Stewardship Tips
« Previous EntriesStewardship Tip – Knot Free Nets
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Continuation of high quality sport fishing depends upon more anglers choosing to practice catch and release fishing. When landing a fish that you intend to release, it is important to handle it in such a way to reduce the chances for injury. If you use a net, consider using a knot free net.
Stewardship Tip – Buffalo Grass
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012If lawn renovation is on your agenda this spring, consider using buffalo grass instead of bluegrass or fescue. Buffalo grass, a North American native, has adapted to the droughts that are common on the Great Plains and is a frugal consumer of water. An established buffalo grass lawn requires about 1.5 inches of water per [...]
Stewardship Tip -Unfertilized Buffer Strips
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012If you are fortunate enough to live on a waterfront, you may want to consider an unfertilized buffer strip between your landscape or lawn and the water’s edge. An unfertilized buffer strip will reduce and filter the chemicals found in runoff, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, two of the primary components of most fertilizers, and [...]
Stewardship Tip – Waterwise Plants
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012According to a recent Intelligence Community Estimate issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, agriculture uses approximately 70 percent of freshwater. Domestic and industrial interests, in contrast, use about 19 percent. The estimate states “technology that reduces the amount of water needed for agriculture offers the greatest potential for relief from water [...]
Stewardship Tip – More on Fertilizer
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Nitrogen, in addition to potassium, is a key ingredient in fertilizer. Fertilizers are typically marked with three numbers on the package that indicate the percentage, by weight, of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. A package, for example, may be labeled with the numbers 10-20-10. These would indicate that the bag contains 10 pounds of nitrogen and [...]
Stewardship Tip – Phosphorus and Didymo
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Didymo (Didymosphenia geminata) is a type of algae found in fresh water. Commonly known as “rock snot,” didymo can form thick, brown mats on stream bottoms. During blooms, didymo can cover long stretches of streambeds and can disrupt the organisms that live in and on the streambed. This can have an adverse affect on fish [...]
Stewardship Tip – Selenium
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Selenium is a mineral that supports life. It is present in many vitamins. In small amounts, it can be beneficial. In large amounts, it can be toxic to wildlife, particularly egg-bearing organisms such as fish.
Stewardship Tip – Biodegradeable Baits
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012Many soft plastic lures are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Manufacturers use plasticizers, often compounds called phthalates, to keep lures soft and pliable. Phthalates leach out rapidly because they do not chemically bind to the PVC resin.
Stewardship Tip -Catch &Release
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Catch and release fishing is one of the most powerful tools for conservation. It is also used across a wide, and diverse, population of anglers. Consider: In the United Kingdom, course anglers have practiced catch and release for more than a century to prevent target species from disappearing from heavily fished waters. In the Chesapeake [...]
Stewardship Tip -LADWP
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012“It can have some of the water, but not all the water.” Geoffry McQuilkin, the former Co-Executive Director for the Mono Lake Committee, speaking at the Walker Lake Summit in 2002, was referring to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).