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Bioprecipitation

Posted by Peter Donovan 4 years, 10 months ago

Bioprecipitation is about the influence of biology, such as the bacteria Pseudomonas syringae, on rainfall. An introductory video from Cindy Morris. Contains links and references at the end.



Curiosity

Posted by Peter Donovan 4 years, 10 months ago



"Conservation Matters" from the Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, Kansas)

Posted by Peter Donovan 5 years, 1 month ago

How has water cycling changed over time here? Last week I reported on some precipitation and flow data. This week I'm reflecting on a newspaper clipping found in the Neodesha public library.



Wilson County, Kansas: Infiltration opportunity

Posted by Peter Donovan 5 years, 2 months ago in policy and framing /

"Conservation Matters" from the Wilson County Citizen (Fredonia, Kansas)



Sunlight energy and length of green

Posted by Peter Donovan 5 years, 2 months ago

Around soil conservation, the questions we ask have been mostly about practices, species, or substances. Practices such as terracing, buffer strips, strip till; species for CRP seeding or edges; and substances such as plant-available nitrogen, phosphorus, or organic matter. Around soil health, we have many new questions (and revitalized older questions), but they also tend to focus on practices, species, or substances.