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Some moving, others staying after latest Texas flooding

Edit Atlanta Journal 02 Jun 2016
"For us, the Lord is in charge of everything and maybe this is his final message to us — a sign it's time to move on. I hate it because I love that house."Dustin Toll, left, and other family members use two boats on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, to remove furniture from the mobile home of his grandparents, which had been flooded by the Brazos River in Rosenberg, Texas....

Get Outside! (North Dakota Tourism Division)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
is a prime entrance to the spectacular 144-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail. The trail is a favorite of hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders because of its breath-taking views of the rugged Badlands and the Little Missouri River. Rent a kayak or canoe and trace the route of Lewis and Clark on the Missouri River, although we recommend doing it in reverse … traveling down-river is much easier!....

Temporary Streamgages Installed to Assist Texas Flood Response (USGS - US Geological Survey)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
USGS crews have installed two gages off of bridges on the Brazos River; one near West Columbia and the other near Brazoria, Texas ... Temporary streamgage installed by the USGS on the Brazos River near West Columbia, Texas ... Brazos River near West Columbia. Brazos River near Brazoria ... Learn how a USGS streamgage works ... USGS scientist Jody Avant installs a temporary streamgage on the Brazos River near West Columbia, Texas....

Dairy farmers helping to protect Hunter waterways (Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
A $1.1 million project currently being undertaken by Hunter dairy farmers will improve water quality in the Williams River while also boosting farm productivity ... 'The Williams River is a primary source of drinking water for the Lower Hunter region and the project recognises that it is better to address the source of nutrients in raw water supplies than to rely on water treatment,' Mr Simpson said....
photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus
Ducks swim on the overflowing embankments of Paris, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

Flooding Continues As Waters Rise in France

Edit WorldNews.com 02 Jun 2016
With over 8,000 rescue operations already underway, emergency workers have a battle against them as meteorologists warn the waters are expected to continue rising for days, according to The Associated Press. The Seine River has overflowed causing one town to be wholly evacuated as both government and citizen groups work to rescue those stranded by the flooding ... "Apart from that, we find it very entertaining. Children loved it," he said....

Rep. Gosar asks Corps of Engineers to Assist with Removal of Invasive Salt Cedar Along the Gila River (Paul A Gosar)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
Paul A Gosar) ... Congressman Paul A ... The 18-mile stretch along the Gila River is one of our greatest challenges ... Gosar first contacted Secretary Darcy making her aware of the need to mitigate salt cedar along the Gila River and encouraging her to develop a project in consultation with local shareholders to control the spread of salt cedar ... Paul A....

Volunteers pave the way for improved access (Forestry Corporation of NSW)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
'The Peach Tree Walking Track in Chichester State Forest is a one-kilometre loop track that takes visitors through stunning rainforest, past huge strangler figs and along the Allyn River ... 'The volunteers have really given us a head start on improving the track and Forestry Corporation will now continue work to make the track down to the Allyn River wheelchair accessible....

Kids Fishing Derby, Saturday June 4, 2016 7am to 12 noon (City of Santa Fe, NM)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the City of Santa Fe are sponsoring a free fishing derby Saturday June 4, 2016 for children 11 years old and younger at the Santa Fe River Park from Don Gaspar Avenue upstream to Old Santa Fe Trail. Anglers ages 11 and younger may fish without a license....

Alamo is still one of the most iconic images of America’s past

Edit Atlanta Journal 02 Jun 2016
SAN ANTONIO — It was, quite honestly, a bucket-list side trip ... It is small, but the weathered limestone facade is still one of the most iconic images of America’s past.The River Walk is the second most popular tourist attraction in San Antonio ... It is a 4.2-acre shrine to Texas liberty and an emblem of the American West ... It is a five-mile stretch of the San Antonio River bordered by sidewalks and crisscrossed with pedestrian bridges....

Residents wait warily, and wearily, for new round of storms

Edit Houston Chronicle 02 Jun 2016
... that filled rivers and bayous and ruined homes throughout the Houston region, residents and officials waited warily, and wearily, as forecasts predicted a new round of storms over the next few days....

Pilbara Lithium Project - Outcropping Pegmatites Identified (Capital Mining Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
CMY) ("Capital" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has identified outcropping pegmatites at the Shaw River portfolio within the Company's proposed portfolio of lithium-prospective assets in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ... Pegmatites mapped and sampled at the Shaw River Project primarily comprised albite-bearing pegmatites with a variety of minor minerals (Figure 2) ... Shaw River Group;....

Texas Crop and Weather Report – June 1 (Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension Service)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension Service) ... If producers choose to apply herbicides, pesticides and plant growth regulators to crops, Tittle said it would have to be by airplane for a while ... Another round of major flooding occurred on the Colorado River with higher levels than reported a month ago, and many fields were at saturation point due to increased rainfall ... The Brazos River was out of its banks and flooded nearby fields....

Drink in the fun at North Carolina's State of Origin Craft Brew fest

Edit Atlanta Journal 02 Jun 2016
Beer lovers in search of a good festival not far from home should check out North Carolina's State of Origin Craft Brew Festival coming up on Saturday, June 11, from 3 p.m.-7 p.m ... Basic festival tickets will run you $50, while added value tickets cost $86 and include two bottles of Funk Fuzz beer, an Appalachian wild ale....
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