Thoughts on Winter’s End
Well, the signs are spring are beginning to show with sights of Sandhill Cranes headed back north and the Spring Peepers beginning their annual late winter chorus. Not a moment to soon for me. I am not sure where you live, but around these parts we have had a winter to remember. We have had deep cold days with snow, ice and just about everything in between. I would like to point out that
Me vs. the Sourwood Trees
Fall is upon us, bringing clear, bright blue skies and supposedly cooler temperatures — but as I write this, it is eighty degrees and feels more like summer. So I am guessing we will go from summer to winter in short order. The end of summer means that school days have returned, which brings me to my story of changing fall colors. My horticultural interests started at an early age. Probably the first plant I
Think Globally, Act Locally
As of this writing, the damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has been capped. Still, the environmental and economic impacts of the oil already spilled into the Gulf waters is widespread and devastating. Many years and dollars will be spent on the clean-up, and oil is damaging important ecosystems, including wetlands and shorelines. This large-scale tragedy can be a good lesson to all of us on a local level. Water from storm drains
Aquascape Pitches in for Adopt-a-Highway
Evan Carpenter, Lake Operations Manager, joined other members of the CAI Green Committee to clean up a stretch of local road as part of the Adopt-a-Highway program. The group removed litter along Holcomb Bridge Road between the Chattahoochee River and Barnwell Road in north Fulton County on May 27.
Keeping Your Runoff Clean
With the weather warming up, we’re all diving into spring yard work. As you tackle your outdoor tasks this spring, keep in mind that the runoff from spring rains will be carried directly to our lakes, streams, and wetlands via storm sewers.
Aquascape Crew Tackles Clogged Storm Drains with “Dirty Jobs”
Watch Aquascape Environmental featured on CBS Atlanta’s Dirty Jobs with Corinna Allen!
“It was 20 years ago today . . .”
. . . the Aquascape Band began to play.” (With apologies to the Beatles.)
No Bull: Freshwater Sharks
In our last edition ofAquaBytes, we introduced the unpleasant and invasive Snakehead fish. Now here’s another aquatic oddity to send shivers down your spine: freshwater sharks. There are indeed shark species that survive and thrive in rivers and lakes around the world, including right here in the U.S. The most prevalent species of shark found in freshwater is the bull shark. There is also a group of rare species found in the Eastern hemisphere collectively
Winter Musings
Well, this entry in my series of thoughts and musings is long overdue. To be honest, while I enjoy putting down my thoughts in digital mode, I am not a writer by nature. My interest in outdoor activities seems to take me down the road of adventure rather than sitting at a computer. As Popeye says, “I yam what I yam,” but I’m still trying to get better. As of this date, we are dead
Aquascape Environmental Receives Going Green Award
Aquascape Environmental received a 2009 Going Green Award from the Georgia Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI). The award was presented to company President, Jim Lanier, at a CAI luncheon in Atlanta, Ga., on October 9. The Going Green Award is given to CAI member companies that have demonstrated adoption of the “4 R’s” (Reduce, Recycle, Re-Use, Re-Buy). Award recipients are selected by the CAI Georgia Chapter Green Committee. Our mission is to promote sound
