Author: Abigail

Top Shoreline/Stream …

1. Grow a Greenbelt: Establish a greenbelt or expand an existing one by adding more…

NASA~Earth Observato …

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/decadaltemp.php?src=eoa-features A snapshot of Earth over the past 130 years with heating and warming trends.…

How does planting tr …

     Siltation/erosion/sedimentation is the #1 pollutant in our watershed.  The grasses will help to settle…

60 Million Fish Dead …

Recapping this article; The FirstEnergy's Bay Shore plant kills more fish than all others in…

Mercury Contaminatio …

High Mercury Levels Found in Water Throughout Indiana http://www.wqpmag.com/High-Mercury-Levels-Found-in-Water-Throughout-Indiana-newsPiece22021 USGS study shows that rain and…

20 Things You Didn&# …

DiscoverMagazine.com 2009 by Rebecca Coffey 1. Water is everywhere - there are 332,500,000 cubic miles…

Did you know, why pl …

I took 2 weeks to make my Halloween costume.  I collected 4 women's household plastic…

What to plant in yar …

Even though these plants are prohibited from being planted in natural areas or riverbanks, many…

FOX News Coverage ab …

http://fortwaynehomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=21324 Abigail - Clean Water Activist Speaks on City Action for Rivers...

Save Maumee's 3 …

3rd Annual Update to Save Maumee’s Canoe Clean Up, Can YOU Clean-Up? ~Underbelly of the…

Information at your …

  How to Define “Safe” Water : http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/88/i39/8839news3.html Indiana Infrastructure gets a D+ for Drinking…

Being Cordial to an …

It is ludicrous to the way that our rivers are treated.  I must speak my…

Day at the Maumee Ba …

The following is information the Erie Port Authority passed out to participants attending "A Day…

September Local Rive …

Hello River Lovers,   Many interesting things are always happening locally. Here are the upcoming…

Coal Mining & En …

Water is an issue we should talk about a lot more than we do. (Full…

River Volunteer Refl …

You should know that volunteers are the heart of grassroots organizations! Without them, I would…

Cleanup flusters Mau …

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100725/LOCAL/307259918# Journal Gazette - (front page of the Metro Section) Fort Wayne, IN July 25,…

Keep IT OUT of Our W …

Everyone should hug a farmer.  Thank them for the food we eat and marvel at…

Great Lakes states’ …

http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/06/17/great-lakes-states-500-square-miles-of-parking-lots-threaten-water-quality-walkability/       Great Lakes Echo -  June 17, 2010 People ask me all the time about…

Waste in Indiana Wat …

 http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/waste-in-indianas-waterways/Content?oid=1274149  Check this article out for yourself...but this excerpt is what I found interesting.  The Upper…

Interesting Find of …

I had Sandy Bihn from the Western Lake Erie Basin call and ask me what…

Save Maumee's R …

This is the letter to the editor in response to Terry Smith from Columbia City's…

Primary's over& …

So politics are directly related to water issues....who gets the money and what issues will…

Earth Day 2010 in th …

Celebrate River Lovers!  LOOK what you have done for our 5th Annual Earth Day 2010…

Unacceptable Permits

  When I first read articles last year regarding Great Lakes fish kills from water…