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Stuck in the mud
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A man digging for worms to use as bait had to be hauled out of the mud across from the Ash Creek Open Space during low tide on Monday. It sounds like something that should be possible, but he was unable to pull his leg free from the deep mud. I was once stuck in the mud like this as a kid, and I had to rely on two friends to pull me out - it was impossible to escape - there is no leverage and not much to pull yourself out with. Good thing he had a cellphone! Video from News 12 is here
Wetlands: an Overview of Issues
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Rosehips and Swamp Rose
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I started writing this post about rose hips, the fruit of the rose plant that contains the seeds, which is most visible after the flower loses its bloom. Many are familiar with rose hips being used for tea and jelly, and being a great source of Vitamin C--- but apparently the fine hairs found in the hips is used to make commercially available itching powder? Who knew? Awesome! I should have saved this post for April Fools Day!
The swamp rose, (Rosa palustris) as its name implies, is a rose that lives in areas that are consistently moist, swamps and along side stream beds are favored locations. It can even tolerate shade. For anyone who has grown roses, these conditions are in direct conflict with all of the freely given advice about cultivated roses - which are known to dislike "wet feet" despite their requirement for large quantities of water, good drainage and full sun. However, like its ornamental cousins, it is susceptible to fungal issues, including blackspot, the bane of rosarians.
Swamp roses grow up to 7 feet tall and generally bloom once a year, like an heirloom rose, and, in case you were wondering, develop rosehips for the prankster interested in itching powder. They can be purchased at native plant nurseries or viewed in their natural habitat east of the Mississippi.
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Unlike Other Roses Swamp Roses like Wet Feet
Wetlands in the News
26 April 2024
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CT towns weigh affordable housing, wetlands protection
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DeWine, ODNR, Intel partner for $1 million Dillon wetlands restoration in Muskingum County
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Feds award $5 million to restore wetlands at 2 defunct Cape Cod cranberry bogs
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Florida Seeks Stay In Wetlands Permitting Fight
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Biden admin vows to restore 8M acres of wetlands
The new goal is part of a blitz of environmental actions the White House is announcing this week to coincide with Earth Day.