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As heavy morning fog lifted SR 520 Program Director Julie Meredith and WSDOT staff tour the Evans Creek mitigation site. Once complete, this site will support a variety of wetland plants and wildlife. Photo taken Oct. 9, 2013.
Oystershell scale is a widespread problem, an emerging invasive insect posing a serious threat to conservation of quaking aspen in northern Arizona and beyond. A serious priority for researchers, oystershell scale monitoring and research is occurring on the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim Ranger Districts with collaborators from NAU School of Forestry.
Photos are from a collaborative field trip with NAU School of Forestry and the USFS. We shadowed researchers and graduate students, visiting two test plots where possible mitigations for oystershell spread are being reviewed.
Photos and videos taken December 7, 2021 by Danika Thiele. Credit U.S. Forest Service Coconino National Forest.
Aerial view of the Food Bank of the Rockies, in Denver, CO , on June 19, 2020.
The Food Bank of the Rockies distributes to about 640 food pantries in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. This warehouse receives and distributes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) foods for several USDA programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) a program for low-income seniors over 60, and the Food Purchase & Distribution Program (FPDP), part of trade mitigation. Additionally, the Food Bank of the Rockies works with three Farmers to Families Food Box distributors. This is one of two large Food Banks that receives USDA foods in Colorado. The other food bank is Care and Share which serves the Southern Colorado.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
School district staff, officials and construction representatives led Education Minister Mike Bernier on a tour of the $20 million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project. The $19.8 million project is funded through BC’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program. It includes seismically upgrading 11 of the 13 blocks at Delta Secondary, including the library, automotive and woodwork shops, learning centre and cafeteria. The project also includes relocating the art and graphics room block and using the space to expand the courtyard and add more natural light to the corridor.
For more information: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0085-001574
Landslide mitigation work on this slope near Mukilteo included improved drainage as well as stabilizing the slope using soil nails and covering it with shotcrete -- a sprayed concrete. The work helps reduce the risk the slope will give way and cover rail lines below the bluff.
School district staff, officials and construction representatives led Education Minister Mike Bernier on a tour of the $20 million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project. The $19.8 million project is funded through BC’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program. It includes seismically upgrading 11 of the 13 blocks at Delta Secondary, including the library, automotive and woodwork shops, learning centre and cafeteria. The project also includes relocating the art and graphics room block and using the space to expand the courtyard and add more natural light to the corridor.
For more information: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0085-001574
School district staff, officials and construction representatives led Education Minister Mike Bernier on a tour of the $20 million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project. The $19.8 million project is funded through BC’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program. It includes seismically upgrading 11 of the 13 blocks at Delta Secondary, including the library, automotive and woodwork shops, learning centre and cafeteria. The project also includes relocating the art and graphics room block and using the space to expand the courtyard and add more natural light to the corridor.
For more information: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0085-001574
School district staff, officials and construction representatives led Education Minister Mike Bernier on a tour of the $20 million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project. The $19.8 million project is funded through BC’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program. It includes seismically upgrading 11 of the 13 blocks at Delta Secondary, including the library, automotive and woodwork shops, learning centre and cafeteria. The project also includes relocating the art and graphics room block and using the space to expand the courtyard and add more natural light to the corridor.
For more information: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0085-001574
Weighing the mangrove roots to assess how much carbon stock is in the biomass, during Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP), Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
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The 700 metre long TREASURES of the Tweed Mural was painted betweed 2010 and 2016 on the Commercial Road side of the Tweed River flood mitigation wall in Murwillumbah in far northern NSW.
Despite fears that vandals would graffiti those murals there has in fact been almost no vandalism.
The river side of the wall had been given over to local artists to paint to their hearts content and its believed that this has been a big reason for the respect for the Treasures of the Tweed Commercial Road side artworks.
In 2016 an organisation called Earth Learning, which operates in the Northern Rivers to promote environmental education, decided that funding for another mural would be sought with the artwork to be carried out during 2017-18. The new mural was to be known as the -
Artist Turiya Bruce was commissioned to work with the local environment group, community artists and volunteers in early 2017 to complete the new 150 metre long Ages of the Tweed Mural which was to focus on the Jurassic Period (250 million years ago) of geological history in the Tweed Valley.
In an interview in January 2017 with The Tweed Valley Weekly Earth Learning coordinator Adrienne Weber said
both the 'Treasures of the Tweed' and the 'Ages of the Tweed' murals show our unique lowland rainforests and Antarctic Beech mountain forests that long ago, covered most of Australia and can still be seen here today.
The murals takes us back in time to past eras when cassowaries, megafauna and giant birds roamed this land.
Back to 20-million years ago, when the Wollumbin / Mt Warning volcano was erupting with molten lava, to times past when Australian dinosaurs, horned turtles and platypus with pointed beaks and teeth lived nearby."
In an interview with the Echo Daily in November 2017 Adrienne Weber said -
"The mural was inspired by the words of William Guilfoyle, botanist and explorer who In 1869 travelled up the Tweed River and described it as:
“A deep rich valley clothed with magnificent trees . . . The background was Mount Warning. The view was altogether beautiful beyond description. The scenery here exceeded anything I have previously seen in Australia.”
‘Guilfoyle said “In all my travels I have never seen anything to equal the beauty of the vegetation. The banks of the river are clothed to the waters edge with an endless variety of the richest of evergreens, and the gay blossoms of climbing plants, entwining themselves around the larger trees, or hanging from the branches in gorgeous festoons alone would be the subject for the painter.'”
The Ages of the Tweed mural has been in progress for the last few years with the final vision being to create the Tweed River – Murwillumbah Riverbank Restoration Walk and Open-air Gallery. The idea is to represent all the plants and animals that existed in the original Wollumbin, (Mount Warning) area from Lismore to Mount Tamborine. Reference Echo Daily Nov 2017
School district staff, officials and construction representatives led Education Minister Mike Bernier on a tour of the $20 million Delta Secondary school seismic upgrade project. The $19.8 million project is funded through BC’s award winning Seismic Mitigation Program. It includes seismically upgrading 11 of the 13 blocks at Delta Secondary, including the library, automotive and woodwork shops, learning centre and cafeteria. The project also includes relocating the art and graphics room block and using the space to expand the courtyard and add more natural light to the corridor.
For more information: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0085-001574
The downtown bike paths along the river are a mess with flood mitigation construction. There's one particular machine that you can hear for miles that sounds like large an angry dinosaur.
Calgary's Flood Resilience Plan - City of Calgary
18 May 2022, "The Square" Meeting Convention Centre, Brussels, Belgium.
Video interview screengrab of Samir HUSEINBAŠIĆ, NFP for Bosnia Herzegovina. In total, 33 NFP's and a few with double roles as HoS, offered short interviews to explain how the support received from the EU-CBRN CoE benefits their country and region in terms of risk management as well as building capacity and sharing knowledge, to better protect people and planet from CBRNe risks. The EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative 8th International meeting of the National Focal Points (NFP) took place in the beligian capital between 17-19 May 2022. ©UNICRI/Freya Morales
City of Greeley Water Resource Administrator Randy Gustafson' pickup truck door at the aerial operations center for the application of straw to mitigate soil and ash runoff from the mountainous terrain leading to Seaman Reservoir, the drinking water resource for the City of Greeley, on Friday, July 20, 2012, near Fort Collins, Colorado. The water in the reservoir remains clean and clear, while downstream water flow has gone from famous Colorado clear water to a nearly black flow of water heavily laden with ash, silt, and burnt debris that recent thunderstorms have already washed down from the mountainsides. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
At the Punjab Agricultural University., India. CCAFS is performing research in several parts of South Asia. To read more about our research on climate change, agriculture and food security in this area, visit our regional South Asia page.
The pictures in this set were taken in relation to the making of the farmer testimonial videos, on farmer adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Click here to view CCAFS Youtube channel and the Farmer Testimonial Videos. Photo: P. Casier (CGIAR). Please credit appropriately.
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The 700 metre long TREASURES of the Tweed Mural was painted betweed 2010 and 2016 on the Commercial Road side of the Tweed River flood mitigation wall in Murwillumbah in far northern NSW.
Despite fears that vandals would graffiti those murals there has in fact been almost no vandalism.
The river side of the wall had been given over to local artists to paint to their hearts content and its believed that this has been a big reason for the respect for the Treasures of the Tweed Commercial Road side artworks.
In 2016 an organisation called Earth Learning, which operates in the Northern Rivers to promote environmental education, decided that funding for another mural would be sought with the artwork to be carried out during 2017-18. The new mural was to be known as the -
Artist Turiya Bruce was commissioned to work with the local environment group, community artists and volunteers in early 2017 to complete the new 150 metre long Ages of the Tweed Mural which was to focus on the Jurassic Period (250 million years ago) of geological history in the Tweed Valley.
In an interview in January 2017 with The Tweed Valley Weekly Earth Learning coordinator Adrienne Weber said
both the 'Treasures of the Tweed' and the 'Ages of the Tweed' murals show our unique lowland rainforests and Antarctic Beech mountain forests that long ago, covered most of Australia and can still be seen here today.
The murals takes us back in time to past eras when cassowaries, megafauna and giant birds roamed this land.
Back to 20-million years ago, when the Wollumbin / Mt Warning volcano was erupting with molten lava, to times past when Australian dinosaurs, horned turtles and platypus with pointed beaks and teeth lived nearby."
In an interview with the Echo Daily in November 2017 Adrienne Weber said -
"The mural was inspired by the words of William Guilfoyle, botanist and explorer who In 1869 travelled up the Tweed River and described it as:
“A deep rich valley clothed with magnificent trees . . . The background was Mount Warning. The view was altogether beautiful beyond description. The scenery here exceeded anything I have previously seen in Australia.”
‘Guilfoyle said “In all my travels I have never seen anything to equal the beauty of the vegetation. The banks of the river are clothed to the waters edge with an endless variety of the richest of evergreens, and the gay blossoms of climbing plants, entwining themselves around the larger trees, or hanging from the branches in gorgeous festoons alone would be the subject for the painter.'”
The Ages of the Tweed mural has been in progress for the last few years with the final vision being to create the Tweed River – Murwillumbah Riverbank Restoration Walk and Open-air Gallery. The idea is to represent all the plants and animals that existed in the original Wollumbin, (Mount Warning) area from Lismore to Mount Tamborine. Reference Echo Daily Nov 2017
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) scientist makes notes in a study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
At the Punjab Agricultural University., India. CCAFS is performing research in several parts of South Asia. To read more about our research on climate change, agriculture and food security in this area, visit our regional South Asia page.
The pictures in this set were taken in relation to the making of the farmer testimonial videos, on farmer adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Click here to view CCAFS Youtube channel and the Farmer Testimonial Videos. Photo: P. Casier (CGIAR). Please credit appropriately.
Hazmat Mitigation Vehicle 231's new rig.
One of only 2 HMVs in service with SCDF. This truck features seating for a full Hazmat crew of 14 and includes a moveable High Performance Suit (HPS) storage cabinet inside the main crew compartment. This allows fire fighters to suit-up onboard before emerging from the vehicle.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner visit Food Bank of the Rockies' USDA commodities warehouse, in Denver, Co., on June 19, 2020. The Food Bank of the Rockies further distributes to about 640 food pantries in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. This warehouse receives and distributes USDA foods for several USDA (FNS) Food and Nutrition Service programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) a program for low-income seniors over 60, and the Food Purchase & Distribution Program (FPDP), part of trade mitigation. Additionally, the Food Bank of the Rockies works with three Farmers to Families Food Box distributors. This is one of two large Food Banks that receives USDA foods in Colorado. For more information, please see fns.usda.gov and foodbankrockies.org.
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Students at Cortes Elementary Junior Secondary school will soon have a seismically safe school, thanks to $2.3 million from the Province's award-winning Seismic Mitigation Program.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016EDUC0258-002495
Study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Patients waiting for consultation at the Mobile Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam.
Video: Mobile Medical Teams Extend Care to Rural Viet Nam
Read more on:
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
HIV Prevention and Infrastructure - Mitigating Risk in the Greater Mekong Subregion
IMO’s work to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping is underway in Mumbai, India this week with a train-the-trainer course on energy-efficient ship operation. The course (28 February – 3 March) is training maritime educators and officials to pass on expertise on the complex technical and regulatory aspects designed to make shipping greener.
Thirty participants from Indian, Bangladeshi, Maldivian and Sri Lankan maritime training institutes, maritime administrations and classification societies are taking part. The training includes group exercises in which the participants develop and deliver presentations on barriers to ship energy efficiency.
The event is being run under IMO’s GloMEEP project and hosted by the Directorate General Of Shipping, Indian Register of Shipping and the Indian National Shipowners’ Association. IMO is represented by Astrid Dispert, Minglee Hoe and a team of consultants.
Sgt. Maj. Tony Williams makes a presention on military medical response preparedness during military medical response study in Accra, Ghana, Nov. 2, 2010.
U.S. Army photo
Two Soldiers from the Department of Combat Medic Training engaged in four days of disaster response learning with about 20 uniformed and civilian members of the Ghanaian military Nov. 1-5.
Sgt. Maj. Tony Williams and Sgt. 1st Class Israel Salinas of the 232nd Medical Battalion, stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, joined the exchange, which took place at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra.
The conceptual framework of military disaster response focused on response operations; principles of emergency management; planning, mitigation and recovery; command center operations; and the importance of surge capability, Williams said.
“The Ghanaian army soldiers and civilians were receptive and excited about the information being delivered,” he said.
“This was my unit’s first encounter with the Ghanaian Army,” Williams said. “There may be future encounters, but I do not know when. There are many similar approaches to handling tragedies, such as tsunamis, flooding or earthquake. We discussed those events in detail and came up with specific solution sets to handle those problems.”
The lessons learned, and the solutions studied, apply to all militaries around the world that work for the benefit of their societies, said Williams.
“Having dedicated emergency managers and leadership support are keys to an effective emergency management program. Coordination and planning for the unexpected are key to minimize a tragic situation,” he said.
“This successful military-to-military traveling contact team event illustrates the important partnerships between U.S. Army Africa and MEDCOM in building African partner nation capabilities and capacity,” said Maj. Lee Clark, director of USARAF medical Theater Security Cooperation.
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
The fish caught at high tide in a restored salmon habitat on Steamboat Slough near Marysville are documented by length and type
Tulalip Tribes researchers along with WSDOT biologists counted and measure the fish on May 12, 2021 to help measure the success of our efforts to restore this estuary near Marysville, WA that had been landlocked for decades.
The dike that blocked water from reaching this area was breached in 2019 as part of our efforts to improve fish habitat near I-5 and SR 529. Improvements to a nearby interchange will result in the loss of some habitat and this restored estuary will offset that loss. The early counts show our mitigation effort has been a great success. Fish returned almost immediately and began making it a home again where juvenile fish can rest and gain strength before journeying to the ocean.
You may have noticed that I have been absent most of the week. On Friday water backed up into my basement and damaged my home. I have been dealing with my home-owners insurance company, restoration company and now asbestos mitigation.
The process is a bit overwhelming. I have never had a damage claim inside my home. I will be online as time permits while the work is completed in the next few weeks.
Strobe Info:
One SB900 behind and to right of human.
© 2012 A L Christensen
Worker holds mangrove leaves for measuring carbon stock in Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass destructive sampling in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Copyright - All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images
The 700 metre long TREASURES of the Tweed Mural was painted betweed 2010 and 2016 on the Commercial Road side of the Tweed River flood mitigation wall in Murwillumbah in far northern NSW.
Despite fears that vandals would graffiti those murals there has in fact been almost no vandalism.
The river side of the wall had been given over to local artists to paint to their hearts content and its believed that this has been a big reason for the respect for the Treasures of the Tweed Commercial Road side artworks.
In 2016 an organisation called Earth Learning, which operates in the Northern Rivers to promote environmental education, decided that funding for another mural would be sought with the artwork to be carried out during 2017-18. The new mural was to be known as the -
Artist Turiya Bruce was commissioned to work with the local environment group, community artists and volunteers in early 2017 to complete the new 150 metre long Ages of the Tweed Mural which was to focus on the Jurassic Period (250 million years ago) of geological history in the Tweed Valley.
In an interview in January 2017 with The Tweed Valley Weekly Earth Learning coordinator Adrienne Weber said
both the 'Treasures of the Tweed' and the 'Ages of the Tweed' murals show our unique lowland rainforests and Antarctic Beech mountain forests that long ago, covered most of Australia and can still be seen here today.
The murals takes us back in time to past eras when cassowaries, megafauna and giant birds roamed this land.
Back to 20-million years ago, when the Wollumbin / Mt Warning volcano was erupting with molten lava, to times past when Australian dinosaurs, horned turtles and platypus with pointed beaks and teeth lived nearby."
In an interview with the Echo Daily in November 2017 Adrienne Weber said -
"The mural was inspired by the words of William Guilfoyle, botanist and explorer who In 1869 travelled up the Tweed River and described it as:
“A deep rich valley clothed with magnificent trees . . . The background was Mount Warning. The view was altogether beautiful beyond description. The scenery here exceeded anything I have previously seen in Australia.”
‘Guilfoyle said “In all my travels I have never seen anything to equal the beauty of the vegetation. The banks of the river are clothed to the waters edge with an endless variety of the richest of evergreens, and the gay blossoms of climbing plants, entwining themselves around the larger trees, or hanging from the branches in gorgeous festoons alone would be the subject for the painter.'”
The Ages of the Tweed mural has been in progress for the last few years with the final vision being to create the Tweed River – Murwillumbah Riverbank Restoration Walk and Open-air Gallery. The idea is to represent all the plants and animals that existed in the original Wollumbin, (Mount Warning) area from Lismore to Mount Tamborine. Reference Echo Daily Nov 2017
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Sod Care
Soil Preparation:
Proper soil preparation is the most important step for a successful lawn. The goal is to provide a good base in which the grass roots can vigorously establish and grow.
Begin by removing all old lawn, rocks, weeds and any other debris.
• Using a sod cutter, cut out all of the existing lawn. You can usually find a sod cutter at your local equipment rental store.
• Kill or pull all existing weeds.
• Remove all rocks or other debris.
Establish your rough grade, directing drainage away from any buildings and eliminating any low spots.
Spread 3 to 5 yards of soil amendment for every 1000 square feet. Rototill into your existing ground 4 to 6 inches deep.
• We recommend using a high grade of compost as your soil amendment which must be rototilled into the ground, it cannot be simply added as a layer above your existing soil. We use an organic Bio-compost fromA1 organics on all of our installs.
Rake and fine grade the surface to smooth uneven areas. Finished grade should be 1/2 inch below sidewalks, driveways, sprinkler heads and patios.
As a final step we use and recommend the use of a Starter Fertilizer which is at a rate of 4 lbs. per 1000 square feet on top of the final grade. This promotes healthy root growth to aid in faster establishment of the new turf and reduce the water needs of the turf due to the healthier and denser root growth.
Sod Installation:
Green side up!
Sod is a living plant and should be installed as soon as possible after delivery.
Begin installing sod along an edge, furthest away, to minimize the amount of traffic on the prepared soil and newly installed grass.
Stagger the sod in a brick like pattern so that the seams are offset. Keep ends and sides of the sod butted together tightly without overlapping. If you are installing sod on a sloped area the rolls should be laid perpendicular to the slope, as to prevent water run off.
Sod may be cut with a knife to conform to curved boundaries. It is easiest to cut from the dirt side of the sod.
In warm and dry conditions we recommending a light watering of the installed sod as you work to keep the sod from drying and shrinking during the installation. Once all the sod is down water completely per the guidelines below.
Watering Your Sod:
Water, Water, Water!
The following information is provided as a general guideline. Remember that no two lawns are exactly alike and conditions can vary greatly from one area of your lawn to another. Newly planted sod needs to be watered much differently than established lawns. It is highly recommended you have a sprinkler system in place before installing sod. Due to the increased water needs of the new sod, watering by hand or with a garden hose sprinkler will be very time consuming for the first few weeks.
Many factors will affect the water needs during the establishment and even after the sod is established. Areas of your lawn that are on higher ground and/or are more exposed to sun and wind will use significantly more water. Lower areas and areas that are well shaded and protected will not need as much water. Maintaining consistent moisture levels in all areas of the lawn will ensure proper establishment. In order to achieve consistent moisture levels fine tuning of the irrigation system and close observation will be required for success.
Immediately after all the sod is installed, water the lawn until it is good and soaked, usually 45 to 60 minutes. This is the most important watering because the ground is dry, the soil amendment is dry and the sod itself is dry. This initial watering is vital to ensure the sod and soil beneath are good and soaked.
During the first 2 weeks, while the sod's root system is being established, heavy watering is necessary. The new sod needs to stay moist 24 hours a day. We recommend watering a MINIMUM of 2 times per day for at least 20 to 40 minutes. Variations in soil conditions, temperature and sprinkler type will affect the number of cycles and length of time that your sprinklers should run. The key is maintaining consistent moisture throughout the lawn.
Also during this time any use of the lawn should be avoided to give the roots an opportunity to become established and to insure the lawn will remain smooth. On hot days (90 degrees and over) or windy days you may need to water 3 to 4 times a day so that the sod is not allowed to dry out between watering. During the 3rd and 4th week you should be transitioning from heavy watering to a normal routine. Begin by eliminating one run cycle of the system every 4-5 days until you have reached one per day and then begin gradually eliminating days from the schedule until you have reached your preferred watering schedule. We recommend an every other day schedule, watering early in the morning.
It is important to note that areas of your lawn that are well shaded will use significantly less water so be careful to not over-water these areas. Over-watering will keep the sod from growing roots which will lead to dead spots.
Watch your sod closely for signs of dehydration (not enough water). Signs include: a purplish tint, blades turn gray and footprints are left when walked upon, the sod rolls begin to shrink and gaps form between rolls, or grass blades turn straw in color. If any of these signs are prevalent, the sod is not getting enough water, increase your watering times!
If you are not convinced your issues are due to lack of watering, try this test. Place like-sized containers in the problem area and another in a good and green area. Water for 15 to 30 minutes then measure and compare both containers. If the problem area is not getting the same amount of water than your sprinkler heads and system may need adjustments.
The 1st mowing should occur within the first 10 to 14 days after installation. Do not let the lawn get too long where the blades begin to lay down or your mower cannot handle the job. It is necessary to stop watering for a period of time to allow grass to dry and the ground to firm up enough to be mowed.
It may also be necessary to mow the lawn in two passes for the first mowing, you do not want to mow more than the top 3rd of the blade at one time. So if it is very long, raise the blade on the mower and mow, then lower the blade (no shorter that 3 inches) and mow again. Mowing off too much of the blade at one time can cause shock to the lawn and may create a dead spot in the lawn. If the grass appears yellow after mowing you are cutting off too much.
New sod should not be fertilized for at least 6 weeks following installation and we do not recommend use of any starter fertilizer with the installation.
Special considerations for fall sod installations:
Sod installed late in the season will likely not have a chance to become fully established before the winter sets in. In these instances you will need to be sure to water the sod several times over the winter especially during extended periods or dry weather. You do not need a heavy watering as the frozen ground will not absorb much water but keeping the surface moist will insure that the sod is ready to go when spring arrives. Even established lawns can die during a dry winter so a little water in these times will ensure a healthy lawn the next spring.
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Governor Phil Murphy announces extensive social distancing measures to mitigate further spread of COVID-19 on March 16, 2020, in Trenton (Edwin J. Torres for Governor’s Office).
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with partners to empower communities in lower Nyando manage climate risk. Agro-forestry, land and water management are among the mitigation interventions employed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Nyando basin. So far, 22 tree nurseries, some owned by self-help groups (more than half of all the nurseries are female-owned). More than 50,000 high-quality tree seedlings have been produced, each worth KSh10-20. About 23,500 multipurpose trees have been planted in homesteads with a 75 per cent survival rate and the local community is establishing a two acre demonstration woodlot. Photos: K. Traumann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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Post-Hewlett Gulch Fire aerial mitigation to protect the Milton L. Seaman Reservoir, the drinking water resource for the City of Greeley and Ft. Collins, Colo., on Friday, July 20, 2012. Helicopters airdroped straw onto barren, burned out tributary lands to mitigate soil and ash runoff from the mountainous terrain leading to the reservoir. Rain runoff erosion has had dramatic effects in and on the normally clear mountain streams. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded three-quarters of operation. USDA Multimedia by Lance Cheung.
Ambassador Shapiro demonstrated that our English language programs open doors to wider U.S. Israel cooperation when he visited Beit Shean December 20. The Ambassador visited an ORT school, spoke at a town hall, and toured Beit Shean National Park. ORT Israel gave an overview of the “Jordan Valley Robotics Education Center, their vision of a regional center to teach Israeli and Jordanian youth about robotics and environmental issues while promoting peace and understanding. Ambassador Shapiro also visited sites associated with efforts to rehabilitate the Jordan River and a peace park promoting Israeli-Jordanian cooperation The visits were hosted by Friends of the Earth Middle East and regional Mayor Jossi Vardi. With support from USAID, community leaders such as Mayor Jossi Vardi as well as Jordanian leaders have been working together in the “Good Water Neighbors project” to help clean up this important joint resource. Their hard work and advocacy has paid off with construction of a waste water treatment plant that will soon remove the sewage. USAID has been partnering with FoEME since 2001, first as part of the Wye River Agreement, and more recently through USAID’s Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) grant.
Photo credit: Matty Stern U.S
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Manila Water Company, Inc.
Manila Water Natural Calamity Risk Resiliency and Mitigation Masterplan
National Capital Region, Rizal Province, Philippines
[Image courtesy of Manila Water Company, Inc.]
Perched on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines are always threatened by devastating earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and typhoons. To ensure a reliable water supply for its 6 million customers in the event of disaster, Manila Water Company, Inc. prepared a USD 260 million Resiliency and Mitigation Masterplan for its water and wastewater service area covering the east zone of Metro Manila and Rizal Province.
WaterGEMS illustrated what happens if one or more interconnected system shuts down, and which facilities would cause the most harm if operating at less than full capacity. The results helped Manila Water prioritize facilities requiring resiliency measures to minimize damage, and facilities needing contingency plans in case of loss. These measures could limit property damage and business interruption to USD 380 million vs. USD 520 million without such measures.
Project Playbook: WaterGEMS, Bentley Map
From left, Daniel Schulman and Nishant Jalgaonkar, both PhD students in mechanical engineering, making adjustments to the active seat in the vehicle they use for researching motion sickness mitigation solutions for passengers of autonomous vehicles, outside the George G. Brown Laboratories on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2022.
Autonomous vehicles create the opportunity for passengers to perform productive tasks during their commutes. However, it is estimated that motion sickness afflicts one in three adults in the United States traveling in passenger vehicles. The aim of their project is to design, build, and test a motion sickness mitigation system such as an active seat, active restraint, active passenger stimuli, and active productivity interface.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Weighing the mangrove roots to assess how much carbon stock is in the biomass, during Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP), Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Kate Evans/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
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For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
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Patient undergo a check up at the Mobile Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam.
Video: Mobile Medical Teams Extend Care to Rural Viet Nam
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Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
HIV Prevention and Infrastructure - Mitigating Risk in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Goal of this FAO-led project is to adopt an integrated ecosystems approach for the management of land resources in the Kagera Basin that will generate local, national and global benefits including: restoration of degraded lands, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation and mitigation, protection of international waters, agro-biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and improved agricultural production, leading to increased food security and improved rural livelihoods.
More: www.fao.org/nr/kagera/about-kagera/en/
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Mangrove canopy photo taken during Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Sigit Deni Sasmito/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: cifor-mediainfo@cgiar.org and m.edliadi@cgiar.org
Governor Phil Murphy announces extensive social distancing measures to mitigate further spread of COVID-19 on March 16, 2020, in Trenton (Edwin J. Torres for Governor’s Office).
Adding these old trees to the Fourmile Creek mitigation site to promote a more natural environment for wildlife. This is located off of State Route 539 near Lynden.
The Old Spot.
Just above the Old Spot locality is the Little Para Reservoir. It was built between 1974 and 1978 and commissioned in 1979. It was built to mitigate flooding in the Salisbury area and as a major water storage facility but the Little Para and its tributaries are not sufficient to fill the reservoir so it has always needed pumped water from the Murray River to fill it. The Goodes family had an orchard in the Para River valley and it was their house and land that was flooded for the reservoir. This reservoir holds 20.8 megalitres compared with 45.9 for Mt Bold and 19 megalitres for Kangaroo Creek Reservoir so it is a major water storage facility of the Adelaide Hills. First reports of damming the Little Para were made in 1882 but nothing happened until 1974. Below the reservoir is the Old Spot district.
Thomas Williams of the Old Spot arrived in SA in 1839 and he was a prominent member ( i.e. investor) of the South Australian Company. He settled along the Little Para River and later returned to live in England where he died in 1881. He was an early but not the first owner of the Old Spot Hotel who was in fact Thomas Brook of England who acquired the license in 1840. John Harvey had the license from 1845-49. (He also owned and built the Salisbury Hotel in 1854 which he leased out for many years.) It was 1849 when Thomas Williams took out the license which he held until 1870. This river here was discovered very early in April 1837 by Assistant Surveyor Boyle.T. Finniss. A hotel was licensed at this spot in 1840 and changed hands several times in the 1840s until Thomas Williams took it over in 1849. This hotel must not be confused with a hotel of the same name in Gawler. The Salisbury Old Spot Hotel was a half way point for bullock teams and horse riders from Adelaide to Gawler. It became a busy spot after the discovery of copper at Kapunda in 1842 and again at Burra in 1845. A daughter of Thomas William, Miss Ellie Williams opened a new bridge across the Little Para here in 1865. The Williams family worshiped at the nearby Wesleyan Methodist Church and their family vault is still there. A son of Thomas Williams took over the hotel from his father and ran it until 1899 when the innovative Frederick Kuhlmann bought the premises. He had a new hotel erected in 1909 which incorporated several rooms of the 1840 building. Kuhlmann also had a nursery and orange orchard behind the hotel hence his need for a waterwheel. The Old Spot Hotel has been added to several times since 1914 but some original walls are probably still lurking in the interior somewhere!
It was at the old Spot that a small Wesleyan Methodist Church was erected in 1857. Local families mainly the Whitfords gathered funds from neighbours to purchase a half ace block from Thomas Williams in 1856 with the church opening soon after in 1857. Beside it was a small cemetery. Little remains of that these days except for the remains of the Williams family vault. Other headstones were removed to Hephzibah cemetery in Salisbury when the cemetery was cleared after much vandalism in 1993. The church itself lost membership as Salisbury grew and the church closed around 1880. The church was not sold until after the three Methodist churches amalgamated in 1900 and it was demolished by new owners in 1905. The cemetery was used until 1889. The land on which the church stood was made into a small reserve by the Munno Para Council. The mover behind the church Henry Whitford took up his first land at the Old Spot in 1853 when he started renting land (about 150 acres) from John Ridley the inventor of the wheat stripper. By 1870 Henry Whitford had purchased his land and had 911 acres of cropping land stretching up towards One Tree Hill. Henry Whitford a founding trustee of the church and cemetery was buried there in 1889 but his headstone is now in the Hephzibah cemetery in Salisbury.
Oranges along the Para.
The orange tree is botanically known as citrus sinensis which comes from China but is grown in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The fruit of this tree gave us the name for one of our primary colours. This colour was first recoded in the English language in 1512. Orange is a Sanskrit Indian word. In Europe oranges have been grown in Italy and Spain since they were brought there by the Crusaders in 1100s from the Middle East. The first mention of commercial orange growing along the Para was in 1870 when Mr Urlwin exhibited Salisbury oranges at the Adelaide Royal Show. Then Mr F Fendon was described in newspapers in 1876 as a pioneer of commercial orange growing at Salisbury as he had been experimenting with orange trees since 1850. He hoped his display at the Salisbury Show of 1876 would encourage others to turn to orange growing. He had 20 varieties growing along Para when he exhibited them at the Salisbury Annual Show in 1876. More oranges were grown in the 1880s and by the 1890s hundreds of cases a year were being exported by P & O steamers to London. Thus the big expansion of commercial orange growing was in the 1880s. The oranges grown were Navel, Valencias, Washingtons and Lisbons( lemon) and these were the four” houses” in the Salisbury Primary School in the 1950s. Other earlier varieties grown included Sabina (a sour Italian orange), Rio (a red grapefruit), Seville oranges etc. Navel orange is a variety that was developed in Brazil in the 1820s, Washingtons were also from Brazil but Navels were developed for commercial orchards in California. Mr Russsell of Paralowie House is a good example of what Salisbury farmers did. He converted from growing oats and wheat to oranges in 1890. He planted 82 acres of his 122 acres in citrus trees 21 feet apart giving him over 1,000 trees. The annual floods of the Little Para were the secret of providing the rich alluvial soils in the Para valley. Other early citrus growers in Salisbury were the Kuhlmann, Moss, Tate, Jenkins, Harvey, Ponton and Sayer families. In the 1970s as the citrus industry died the flood plains of the Little Para were converted to parklands if they flooded or to housing if they were not flood prone. But once the Little Para Reservoir was completed the annual floods stopped anyway. Oranges were also extensively grown at Golden Grove. During the dry of summer water was taken from the Little Para to irrigate the oranges and one old stone waterwheel used for this purpose has been restored in Salisbury. That waterwheel was built for orange grower Frederick Kuhlmann of the Old Spot Hotel in 1899 and used until the 1940s.
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Irrigation At Lawn Pros Landscaping, we strive to give you a yard that you can be proud of! By combining your soil elements with the proper irrigation, provided by the highest quality parts and best sprinkler coverage, we guarantee a healthy, water-wise yard. Our sprinkler systems will provide optimum results utilizing the highest water efficiency.
Sod Care
Soil Preparation:
Proper soil preparation is the most important step for a successful lawn. The goal is to provide a good base in which the grass roots can vigorously establish and grow.
Begin by removing all old lawn, rocks, weeds and any other debris.
• Using a sod cutter, cut out all of the existing lawn. You can usually find a sod cutter at your local equipment rental store.
• Kill or pull all existing weeds.
• Remove all rocks or other debris.
Establish your rough grade, directing drainage away from any buildings and eliminating any low spots.
Spread 3 to 5 yards of soil amendment for every 1000 square feet. Rototill into your existing ground 4 to 6 inches deep.
• We recommend using a high grade of compost as your soil amendment which must be rototilled into the ground, it cannot be simply added as a layer above your existing soil. We use an organic Bio-compost fromA1 organics on all of our installs.
Rake and fine grade the surface to smooth uneven areas. Finished grade should be 1/2 inch below sidewalks, driveways, sprinkler heads and patios.
As a final step we use and recommend the use of a Starter Fertilizer which is at a rate of 4 lbs. per 1000 square feet on top of the final grade. This promotes healthy root growth to aid in faster establishment of the new turf and reduce the water needs of the turf due to the healthier and denser root growth.
Sod Installation:
Green side up!
Sod is a living plant and should be installed as soon as possible after delivery.
Begin installing sod along an edge, furthest away, to minimize the amount of traffic on the prepared soil and newly installed grass.
Stagger the sod in a brick like pattern so that the seams are offset. Keep ends and sides of the sod butted together tightly without overlapping. If you are installing sod on a sloped area the rolls should be laid perpendicular to the slope, as to prevent water run off.
Sod may be cut with a knife to conform to curved boundaries. It is easiest to cut from the dirt side of the sod.
In warm and dry conditions we recommending a light watering of the installed sod as you work to keep the sod from drying and shrinking during the installation. Once all the sod is down water completely per the guidelines below.
Watering Your Sod:
Water, Water, Water!
The following information is provided as a general guideline. Remember that no two lawns are exactly alike and conditions can vary greatly from one area of your lawn to another. Newly planted sod needs to be watered much differently than established lawns. It is highly recommended you have a sprinkler system in place before installing sod. Due to the increased water needs of the new sod, watering by hand or with a garden hose sprinkler will be very time consuming for the first few weeks.
Many factors will affect the water needs during the establishment and even after the sod is established. Areas of your lawn that are on higher ground and/or are more exposed to sun and wind will use significantly more water. Lower areas and areas that are well shaded and protected will not need as much water. Maintaining consistent moisture levels in all areas of the lawn will ensure proper establishment. In order to achieve consistent moisture levels fine tuning of the irrigation system and close observation will be required for success.
Immediately after all the sod is installed, water the lawn until it is good and soaked, usually 45 to 60 minutes. This is the most important watering because the ground is dry, the soil amendment is dry and the sod itself is dry. This initial watering is vital to ensure the sod and soil beneath are good and soaked.
During the first 2 weeks, while the sod's root system is being established, heavy watering is necessary. The new sod needs to stay moist 24 hours a day. We recommend watering a MINIMUM of 2 times per day for at least 20 to 40 minutes. Variations in soil conditions, temperature and sprinkler type will affect the number of cycles and length of time that your sprinklers should run. The key is maintaining consistent moisture throughout the lawn.
Also during this time any use of the lawn should be avoided to give the roots an opportunity to become established and to insure the lawn will remain smooth. On hot days (90 degrees and over) or windy days you may need to water 3 to 4 times a day so that the sod is not allowed to dry out between watering. During the 3rd and 4th week you should be transitioning from heavy watering to a normal routine. Begin by eliminating one run cycle of the system every 4-5 days until you have reached one per day and then begin gradually eliminating days from the schedule until you have reached your preferred watering schedule. We recommend an every other day schedule, watering early in the morning.
It is important to note that areas of your lawn that are well shaded will use significantly less water so be careful to not over-water these areas. Over-watering will keep the sod from growing roots which will lead to dead spots.
Watch your sod closely for signs of dehydration (not enough water). Signs include: a purplish tint, blades turn gray and footprints are left when walked upon, the sod rolls begin to shrink and gaps form between rolls, or grass blades turn straw in color. If any of these signs are prevalent, the sod is not getting enough water, increase your watering times!
If you are not convinced your issues are due to lack of watering, try this test. Place like-sized containers in the problem area and another in a good and green area. Water for 15 to 30 minutes then measure and compare both containers. If the problem area is not getting the same amount of water than your sprinkler heads and system may need adjustments.
The 1st mowing should occur within the first 10 to 14 days after installation. Do not let the lawn get too long where the blades begin to lay down or your mower cannot handle the job. It is necessary to stop watering for a period of time to allow grass to dry and the ground to firm up enough to be mowed.
It may also be necessary to mow the lawn in two passes for the first mowing, you do not want to mow more than the top 3rd of the blade at one time. So if it is very long, raise the blade on the mower and mow, then lower the blade (no shorter that 3 inches) and mow again. Mowing off too much of the blade at one time can cause shock to the lawn and may create a dead spot in the lawn. If the grass appears yellow after mowing you are cutting off too much.
New sod should not be fertilized for at least 6 weeks following installation and we do not recommend use of any starter fertilizer with the installation.
Special considerations for fall sod installations:
Sod installed late in the season will likely not have a chance to become fully established before the winter sets in. In these instances you will need to be sure to water the sod several times over the winter especially during extended periods or dry weather. You do not need a heavy watering as the frozen ground will not absorb much water but keeping the surface moist will insure that the sod is ready to go when spring arrives. Even established lawns can die during a dry winter so a little water in these times will ensure a healthy lawn the next spring.
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