John Rule to read from his own poetry today at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. TONIGHT!

Please click on image to enlarge to read introductory page and half of book's first poem.

Buckeye butterfly on nonnative butterfly bush in the peace-circle portion of the World Peace Wetland Prairie on June 11, 2010. You may be able to see it and many other pollinators Saturday June 12, 2010, at some of the 8 private gardens on the OMNI Tour of Peace Gardens

Please click on image to ENLARGE view of Buddleia with Precis coenea nectaring on it on June 11, 2010, at World Peace Wetland Prairie in Fayetteville, Arkansas. For interactive map and information about 2010 OMNI Peace Garden Tour, please see OMNI Peace Gardens blog.

Center for Watershed Protection: New report shows that aquatic life declines at early stages of urban development

New report shows aquatic life declines at early stages of urban development‏

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Aquatic Life Declines at Early Stages of Urban Development
The Center for Watershed Protection has been collaborating with the US Geological
Survey's Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems research group to help interpret
and disseminate the study results to local watershed managers and planners so they
can base land use and management decisions on the best available science. A summary
report of the EUSE study findings is now available, along with short video podcasts,
as described in the summary below.

A new USGS report explains the effects of urban development on stream ecosystem 
health. Surprisingly, aquatic insect communities show little, if any, initial resistance
to low levels of urban development that were previously thought to be protective
of aquatic life. The study showed, for example, that by the time a watershed reaches
about 10 percent impervious cover in urban areas, aquatic insect communities are
degraded by as much as 33 percent in comparison to aquatic insect communities in
forested watersheds.

The USGS determined the magnitude and pattern of the physical, chemical, and biological
response of streams to increasing urbanization and how these responses vary throughout
nine metropolitan areas: Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; Birmingham, AL; Atlanta,
GA; Raleigh, NC; Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; and Milwaukee, WI.

Comparisons among the nine metropolitan areas show that not all urban streams respond
in a similar way. Land cover prior to urbanization can affect how aquatic insects
and fish respond to urban development and is important to consider in setting realistic
stream restoration goals in urban areas. Learn more about how stream ecosystems 
respond to urban development from USGS reports and video podcasts on the USGS website:
http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/urban/ [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103189058075&s=14343&e=001SInAXSlaqxbqQ_TUW_yTZiUU7PqN8TCsF9u9ZkAdQbiKibxXRXcnlk26pNpXhSk7USiD9UWN9nl-8cs962LXqggfX67753v8AQCXqAjkNXeT2yCJRiuLnv492s0IKbf3UpWoiHGc0Mk=]

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The Center for Watershed Protection works to protect, restore, and enhance our streams,
rivers, lakes, wetlands, and bays. We create viable solutions and partnerships for
responsible land and water management so that every community has clean water and
healthy natural resources to sustain diverse life.