Our friend Laura gave Sonora a “spa day” for Christmas for her and a few friends. Today was the day all of them could come together at our house for their treat. Danelle and Laura set up the stations and prepared for the girls! After delivering the pizza and getting this group shot, Corvin and … Continue reading “Sonora’s Spa Day – 1/7/2017”
Danelle’s PhD research involved deploying equipment into storm sewers to measure lots of stuff and make the world a better place. Its best to check out her research website cause I’ll just get it wrong! Anyway, time was getting away from her and she needed to get her equipment deployed. So I took a day … Continue reading “Storm Sewer Deployment – 12/13/2016”
We participated in the annual River des Peres Trash Bash this year. I was a surprise site leader being asked at the last second to lead one. I had never been to the location before, but winged it quite well. While Sonora and I worked a specific site, Danelle and Corvin went around taking random … Continue reading “River des Peres Trash Bash – 10/22/2016”
Bike With Your Boots On is a bicycle event that stops along Grant’s Trail taking water quality measurements along the way. Its a nice way to get exercise and get a better understanding of a local stream. We started out in a parking lot meeting together and splitting into groups so we could go faster. … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 10/1/2016”
This seems to be the best way for me to have a set of files available for my classmates, so the rest of you are just going to have to put up with this… First, we have the R script provided by the authors of the BAT package (with a few minor additions of my own). … Continue reading “Programming in Ecology: BAT”
We met around 9 am in the morning for this cleanup. I believe it was an event organized by the River Des Peres Watershed Coalition. It had been planned a few months out and had a fair number of volunteers. At the start, the group was splitting into two. First, a group of people that … Continue reading “Stream team Cleanup MacKenzie Creek – 4/18/2015”
We joined a two day cleanup of the Meramec Bottoms area in south St. Louis. It was a two day event focused on the collection of tires and trash. On the first day, Danelle went out early in the morning and the kids and I met up with her after lunch and Corvin’s basketball game. … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 2/15/2014”
Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation celebrates Eagle Days. Its a chance to get out with like minded people and view Eagles in their natural habitat. We have been to official events before, but this year decided to strike out on our own along the river and just see what we saw. We started … Continue reading “Eagle Days – 1/18/2014”
Back in August, I purchased a new boat. Yeah, I’m up to 4 now, but who is really counting. This boat may have been a bit expensive, and bound to take up more space in our crowded garage. When I asked Danelle’s permission/agreement to purchase the boat, she asked me “What are you going to … Continue reading “Another Raingarden – 10/16/2013”
So, most gardeners are familiar with raised beds and trellises. This year, I’m is working on a couple of…unusual…gardening methods. The first is a special trellis. For the past few years, I’ve had a teepee trellis made out of the old ‘bamboo’ stalks. This year, I have a new trellis – the metal frame from … Continue reading “Gardening with a Twist – 3/18/2013”