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  1. Short and Long Term Strategies to Address Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio Lakes

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/best-practices/short-and-long-term-strategies-address-harmful-algal-blooms-ohio-lakes

    lakes that can lead to harmful algal blooms. Mr. Fletcher will share lessons learned from alum treatment ... options. Mr. Fletcher will bring us up-to-date on the current status of harmful algal blooms in Ohio's ... Speaker: Scott Fletcher, Deputy Chief for Region Services for the Ohio State Parks Harmful algal ...

  2. Control Aquatic Vegetation in Your Pond. Get Tips at Farm Science Review

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/control-aquatic-vegetation-your-pond-get-tips-farm-science-review

    September 7, 2010 LONDON, Ohio – Controlling aquatic vegetation, such as harmful algal blooms, can ... nutrients that end up in the water." Lynch said that cattails, filamentous algae and harmful algal ... blooms are some of the more common aquatic surface vegetation found in ponds. "I'll be ...

  3. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Hawk Makes a Splash (for the Week of Aug. 9, 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-hawk-makes-splash-week-aug-9-2009

    What was it doing there? A. Probably getting a drink of water, taking a bath or both. Q. Why? A. Likely ... it was thirsty, dirty, hot or all three. A hawk is a bird. And birds need water. They drink it to ... stay hydrated ("HI-drayt-ed"; supplied with enough water) and healthy. They bathe in it to ...

  4. New Research to Examine Connections Between Land Use, Public Policy, Lake Erie Water Quality and Climate Change

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-research-examine-connections-between-land-use-public-policy-lake-erie-water-quality

    examine how people’s actions in the watershed affect water quality in Lake Erie. Researchers from six ... impact water quality in Lake Erie, how public perception of the health of the lake may influence those ... drains into the western basin of Lake Erie, where harmful algal blooms are common during the summer ...

  5. Bluebird Boxes, Other Conservation Info Abounds at Farm Science Review

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/bluebird-boxes-other-conservation-info-abounds-farm-science-review

    algal blooms, farm nutrient loss and water quality, maple syrup production, invasive plant species, ... landowners how to bring bluebirds to their land.  “It is for anyone interested in bluebirds, putting up ... pollinators, Asian carp, flying squirrels, water gardens, aquatic plants and algae, stream stewardship, harmful ...

  6. Stay Hydrated this Summer

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/stay-hydrated-summer

    dehydration and stay healthy this summer. Consider the following tips: Keep water on hand. You are more likely ... to drink water if it is easy to access. If you’re working in the shop or barn, fill a large water jug ... a visible area, or use another effective method to remind yourself to stop and get a drink.  Limit sodium. ...

  7. Farm Science Review: Water Control Structure Benefits Farmers and Environment

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/farm-science-review-water-control-structure-benefits-farmers-and-environment

    called an Inline Water Level Control Structure, is designed to keep water and nutrients such as nitrates ... the water level control structure. Inside the structure is a series of stop logs or boards that, when ... farm fields and reduce the risk of harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie and other Ohio lakes.  The system, ...

  8. Chadwick Arboretum Blooming With New Garden

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chadwick-arboretum-blooming-new-garden

    make them stop and look. We have to try to keep an interest in horticulture and gardening growing and ... September 27, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adrian Bloom, an internationally renowned horticulturist who ... throughout England and North America, has left his mark on Ohio State University.   Bloom recently visited ...

  9. Happy Healthy Holidays – How to manage your work and health while indulging in holiday treats and parties

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2017/ohio-agrability/happy-healthy-holidays-%E2%80%93-how-manage-your

    healthy meals can keep you, your family and friends safe and healthy through the holidays (no one wants to ... and repaired, and next year’s work needs planned. And just like the work that needs done, don’t stop ... calendar. During the holiday season it’s easy to eat, drink and be merry, and forget that you have diabetes, ...

  10. A Recipe for Recreational Safety at the Farm Pond

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2017/emergency-management/recipe-recreational-safety-farm-pond

    environment safe: Test the water and verify it is free of contaminants and safe to swim in. Use the Ohio State ... University Extension Factsheets AEX-314, Water Testing, at http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-314 and ... AEX-315, Where to Have Your Water Tested, at http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-315 for resources. Post ...

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