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Written by Donald Tsusaki
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011 19:53 |
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Work for the Wood Elves Way Watershed Project has come to a close. During the course of the one-year Howard County MD, grant the project team and dozens of volunteers put in about 890 hours of work. Based on the value of a volunteer hour in Maryland (see IndependentSector.org), the labor of the project was worth nearly $20,000. That's about a 400% return on the investment of the grant funds.
The project, however, only touched on some of the possibilities for watershed protection. What homeowners can do to give rain water more time to soak into the ground on their properties can make a huge difference. Download the brochure that outlines some of the activities of the Wood Elves Way Watershed Project as well as lists some recommendations homeowners can use to help protect the watershed in which they live. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 22:14 |
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Water burst through channel |
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Written by Donald Tsusaki
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 00:06 |
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12 April 2011 volunteers worked at the Wood Elves Way project site to clear debris and to plant about 100 silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) and Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) cuttings. It is expected that some of the cuttings will take root eventually helping to reinforce the channel banks.
Though rain was forecasted, it held off -- until work started. About fifteen minutes after a thunderstorm rolled in run-off from the neighborhood above created a burst of water through the channel. This provided an opportunity to see the new storm water mitigation vanes, installed only two weeks prior, in action.
(The snap-crackle-pop noise is from raindrops hitting the plastic bag wrapping the camera. The camera does not have an external microphone.) |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 21:59 |
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Written by Donald Tsusaki
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Sunday, 27 March 2011 13:06 |
Fifteen people converged on the Wood Elves Way project site Saturday, 26 March 2011 to install the storm water mitigation vanes. Volunteers came from Columbia, including two from the Wood Elves Way neighborhood, as well as Highland, Clarksville, and Woodstock. Enthusiastic efforts made the work progress quickly and smoothly. The pictures show the course of the work day. (Be sure to click on the red-bordered images for a larger view.)
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 01:37 |
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Written by Donald Tsusaki
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Monday, 11 April 2011 19:35 |
Taking a break from the work of installing mitigation vanes in the Wood Elves Way stormwater channel, two volunteers, Jim Williams (left) and Woody Merkle (right), speak with Brian England about their observations concerning the project.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 July 2011 21:58 |
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Written by Donald Tsusaki
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Sunday, 27 March 2011 21:53 |
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The Conservation Stewardship Project, a joint program of the Howard County Recreation & Parks and the Howard County Master Gardeners, targets the problem of controlling invasive, exotic species in the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area. Monthly work dates are scheduled from March through November, excluding July and August. Each date includes an educational component concerning the target invasive species or target work area for the day. (from the Conservation Stewardship Project 2011 Schedule)
On 22 March 2011 several Conservation Stewardship Project volunteers started their season by pulling garlic mustard at the Wood Elves Way Watershed Project site. Donald Tsusaki from the Wood Elves Way project gave a short talk about what is happening in the microwatershed. Jeff Claffy of Howard County Recreation and Parks then gave a refresher on spotting garlic mustard -- and remembering its smell. After the event Jeff emailed to the participants a PDF of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' flyer about identifying and controlling garlic mustard. See further for some pictures from the work day.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 March 2011 01:28 |
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