my delicious loose ends
Caring Deeply
“One of the downsides (or is it an upside?) of dragonfly monitoring is you begin to care—deeply—about things you may not have thought about before.” —Cindy Crosby, Chasing Dragonflies
Waters of the U.S. 2019
Waters of the U.S. is an incredibly beautiful film that tells the story of the rivers, streams, and wetlands of Alabama, and the Clean Water Act.
Are cattails invasive?
“Because cattail invasion and expansion often change wetlands in undesirable ways, wetland managers often respond with widespread management efforts, though these efforts may have short-lived or weak effects. Despite the negative impacts, cattail provides beneficial ecosystem services including the reduction of pollution through bioremediation…
Wetlands of the Great Lakes
About 70% of the Great Lakes wetlands have vanished. In coastal areas of the Great Lakes, 50% of the wetlands have been lost to urban development and agriculture. Source
