Went for a walk last night under the full moon 🌕 on Old Route 8B past Fly Creek Road and Robbs Creek. Did not run into any fugitives 🚨with hunting knives 🗡, although I think I saw a bear 🐻 in the woods.
Why Scientists Are Racing To Save Historical Sea Level Records
Why Scientists Are Racing To Save Historical Sea Level Records
4/16/21 by NPR
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/121855618
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510351/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/dailyscience/2021/04/20210415_dailyscience_sealevelrecords.mp3?awCollectionId=510351&awEpisodeId=987618283&orgId=1&topicId=1007&d=772&p=510351&story=987618283&t=podcast&e=987618283&size=12359098&ft=pod&f=510351
(Encore episode.) Archival records may help researchers figure out how fast the sea level is rising in certain places. Millions of people in coastal cities are vulnerable to rising sea levels and knowing exactly how fast the water is rising is really important. But it’s a tough scientific question. NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer explains how scientists are looking to historical records to help get at the answer.
April 26, 2021 10 AM Update
Good morning! Monday’s come back around again. Three weeks to Average High is 70 🐮. Mostly sunny and 41 degrees in Speculator, NY. Breezy, ️18 mph breeze from the northwest 🌬 with gusts up to 30 mph 💨💨💨. Kind of a cold start to the day, although warming up fast, but that breeze is nasty to say the least. Started out with a walk along the Spectulator Community Walk, but I was quite happy to return to my truck and get things started working from inside my truck, with the sun keeping me warm and comfortable, out of the wind.
Today will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 55 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around April 9th. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. A year ago, we had light rain in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 57 degrees. The record high of 90 was set in 1990. 0.3 inches of snow fell back in 1993.❄
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:56 pm with sun having an altitude of 60.1° from the due south horizon (-9.8° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 3.4 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:15 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (283°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (290°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 7:54 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 7 seconds with dusk around 8:24 pm, which is one minute and 11 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 At dusk you’ll see the Full 🌝 Moon in the east-southeast (114°) at an altitude of 9° from the horizon, 226,686 miles away. 🚀 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:03 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies 🌄 and temperatures around 49 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze ⛅ from the west-northwest. Today will have 13 hours and 57 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 41 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear 🌃, with a low of 33 degrees at 5am. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around April 5th. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. In 2020, we had light rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 37 degrees. The record low of 26 occurred back in 1963.
Cool this weekend with temperatures running 6 degrees below normal but otherwise sunny. 😃 Saturday, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Maximum dew point of 37 at 7pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 65 degrees.
As previously noted, there are 3 weeks until Pack Rat Day 🐀 when the sun will be setting at 8:17 pm with dusk at 8:50 pm. On that day in 2020, we had mostly cloudy, rain showers and temperatures between 74 and 54 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 70 degrees. We hit a record high of 92 back in 2017.
Weekend Update
I wanted to leave on Friday night 🌃 for the Adirondacks but that didn’t happen. My therapist appointment only lasted until a little after 5:30 PM but I still had things to pack and I hadn’t gotten groceries 🏪 as I was too busy Friday to take a lunch break.
Saturday I hiked back to all three waterfall along Tenant Creek. 💦 Not my original plan but I had never been to the upper falls and I wanted to see the new trail. While I could have walked back to Pine Orchard I was concerned about the wetness of the trail and the distance with my limited time – I wanted some time in the evening to lay back and set up camp. The upper falls were a good hike and relatively quiet and dry. Everything is quite dry up north.
I like starting off my summer camping and traveling season at this site on the East Branch Sacandaga River. ⛺ Mostly because it’s right on a main road so I don’t have to worry much about snow and ice. It’s open year round. At this point it’s become almost a tradition – sixth or seventh year in a row, usually the weekend after Earth Day but not always. While I don’t like the road noise, there is a lot to be seen just walking around 🚶🏻.
On Sunday, I spent several hours exploring Oregon and the old Rudolph Valentino camp on the East Branch Sacandaga River. While I’ve walked most of it before with it mix of fields and dense woods it’s always good place to spot tom and other field birds. Deer too. 🐰🦌🐦 Most of the day was kind of cold and so less wildlife than I would have hoped. 🌥 We had some sun later on and very little rain besides some morning sprinkles and for April standards in the Adirondacks really not that bad.
Sunday evening though was a bit chilly. ❄ No snow and indeed it cleared out but the breeze was whipping around. 🔋 To be safe I started my truck and let it idle for 10 minutes as I needed to leave the next morning by a little after 8 AM and to be sure, it’s a bit of a cold morning. Didn’t want to get stranded and not be able to be to Spectulator by 9 AM for remote work.
Most of the weekend I kept my fires small 🔥 as despite the mist and rain ☔ we got Sunday morning, things were quite dry. Fixed up the fire ring and cleaned out the fire pit well and made sure both nights before bed 🛏 things were well drowned. Cleaned around the fire pit, removing needles. It really annoys me to find a fire pit in the woods that is warm especially during this time of year.
Exactly one year ago I was camping up here in the worst of the pandemic 🏕
Exactly one year ago I was camping up here in the worst of the pandemic 🏕
Laying back in the hammock, listening to the news and some podcasts. One of the stories I was listening to was Radiolab which discussing who should get ventilators in the midst of shortages, back when doctors thought the best way to help with severe cases was to hook folks up to ventilators. How fast things change, although the bodies keep adding up.
At least with the elderly folk and liberals at that point were mostly homebound, as heard on North Country Public Radio where many people had not left their homes in weeks. Many thought even going outside was a grave threat to go outside, much less take a walk. Maybe for some that was very good advice. I know I avoided any public places except for a quick weekly shop at Aldi’s or other small supermarket. I would actually buy two gallons of milk at a time to minimize shopping trips. And we can all remember that you couldn’t find nearly any toilet paper and the grocery store can aisle looked like it had been picked over by a mob. Always maintain social distancing on the trail and eventually a bandana for a mask.
Fast forward a year and I’m back at the same campsite. By Wednesday of this week I will be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. Campsite is about the same although now I don’t have to worry about telling people I went up camping in the wilderness, lest I risk the wrath of the stay home, stay safe folk. While social distancing was necessary some folks with their moralizing were just obnoxious. Social distancing and later wearing a mask became a badge of honor for some.
I’m glad to be back home in the Adirondacks again. The more things change, the more they stay the same is the old meme. While I have nothing but disdain for some of the politics of COVID-19, we all had to live through it and it’s now mostly in the rear view mirror. Life is slowly getting back to normal, and maybe some of the changes are better for all of us. We will miss the many lost in the past year but it could have been a lot worse.
Ep. 186 – Logan Pribbeno – Using a Grazing Cage
Ep. 186 – Logan Pribbeno – Using a Grazing Cage
4/18/21 by Clay Conry
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/121974072
Episode: https://chtbl.com/track/115875/https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/http://storage.googleapis.com/providers.globalagnetwork.com/podcasts/working-cows-podcast/episodes/Working-Cows-Ep.-186-Logan-Pribbeno.mp3
Logan Pribbeno, a rancher at the Wine Glass Ranch in Southwest Nebraska, joined me to discuss their use of grazing exclusion cages. We talked about how and why they use them as well as what decisions are influenced by the process of range monitoring. Logan and I also discuss the advantages of being a second generation manager in a regenerative system.
This podcast is interesting, looking at the management of grass lands and prairie in Nebraska and other places – and using science to study grass productivity.. While not directly about the Pine Bush there are many parallels.
No Distance Can Stop Your Love Of Agriculture | FFA SAE Edition | Brianna Young | Patagonia Union High School FFA
OFI 891: No Distance Can Stop Your Love Of Agriculture | FFA SAE Edition | Brianna Young | Patagonia Union High School FFA
9/16/20 by Matt Brechwald
Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/112559614
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When you live in the West and in a rural, farming community you have a lot of distance to cover between towns. And, if you are young and passionate about agriculture, this can result in you putting in a lot of road miles to take advantage of opportunities. Our guest today, Brianna Young, does exactly this. Brianna has an amazing story of lambing out sheep for a farmer, three hours north of her home near the Mexico border in Phoenix, Arizona. She also has an amazing story of a one hour, one way commute to be able to work in a veterinary clinic. Brianna has her sights set on becoming a veterinarian in the future, and this is the sacrifice she must make to get the experience she so desires as she prepares for college. All of Brianna’s hard work has paid off however. She has been awarded a gold award for sheep production in the State of Arizona. In addition to that, she has a lifelong love of agriculture that is leading her towards a very rewarding and happy life. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Sheep Production, Veterinary Science and Equine Science HIGH SCHOOL: Patagonia Union High School; Patagonia, Arizona MASCOT: Lobos FFA ADVISOR: Tonya St. John CONTACT INFORMATION FOR BRIANNA YOUNG: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Patagonia Union High School Website: Brianna’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: tstjohn@patagonia.k12.az.us Patagonia Union High School Telephone Number: (520) 394-3000 FFA LINKS: National FFA Organization Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s) Support FFA Donate to FFA – One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA: Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world. FFA is providing the needed education, training and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and insure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food. Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation. The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth. Farmers, ranchers and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store: “The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue Where Off-Farm Income And Matt Brechwald Can Be Heard: Member Of The National Association Of Farm Broadcasters
