Native Plants of North Georgia: There’s an App for That!
The University of Georgia Extension has released an app to help families and outdoor enthusiasts make the most of their outdoor explorations. “Native Plants of North Georgia,” now available for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, is a consumer-oriented field guide of the flowers, trees, ferns and shrubs that populate North Georgia’s yards and forests. Mickey […]
Icy Ponds = Thin Ice!
In this especially cold Southeastern winter, we’d like to remind everyone to stay off of frozen ponds and lakes. Sadly, during this week’s weather events one of the few fatalities was a 13-year-old boy in Calhoun who drowned after falling through the ice on a private pond. It takes almost half a foot of clear, […]
Fill ‘Er Up … With Algae?
The green goo that defiles your pretty pond in the hot summer months may turn out to be “green gold”! Research engineers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a process that produces usefeul crude oil — which can be used to fuel automobiles and jet engines — from harvested algae. The byproducts […]
A Collection of Some Creepy Freshwater Dwellers …
Happy Halloween! We’re getting into the spooky spirit by looking at some scary freshwater animals. The Frankenfish (aka Snakehead Fish) It sounds like something spawned in a low-budget horror movie: an eel-like fish with sharp teeth, the ability to breathe air and move on land, and unpleasantly aggressive tendencies. But snakehead fish are neither Hollywood […]
Snakes in the Rain
Image credit: Evan CarpenterAs reported recently on several local Atlanta news outlets, the seemingly endless rains we’ve experienced this spring and summer have resulted in a slithering side effect: a rise in snake encounters. After years of drought, during which snakes tend to stay in the shade, the wet weather has brought them out in […]
What’s that Blob?
Image of a Pectinatella magnifica. Credit: Triclops200Recently we noticed that one of the most popular articles of all time on www.aquascape.net is “The Blob.” Since we doubt folks are surfing our site for a review of the 1958 sci-fi film, it seems that there’s a lot of interest in the gelatinous masses spotted on the […]
The Georgia Engineer Magazine Features Aquascape Environmental Project!
We’re excited to have our 2012 riverbak restoration project at Riverside Plantation featured in the August/September issue of The Georgia Engineer magazine. You can download the article PDF here or read the entire issue here.
Aquatic Invaders in Henry County
WSB-TV recently featured a story about a Henry County pond that has big problems with parrotfeather, an invasive plant that was introduced intentionally by a neighbor (watch the video here). We see this kind of problem way too often. Here are a couple of past articles that address the issue: Bucket Biology is Bad Business […]
Siphon Emergency
An interesting project came our way recently: A local lake had a leaking Category 1 dam, which required an emergency siphon system. Category 1 dams are “those for which improper operation or dam failure would result in probable loss of human life,” as classified by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division. Categorized […]
“Recycling” Sports Equipment for a Good Cause
AE’s Lake Operations Manager, Evan Carpenter, and Jessica Lenderman, IFS’s Director of Mobilization, prepare to unload balls and bikes.Aquascape Environmental today donated dozens of soccer balls, basketballs, Frisbees, bikes and other sports equipment recovered from Metro Atlanta lakes and ponds. The equipment was delivered to the International Sports Federation (ISF) office in Acworth, Georgia. ISF […]
