Painted Rocks

This strategy involves putting these painted rocks in your strawberry path before the real strawberries begin appearing.  This reportedly convinces birds that there's nothing desirable about strawberries.

I'm skeptical.

Gas Well Drilling and Your Private Water Supply - March 18

The WVU-ES Natural Gas Education Team has scheduled educational programs for the Winter of 2013. View the schedules andpress releases.

SPRING 2013

• Gas Well Drilling and Your Private Water Supply  (see below)
  Monday, March 18, 2013
  Mollohan Center, Wetzel Co. 4-H Camp Grounds
  New Martinsville

• 2nd Annual Enhancing Public Understanding of Natural Gas Issues Conference
  Wednesday, May 22, 2013
  Bridgeport Conference Center

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March 18, 2013        

TIME:   6:00 pm —8:00 pm 

LOCATION:   Mollohan Center, Wetzel Co. 4-H Camp Grounds,  New Martinsville WV 

Sponsored by:    WVU Extension &  Penn State Cooperative  Extension   

Pre-registration required at (304)455-0934

Agenda

• Basic Management of Private Water Wells and Springs 
• Gas Well Drilling Basics (water use, hydrofracturing, wastewater, regulations to protect water resources) 
• Water Testing Strategies (pre-drilling testing by industry, voluntary landowner testing, leasing stipulations) 
• Understanding Water Test Reports 
•  Solving Water Quality Problems  

    

Learn more at  http://anr.ext.wvu.edu/oil_gas,  

http://water.cas.psu.edu/ and

www.naturalgas.psu.edu

IMPORTANT Note:  This program is for educational purposes only. No part  of this presentation is to be considered legal advice.  Please consult with your attorney before signing any legal document.  Where trade and/or company names appear, no  discrimination is intended, and no endorsement by WVU  or Penn State Cooperative Extension is implied.

Meanwhile Downstream

A little over 150 miles downstream, the Potomac was transformed by last weeks rains.

Excerpted from the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang blog, original post by Kevin Ambrose.

The Potomac at Great Falls Park on January 24, 2013:

And the same spot just a little over a week later on February 3, 2013.

On the Eighth Day...

I'm a Ford guy, but Dodge scored some points with this ad.

Ugly prediction (updated)

This prediction was captured at 11:19pm on January 30. Parts of this storm traveled from the Blue Grass Valley straight up the South Branch watershed to Green Spring / Levels.

Prediction: from 11:19 pm January 30, 2013

Actual graph (snapped 02-02-2013) - not as bad: