plain.

Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River, Montana

The Missouri is the longest river in the United States, flowing more than 2,500 miles from its source on the eastern slope of the Rockies near Three Forks, Montana, to its confluence with the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. Congress designated 149 miles of the Upper Missouri as a component of the National Wild and Scenic River System in 1976, calling it an irreplaceable legacy of the historic American west. The Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River section starts at Fort Benton, Montana, and runs 149 miles downstream ending at the James Kipp Recreation Area.

49 species of fish (ranging from 1/2-oz. minnows to 140 lb. paddlefish) reside in the river. Fishermen are most likely to catch goldeye, drum, sauger, walleye, northern pike, channel catfish, carp and smallmouth buffalo.

For the family who plays together, the Upper Missouri caters to boaters of all degrees, from the beginning novice to the expert paddler to the leisurely motor boat aficionado. Visitors embark into a capacious river corridor that seemingly swallows even the largest groups and are treated to a remoteness not often found in the 21st Century.

Pine Forest Recreation Area, Nevada

The Pine Forest Range, in northern Nevada's arid Great Basin, is a rare and exceptional area of abundant streams and clear, cold subalpine lakes. Nestled in a cirque and fed by snowmelt and springs, these lakes are not only visually stunning but also possess an excellent trout fishery. The lakes are surrounded by a rare remnant population of white bark and limber pines; stands of quaking aspen and mountain mahogany are also found throughout the area. Fall brings a riot of color found in few other places in northern Nevada.

Gila Lower Box Canyon, New Mexico

The Gila Lower Box Canyon is a true oasis in the desert, 20 miles north of Lordsburg, New Mexico. Since livestock were removed from the river canyon in 1990, a lush native community of cottonwood, willows, and other riparian and aquatic vegetation has re-established and flourished. The area provides some of the best birding in New Mexico. Home to approximately 200 species, it has one of the highest bird diversities in the state. The area provides habitat to many rare and unusual birds including Bell's vireo, peregrine, bald eagle (in winter), golden eagle, black hawk, zone-tail hawk, gray hawk, yellow-billed cuckoo, Gila wood pecker, and Abert's towhee. The river provides opportunities for canoeing or rafting during spring runoff, hunting, and year-round fishing and camping. The river contains smallmouth bass and several species of catfish.

Quartzville Creek Wild and Scenic River, Oregon

Tranquility and water both flow in the wild and scenic Quartzville Creek, where one may hike, camp, fish or simply gaze into the mesmerizing, cascading waters. Quartzville Creek is named for the gemstone that has been mined in the area and a ghost town that was once the center of two brief gold mining efforts in the late 1800s.

Birch Creek Reservoir, Utah

Birch Creek Reservoir is a day-use fishing access site with public parking and toilet facilities adjacent to an excellent tiger trout fishery at the foot of the Monte Cristo Mountains in Rich County, UT. The site is located 10 miles west of Woodruff, UT off State Route 39. Access to the reservoir is walk-in only, non-motorized watercraft only. No fees are charged.

Wisconsin Islands, Wisconsin

Wisconsin, famed for its 84,000 miles of rivers that meander through varying terrain and its 15,000 lakes, is full of places to paddle, float, and fish. Many islands in this region were omitted from the original land surveys conducted in the 1830s and 1840s. Because of this, there is a mixing of ownership between state-owned, privately owned islands. For those under federal management, the BLM - Eastern States administers to almost 500 islands throughout the area. Because of this varied ownership, it's critical that visitors determine whether an island is public land before using it.

The flowages between Stevens Point and Nekoosa are chock-full of more than 60 public islands, ranging from small, low patches of willows and alder, to large stands of mixed pines and hardwoods. Below Castle Rock Lake, the islands down to Prairie du Sac are mostly floodplain forests with broad sandbars that invite paddler-campers. A few of these islands have remnant prairie and savanna vegetation.

Many public islands are perfect fishing spots, lunch stops for your next float trip, or overnight campsites. However, there are no visitor services at any of these locations; as such, it is important to plan accordingly. If you have any questions about visiting the islands, please call (414) 297-4400.

Check out the Wisconsin Islands ESRI story map to learn more about these hidden gems.

North Platte River, Wyoming

The North Platte River is the only floatable waterway in central Wyoming and has become the destination fishery for the state. Scenic and recreational values of the North Platte River are derived from a combination of environmental factors and management practices. The river is highly valued as a class 1 fishery. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has rated it as a blue ribbon fishery. Game fish species include rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout. The most common recreation activities are fishing, floating, waterfowl hunting, and observing wildlife. There are also opportunities for picnicking and camping. This river has become a vital part of the social and economic values of central Wyoming.

ll anglers on public lands must have the required state license(s). That’s because states are responsible for managing wildlife within their borders for the trust and benefit of their residents, even if the hunting occurs on federal lands. You can search for state fishing licenses on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website.

For more river trips ideas, check out the Department of the Interior’s blog!

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wigmund · 7 years ago

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From Earth Science Picture of the Day; June 5, 2018:

Crossroads on the Upper Green River Photographer and Summary Author: Ray Boren

The Green River rises in Wyoming’s magnificent Wind River Range, which includes the state’s highest peaks. The Winds, part of the Rocky Mountains, are visible to the northeast as a distant line of snow-frosted summits in the springtime photograph above, taken April 24, 2018, just outside of the small town of Daniel. More than 40 of the summits top 13,000 ft (3,962 m) in elevation. Collecting flows from many other creeks emerging from the Wind River and other downstream ranges, the Green courses some 730 mi (1,170 km) to merge with the Colorado River in southeastern Utah, en route to the Gulf of California.

The Green was known as the Seeds-kee-dee-Agie, or Prairie Hen River, to the Shoshone Indians, and thus to other tribes of the interior American West, as well as to early explorers, trappers and traders. The site pictured here, near the river’s confluence with Horse Creek, has been a crossroads for centuries. Nearby in 1992, archaeologists discovered evidence of ancient pronghorn (also known, incorrectly, as antelope) hunts, in a natural bottleneck along the pronghorn migration route. The hunts, conducted by Native American peoples, date back some 6,000 years, according to radiocarbon dating of artifacts and evidence such as stone-lined fire pits and animal bones and teeth.

With about 60 members, the overland expedition of New York merchant and entrepreneur John Jacob Astor’s Astorians, of the Pacific Fur Company, passed this way in October 1811, on their way to the Pacific Ocean from St. Louis, en route to the mouth of the Columbia River to found a colonial outpost in what is now Astoria, Oregon. This was just five years after Lewis and Clark’s 1804-1806 Corps of Discovery expedition had crossed the North American continent. (A contemporary Astorian party traveled to the Pacific Northwest on board a sailing ship.) After spending long winters trapping beavers for their valuable hides and fur, here, too, mountain men of the early 19th century gathered for six of their 16 fabled rendezvous, between 1833 and 1840. As many as 3,000 trappers assembled for these annual summer rendezvous, traveling from hundreds of miles and kilometers from every direction, to celebrate and re-supply for the coming year. The rendezvous also attracted Indians of many tribes; the earliest wagon-train immigrants along the Oregon Trail; pioneer-missionaries, like Marcus and Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, Henry and Eliza Hart Spalding, and Father Pierre DeSmet; and the region’s first tourists. Today, U.S. Highways 191 and 189 come together at this crossroads of the American West on the Green River.

Photo Details: Both images - Camera: NIKON D3200; Exposure Time: 0.0020s (1/500); Aperture: ƒ/11.0; ISO equivalent: 220; Focal Length (35mm): 18.

Green River at Daniel, Wyoming Coordinates: 42.865278, -110.070833

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The state water source is heavily reliant upon melting snowpack from the Sierra Nevada. The amount of snowpack was about 68% of average for this time of year, while major state reservoirs are around 69% to 71% of their historical averages for Feb. 17, according to the state Department of Water Resources. But most of the state’s urban counties are in a two-year drought.

Water managers are concerned about irregularity in snowfall due to global climate change, which could reduce snowpack in future years and result in less imported water for Southern California agencies to buy.

“With climate change, it creates so much uncertainty,” Dyer said. “That’s why we are focused on having a diverse supply. If we don’t have enough State Water Project water, we can shift to the (local) ground water basin.”

One of the partners in the HCP, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, is hoping the plan will allow the building of a project to divert water from the Santa Ana River and inject it into the ground. Because water from storms or mountain snow melt “comes in gulps,” it can be difficult to capture and often gets wasted, said Sylvie Lee, manager of strategic planning for the IEUA.

“So in drier years, we will have that water stored in the aquifer and you can use it during the drought years,” Lee said.

Proposed projects in the plan include:

• Erecting rubber dams that can be inflated during the rainy season to pool water in the river and deflated during the dry months to allow water to pass through to support the sucker fish, explained Joanna Gibson, wildlife biologist with San Bernardino Valley district. A rubber dam is proposed for the river in southern Colton.

• Ground-water recharge projects at tributaries to the river, including at Plunge Creek near Highland. Riverside Public Utility plans recharge projects at Columbia Basin at the corner of Marlborough and Chicago avenues; west of Northgate Street in Highgrove; and at Spring Brook Channel between West La Cadena Drive and Orange Street. San Bernardino Valley district proposes enhancing water recharge just below Seven Oaks Dam located near Highland and near Devil Canyon behind Cal State San Bernardino.

Capital costs for all storm-water capture and recycled water projects in the HCP total about $650 million over 50 years, Dyer said.

“But we would be saving $945 million by capturing more water because we wouldn’t have to buy imported water,” she said.

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly

To get to the project phase, the 12 agencies involved in the HCP have identified multiple ways to protect and even grow the Santa Ana sucker population through restoring habitat and even breeding the little fish in concrete river “raceways,” then relocating them into the wild river.

A key way is to clean out tributaries of trash and debris, widening them, then adding a permanent water source from recycled water plants, said Gibson, the wildlife biologist. These include Anza Creek, about 2 miles downstream from Mount Rubidoux, and Hidden Valley Creek, less than a mile from the Van Buren Boulevard Bridge in Riverside, among others.

Once restored, biologists can begin the tricky task of translocating sucker fish to new homes — in river creeks. Now, the threatened species congregate in one stretch of the Santa Ana River, making them susceptible to a tanker crash leaking toxic chemicals or some other event, such as a fire, that could wipe out the species, Gibson said.

“This way, we don’t have all the eggs in one basket,” she said.

On a recent weekday, San Bernardino Valley district biologists Chris Jones and Kai Palenscar waded into Sunnyslope Creek in Jurupa Valley where the 46 fire in October 2019 charred brush and burned down a nature center. The creek contained plastic bags and fast-food containers washed in from street storm drains.

“We are trying to make the stream more suitable for the native fish species to live, like the Santa Ana sucker and other species covered by the HCP, like the arroyo chub,” a native, chunky fish listed as “vulnerable,” Jones said.

The biologists also do bird surveys. The least bell’s vireo, listed as endangered, and the California gnatcatcher, a threatened species that is small and likes to eat insects, are present along the river banks.

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The plan calls for restoring 221 acres of riparian habitat for the vireo, an olive-gray songbird, and 222 acres of alluvial fan sage scrub for the gnatcatcher and the San Bernardino Merriam’s kangaroo rat, an endangered species.

Taking out palm trees and arundo — giant reeds that suck up water and choke out native plants — is part of the plan for coaxing the vireo to stick around, even nest, Gibson said.

For the gnatcatcher and the kangaroo rat, thick, invasive grasses must be removed by hand.

“Grasses have been there for decades,” Gibson said. ��It is very, very challenging for anybody embarking on that kind of habitat restoration.”

Innovative techniques include using sheep and goats, she said.

The kangaroo rat, which hop on two feet, can’t move through the thick grasses, preventing them from getting food or finding a mate, she said.

Mitigation plans for all 20 species will cost about $200 million, Dyer said. But the projects can’t move forward without those efforts.

“I believe the species of the Santa Ana River are better with, than without, us,” Dyer said.

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Fall colors hitting their stride throughout most of Missouri: Here’s what to look for

FALL COLORS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With long-lasting summer heat, fall colors have been slow to make their way across Missouri. However, as Halloween approaches, a real chill has been in the air. This is finally causing the trees to turn.

Here’s a look by region in Missouri at what colors are showing up, what to look for, and where to find them.

Kansas City metro – In progress, but spotty

Sunny days and cool nights equal a perfect recipe for fall colors. Watch for vibrant reds, purples and reds in maples and ash trees. Locusts have the yellows.

However, you may notice some leaves have just turned brown or not turned at all. Fungal diseases have caused problems for some trees, and weather has also been a factor.

If you want some great ideas for exploring, try any park along the Missouri River Basin. For ways to explore fall in Kansas City specifically, check out VisitKC’s ideas.

Missouri central – Great colors in progress

A lot has changed over the past week thanks to the turning weather. Dogwoods are showing dark reds, maples are getting their flame on, and some of our yellow friends (cottonwoods, hackberries, and sycamores) are making their way from green. Look for the yellowing heart-shaped leaves of catalpa in rural yards and along highways. Red maples are going from dull to bright red, and roadsides still show bright red poison ivy and other vine plants.

Drive along Highway 94 heading east out of Jefferson City or hike Big Buffalo Creek Conservation Area in Morgan County for a great view of some wonderful colors.

St. Louis metro – Turning and in progress

Depending where you are, you may see some great color or just mostly a lot of green. Looking forward, some cool temperature in the forecast should really speed things along. Hopefully, a freeze won’t end that too soon.

Logan Conservation Area or out west to Daniel Boone Conservation Area are both great places to see the changing leaves.

Southern Missouri – Big differences east to west

Southern Missouri has seen vastly different weather depending on where you’re located. The southeast has maintained fairly warm temperatures, but they have fallen over the course of the past few weeks. That means some color has begun, including scarlet-colored black gum trees and yellow hackberry and black cherry trees. Some wildflowers still remain.

In the southwest, cold nights, including 32-degree-er, have contributed to some fantastic color ranging across the spectrum. Some great places to see the changing leaves include Huckleberry Ridge and Mule Shoe Conservation Areas.

Northern Missouri – In progress, but spotty

In the northwest, color is happening, but slowly. Some cool nights have contributed to changes, like brighter sumac, poison ivy, and Virginia creeper as well as lots of pale yellows, but they have been fewer than in other regions of Missouri. We could still see quite a drawn-out process.

In the northeast, a hard freeze or two has sped up the color change process, shutting the door to a slow progression of pigment changes. Some good color will maintain as long as the sun stays out, but weaker leaves, like on soft maples, ashs, elms, and walnut are quickly fading from their beautiful reds and yellows.

All the information in this story comes from the Missouri Department of Conservation. There is no good public information for Kansas colors.

Send us your pictures of the changing trees with your name and location of where you took your photo!

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Rising Mississippi River Exams a Metropolis’s Adaptation Plan

Davenport, Iowa, was ready for a giant flood. Then it acquired the flood it hadn't ready for. The town of 102,000 on the Iowa-Illinois border this week watched a fast-rising Mississippi River sweep over its postcard-view waterfront and inundate parks, pavilions and even a minor league baseball stadium that have been all designed to soak up floodwater. However nobody anticipated the water would get previous River Drive, the four-lane thoroughfare that marks the boundary between the Mississippi floodplain and downtown. The river crossed the highway Tuesday afternoon, breaching a brief flood barrier and inundating a number of blocks of companies and buildings on the town's east facet. Among the many broken constructions was the 95-year-old Union Station, the place water lapped towards the constructing's basis after which penetrated the inside, prompting utility employees to chop off electrical and gasoline service to cut back the chance of fireplace. Davenport is Iowa's fourth-largest metropolis. It is one of the crucial populated locations alongside the Higher Mississippi to not have a flood wall or different everlasting barrier separating increased floor from the river. Davenport's leaders made that alternative years in the past when neighboring river cities have been spending thousands and thousands of lining their banks with concrete and riprap. Davenport opted for a unique flood management method, one which allowed the river to take again the historic floodplain throughout high-water occasions. As with prior floods, the town's near-escape from catastrophe is resulting in second-guessing. Mayor Frank Klipsch on Wednesday defended the town's leaders, previous and current. "This system works very well," he mentioned at a press convention. "The city of Davenport isn't underwater. It's a portion of it, and that's very important to us." Specialists say the cresting Mississippi, which is predicted to swallow dozens extra river cities under Davenport over the approaching days, will most likely rank among the many prime 5 floods in historical past. In some areas, it might problem the Nice Flood of 1993, essentially the most harmful on report. The Midwest has already skilled a record-wet winter and early spring, and a few communities within the Mississippi and Missouri basins have positioned extra sandbags within the first 4 months of 2019 than throughout all the earlier decade. "Many of these cities used up every inch of flood storage they had to make it through February, March and April," mentioned Colin Wellenkamp, govt director of the Mississippi River Cities and Cities Initiative primarily based in St. Louis. "So it really doesn't matter what kind of flood control system you have. At this point, everybody is going to get high water." And it is not prone to get higher. Scientists have warned that one consequence of local weather change for the Midwest will likely be extra excessive precipitation, typically as snow, sleet and ice--as this 12 months's two winter bomb cyclones demonstrated--or in storm bursts like those who have beset the area over the past week. Since Sunday, the Chicago space has seen greater than 5 inches of rain, sending already swollen creeks and rivers over their banks and into streets and neighborhoods. The Illinois Division of Transportation reported highway closures yesterday throughout the town's south, west and northwest suburbs, based on the Chicago Tribune. 'Do not bode effectively' Chicago's city floods will add insult to damage for the tiny metropolis of Grafton, Sick., which sits slightly below the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Grafton Mayor Rick Eberlin described shortly deteriorating circumstances within the metropolis of 640 as native heavy rainfall meets rising water coming down the 2 upstream basins. By early subsequent week, the Mississippi is predicted to crest at 33 toes at Grafton, or 16 toes over flood stage. That will make it the third-largest flood on report, after 1993 and 1973. "We've just got a combination of events that don't bode well for our city," Eberlin mentioned in a telephone interview, including he won't require evacuations "for the simple reason that everybody in town knows what's going on." He'll most likely have to shut Route 100, the Nice River Street, on either side of city because the freeway is submerged at 29 toes above flood stage. "That's a tough decision because we are a tourist town and every day is important to our business community," Eberlin mentioned. Scott Ross, a spokesman for the Military Corps of Engineers' St. Louis District, mentioned officers are carefully monitoring circumstances in Grafton and that flood-fighting groups have been dispatched alongside the river from Clarksville to West Alton, Mo. No federal levees had been breached as of yesterday, "but we're keeping a close eye on all of them," Ross mentioned. Most of the most at-risk levees are nonfederal constructions defending agricultural areas. "We expect the whole district, from our part of the Mississippi all the way to Cairo, to reach major flood stage over the course of the next few days," Ross added. Read the full article

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Beer Events 9.1

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Edinburgh levied a beer tax, raising the price of a pint to one cent (1659)

Federal beer tax to help the civil war effort went into effect (1862)

Brewers Association of St. Louis and East St. Louis founded (1879)

Edward Byrne patented a Beer Faucet (1885)

Alfred Feroe patented a Racking Apparatus for Barreling Beer (1896)

F. & M. Schaefer Brewing patented a Beer Foam Adhesion (1970)

Peter Hand Brewing closed (Chicago, Illinois; 1978)

Last case of "Stag Beer" bottled (Illinois; 1988)

Michelob Dry introduced (1988)

d.b.a. opened (New Orleans, Louisiana; 1994)

Breweries Opened

F. & M. Schaefer Brewing (New York; 1842)

Konig Brauerei/Holstein (Germany; 1856)

Enterprise Brewing (San Francisco; 1873)

Reading Brewing (Pennsylvania; 1886)

Silra/Brau-Union Romania (Romania; 1972)

Bodicote Brewery (England; 1982)

Hart Brewing (Washington; 1984)

Big Rock Brewery (Canada; 1985)

Summit Brewing (Minnesota; 1986)

Evansville Brewing (Indiana; 1988)

Great Lakes Brewing (Ohio; 1988)

Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Canada; 1988)

Brasal-Brasserie Allemande (Canada; 1989)

Drake's Brewing (f.k.a. Lind Brewing, California; 1989)

Sisson's/South Baltimore Brewing (Maryland; 1989)

White Cliffs Brewing (New Zealand; 1989)

Moonlight Brewing (California; 1992)

Ould Newbury Brewing (Massachusetts; 1992)

Bridger Brewing (Montana; 1993)

Heckler Brewing (California; 1993)

Alpine Brewing (Colorado; 1994)

Bank Brewing (Oregon; 1994)

Old Credit Brewing (Canada; 1994)

Sunset Beach Brewery (California; 1994)

AleSmith Brewing (California; 1995)

Basin Brewing (Texas; 1995)

Bear Brews (Maine; 1995)

Biddy Early Brewery (Ireland; 1995)

Brouwer Brewery (Colorado; 1995)

Duff's Brewery (New Zealand; 1995)

La Conner Brewing (Washington; 1995)

Louisiana Brewing (Louisiana; 1995)

Royal Oak Brewery (Michigan; 1995)

Seattle Brewing / Aviator Ales (Washington; 1995)

Sutter Creek Brewing (California; 1995)

Tortuga's Loggerhead Brewery (Florida; 1995)

Ventura Brewing / Brewmakers (California; 1995)

Abbeydale Brewery (England; 1996)

Alameda Brewhouse (Oregon; 1996)

Antelope Brewing (California; 1996)

Cabeson Brewing (New Mexico; 1996)

Castle Springs Brewery (New Hampshire; 1996)

District Warehouse Brewing (Minnesota; 1996)

Egan Brewing (Wisconsin; 1996)

Hollister Mountain Brewery (Idaho; 1996)

Nail City Brewing (West Virginia; 1996)

Pinehurst Village Brewery (North Carolina; 1996)

Woodhouse Brewing (nebraska; 1996)

Dark Mountain Brewery (Georgia; 1997)

Harmon Pub & Brewery (Washington; 1997)

J.W. Platek's Restaurant & Brewery (Illinois; 1997)

Mount Olympus Brewery (Vermont; 1997)

Shamrock Brewing (Illinois; 1997)

Barleycorn's Craft Brew (Massachusetts; 1998)

Mudshark Pizza & Pasta (Arizona; 1998)

Rikenjaks Brewery (California; 1998)

River City Brewing (Canada; 1998)

Saddleback Brewery (California; 1999)

Taps Fish House & Brewery (California; 1999)

Alpine Brewing (Washington; 2000)

Copper Eagle Brewing (Nebraska; 2001)

Elevation 66 Brewing (California; 2011)

Riley’s Brewing (California; 2011)

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8 small cruise ships that are big on luxury, intimacy and adventure

(CNN)It may have been the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had. Setting sail aboard the Star Flyer out of Athens in the middle of the night was serene and dreamy.

The Star Flyer — a four-masted, 16-sail luxury sailing ship — holds only 170 passengers maximum (and there weren’t that many on my trip). But it offers the deluxe amenities of the larger cruise ships combined with the romance and adventure of a time-tested, fully rigged vessel that draws its power from the wind.

I awoke early the next day, nearly dawn, and wandered up on deck. A busy international crew, few who spoke English, had us well under sail.

On the horizon, Turkey, where Kusadasi would be our first port of call, with guided trips to Ephesus, of biblical fame, and the reputed final home of Jesus’ mother Mary.

Someone handed me hot coffee. The sun rose over the Aegean Sea. It all felt right and timeless.

An eight-day cruise like this around the Mediterranean and Aegean offers a much grander sense of adventure and smaller onboard population than larger engine-powered cruise lines.

Here are eight ships, scattered around the planet, that’ll sail passengers to a more exclusive cruise vacation.

1. Star Flyer

This four-masted ship, 360 feet long, holds a crew of 72 and 170 passengers, many of whom will become close mates by the end of the trip.

It’s casual elegance aboard ship, with comfortable cabins, open-seating dining, two swimming pools and other amenities.

But it’s the dynamics of feeling the pull of 16 full sails trimmed for maximum speed in open water that will have passengers giggling and singing their own sea shanty.

Standing on the teak deck, there’s a sense of old adventure and new discovery.

The Star Flyer offers island-hopping throughout the Mediterranean in the summer and heads to the Caribbean from November to April.

Day trips are educationally fun, with stops at salty tavernas complete with retsina and ouzo, Greek orthodox churches, ancient Greek ruins and postcard-worthy villages and ports.

Nothing beats the view of your harbored sailing vessel from atop a Greek hill.

Star Clippers; +1 800 442 0551

2. Diamant

Island Windjammers’ Caribbean-based Diamant is one of three tall-masted ships the company operates.

Twelve passengers will enjoy a laid back version of playing adult hooky, in a truly relaxed fashion.

From its home port in St. George’s, Grenada, the 100-foot schooner follows the Windward Islands, visiting a selection of ports.

“We have found the perfect mix,” says Shannon Manno, part of the all-woman company based in Florida. “Good food, great cabins, good quality.

“We’ll have your feet on the sand 20 minutes after breakfast. You’ll visit villages, walk on the beach, or see a turtle sanctuary.”

Underwater boat lights that “attract cool fishies,” says Manno, and a night swim with a rope swing will cap the perfect day. Plus there’s no Wi-Fi onboard.

“We encourage face-to-face socializing,” adds Manno. “And we’re happy about that. It’s chill and laid back.”

This is less formal than certainly any large cruise ship, and significantly more relaxed than other tall-masted or alternative cruises. “The Diamant,” says Manno, “is its own world.”

Island Windjammers; +1 877 772 4549

3. Wind Star

Captain Belinda Bennett has the perfect schedule — summers in the Mediterranean, winters in the Caribbean.

In addition to being the first female and first black captain in Windstar’s history, she is the first black female captain in the commercial cruise industry.

She guides the Wind Star, a 360-foot yacht that feels like a personal pleasure craft.

A 100-person crew attends to the 148 passengers who bunk in 73 well-appointed staterooms (plus one deluxe 220-square-foot owner’s suite, complete with ocean view).

And sure, the Wind Star offers a spa, a watersports platform, a casino, lounge, library, pool and absolutely gourmet dining, but its charms run deeper.

It’s luxury at a relaxed pace. The wind pulls and pushes the ship toward endless adventure, whether it’s the Mediterranean or Caribbean. It’s active travel.

“There are some fabulous places,” offers Capt. Bennett, “that cruise ships like Wind Star call at whereby you get to see multiple cities and islands you would not normally see by staying in one place.”

Windstar Cruises; +1 877 958 7689

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4. La Estrella Amazonica

La Estrella Amazonica, under the guidance of expedition leader and naturalist Dennis Osorio, is engine-driven, and plies the Amazon River in Peru.

The rustic 139-foot craft has an open-air top sun deck for meals and drinks, and three cabin options for its maximum 31 guests.

According to Osorio, a Peruvian with 30 years experience who’s been with International Expeditions for 11 years, there are only two typical days aboard the boat: arrival day and departure day.

In between, passengers marvel at the wonders of the Amazon River: its people, its wildlife, its very nature.

If there’s a “typical” day it runs like this. Before it gets too hot, there’s usually a trip to look for wildlife like birds, monkeys and sloths. After breakfast, a morning excursion explores riverbanks, creeks and isolated lakes.

In the heat of the day, passengers enjoy lunch aboard La Estrella, a siesta, and a short-but-informative late-afternoon nature talk.

Then it’s back aboard the skiffs for more Amazon exploration.

Nights include gourmet dinners, often with local fare, and entertainment provided by crew who double as musicians.

Passengers are encouraged to bring school-supply donations for local schools that they visit and International Expeditions helps with water treatment and other partnership programs.

“We help maintain a quality of life for the locals,” says Osorio. “We’re not here to change lifestyles.”

Osorio clearly loves the mighty Amazon. Its basin is one of the seven natural wonders of the world, includes nine South American countries, and contains one of the biggest forests on the planet.

“It’s the experience of a lifetime. The river is vast, and there are not many companies going there. It’s a personal experience, feeling the spirit of the forest. It’s living a dream.”

IE Travel; +1 844 547 2421

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5. The Mandalay

Once part of the Barefoot Windjammer empire, the Mandalay — a 236-foot, three-masted sailing vessel built in 1923 — was purchased by its former captain and an ardent passenger, and now sails under the auspice of Sail Windjammer.

Says Tiffany Mitchell, daughter of that ardent passenger and who now works for the company: “They have a love for and wanted to preserve this type of sailing.”

Mitchell says Mandalay offers an historical sailing experience to “less touristy” parts of the Caribbean that larger cruise ships usually pass by.

“You’re not herded off the boat,” she says. “You get to know the crew, locals and fellow passengers. Everybody leaves with a new friend.”

Sailing aboard the Mandalay defines “laid back,” where passengers can do as much or as little as they choose.

The vessel holds 58 passengers total, with a crew of roughly 20.

With a flexible itinerary, there’s plenty of room for adventure, exploration and relaxation.

Meals often feature local delights. There are sandwiches, barbecues and beer on the beach, Bloody Marys and sticky buns for breakfast and Rum Swizzles and snacks at happy hour.

A favorite spot on the Grenada trip for Mitchell includes the Tobago Cays, a protected marine park, where the ship stops for swims with sea turtles followed by a beach lunch under palm trees.

An added treat is the holler for volunteer hands on deck to help raise sails.

Passenger Neil Sawyer says an active itinerary and great fellow passengers blew away his fears about being stuck with strangers, reading books and staring out to sea.

“It’s not one of the floating cities on the sea where you get lost in the crowd and can sometimes forget that you’re even on water,” he says.

“This is for those who want to feel the experience deeply, to immerse themselves into the culture of the islands and the life at sea.”

Sail Windjammer; +1 888 972 7245

6. Queen of the West

Many may know the romance and lore of Mississippi sternwheelers through Mark Twain, but the clunky paddlewheel is no stranger to America’s Pacific Northwest.

The Queen of the West, a four-deck, 120-capacity authentic sternwheeler, churns the waters of the mighty Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon and Washington.

Operating May through September, the Queen went through a major overhaul in 2011, gaining expanded staterooms, more private balconies and custom-built furniture.

Cruises retrace parts of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery expedition on both the Columbia and Snake rivers, with specific L&C-themed cruises offered.

The themed cruise offers stops at Fort Clatsop, where Lewis and Clark and company camped before heading back to their home base in St. Louis.

There are views of Multnomah Falls and the spires that line both sides of the Columbia, with history experts on hand to offer insight on the famed expedition.

Local wildlife and stunning geologic landforms abound. Scenic wonder, coupled with a truly leisurely pace, affords the traveler an unrivaled look at America’s Northwest corner.

American Cruise Lines; +1 800 460 4518

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7. Eye of the Wind

There’s a unique twist to the 104-year-old, 132-foot brig Eye of the Wind.

“The main purpose of our operations,” says company spokesperson Ina Trumpfheller, “is to keep the principles of sail training and the traditional way of seamanship alive, and to inspire as many people as possible with the beauty of this old yet elegant sailing legend.”

The Eye is internationally certified as a sail-training vessel.

While all 12 passengers — yes, a mere 12 — can enjoy all that sailing aboard a luxury yacht offers, its real charm is its educational sail training.

During a cruise, all participants who care to volunteer (and some charter cruises specifically designed for groups) literally take over the lead on board.

They’ll steer the ship, plan all sailing maneuvers and set the sails, all under the guidance and supervision of the experienced crew members and trainers.

“It’s fun and adventure in a sea breeze,” says Trumpfheller.

“We call it practical learning with all senses!”

Eye of the Wind; +49 8233 381 227

8. Sea Cloud

Some call the Sea Cloud legendary.

It’s a four-masted barque built in 1931 in Kiel, Germany, at the request of Wall Street tycoon E.F. Hutton.

There’s a certain glamor, a mystique, an authenticity about this vessel that captures the sense of open-sea adventure for its 64 passengers.

“Our international guests are joined by a certain attitude,” says Hamburg, Germany-based Sea Cloud Cruises spokesperson Julia Eble.

“They are of all age groups. They love to be close to nature, they love the elements and the wind in their hair.”

Both the Sea Cloud and Sea Cloud II (a larger version of the Sea Cloud) offer an intimate atmosphere with the opportunity for a genuine sailing experience.

The Sea Cloud offers two luxurious owner’s cabins, and several deluxe and dual-bed original cabins, many outfitted in period elegance.

Guests enjoy several meals throughout the day, as well as shore trips during various itineraries throughout European waters.

In winter, both ships are in the Middle Americas and the Caribbean.

Sea Cloud Cruises; +49 40 30 95 92 50

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from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/8-small-cruise-ships-that-are-big-on-luxury-intimacy-and-adventure/

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Shale Revolution Hits Ohio; Jobs and Economy Revitalize

Stephen Heins Energy Consultant “The Word Merchant”

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The State of Ohio is reaping the benefits of the Shale Revolution; new business, jobs and revitalization are returning Ohio to its glory days.

In another sign that The State of Ohio is reinventing itself, the historical (1904) Dayton Arcade in downtown Dayton is undergoing a $90 million renovation, including a 90,000 Sq. Ft. Business Innovation Center by University of Dayton Business School.

Dayton Arcade

The University of Dayton and The Entrepreneurs Center have joined in partnership and submitted a letter of intent to become the anchor tenants of the Arcade Innovation Hub and will work together to bring other community, higher education, research and corporate partners into the space.

Scott Koorndyk, president of The Entrepreneurs Center, said: “The Hub will be visible proof that Dayton’s long heritage of innovation is alive, healthy, and growing. It’s exciting to partner with UD to make this iconic space in the heart of downtown more than just a symbol of our history, but a catalyst for the future of our region’s innovation economy.” The Hub would also include in the rotunda for event space for academic and entrepreneurial programs as well as community events. Also envisioned is a community innovation center for neighborhood businesses and nonprofit ventures, with a special focus on women and minority-owned companies.

Along with the job creation from unconventional oil development of the Appalachian Basin, Ohio is becoming a major manufacturer of petrochemicals, Natural Gas infrastructure, and NG conversion of Midwestern power plants. Thanks to recent Tristate Agreement between Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, cities like Dayton, Columbus and Youngstown are expected to return to their glory days.

Finally, the conversion from coal to natural gas for the new generation of power plants will reduce Ohio power plant emissions by 50 %. Also, the recently published report from the University of Cincinnati, Utica Groundwater Study should assuage the worries about Shale’s Quiet Revolution on Ohio groundwater.

Our friends from marcellusdrilling.com wrote this on the groundwater study:

From January 2012 to February 2015, researchers from the University of Cincinnati collected 180 groundwater samples in Eastern Ohio, from water wells located close to Utica Shale drilling activity. In early 2016, the lead researcher shared some high level results from the study. The preliminary results showed that fracking in areas where there are water wells doesn’t affect those wells.

Two anti-drilling groups were the primary funders of the study–Deer Creek Foundation in St. Louis and the Alice Weston foundation from Cincinnati. The two groups immediately cut their funding when they heard results they believe they didn’t pay for. Since that time, no more of the study’s results have been released, for over two years! That is, until now.

The full peer-reviewed study, titled “Monitoring concentration and isotopic composition of methane in groundwater in the Utica Shale hydraulic fracturing region of Ohio,” was published last week in the scientific journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Summing up the results of the full study in the words of the researchers themselves:

“We found no relationship between CH4 concentration or source in groundwater and proximity to active gas well sites.” And, “…our data do not indicate any intrusion of high conductivity fracking fluids as the number of fracking wells increased in the region.” Finally! An honest study using Big Green money, that Big Green tried to cover up and silence, is now available for the whole world to see.

You can view the full study, which was funded mostly by Big Green, but also with some public money, by clicking here.

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investmart007 · 7 years ago

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California storm forces flood rescues but spares Montecito

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California storm forces flood rescues but spares Montecito

LOS ANGELES/March 22, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) — A powerful storm dropped more rain across California on Thursday, swelling rivers, flooding streets and causing some mudslides but so far sparing communities a repeat of the disastrous debris flows that followed a deluge earlier this year.

Authorities lifted evacuation orders for some 30,000 people in disaster-weary Santa Barbara County, which includes Montecito, where mudslides killed 21 people and inundated hundreds of homes in January. People returned home as the storm unleashed flooding that led to some dramatic rescues in other parts of the state.

Some 80 miles (129 kilometers) east of Santa Barbara, a car turned upside-down in rushing water on a neighborhood road, according to video posted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department. Passers-by helped rescue the people inside the car, who weren’t hurt, the department said.

In another dramatic video , a man whose car was stuck in floodwaters 330 miles (530 kilometers) to the north in Folsom stood halfway outside his sunroof as rescuers in a boat throw him a life vest. The man puts the vest on, throws rescuers a bag and then jumps from the roof of the car into the boat.

Some 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Folsom, the Tuolumne County sheriff’s department tweeted that neighbors helped rescue a couple stranded atop a chicken coop after their home and cars were flooded.

Emergency shelters were being set up for displaced residents, the department said, but didn’t immediately respond to a question about how many people that involved.

Residents in Montecito began breathing a sigh of relief as the storm faded away in their area without any major problems.

“We dodged a bullet when this storm did not reach its full potential and actually veered off to the north and south of us,” Sheriff Bill Brown said at a news conference.

No debris flows had occurred, creeks were flowing well and debris catch-basins were working, he said.

In fact, authorities began praising the storm for dropping a good dose of much-need water in the area, where drought conditions have recently gone back to extreme or severe levels.

“This has been a fairly beneficial rain,” National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Jackson said. “We’re still in a drought so this is a good rain and we could use more of the good rain.”

Thousands of people fled Montecito and neighboring communities in advance of the storm, just as they had during previous rains and last year during a wildfire that became the largest in state history as it destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, mostly homes.

In Los Angeles County, authorities canceled some planned mandatory evacuations because of a projected decrease in rainfall but kept others in place because of debris flows in one canyon area stripped bare by wildfires.

A large chunk of a hillside fell away in a Los Angeles canyon that burned last year, but no one was hurt.

The storm also toppled a pine tree across one neighborhood street and a eucalyptus tree into a home in another neighborhood. No one was injured.

The storm came ashore earlier in the week as a so-called atmospheric river, a long plume of Pacific moisture that is also known as a “Pineapple Express” because of its origins near Hawaii.

Forecasters said the plume was finally shifting to the east but there would be a chance of thunderstorms through Thursday evening as a cold front moved down from the Central Coast, so the “concern for significant flash flooding and debris flows has lessened but not gone away completely.”

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By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JOHN ANTCZAK, By Associated Press – published on STL.News by St. Louis Media, LLC (A.S)

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CENIC Recognizes Technology Projects to Combat California Wildfires

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LA MIRADA, Calif. & BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In recognition of work to bring advanced IT and telecommunications to the fight to contain California wildfires, the WIFIRE, HPWREN, and AlertTahoe projects have been selected as recipients of the CENIC 2018 Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications.

Project leaders being recognized are Ilkay Altintas, San Diego Supercomputer Center; John Graham, Qualcomm Institute, University of California San Diego; Graham Kent, Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno; and Frank Vernon, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (UCSD).

WIFIRE is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project at UCSD that has developed real-time and data-driven simulation, prediction, and visualization of wildfire behavior. During this past year’s chaotic fires of Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Diego, WIFIRE’s publicly available fire map was viewed over 8 million times, while the WIFIRE team was in close communication with fire response agencies and chiefs from various fire departments (mainly from Los Angeles and San Diego). WIFIRE provided predictive maps for the Thomas, Skirball, Creek, Rye, and Lilac Fires in Southern California and monitored the first responder radio channels and fire perimeter information to quickly create simulations of the spread of specific wildfires.

The collection of this crucial data was made possible by the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), started in 2000 under NSF funding. HPWREN has built out high-speed wireless networks in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, and Riverside Counties, enabling hundreds of cameras and meteorological stations to stream critically important data to servers connected with each other by the CENIC backbone and providing wide-area wireless Internet access throughout southernmost California. HPWREN’s remote sensor network collects data from wildfire cameras, seismic networks, hydrological sensors, oceanographic sensors, meteorological sensors, and coastal radar and GPS, providing a groundbreaking wealth of information that is shared via the CENIC network.

“As a constant user and monitor of the HPWREN site for many years, I have enjoyed the evolutions that are taking place. The Whittier Fire [monitoring Santa Ynez Peak live] really highlighted the value of the system. I was glued to the camera that day as the fire climbed the ridge. Great live camera work by your team! The PTZ cameras and KML data are strong new assets,” said Dave Fleming, Lookout 23, Forest Fire Lookout Association, San Diego.

Similarly, AlertTahoe has, over the past five years, provided discovery, early warning, and monitoring for over 350 wildfires throughout the Sierras and Nevada’s Great Basin, giving wildland firefighting managers the essential time and information needed to move quickly and respond effectively. This system of pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) fire cameras and multi-hazard tracking includes time lapse footage on-demand, smoke investigation, prescribed fire oversight, wildfire tracking, earthquake early warning, and monitoring of extreme weather events.

“The safety of my firefighters and the communities they protect is my priority, so having more information about a fire before we encounter it is an added safety measure that benefits our first responders,” said San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy. “Having access to a live view of our highest-risk fire areas will greatly improve situational awareness, our coordination with CAL FIRE, and allow for quicker response times, better response strategies, and faster evacuation orders to ensure our communities are better prepared in the face of a wildfire. During the ignition of the Church Fire, I could watch the smoke on my phone – the color, the direction – and immediately knew the resources that I needed to deploy and the time they would be engaged. Furthermore, the crews could watch how the fire progressed on their tablets as they approached the fire, providing real-time situational awareness. These fire cameras are a game changer.”

WIFIRE, headed by Ilkay Altintas, merges observations, such as satellite imagery and real-time data from sensors in the field, with computational techniques like signal processing, visualization, modeling, and data assimilation, to monitor environmental conditions and predict where and how fast a wildfire will spread. The project is funded as part of the NSF Hazards SEES program, which enhances sustainability using advanced technologies and new methods. Participants in WIFIRE include researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology’s (Calit2) Qualcomm Institute, and the UCSD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) department. Also participating in the project is the University of Maryland’s Department of Fire Protection Engineering.

“Wildfires have become a major threat to both Northern and Southern California. The WIFIRE, HPWREN, and AlertTahoe projects are now actively collaborating with each other, the first-responder community, and CENIC to give California new digital tools to reduce the wildfire danger, including early detection/warning, situational awareness, predictive simulations, and first-responder planning. Their pioneering results set the stage for wildfire threat reduction via wireless extensions from any CENIC-connected entity in California,” said Larry Smarr, Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology.

While working at UCSD’s Scripps Institution for Oceanography, Graham Kent was a strong collaborator on HPWREN. When he left to become a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, he founded AlertTahoe, a fire camera system that uses a private, high-speed Internet microwave communications system for real-time fire-spotting and monitoring. AlertTahoe provides coverage of the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding mountains, thousands of square miles of northern Nevada’s Great Basin, and regions as far south as Bishop, California, in the eastern Sierra.

The networked fire cameras discovered seven wildland fires in the Tahoe basin in AlertTahoe’s inaugural two-year deployment, and in 2017 alone provided discovery, early intel, and/or monitoring of 207 others. The HD/4K fire cameras are remotely controllable for tilt, pan, zoom, and, for some new cameras, continuous rotation.

“The cameras are strategically sited to provide a landscape overview,” said Paul Petersen, Fire Management Officer, Nevada Bureau of Land Management. “All cameras are equipped with on-demand time-lapse functions to allow playback throughout different time periods. This allows dispatchers and duty officers to play back the camera feed to detect anomalies and gather a local picture of what is happening, and has happened, within the field of view of the camera. This camera network gives fire managers a real-time picture of what is happening from both a weather and fire behavior standpoint. We have almost 500 people looking at the public site at various times, and 12 duty officers and dispatchers have access to the cameras for tactical fire response 24/7.”

In 2017, AlertTahoe experimented with machine-vision auto-detect software, which is designed to automatically detect and report smoke. In 2018, Kent and co-founder Ken Smith will join forces with Doug Toomey at the University of Oregon to expand the system into Oregon and Idaho. Similar efforts with Neal Driscoll at UCSD are focused in the San Francisco Bay Area and Napa regions.

“The resources provided for our first responders and the public have made possible swift, effective fire-fighting and evacuation strategies, and potentially saved countless lives,” said Louis Fox, President and CEO of CENIC. “The impact that these projects have made in keeping Californians, our communities, and our natural resources safe from wildfires is profound. The projects we are recognizing with this award have highlighted the usefulness and value of wireless extensions of the CENIC fiber network and set the stage for continued support and scaling up of these and other, related wireless initiatives.”

The CENIC Innovations in Networking Awards are presented each year at CENIC’s annual conference to highlight the exemplary innovations that leverage ultra-high bandwidth networking, particularly where those innovations have the potential to transform the ways in which instruction and research are conducted or where they further the deployment of broadband in underserved areas. The CENIC conference will be held March 5 – 7, 2018, in Monterey, California.

About CENIC: www.cenic.org

CENIC connects California to the world—advancing education and research statewide by providing the world-class network essential for innovation, collaboration, and economic growth. This nonprofit organization operates the California Research and Education Network (CalREN), a high-capacity network designed to meet the unique requirements of over 20 million users, including the vast majority of K-20 students together with educators, researchers and individuals at other vital public-serving institutions. CENIC’s Charter Associates are part of the world’s largest education system; they include the California K-12 system, California Community Colleges, the California State University system, California’s public libraries, the University of California system, Stanford, Caltech, the Naval Postgraduate School, and USC. CENIC also provides connectivity to leading-edge institutions and industry research organizations around the world, serving the public as a catalyst for a vibrant California.

About WIFIRE: https://wifire.ucsd.edu/

WIFIRE is an NSF-funded project at UC San Diego that has developed real-time and data-driven simulation, prediction, and visualization of wildfire behavior.

About HPWREN: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/

The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) has built out high-speed wireless networks in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, and Riverside Counties, enabling hundreds of cameras and meteorological stations to stream critically important data to servers connected with each other by the CENIC backbone.

About AlertTahoe:

AlertTahoe is a fire camera and multi-hazard tracking system that includes smoke investigation, prescribed fire oversight, wildfire tracking, Earthquake Early Warning, and monitoring of extreme weather events.

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Residents grieve and commit to rebuilding after mudslides

MONTECITO, Calif/January 15, 2018(AP)(STL.News)— At the end of a heartbreaking week that saw deadly mudslides kill at least 20, residents gathered to grieve, pay tribute to victims and commit to rebuilding their cherished community on the Southern California coast.

Mourners lit prayer candles and left flowers as a makeshift memorial for the victims from Montecito after shedding tears, hugs and prayers during the vigil outside the Santa Barbara County courthouse.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m scared of Mother Nature right now,” Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo told the attendees at the vigil.

Bethany Harris, who lives in Santa Barbara, brought her two young sons to the vigil because she wanted to make sure they understood the effect the devastating storm has had on the community, she said.

“We all know someone who has been affected by this,” she said. “We will heal together.”

Before a moment of silence, Santa Barbara County Supervisor Das Williams read out the names of each of the 20 victims.

“Tonight, we need to mourn,” he said. “Our community is going through something it has never gone through.”

Those at the vigil included the family of 30-year-old Pinit Sutthithepa, whose body was discovered Saturday afternoon. His 2-year-old daughter, Lydia, remained missing. His 6-year-old son, Peerawat, nicknamed “Pasta,” and his 79-year-old father-in-law, Richard Loring Taylor, also were killed in the mudslides.

Family members said they were too distraught to speak.

“This family is one of several that lost multiple family members,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. “And we know that the suffering of those who knew and loved all of the victims is immense.”

The list of those still missing has shrunk to four.

President Donald Trump has been briefed on the mudslides will monitor the situation in Montecito, the White House said in a statement Monday.

“The president and first lady extend their deepest sympathies to the families affected, their appreciation for the first responders saving lives, and their prayers for those who remain missing,” the statement said.

In the disaster area, firefighters went door to door to check the stability of the houses damaged by a powerful rainstorm that preceded the mudslides. They scoured what was left of toppled homes and mangled cars as they searched for the missing.

Search and rescue operations ended Sunday, and authorities transitioned to recovery, Brown said. The move allows officials to release resources that are no longer needed and slow the search to a safer pace, he said.

The storm sent flash floods cascading through mountain slopes burned bare by a huge wildfire in December.

Workers used backhoes, jackhammers and chain saws to clear away masses of mud, boulders and toppled trees.

Crews have made it a priority to clear out debris basins and creek canals before another rainstorm. Long-range forecasts gave the crews about a week before the next chance of rain — and potential new mudslides — although the precipitation was expected to be light. Another system was possible two days later.

The mudslides on Jan. 9 ravaged the wealthy community, destroying at least 65 homes and damaging more than 460 others, officials said. They also forced the indefinite shutdown of U.S. 101, the only major freeway between Santa Barbara and points east.

The rest of the community’s infrastructure also was damaged. Some streets were cracked in half, and authorities closed bridges and overpasses because they were unstable.

Amtrak said it was adding rail cars to each of its five daily roundtrip trains between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to accommodate commuters grappling with the closure of U.S. 101.

But despite the damage, Montecito residents still have hope their community will recover.

“They’re exhausted, but they find ways to try to live life as normally as they can,” Williams said.

___ Associated Press writer Christopher Weber contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

By Associated Press, published on STL.NEWS by St. Louis Media, LLC (TM)

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kansascityhappenings · 5 years ago

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Missouri River levee system severely damaged, more flooding possible with heavy rain events

PLEASANT HILL, Mo. — What happened in spring bodes ill for the summer.

March storms in the Midwest caused significant damage to the levee system of the Missouri River and now any strong or frequent rainfall this summer could trigger flooding along the lower Missouri River, experts say.

Kevin Low, service coordination hydrologist at the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center, a National Weather Service office, told CNN Friday that “it’s been a very wet spring and it all started in March.” During that month, more than 7 million people were under flood warnings because of the convergence of snowmelt, a “bomb cyclone” snowstorm and heavy rain in the heartland.

Since March, Low said, “it really hasn’t stopped raining. We’ve kind of moved on from snowmelt to rain events one after the other.”

Damage to the levees

Meanwhile, the March storm sent so much water into some of the Missouri River tributaries in such a short time that the water severely damaged the levee system, according to Eileen Williamson, deputy director of public affairs for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Some of the levees were “severely compromised, others breached,” she said — and now Missouri is probably most vulnerable to flooding because river waters remain higher there.

Dan Armstrong, a supervisory hydrologic technician with the US Geological Survey’s Central Midwest Water Science Center, said the current situation is unusual if similar in some ways to the 2011 Midwestern floods, “but in some locations the river levels are even higher” because of significant and frequent rainfall this past spring.

He said he believes the lower Missouri River region, which “covers the area from downstream of Yankton, South Dakota, on down to St. Charles, Missouri, and on to the Mississippi River, is most vulnerable to flooding this summer.

“At least thousands of residents could be affected,” he said, adding that people in that vicinity should “pay close attention to weather forecasts and National Weather Service flood warning through the end of the summer.”

Low said no one knows when or where there will be flooding because it all depends on where the thunderstorms “set up.” Still, the climate prediction center of the National Weather Service for the Missouri River Basin said chances are there will be “above normal” precipitation for the next three months, explained Low:

“It looks to be a very active season for the entire Missouri River basin,” he said. “That doesn’t bode well.”

Longest river in North America

Nicknamed “Big Muddy,” the Missouri River is the longest river in North America. It begins in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana and flows east and south for more than 2,300 miles before it enters the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. Its basin is in 10 states — Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

The river’s “basin” is all of the land surface that is dissected and drained by a river as well as all the streams and creeks feeding it.

A total of 218 flood or flash flood events happened in Missouri between March 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019, the most recent statistical date, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. One recent flash flood in Jefferson City, Missouri, submerged US Highways 61/67 following several rounds of heavy rain fall in September, according to the federal agency.

Today, Army Engineers are “everywhere” working to evaluate, assess and begin the repair process to the levees, Williamson said.

Repairing the levees involves “not just piling up dirt. It is an engineered and designed earthen embankment” that is built to keep a river from overflowing its banks, she said. If water rushes into a river too quickly, “it can knock the levee out — and then it starts eroding the riverbank,” she said. That poses a danger to the people who live near the river.

Low said people need to be “weather-aware” this summer by paying attention to local weather reports and getting information from his office at water.weather.gov. Any rainfall should be taken seriously by those who live in the Missouri River basin, he said.

“If you live or recreate near a body of water, you should look for information over the next couple of days before you enter the area,” he said. “If you encounter a flooded roadway, don’t try to cross it — it’s not worth the risk.”

“Turn around, don’t drown.”

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/07/05/missouri-river-levee-system-severely-damaged-more-flooding-possible-with-heavy-rain-events/

from Kansas City Happenings https://kansascityhappenings.wordpress.com/2019/07/06/missouri-river-levee-system-severely-damaged-more-flooding-possible-with-heavy-rain-events/

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