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Taken from Albany Times Union. 
Here's hoping this endeavor is successful.
Here's hoping this endeavor is successful.
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I agree totally !!!!!Very good article!!!!!
I wrote a research paper in an environmental course that I took in 1978 on Acid Rain in the Adirondacks....information back then was there but you had to dig for it.....one of the subtopics in my paper was about things called "cations" that they mentioned in the Times Union.....what I remember from my paper(I`ll have to dig it out again) was that when Acid Rain reacts with the heavy metals(cations, anions) in the certain soils around certain ponds/lakes/streams ,it leaches those heavy metals out of the soil and they too enter the water(aquifer) causing a high toxicity in the environment...so, the bottom line is that...acid rain just does`nt lower the ph of bodies of water ,it`ll do some abstract damage(collateral damage) that will eventually cause other types of pollution to kill or harm the natural reproduction of organisms.
Wb"Get your mind off trout,if you can.I know they`ve got you.I can see it. Every fraternity of sufferers knows its brothers.Trout hook men;men don`t hook trout.Better try and throw the hook while you can.By the time you`re a grown man there probably won`t be a pure trout healthy enough to fiddle with"... Quote from Emerson in the book "The Earth Is Enough"by Harry Middleton -
the adirondacks are primarily granite and can not buffer acid rain therefore it does exactly what wildbrookie stated. most of our state consists of limestone which buffers real wellLast edited by bigbryan; 11-15-2005, 08:01 PM.Comment
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**UPDATE**
The fish survived the winter and spring snowmelt!
A man needs to believe in something. I believe I'll go hiking.
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Somewhat related: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT
Go, my little pretties, go!--"Pete You***?!, Pete You***'s grandson?!...That name is nearly sacred & uttered with awe in THIS house!" : The late Dr. Reed's wife, upon entering her house & being introduced- so to converse with her husband about the old days, a little before he died. The kind of greeting you'll never forget & reinforces your image of the hero you never met. --Comment
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I just heard through the grapevine, that the pH has dropped (became more acid) & the lake may, be a candidate for liming, in the future.
Also, St Lawrence's: Round Lake, Herkimer's: "one of the ponds, in the vicinity of Evergreen" & one other, I can't remember
...are all in need of liming & schedules are being worked out.
--"Pete You***?!, Pete You***'s grandson?!...That name is nearly sacred & uttered with awe in THIS house!" : The late Dr. Reed's wife, upon entering her house & being introduced- so to converse with her husband about the old days, a little before he died. The kind of greeting you'll never forget & reinforces your image of the hero you never met. --Comment
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The way it was explained to me...we lost ALOT of ground to acid over the winter...
You can bet that most marginal water took a big hit and will likely be fishless, or the fish will be in REALLY poor condition.
Gotta clean up the midwest if we are ever going to get anywhere...Comment
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I spent Labor Day weekend at the lean-to on Brooktrout Lake. I fished for a couple hours over the weekend, caught nothing but did see a few larger trout jump.
I also saw lots of other life in the lake in the form of monster crawfish and frogs.“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds.” ~ Aldo LeopoldComment
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btw- that was relayed to me from Region 6's fisheries biologist, Dick Adams. He spends a lot of time flying around & taking water samples.
Also, Region 6 will be starting fall-stocking next week.--"Pete You***?!, Pete You***'s grandson?!...That name is nearly sacred & uttered with awe in THIS house!" : The late Dr. Reed's wife, upon entering her house & being introduced- so to converse with her husband about the old days, a little before he died. The kind of greeting you'll never forget & reinforces your image of the hero you never met. --Comment
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It does, seem funny that with the lack of precipitation- pH's are reportedly, remaining/getting low. I reckon they know what they're doing, though.
Thanks, for the alternate link from the one posted elsewhere in the forum, CW. The more info the better. Sue 'em all
--"Pete You***?!, Pete You***'s grandson?!...That name is nearly sacred & uttered with awe in THIS house!" : The late Dr. Reed's wife, upon entering her house & being introduced- so to converse with her husband about the old days, a little before he died. The kind of greeting you'll never forget & reinforces your image of the hero you never met. --Comment
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