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- Eric Bilderback: As noted in other comments, the three axis plot is a graphical representation of some of the... Read
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After the dam came out: The Cuyahoga River in Kent
We’ve been having one of those perfect spring weeks, where the weather is warm and sunny, the flowers are blooming, and there is nothing more enticing at the end of a workday than to take a nice long wander down … Continue reading
Categories: by Anne, environment, geomorphology, hydrology, outcrops, photos
March Meanderings
It’s been another month of fascinating scientific adventures for your resident hydrologist. It all began at the end of February, when I travelled to La Crosse, Wisconsin to the Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium, which was a really stimulating and … Continue reading
Combined sewer overflows: Solving a 19th century problem in the 21st century
Combined sewers are pipes that catch both sewage and stormwater and route it to a waste water treatment plant. In dry weather, it’s all sewage in the pipes. In small rain storms, the pipes carry sewage mixed with stormwater and … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning
On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading
Scenic Saturday: Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
A few weeks ago, some lovely January sun brought us out of our winter hibernation to explore Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Geo Kid claimed her Junior Paleontologist badge from the National Park Service, and immediately set out to earn … Continue reading
