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  1. 'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/we-are-continuing-look-for-best-management-practices-improve-water-quality

    the potential for harmful algal blooms," he said.    "We have to balance protecting water ... With harmful algal blooms forecast to have increased this summer in western Lake Erie, experts ... both."—John C. "Jack" Fisher, executive vice president, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Algal blooms ...

  2. What does your family emergency plan look like?

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    kit.  Following a disaster, clean drinking water may not be available.  Your regular water source could ... account: One gallon of water per person, per day, for drinking and sanitation. Children, nursing mothers ... double. Keep at least a three day supply of water per person. It is recommended you purchase commercially ...

  3. New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie

    nuisance algal blooms, which are unattractive and may have a negative impact on tourism and water quality, ... harmful algal bloom problem is not gone, and reducing phosphorus loading is as important as ever, so being ... and to harmful algal blooms, or HABs, which can threaten the health of people and animals.  ...

  4. Welcome Summer Festivities with Geraniums

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    every 2-4 weeks with an all-purpose fertilizer will keep them blooming and vigorous. Water them whenever ... the plant producing blooms instead of setting seeds. In our Midwest climate, these plants keep ... spring and blooms profusely in early summer. Known commonly as cranesbill, it does best when planted ...

  5. Steady Goes It on the Ice and Snow

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    ·       Drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration, which can affect your balance as well as how your ... The Ohio Department of Aging gives tips on how to "Win Winter."  These tips include such ... things as dressing defensively, walking wisely, pack with power, keeping connected and honing healthy ...

  6. Caring For Your Christmas Cactus

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    tropical rainforest of Brazil. Most “Christmas Cactus” plants in bloom this time of the year are actually ... Thanksgiving cactus plants bloom slightly earlier in the year, they are more often available in bloom before ... Christmas. There is also a similar Easter Cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, that blooms, you guessed it, in ...

  7. What Will We Find in Lake Erie This Summer?

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/what-will-we-find-in-lake-erie-summer

    seasonal harmful algal bloom (HAB) forecast for the Great Lakes. Led by regional and national experts, the ... presentation will feature an on-the-water field experience and expert commentary as well as a brief overview of ... research scientist at the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University. Justin ...

  8. Callia A. Tellez

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/node/4389

    Lakes region and the creation of an early warning system for harmful algal blooms. Her remarkable level ... efforts will directly contribute to causes she cares deeply about, such as water quality in the Great ... International Association for Great Lakes Research and Soil and Water Conservation Society International Annual ...

  9. Winter Holiday Safety

    https://butler.osu.edu/news/winter-holiday-safety

    blanket there are some precautions you want to make sure you are taking to keep you and your family safe ... expose the fresh wood. This allows for better water absorption and will help to keep your tree from ... gift-wrap ribbons and lit candles. Do not let pets drink water in the base of your live Christmas tree if ...

  10. Information Session for Winter 2018 Education Abroad Program- Chile: Agriculture and Agroecosystems

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/information-session-for-winter-2018-education-abroad-program-chile-agriculture-and

    Emphasis will be placed upon how the interplay of geography, history and social structures led to the ... students will keep a reflective journal for graded credit. Students will, journal, write papers, give ... tour many exciting stops including the Andes Mountains, wineries, vegetable, fruit, grain and nursery ...

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