We saw an open invitation by adventure extraordinaire and friend, Dan Strieker to come out and paddle Dresser Island. Dan often goes off on paddling adventures and posts them out to Facebook. I didn’t want to be left out this time and it sounded awesome. Danelle was able to come with me. Dan was there … Continue reading “Dresser Island Paddle – 5/4/2023”
I had a work trip to Chicago to attend the AGU 2022 conference. (Since this is about a work conference, you can tell this is Danelle posting and not Hogan!) AGU is the American Geophysical Union – a group that includes anyone who studies water, soil, rocks, air, or space. The event was attended by … Continue reading “Chicago Conference – 12/11/2022”
Part of Danelle’s work at NGRREC is research. (I know the description following won’t be totally accurate) One of her current research projects is a 10 year study of fresh water mussels. This study was put together with dedicated volunteers passionate about this subject along with professional experts on the subject. I was lucky enough … Continue reading “Sangamon Double Weekend – 8/13/2022”
My next door neighbor told me that there were bees swarming in his front yard tree. He contacted a beekeeper association and they put him in touch with a specific beekeeper. I wish I could remember his name, but is a very cool dude. He came out with few tools and never put on any … Continue reading “Bee Swarm – 5/13/2021”
This has been going on for about a month. Danelle and I were taking a walk and noticed that there was an oily film on the water in the creek. On our first walk, we followed upstream for a rather long walk and found the source of the pollution. It was reported to MSD and … Continue reading “Deer Creek Pollution – 1/5/2021”
Random photos from the month. Corvin holding onto Brawndo Holding Brawndo on the porch. Showing off how large Brawndo is. I swear we have 3 cats, but another of Brawndo. My pre-voting view. Had to wear my President Camacho shirt. Took a drive with Danelle and ended up at Indian Trail State Forrest. A unicycle … Continue reading “November – 2021”
Today, Danelle and I get to perform root docking with a master. Jay Doty and his lovely wife Sandra came out on Black Friday to work on our property. Jay does this work professionally. At first you may think that he moves slow, but he never stops moving. I would surge and then slow down, … Continue reading “More Root Docking – 11/27/2021”
Danelle went out to Waterfall today to meet up with a friend, Jay Doty who is doing some work for us. But first, Danelle found a Wheel bug and managed to get a fantastic photo of it on the deck. She wants you to notice the ridges just behind its head. No back to her … Continue reading “Waterfall and Root Docking – 10/22/2020”
There aren’t many things more fun than spending a day on the water – except maybe a day IN the water. On this lovely Saturday, I convinced Hogan to come with me to a mussel monitoring event in Illinois. I warned Hogan that we would get wet and dirty, but he was still unprepared for … Continue reading “Mussel Monitoring in the Sangamon River – 8/29/2020”
I started my new job at NGRREC just as Covid was expanding into Missouri and Illinois. This means that all of the spring events that I would normally lead had been cancelled. In August, I finally had a chance to travel to meet some of the volunteers and partners in the northern half of Illinois … Continue reading “My First Covid Work Trip – 8/19/2020”