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Sweet music from a man who can only move his head 13 y
Sweet music from a man who can only move his head
Sweet music from a man who can only move his head
When violinist Eric Wan was paralyzed from the neck down at age 18, most expected it would be the end of his musical career. It took him two years to learn how to breathe correctly; playing violin seemed virtually impossible. Yet the virtual realm ended up giving Wan an unbelievable opportunity. Against all odds, he will perform live on Tuesday at Montreal’s Place des Arts with a virtual violin, performing the 6 minute piece Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D major.
The concert will mark the debut of the Virtual Music Instrument (V ... read more Arundo Donax Removal and Riparian Habitat Restoration Plan 13 y
Arundo Donax Removal and Riparian Habitat Restoration Plan
ARUNDO DONAX TARPING PROTOCOL
Courtesy of Center for Ecological Restoration And Stewardship
Circuit Rider Productions, Inc. (2007)
OLD MINE WITH MARY LYDON
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GOOGING ARUNDO SUPERWEEDS
BROUGHT UP THESE INCREDIBLE FINDS TODAY
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November 23, 2011
An extraordinary number of concerned residents turned out to the September 11 meeting of the Topanga Creek Watershed Committee to voice their opposition to using herbicides to kill arundo donax, the giant reed plant, in Lower Topanga.
They came bearing signs saying “No herbicides in Topanga” and brought their children with them to drive home the point that accumulating chemical pollutants in the envi ... read more Environmental Protection Agency Needs to Outlaw Roundup 13 y
Environmental Protection Agency Needs to Outlaw Roundup
Unless there is intervention, one large stand of arundo donax
will be eliminated with herbicide, likely this weekend
The EPA needs to outlaw roundup herbicide. This is not going to happen
unless we take action.
i started a petition on change.org
http://www.change.org/petitions/outlaw-roundup-herbicide
MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR AGAINST ARUNDO DONAX
I WAS TRANSFIXED AND DELIGHTED THAT ARUNDO DONAX, THE GIANT REED,
CALLED TRASH BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO. BECAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
AT THE WINTER SOLSTICE AT CENTRO DE LA RAZA
Arundo Donax, The ... read more $470.00 with 15 hours help per mo; room in natural setting 13 y
$470.00 with 15 hours help per mo; room in natural setting
$470.00 with 15 hours help per mo; room in natural setting
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visit the page Methods of Arundo Donax Removal without Roundup Hebicide 13 y
Methods of Arundo Donax Removal without Roundup Herbicide,
Ecology And Management Of Arundo donax, And Approaches To Riparian Habitat Restoration In Southern California.
Gary P. Bell
The Nature Conservancy of New Mexico, 212 E. Marcy Street, Suite 200, Santa Fe, NM 87501.
This publication is also available in Adobe PDF Format.
Citation for this paper:
Bell, G. 1997. Ecology and management of Arundo donax, and approaches to riparian habitat restoration in Southern California. In Brock, J. H., Wade, M., Pysek, P., and Green, D. (Eds.): Plant Invasions: Studies from North America and Europe. Blackhuys Publishers, Leiden, Th ... read more Rhizone Barrier 13 y
Rhizone Barrier
Rhizome Barrier – For Running Bamboos
For most applications, Bamboo Headquarters recommends a heavy, 40 mil, 24″ wide, high density, polyethylene barrier (HDPE), available in lengths up to 250 feet.
To install, dig a narrow trench, 2″ shallower than the width of the barrier, around the perimeter of the area in which you want to contain the bamboo.
Insert the barrier, making sure that two inches of the barrier remain above ground to prevent the rhizomes from jumping over. We recommend that you slant the top of the barrier outward so that the rhizomes bend and grow upwar ... read more How long does Roundup last in the soil? 13 y
How long does Roundup last in the soil?
How long does Roundup last in the soil?
1 Persistence in soil and water
The agrochemical company Zeneca claims that its product, Touchdown, a herbicide containing glyphosate trimesium, is “rapidly inactivated and broken down in the soil”46. Monsanto has measured the half life of glyphosate (the time required for half the amount to biodegrade or dissipate) and determined it to vary between three and 141 days.
In the field, long persistence of glyphosate has been observed in a number of studies. AMPA has been found to be even more persistent than glyphosate, with a half life in ... read more Weeds resist Roundup herbicide 13 y
Weeds resist Roundup herbicide
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/08/us-glyphosate-epa-idUSTRE7374WX20110408
Already more than 130 types of weeds have developed levels of herbicide resistance in more than 40 U.S. states, more resistant weeds than found in any other country. Experts estimate glyphosate-resistant weeds have infested close to 11 million acres (4.5 million hectares), threatening U.S. farmers’ yields.
On March 18, a cross section of consumer and environmental groups filed another in a series of lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the agency’s approval of more Roundup Ready ... read more Pesticide Action Network on Facebook 13 y
Pesticide Action Network on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pesticideactionnetwork
http://www.panna.org/get-involved/action-center/build-community
http://www.facebook.com/pesticideactionnetwork
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November 23, 2011 visit the page Roundup herbicide in Soil Effects 13 y
Roundup herbicide in Soil Effects
4Environmental fate When glyphosate is introduced into the environment a number of processes appear to
determine its fate. The most important include:
C the formation of complexes in water with ions such as Ca2+, Mg2+ C sorption to sediment or suspended particles C suspended particles in water and soil C uptake and metabolism by plants
C biodegradation by micro-organisms.
A range of bacterial strains can degrade glyphosate using the compound as a source of phosphorus, carbon, or nitrogen. The major breakdown product or metabolite of glyphosate is aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). ... read more Roundup did not kill Arundo Donax in Topanga Canyon 13 y
Roundup did not kill Arundo Donax in Topanga Canyon:
An alternative of cutting the arundo and laying plastic over its roots was more effective at eliminating the hardy tall bamboo-like grass. “The Roundup would knock it down, but then it would grow right back. I’ve got a problem dumping toxic stuff like that, especially when it doesn’t kill the alleged visitor.”
http://ovnblog.com/?p=4927
Referring to the use of similar herbicides to control the spread of arundo donax and other non-native species in Matilija Canyon, he said that spraying of arundo in Topanga Canyon had to be averted because it was ineffective.
“They sprayed somewhere between 12 and 15 times and it didn’t kill the arundo,” Bernhoft said,
noting that An alternative of cutting the arundo and laying plastic over its roots was more effective at eliminating the hardy tall bamboo-like grass. “The Roundup would knock it down, but then it would grow right back. I’ve got a pr ... read more General Article on Roundup herbicide from Julia Olmstead 13 y
General Article on Roundup herbicide from Julia Olmstead
Liora Leah, Mother Earth Heals, sent this my way.
November 23, 2011
2:58 am
Liora Leah
http://www.counterpunch.org/2005/08/23/our-reckless-chemical-dependence/
August 23, 2005 Would You Like Some Round-Up with Your Precautionary Principle?
Our Reckless Chemical Dependence
by JULIA OLMSTEAD
Telling people to wash their faces with DDT would be like the insult ”go jump off a cliff.” We all know the chemical is extremely hazardous both to humans and wildlife. But it is said that 50 years ago, in the agronomy department of my university, some faculty argued the pes ... read more Baskets made from Arundo Donax (Giant Reed? 13 y
Baskets made from Arundo Donax
“BASKETS OF THE WORLD”
THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PLAITED CRAFTS
Organizers: Dario Novellino – Füsun Ertu¤
21-26 August 2005, IVth International Congres of Ethnobotany Yeditepe University, Istanbul - Turkey
Cane (Arundo donax)
This tall grass, introduced from the Orient, with a stem like bamboo, has become a characteristic feature of coastal and waste ground. Split and planed into fairly flat-profile lengths, it has been widely used for side weaving often with brown willow rods forming the base, side stakes and border. In Argos, south of Corinth in Greece, a substantial indu ... read more Rabbi Stan Levy Story 13 y
Rabbi Stan Levy Story
http://www.jewishjournal.com/giving/article/stan_levy_the_exact_opposite_of_founders_syndrome_20111108/
This is the Rabbi of the community where I celebrate the Days of Awe each year.
I was in Los Angeles for ten tday between September 28-October 8, 2011.
I attended services with Rabbi Stan.
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visit the page Ten Day Forecast-clear weekend to kill Arundo with Roundup? 13 y
Ten Day Forecast-clear weekend to kill Arundo with Roundup?
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/San+Diego+CA+USCA0982
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nov 22, 2011 visit the page Positive Uses of Arundo Donax described here 13 y
Positive Uses of Arundo Donax described here
http://etd.uwc.ac.za/usrfiles/modules/etd/docs/etd_gen8Srv25Nme4_8478_1194347734.pdf
Impacts of the invasive reed
Arundo donax on biodiversity at the
community-ecosystem level
Gené Guthrie
1.2.2 Economic implications
Alien tree species (such as Pinus, Eucalyptus and Acacia) are important sources of pulp, timber and fuelwood, but in South Africa they are estimated to consume seven percent of available water (Le Maitre et al. 2000). The Nile perch Lates niloticus has great economic value in many African countries, but it has also caused the loss of endemic species and alte ... read more Arundo Donax for Building Natural Building inspires 13 y
Arundo Donax for Building Natural Building inspires
ON ARUNDO DONAX
Two permaculture principles apply here,
says, Sarah Livia Brightwood, of Rancho La Puerta.
” Waste does not exist. Waste is just a resource that hasn’t been used up yet’
Look at it as a resource A nutrient for something else.
Every element serves more than on function; every function served by more than on element”
every function---variety of functions--
it has
bamboo--fiber--green and renewable--
rayon---
I COPIED THIS FROM THE WILD WILLOW FARM WEBSITE
IN CASE IT IS TAKEN DOWN BEFORE LONG
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