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Marstonia lustrica
State Listed as Endangered in Massachusetts
The boreal marstonia belongs to the Hydrobiidae family of snails, and like most has a conical spiral shell. Their shells are very thin, a light shade of brown or green, and include four to six whorls. Marstonias can be found on rocks or vegetation in freshwater lakes and rivers in the eastern states. This species of snail requires a male and female to reproduce, and after fertilization the female transfers her eggs to the shells of other snails or buries them in sediment. Snails feed on aquatic plants, and play a vital role in water quality.
In Massachusetts specifically, the boreal marstonia snails are endangered due to loss of habitat, human development, and herbicide treatment. Boreal Marstonia populations in Massachusetts are limited to only one lake and are threatened by activities such as lakeshore development, aquatic plant mowing, herbicide treatment, and water level drawdowns. The resulting decrease in water clarity can prevent the growth of rooted aquatic vegetation in deeper waters, which may be essential for the survival of the species. Much habitat is lost due to landowners and communities clearing out or trimming aquatic plants. A healthy population of snails in the area will keep the growth of algae and plants under control. Losing snails will result in massive overgrowth of aquatic plants and will affect the quality of water. It is important for the public to allow the snails to primarily oversee the aquatic plant growth and allow them to continue to do the job they were created to do. In addition, when swimming, stay in areas set aside for human recreation.
The Endangered Species Project: New England
Exhibition Dates: February 4 - April 14, 2019
Public Lecture and Closing Reception with the Artist: Saturday, April 13
Gallery Hours: M-F 10am - 8pm; Weekends 10am-5pm
Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
224 Western Ave, Allston, Massachusetts 02134
Gallery 224 at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard is pleased to present an exhibition of work from Montana-based potter Julia Galloway's most recent body of work, The Endangered Species Project: New England. Galloway works from each state's official list of species identified as endangered, threatened or extinct. She has created a series of covered jars, one urn for each species, illustrating the smallest Agassiz Clam Shrimp to the largest Eastern Elk.
Read more about this exhibition here:
ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/gallery224/endangered-specie...
Meu escolhido de hoje foi esse lindinho aÃ! Usei duas camadas e ficou ok, poderia ter uma terceira. Adorei!
The pressure of the daily photo!
Today the weather was beautiful in London so we took a long walk through the park and went out for brunch. Took a few photos on the way not really happy with any of them so on the walk back home I was on the lookout for something to photograph!
Since starting this 365 I have become so much more observant, constantly on the lookout for things I could snap. Anyway I was messing about for ages taking some photos and then turned around and caught my husband on the other side of the street waiting patiently for me so I secretly took a few shots.
The sun has done funny things to this photo but when I moved to avoid it the composition of the photo changed. So I have used this one, I like the composition and the light gives it a bit of a different look.
Change for India helps provide bore wells to rural villages without sufficent water. Bore wells in India are a great source of clean drinking water.
I've been worried by a critic, (my girlfriend) this photo is boring
But! I like the colors and the focus so I posted it for all to see.
Info:
D700
50mm Æ’1.4
Phylo submission is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic specific for use in the Phylo card project.
Habitat: cool or cold forest
whilst taking pic's on jubilee campus i noticed my Daughter and chief co conspiritor had drifted away in thoughts . looks posed but it wasn't
Its been really boring recently. Will be going on a school trip to airport later. Hopefully can catch some nice shots there.
In the dark of the night, the small Boreal Owl comes alive in the spruce and fir forests of northern North America and Europe. This bright-eyed, square faced owl sits and waits on a perch for small mammals and birds before gliding down talons first to grab it. From late winter through spring, its quick, hollow hooting sounds across the dark forest as the male calls for a mate. They spend the year in boreal forests, occasionally making their way farther south in years of prey scarcity.