tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52479433663705208352024-02-19T00:37:06.314-06:00Groundwater BlogProtect. Connect. Inspire.The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.comBlogger566125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-35883444459755705672021-04-22T13:00:00.001-05:002021-04-22T13:09:51.496-05:00Being Water Wise with Frannie: PCPP’s and Wastewater<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKX4A6lcUZr9hlJMJTcPgHpgPeyL3dGN_gSZxD4VmdH2ERl1M6rhUELO5yaseVg8a2u2cXza1LAKtPma0OonwgFQWurlURiyJjYYVjduf8Nz9mLPdxZW2-n2a51dzKHEzYrExD2-DY4w/s373/FranniePCPPP1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="373" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKX4A6lcUZr9hlJMJTcPgHpgPeyL3dGN_gSZxD4VmdH2ERl1M6rhUELO5yaseVg8a2u2cXza1LAKtPma0OonwgFQWurlURiyJjYYVjduf8Nz9mLPdxZW2-n2a51dzKHEzYrExD2-DY4w/w400-h300/FranniePCPPP1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hello,
everyone, and hello, Spring!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s time to learn about water
education with your favorite fish, Frannie. Today we’ll be talking about Personal Care Products and Pharmaceuticals, also known as “PCPP’s”. PCPP’s include
products like toothpaste, shampoo, aspirin, and household cleaning chemicals. While
daily hygiene and staying clean and healthy are important, did you ever think about
where all of that toothpaste goes once you’re finished brushing your teeth?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Wastewater”
is used water, or water used by humans that is no longer clean, that is sent to
water recycling centers to be treated, or cleaned, to be reused. However,
untreated wastewater is harmful to the environment and can destroy places like
lakes and streams, which are home to fish like Frannie.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Z0l8jG4A_0V-le3fSBsQyHhYq9mSe23Ri8NsghJ_TyF0Ju1rZwPy_dLB2LAHyFcVmECXfXQIWYrI7U8qPsZ-8T9Wl9tGmsxtU2MPnVoIi2BO1plj5-IahN2bGfDI9Q3XnaVgWsL5Q18/s257/FranniePCPPP2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Z0l8jG4A_0V-le3fSBsQyHhYq9mSe23Ri8NsghJ_TyF0Ju1rZwPy_dLB2LAHyFcVmECXfXQIWYrI7U8qPsZ-8T9Wl9tGmsxtU2MPnVoIi2BO1plj5-IahN2bGfDI9Q3XnaVgWsL5Q18/s0/FranniePCPPP2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKuvh72cvDZtzBI_kz7FkfB7N_ZbTlHuaEwZLXWs8OHhYIvVh4w4ojoMyqxBbw5eie4yH3l-FIRb1dNZTUr8ijUbeioJ8dXN4J5228M-5C3I9Gkx38zwFPB4Mo0ikHCmW3fAMLG7BZWg/s170/FranniePCPPP3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKuvh72cvDZtzBI_kz7FkfB7N_ZbTlHuaEwZLXWs8OHhYIvVh4w4ojoMyqxBbw5eie4yH3l-FIRb1dNZTUr8ijUbeioJ8dXN4J5228M-5C3I9Gkx38zwFPB4Mo0ikHCmW3fAMLG7BZWg/s0/FranniePCPPP3.png" /></a></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #cc99ff;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>What Can You Do to Help
Keep Frannie’s Home Clean?</b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Talk to your mom and dad about throwing away medicine rather than flushing it down the toilet.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Ask your mom or dad about using more environmentally-friendly cleaning products around the house. Natural products are harmless to the environment and keep Frannie happy.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Throw away
kitchen grease instead of pouring it down the sink.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">When brushing your teeth, use a "pea-size" amount of toothpaste to make it last longer.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVor7ndT_f_25-2LFgcTHAatYHz1g474N6QRMCJ8EAXXNy8PAm4s-mB5rHBjvEZBRT68R9ZMujJIPmRE0Fn4fOo2ZbG7CbdhEm0m4hpsiqZEZl3gAT8_4A96uBvYfl_fzc0iM0iMYkXVM/s205/FranniePCPPP4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVor7ndT_f_25-2LFgcTHAatYHz1g474N6QRMCJ8EAXXNy8PAm4s-mB5rHBjvEZBRT68R9ZMujJIPmRE0Fn4fOo2ZbG7CbdhEm0m4hpsiqZEZl3gAT8_4A96uBvYfl_fzc0iM0iMYkXVM/s0/FranniePCPPP4.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Also, use a "nickel-size" amount of shampoo and conditioner every time you wash your hair. Remember to use products until the bottle is completely empty.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR0zDC-zFu6i1Lw4nYLibvbvkQLnLOlz16wzTuh9tFxY9qLR3yfcDASQQ5OIA8_y5Q0t5hPqUmP20jPVf-3LFflT46njyqOuboyKxPE9EAYvD_91Usa5vpdbnHr_gbc0LUGR1OCP7d84/s210/FranniePCPPP5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR0zDC-zFu6i1Lw4nYLibvbvkQLnLOlz16wzTuh9tFxY9qLR3yfcDASQQ5OIA8_y5Q0t5hPqUmP20jPVf-3LFflT46njyqOuboyKxPE9EAYvD_91Usa5vpdbnHr_gbc0LUGR1OCP7d84/s0/FranniePCPPP5.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Save used, leftover soap to make into a new bar of soap later. This can be done by grating and melting the leftover soap pieces in a double boiler. As it melts, make sure to add your favorite smells using essential oils. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSsqNaYEjcwlSFkRPc76FaXjGkALHOXilYhlBZyt3Zbiyi-QGD5_aa8whZv8C-owo9Tfe_Ndcu6sIs7o7u4ZJovwa946GcjC2laTBLLYjuX2WKCMV5PFjP9kZukMfXX_YTIxCc9uq5_E/s361/FranniePCPPP6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSsqNaYEjcwlSFkRPc76FaXjGkALHOXilYhlBZyt3Zbiyi-QGD5_aa8whZv8C-owo9Tfe_Ndcu6sIs7o7u4ZJovwa946GcjC2laTBLLYjuX2WKCMV5PFjP9kZukMfXX_YTIxCc9uq5_E/s320/FranniePCPPP6.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Bring unwanted cleaning products, paint, or other chemicals to your local refuge. These products are called "hazardous waste" and can pollute our environment and waterways if flushed down the toilet or thrown in the trash.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaduFW9Bg5iBm7ctri4vMujdM9TeJW2NZHoPC9nt3DruYpegGLISY2Rw0__03kSdXIaZEYuGoHCq2GMGe9QjVukDh9Ay1lFN27Np6yOwEWQTSLkaW-q8oeHoD9lm96jzotPS6eLWkiXQ/s373/FranniePCPPP7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaduFW9Bg5iBm7ctri4vMujdM9TeJW2NZHoPC9nt3DruYpegGLISY2Rw0__03kSdXIaZEYuGoHCq2GMGe9QjVukDh9Ay1lFN27Np6yOwEWQTSLkaW-q8oeHoD9lm96jzotPS6eLWkiXQ/s320/FranniePCPPP7.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Nova", sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Use these products to help reduce wastewater pollution from PCPP's and keep Nebraska's water clean. Remember, water is as important to us as it is to Frannie and her friends, so we need to take care of it.</span></p>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-64407273442370041302020-12-23T16:00:00.001-06:002020-12-23T16:00:05.045-06:00It's Water-Wise Wednesday with Frannie the Fish! {Upcycled Olaf Ornament with Bottle Caps}<p><span style="color: #0061a0;"> <b style="font-size: x-large;">Why Upcycling?</b></span></p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Want to learn why Frannie is doing an upcycling project this week? Check out the Upcycled Clothing Pin Snowflake Ornament blog <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/12/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="color: #0061a0;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b>This Week's Project:</b></span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b>Bottle Cap Olaf Ornament</b></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDIttlQw4L23aZW5w0iUbrya6RW0K8a9KborpRTAOSUDPDWSKIFF7VT5ZiM_5kPw83DWsF7Wi_SjBFG3_oYGPSlkmsRiSuGKiaTWTFmAD5rs1V1Hp2OfWjbYGJ98oaVUkUXOzY92Dg94/s1600/IMG_3833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDIttlQw4L23aZW5w0iUbrya6RW0K8a9KborpRTAOSUDPDWSKIFF7VT5ZiM_5kPw83DWsF7Wi_SjBFG3_oYGPSlkmsRiSuGKiaTWTFmAD5rs1V1Hp2OfWjbYGJ98oaVUkUXOzY92Dg94/s1600/IMG_3833.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Frannie found some old bottle caps sitting in her desk, and she decided to upcycle them into her favorite <a href="http://frozen.disney.com/" target="_blank">Frozen</a> snowman: Olaf!</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>Materials:</b></span><br /><ul><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">3 bottle caps</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">scissors</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">white paint</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">white, black, and orange construction paper or foam sheets</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">hot glue gun</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">string or ribbon</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">2 small sticks (can be collected for free outside!)</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">2 small, white pom-poms</span></li></ul><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>Instructions:</b></span><br /><br /><ol><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Collect 3 bottle caps. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRGOw8efAAcJ5bWoEkP96WaJXqKmM37JoMT_Qxq9zbIi6V_fHDXzDt3iMOEsqpr2MobfiVXWH5oUScjTVp3NiCtudWz1Vr7fgc_QQF2PFMYgazU9hGc_SgXm3EbwY0zrFfQD-Gi-LWNo/s1600/IMG_3794.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRGOw8efAAcJ5bWoEkP96WaJXqKmM37JoMT_Qxq9zbIi6V_fHDXzDt3iMOEsqpr2MobfiVXWH5oUScjTVp3NiCtudWz1Vr7fgc_QQF2PFMYgazU9hGc_SgXm3EbwY0zrFfQD-Gi-LWNo/s1600/IMG_3794.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Paint the bottle caps white. This may take several layers of paint. Allow them to dry completely before moving on to the next step.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqVQQXW1T4fTSu7M6_SXGey1ccPmqYN4GluVbUPtrIuNYTkJMWIfPKHuh9YepHBbnL54SxU_TEsf7t4kPGviyu3GevNZeo2ON0Yk3kqMvCpQbqJQjxQOrustHC30-0ahVHWZth08ZXDY/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqVQQXW1T4fTSu7M6_SXGey1ccPmqYN4GluVbUPtrIuNYTkJMWIfPKHuh9YepHBbnL54SxU_TEsf7t4kPGviyu3GevNZeo2ON0Yk3kqMvCpQbqJQjxQOrustHC30-0ahVHWZth08ZXDY/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Glue the three bottle caps together using a hot glue gun. It might be helpful to ask an adult for assistance when using the hot glue gun. For extra support, glue a piece of string across the back of all three bottle caps. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY4xp5OZNfOvGBI17C-pj7qjEZ8Y4N4VVNY00Hphl_2DShNnNgarC8BrTLps8yEziVIKonVIFRgcR-b2eGc4qoAoB0dL6s-w5ZyHI9G7TWFRPEWkEDktGb9eFNuzEwl8RzqtpP3oZGT0/s1600/IMG_3828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUY4xp5OZNfOvGBI17C-pj7qjEZ8Y4N4VVNY00Hphl_2DShNnNgarC8BrTLps8yEziVIKonVIFRgcR-b2eGc4qoAoB0dL6s-w5ZyHI9G7TWFRPEWkEDktGb9eFNuzEwl8RzqtpP3oZGT0/s1600/IMG_3828.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Add the stick arms, buttons, and pom-pom feet using the glue gun. If you don't have black buttons, you can use black construction paper.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5_4eqoZM6cLOsXNDiS_HKVDklkGEb-2P24OyGkLMYEwdv9oDF2MeuJzJt9LNp-kkfE6HBrZ2QYvFEmSKmrimI3rydkH_rtQmYP3n5Hk0ptujl4i8MgIfaLZUEDLnn2QXVNK6YIToVJc/s1600/IMG_3829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5_4eqoZM6cLOsXNDiS_HKVDklkGEb-2P24OyGkLMYEwdv9oDF2MeuJzJt9LNp-kkfE6HBrZ2QYvFEmSKmrimI3rydkH_rtQmYP3n5Hk0ptujl4i8MgIfaLZUEDLnn2QXVNK6YIToVJc/s1600/IMG_3829.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Using the scissors, cut out the elements of Olaf's face: mouth (with large front teeth), carrot nose, eyes, and eyebrows. Glue these elements to the top bottle cap.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lgOXxq7k4VaYLxbywUeVGjsGSUmkQGzh6FERwAX5cOridk2WVA9uxsA_B9H6Nx8H3j05DQYXIIyYWXg4i6gfUyxsi2cbF2du0YlTN8GCAVJYhjHS5rZuVCLabtcOODjJ8XAS5zNb4a4/s1600/IMG_3830.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lgOXxq7k4VaYLxbywUeVGjsGSUmkQGzh6FERwAX5cOridk2WVA9uxsA_B9H6Nx8H3j05DQYXIIyYWXg4i6gfUyxsi2cbF2du0YlTN8GCAVJYhjHS5rZuVCLabtcOODjJ8XAS5zNb4a4/s1600/IMG_3830.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Finish your Olaf ornament by gluing a looped piece of string to the back of the top bottle cap. Congratulations! You have just made an Upcycled Bottle Cap Olaf Ornament! </span></li></ol><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>For More Fun:</b></span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Make a snowman family! Using different items you find around the house (buttons, scraps of yarn or fabric, craft supplies such as glitter, etc.) make some friends for Olaf. Get creative and have fun!</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Share:</b></span> </span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;">Share pictures of your family and your snowmen with us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundwaterfoundation" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: #666666;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/groundwaterfdn" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="color: #666666;">, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/groundwaterfdn/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><span style="color: #666666;">, or by sending them in to </span><a href="mailto:info@groundwater.org">info@groundwater.org</a><span style="color: #666666;">. Happy Holidays!</span></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-68515410756234126312020-12-09T16:33:00.003-06:002020-12-09T16:33:24.814-06:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Upcycled Clothes Pin Snowflake Ornament}<p><span style="color: #666666;">Tis the season for repurposed or upcycled decorations! Frannie loves upcycling because it takes something that would normally be thrown away and makes it new and usable again. Upcycling is a great way to reduce our waste and conserve water! </span></p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b><span>How does upcycling reduce waste and conserve water?</span> </b></span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Upcycling reduces the need to use new, raw materials when making a new product. By using old materials instead of new materials, less energy and water is used. Even better, air pollution and water pollution are reduced!</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="color: #0061a0;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><b>Upcycled Clothing Pin Snowflake Ornament:</b></span></span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-qx7uIkhUNkSEXICezgUbF6qpLD2Yai2K74xfzYZ6N7G-ofpjY7SF_Q2Iw_7c_zkWwvAFwa6WXv9w4mmfySXFCv3qQwyCx9p4I0OFggPutCpdX4lour-7lo1oZUKvd-_aKyqsCt5VXw/s1600/IMG_3817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-qx7uIkhUNkSEXICezgUbF6qpLD2Yai2K74xfzYZ6N7G-ofpjY7SF_Q2Iw_7c_zkWwvAFwa6WXv9w4mmfySXFCv3qQwyCx9p4I0OFggPutCpdX4lour-7lo1oZUKvd-_aKyqsCt5VXw/s1600/IMG_3817.JPG" width="213" /></span></a></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Frannie was looking through her home for fun items to upcycle when she came across some broken clothing pins. With some creativity (and the help of <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/groundwaterfdn/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>), Frannie decided to make a snowflake ornament out of her broken clothing pins!</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>What You Need:</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">8 clothing pins (or 16 halves of clothing pins)</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">white paint</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">paint brush</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">glue</span></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">string</span></li></ul><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>Instructions:</b></span></div><div><ol><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Gather together your 8 clothing pins. You'll need both halves of each clothing pin for a total of 16 pieces. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf7pJjvAZqwpAeJ46o2FGeFLTt6xIkXxYxIyvvlVXrRvkwLfhKOTfCsllG4muWDw8etMaCUyvU-iOX82IYitAefc22DjsOJo2sjqW_dIyi9MEpsnRYeUJ8fNjDx2c8hDBr4YSuIK0xeE/s1600/IMG_3790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOf7pJjvAZqwpAeJ46o2FGeFLTt6xIkXxYxIyvvlVXrRvkwLfhKOTfCsllG4muWDw8etMaCUyvU-iOX82IYitAefc22DjsOJo2sjqW_dIyi9MEpsnRYeUJ8fNjDx2c8hDBr4YSuIK0xeE/s1600/IMG_3790.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Paint each clothing pin white. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG0OmV2YfSIzADqYxSLDevnKEH5REdbVbW8WWOR1Q-l55BceLJE0Zf7V9s7cddLBBqZIoo75BMNkkKxD69fl4ijJ88D0X_ZEMCGzU01PbTeFFAK9kEzFJ20hcHMApXDUEZBatVCfJH5U/s1600/IMG_3806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmG0OmV2YfSIzADqYxSLDevnKEH5REdbVbW8WWOR1Q-l55BceLJE0Zf7V9s7cddLBBqZIoo75BMNkkKxD69fl4ijJ88D0X_ZEMCGzU01PbTeFFAK9kEzFJ20hcHMApXDUEZBatVCfJH5U/s1600/IMG_3806.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Glue the clothing pin halves together as shown in the photo. You should end up with 8 snowflake pieces. Thread a string through the hole in one piece. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi6_ts6vr0erjWlcQwtLrPYN3dtaVsVBSNOA3BKJho2Qtu8QtEKfBoav_K_m3Q0w_fEwOuYnTYBJyyXpqkBx1Z68-OqMVvZc-d_XYE-PTgF5jvFvC4JbMmWbiQ5D2zwuWzLdZsUtNQa4/s1600/IMG_3814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi6_ts6vr0erjWlcQwtLrPYN3dtaVsVBSNOA3BKJho2Qtu8QtEKfBoav_K_m3Q0w_fEwOuYnTYBJyyXpqkBx1Z68-OqMVvZc-d_XYE-PTgF5jvFvC4JbMmWbiQ5D2zwuWzLdZsUtNQa4/s1600/IMG_3814.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Glue four snowflake pieces together into a "+" shape as shown in the photo. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCDZPNtgyyark_AaU4jX30JFMDojAMoV1K4LjtbeeuA89EY2tJB8uHBPJM0MZJAramL0g-X2fs6sZCvEX0PLd5iyhxiRckZrhhUiQgszX4LbHH0f91ufhtrG5mG9DspkFztM8_v1jr54/s1600/IMG_3816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCDZPNtgyyark_AaU4jX30JFMDojAMoV1K4LjtbeeuA89EY2tJB8uHBPJM0MZJAramL0g-X2fs6sZCvEX0PLd5iyhxiRckZrhhUiQgszX4LbHH0f91ufhtrG5mG9DspkFztM8_v1jr54/s1600/IMG_3816.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Glue the final four snowflake pieces into the corners of the already glued pieces, making sure the snowflake piece with the string is located where you would like the "top" of your snowflake to be. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-qx7uIkhUNkSEXICezgUbF6qpLD2Yai2K74xfzYZ6N7G-ofpjY7SF_Q2Iw_7c_zkWwvAFwa6WXv9w4mmfySXFCv3qQwyCx9p4I0OFggPutCpdX4lour-7lo1oZUKvd-_aKyqsCt5VXw/s1600/IMG_3817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-qx7uIkhUNkSEXICezgUbF6qpLD2Yai2K74xfzYZ6N7G-ofpjY7SF_Q2Iw_7c_zkWwvAFwa6WXv9w4mmfySXFCv3qQwyCx9p4I0OFggPutCpdX4lour-7lo1oZUKvd-_aKyqsCt5VXw/s1600/IMG_3817.JPG" width="213" /></span></a></div></li><li><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Congratulations! You have just made an Upcycled Clothing Pin Snowflake Ornament! Hang it up as a winter decoration or wrap it up to give as a gift.</span></li></ol><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>For More Fun:</b></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #666666;">Get creative! Add color to your snowflake or a touch of glitter. Write a special message on it or have all your family sign their names on it. Have fun!</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #0061a0; font-size: large;"><b>Share:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #666666;">Share pictures of your family and your snowflakes with us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundwaterfoundation" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/groundwaterfdn" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/groundwaterfdn/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or by sending them in to <a href="mailto:info@groundwater.org">info@groundwater.org</a>. Happy Holidays!</span></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-85483846966376474392020-11-11T17:06:00.000-06:002020-11-11T17:06:07.162-06:00It's Water-Wise Wednesday with Frannie the Fish! {Games and Puzzles and Coloring Sheets, Oh My!}<p><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">To give her eyes a break from virtual learning, Frannie has enjoyed diving into the dozens of cr<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">osswords, word searches, and coloring sheets from The Groundwater Foundation.<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Frannie knows that learning is more fun when you can be creative and she <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">can't <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">think of a better way to learn about groundwater. Check out some of her favorite activities below!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWBihxIVwToTgMjOt1aIOuvhrZXErMDlwC7EWPtJNySS2FpSZtb5aMellNyLROTIyfQiQIBIabLi8QTgZFZMzUiWw03croxEtR0irbtnCfKsugSZVqZKI98RIJXqevxr4AiLaw5jeqJc/s1600/IMAG0338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWBihxIVwToTgMjOt1aIOuvhrZXErMDlwC7EWPtJNySS2FpSZtb5aMellNyLROTIyfQiQIBIabLi8QTgZFZMzUiWw03croxEtR0irbtnCfKsugSZVqZKI98RIJXqevxr4AiLaw5jeqJc/s320/IMAG0338.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> <a href="http://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/c0278aa4-4da9-4754-8b7b-7ec77026ea72">Contamination Crossword</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> - How many<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> contamination vocabulary terms do you know?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUbKLZ0KGoLjk5vhHRNzKM0520e74pPe1x2f1ZHSC3MukUolIBWYikYRgq0BHaksTm275eIZNV7rrOO5tVZjRFcqcXTAYMLfxdmys6RTPL_pvr3PkmhPGkPjgUaDVKfnP_CZajHli9B8/s1600/Contamination+Crossword.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUbKLZ0KGoLjk5vhHRNzKM0520e74pPe1x2f1ZHSC3MukUolIBWYikYRgq0BHaksTm275eIZNV7rrOO5tVZjRFcqcXTAYMLfxdmys6RTPL_pvr3PkmhPGkPjgUaDVKfnP_CZajHli9B8/s200/Contamination+Crossword.JPG" width="153" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Find all the groundwater words in this fun word search! </span><a href="http://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/3e2e1a43-6154-49ca-8861-a44c0a6772d0"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Groundwater Word Search</span></a><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufUr4ZYrneye8FnW0zQT43hKmJ0OFxx3KA0Dy9zdyp7xdV1toGvNty5vknqpY7XlCYUJ3gJWnWzwgu1dGdGT4pnfPQSLI9BePn91Laxnm5BRtr2mK3B4oPS5U1fm3Xj04npBEXvBvErk/s702/protect+the+earth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufUr4ZYrneye8FnW0zQT43hKmJ0OFxx3KA0Dy9zdyp7xdV1toGvNty5vknqpY7XlCYUJ3gJWnWzwgu1dGdGT4pnfPQSLI9BePn91Laxnm5BRtr2mK3B4oPS5U1fm3Xj04npBEXvBvErk/s320/protect+the+earth.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span>The Groundwater Foundation is regularly creating and releasing fun new content, so keep an eye out for updates from Frannie!The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-80893256414913553592020-10-28T16:30:00.001-05:002020-10-28T16:30:05.603-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Upcycled Halloween Spider}<p>Halloween is THIS WEEKEND! Frannie will be practicing social distancing, staying home instead of trick-or-treating with her friends, but she's still full of Halloween spirit! Frannie found a fun activity you can do, too - making a spooky, upcycled spider!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGy0WEoiCtH8C0H-daDbpeSlRMk38lMfxMzVzIg5HqCA64UPsESVEUpiMdmTaNt9NZLx5ZIMzT1EPtavWtF-LuP_0BjHVWqEcylPXzuRrcXsfQrf_9r5onchJ79EkS4XR54wdFFiVxq8/s1600/DSC01979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGy0WEoiCtH8C0H-daDbpeSlRMk38lMfxMzVzIg5HqCA64UPsESVEUpiMdmTaNt9NZLx5ZIMzT1EPtavWtF-LuP_0BjHVWqEcylPXzuRrcXsfQrf_9r5onchJ79EkS4XR54wdFFiVxq8/s320/DSC01979.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;"><b>Here's what you need:</b></span><br /><ul><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2-liter plastic bottle</span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black acrylic paint</span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Scissors</span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Glue</span></li><li><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Googly eyes</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTBejbupPXfMU9nqylk8bih39MSAiwRr_UDoS3d0E81n-9Szl4hmEXy9MPSfO7DPPSt8OoAmZ6Q7dVZTwPxLkBQV_0fiIBmvvz3LCahyphenhyphenlVAvQFrDKy7BOD0L5q502aJecULEzr7UBbug/s1600/DSC01969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTBejbupPXfMU9nqylk8bih39MSAiwRr_UDoS3d0E81n-9Szl4hmEXy9MPSfO7DPPSt8OoAmZ6Q7dVZTwPxLkBQV_0fiIBmvvz3LCahyphenhyphenlVAvQFrDKy7BOD0L5q502aJecULEzr7UBbug/s320/DSC01969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: purple;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: purple;"><b>What to do:</b></span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1. Clean out a 2-liter plastic bottle and remove labeling.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAmOmvXnFEr1zOk7ff3qXuKIF2R8SCU0LY7fRTAgj_qdHzS_zV1mvU2UGaXFnFZ2S-QgZ02RU7iNkd8kKhZzg9omXjOgWHQcUsZJQ-S4-uPGuWFaI5gYAbe53ZGadLWYxLDiNQ_zs6eg/s1600/DSC01970.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAmOmvXnFEr1zOk7ff3qXuKIF2R8SCU0LY7fRTAgj_qdHzS_zV1mvU2UGaXFnFZ2S-QgZ02RU7iNkd8kKhZzg9omXjOgWHQcUsZJQ-S4-uPGuWFaI5gYAbe53ZGadLWYxLDiNQ_zs6eg/s320/DSC01970.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2. Pour black paint in the bottle, screw cap on, and shake the bottle until black paint has coated the entire bottle. This may be messy, so make sure the cap is on tight! When you're done, pour the excess paint<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> out.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTfxVLS21JRhD6DRsmV8wL6HFCZBpyrm3kjslGeKkMoaoa3VPNw3ku45145fBxUwhinSo6XuHgOlpdlsnVc-H7ozaIEvMGbreOUXruuITxHjrLDOna5oSL-9iQPNvaJ6rPFG-2D3p5HU/s1600/DSC01972.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTfxVLS21JRhD6DRsmV8wL6HFCZBpyrm3kjslGeKkMoaoa3VPNw3ku45145fBxUwhinSo6XuHgOlpdlsnVc-H7ozaIEvMGbreOUXruuITxHjrLDOna5oSL-9iQPNvaJ6rPFG-2D3p5HU/s320/DSC01972.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3. Let the paint dry overnight.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4. Cut the top of the bottle off and recycle.</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">5. Make legs for the spider by cutting the bottom of the bottle into 8 strips.</span><br /><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga34waFVjQyE45Auny5Wy3FGK0ne307PcY1PHP_AXAtvIkTCiIZMYaPi0O6j5eJwZp20fD9tvdXcJJ7ls5qDxjxGFUzEGyii2kSFhSqIiz8V5R7ziT1RSDutj6AzKAZMZ52fg38KbODDI/s1600/DSC01973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga34waFVjQyE45Auny5Wy3FGK0ne307PcY1PHP_AXAtvIkTCiIZMYaPi0O6j5eJwZp20fD9tvdXcJJ7ls5qDxjxGFUzEGyii2kSFhSqIiz8V5R7ziT1RSDutj6AzKAZMZ52fg38KbODDI/s320/DSC01973.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">6. Bend the legs <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">out</span>ward <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">at the base of <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">each strip.</span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocBezojHuLtI18PrgGpdBtiGn8t89rfarhkK-pilZqQRHV78BhSIfh32T0AUsydAwvKgCgeqig92dCtSDYTDDoWF_ozXRsCfn5ATt7OS7DnTIAHVEmtA8PhDDXAhZqS3_Qn0tMMl6lhI/s1600/DSC01975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocBezojHuLtI18PrgGpdBtiGn8t89rfarhkK-pilZqQRHV78BhSIfh32T0AUsydAwvKgCgeqig92dCtSDYTDDoWF_ozXRsCfn5ATt7OS7DnTIAHVEmtA8PhDDXAhZqS3_Qn0tMMl6lhI/s320/DSC01975.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">7. Bend the legs inward about halfway down<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> each strip.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLU6-l5W_q7r9F2nl3VkSnk7ELg2NkDWZHCP75mbnFB0ypW_IqISM7tFL42rULoLzUfoDBhhvCm0IGFEtNHsAV4b3kB9TuO5Zkxxxo3ZglmrIhGSp0ydHetIEReEPsM_Cs4KBRHA_P24/s1600/DSC01977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLU6-l5W_q7r9F2nl3VkSnk7ELg2NkDWZHCP75mbnFB0ypW_IqISM7tFL42rULoLzUfoDBhhvCm0IGFEtNHsAV4b3kB9TuO5Zkxxxo3ZglmrIhGSp0ydHetIEReEPsM_Cs4KBRHA_P24/s320/DSC01977.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">8. Bend the legs inward again at the end of each <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">strip.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcw2WI9ge7yINMqrh9XchNI1YhExnfdW_JCRFkqDggHLEWo1w4XkCYyuNXgGqAkKI5amgxGXL7MqwIgcxgT0XAS5q4J6NMwfFeQ0V3umPclw-c6DnH7toBFVynHobXt1ppy1-qt-cS0M/s1600/DSC01978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcw2WI9ge7yINMqrh9XchNI1YhExnfdW_JCRFkqDggHLEWo1w4XkCYyuNXgGqAkKI5amgxGXL7MqwIgcxgT0XAS5q4J6NMwfFeQ0V3umPclw-c6DnH7toBFVynHobXt1ppy1-qt-cS0M/s320/DSC01978.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><br /><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">9. Glue the googly eyes on your spider.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlp-8D8NrSmbjYVEE88FnUrlaFNG1evgBs79C92FAj26SNGQwMq97v7YHE1r7wKzZdM8OKL7U2YlAAaLILV9fKmtFvxiLCEwvgeKI74BPO5cQiY58DkPC9aqv8nS9p1sRmJKc0hITCts/s1600/DSC01979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlp-8D8NrSmbjYVEE88FnUrlaFNG1evgBs79C92FAj26SNGQwMq97v7YHE1r7wKzZdM8OKL7U2YlAAaLILV9fKmtFvxiLCEwvgeKI74BPO5cQiY58DkPC9aqv8nS9p1sRmJKc0hITCts/s320/DSC01979.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">10</span>. Decorate your house with your spooky spider!</span><br /><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">Frannie wishes you a safe and fun Halloween!</span></span></b></span></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-11493312920627791192020-10-21T18:26:00.006-05:002020-10-21T18:26:58.420-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {5 Ways (You Didn't Know!) You Used Water}<p> We all know that water has a very important role in our lives. We use it to drink, to cook our food, to bathe and brush our teeth, and to water our plants or pets. But water affects our lives in so many other ways we might not think about. Check out these 5 unique ways that you use water!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcT1uTT_lWY0AGtaHpY4azEXKhM7pum64XgEO_ImZajM3kSyyvoZAgc9mvDpfWX6NJAyX6zjE1ADy0z4jQCTJ3oPHyj-Dz6eqK7IFaqwi0Yz2PkH0sV8JUILWBzk-TP-zM-fgk-x052o/s1600/6958818812_8331f1d4bb_z.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcT1uTT_lWY0AGtaHpY4azEXKhM7pum64XgEO_ImZajM3kSyyvoZAgc9mvDpfWX6NJAyX6zjE1ADy0z4jQCTJ3oPHyj-Dz6eqK7IFaqwi0Yz2PkH0sV8JUILWBzk-TP-zM-fgk-x052o/s320/6958818812_8331f1d4bb_z.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><b>1. Heating and Cooling.</b> Many homes and businesses are using something called <a href="http://www.kids.esdb.bg/hydro.html" target="_blank">“geothermal energy” to heat and cool their buildings</a>. “Geo” means “from the earth” and “thermal” means heat so this type of energy uses the heat from the under the ground to regulate the temperature of a particular system. Buildings that use this system pump a liquid, often groundwater, through a series of pipes and devices like “heat exchangers” to use the natural heat from the earth to warm up the air inside. During hot summers, a geothermal system can also cool down the air by working in reverse, absorbing the heat from inside and moving it back down into the earth. This very efficient system costs less than other modern systems and almost none of the energy is wasted.<br /><b><br /></b><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyjPx-4HSNNb7ZF4EQF2cW2L1xgJZPACNsvBFFXOFKoWEURmhpbkBkXrbE6kvsUJf9p4Ukbsc_MZ_mNySv2xE8JyrQCm1yepdOectpNJONkmHMgVhh7FeNjzGIsVKRlOJZZMIDOKs-4/s1600/Geothermal-energy.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="622" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNyjPx-4HSNNb7ZF4EQF2cW2L1xgJZPACNsvBFFXOFKoWEURmhpbkBkXrbE6kvsUJf9p4Ukbsc_MZ_mNySv2xE8JyrQCm1yepdOectpNJONkmHMgVhh7FeNjzGIsVKRlOJZZMIDOKs-4/s320/Geothermal-energy.png" width="320" /></a><b>2. Electricity. </b></div><div>Hydroelectric power is a clean, renewable, and reliable form of energy that converts the energy of falling water into electricity. Do you know about the Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, Nevada? It’s one of the nation’s largest hydropower facilities, with each wing of the plant rising <a href="https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/powerfaq.html" target="_blank">nearly 20 stories for a length of 650 feet</a> (almost 2 football fields). With 17 main turbines, the average annual generation is about 4.2 billion kilowatt-hours. That’s over 3.1 billion horsepower and enough energy to serve 1.3 million people, all by using the water!<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>3. Wearing Clothes. </b>Did you know that <a href="https://www.mnn.com/food/beverages/sponsorstory/six-ways-we-all-use-water-without-knowing-it" target="_blank">2.6% of the water used globally</a> is for cotton consumption? That cotton t-shirt that you’re wearing required a lot of water to go from growing in a field to being hung in your closet. And that’s not even taking into consideration the amount of water it takes to dye your shirt, or any other articles of your clothing, into the fun colors you like to wear.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqCWUsSYrKHkxkcLnnH1SUTXmMAxWxjt4hcXvd4DBwOEx0_27iqInfOAAi2-YESt_0vuYlZn-2TSiKCW746OSNXO95tN35lZABdQVhgzvtUuDqDq3zBTzOuGgWmnmpd6VLXdJpQUOyUc/s1600/Dye+house+machine+operator+Martino+Cardone+tending+silk+in+dyeing+tanks..jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1024" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqCWUsSYrKHkxkcLnnH1SUTXmMAxWxjt4hcXvd4DBwOEx0_27iqInfOAAi2-YESt_0vuYlZn-2TSiKCW746OSNXO95tN35lZABdQVhgzvtUuDqDq3zBTzOuGgWmnmpd6VLXdJpQUOyUc/s320/Dye+house+machine+operator+Martino+Cardone+tending+silk+in+dyeing+tanks..jpg" width="320" /></a><b>4. Reading, writing, and printing.</b> Did you know that in the US, we use about 69 million tons of paper and paperboard (like boxes and folders) each year? In the process of just making the paper, water is used to grow the trees, maintain the tools that are used to cut the trees, turn the trees into a pulp, and maintain the machines that turn the pulp into paper? And that’s just to make blank paper. Water is also used to make the ink to print <a href="https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/faqs.html" target="_blank">2 billion books yearly or put fun cover photos on 350 million magazines</a>. It takes roughly 1,160 gallons of water to make a single pound of paper and that’s a lot of paper.<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>5. Using a computer.</b> If you think using email, the internet, and, in general, going paperless is the perfect solution: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-conservation-tips/" target="_blank">think again</a>. The water it takes to make a single laptop is about the same as washing 70 loads of laundry. A desktop? 1,500 gallons! Every kind of computer and IT product demands vast quantities of “ultra-pure water”, a kind of water that highly distilled from even larger quantities of “regular” water.<br /><br />So? How many did you know? If you can think of other ways that water secretly helps our lives, share them with us at <a href="mailto:info@groundwater.org">info@groundwater.org</a>.</div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-85895054842634367472020-09-30T18:18:00.001-05:002020-09-30T18:18:45.325-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 6: Improperly Constructed Hydraulic Fracturing Wells}<p> Frannie's friends at the <a href="Frannie's friends at the Groundwater Foundation recently published the second edition of the Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source. This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about improperly abandoned wells. Today's activity is....Over-Application of Fertilizer." target="_blank">Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.</p><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/09/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">improperly operated landfills</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/08/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_19.html" target="_blank">sinkholes</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/08/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank">leaky underground storage tanks</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">improperly abandoned wells</a> and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html" target="_blank">over-application of fertilizer</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Today's activity is....Improperly Constructed Hydraulic Fracturing Wells.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/uog/process-unconventional-natural-gas-production">Hydraulic fracturing</a>, commonly referred to as “fracking”, breaks up the ground deep beneath the surface in order to allow companies to more easily access oil and gas. The technique uses a mixture, or slurry, of water, chemicals, and sand and pumps it into the ground at a very high pressure. Fracking fluids can contain a variety of toxic chemicals such as diesel fuel, acids, and acetone. Grouting is the process of filling the spaces between the borehole, or the hole drilled during construction, and the well casing with an impermeable material like cement. Proper grouting and proper disposal of the fracking fluids can prevent these chemicals from leaching into the groundwater. </p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9U2QemlBijgV5numzSFewQpnDvKJcMbUU8mYcPpFPlGs-Ci4C6FU7ni0QiPyJHXh0gNSQ120mtHVtvJzy1YchXPC5Ox9Qdj4kQ4ZlRbNraQRz6eQHaYaXLdIhdUy_90KVh-tWd6zJZ8/s2048/120563955_623347155027618_5298273230425760001_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9U2QemlBijgV5numzSFewQpnDvKJcMbUU8mYcPpFPlGs-Ci4C6FU7ni0QiPyJHXh0gNSQ120mtHVtvJzy1YchXPC5Ox9Qdj4kQ4ZlRbNraQRz6eQHaYaXLdIhdUy_90KVh-tWd6zJZ8/s320/120563955_623347155027618_5298273230425760001_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">For this activity, you will need:</b></div></font></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Awesome Aquifer Kit</span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Plastic box</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Gravel</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Plastic tube</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Hand pump or syringe</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Nylon</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Rubber band</span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Plastic bendable straw</span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Prepare the straw by trimming the longer end so that it's approximately 3 inches long. Poke several holes along the longer side with a pushpin to represent where the fracking fluid is expelled to release the natural gas.</span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">A small cup (approximately 30 ml) of intensely colored water</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">16 oz cup of water</span></li></ul><font><div><b style="color: #0072be;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="color: #0072be;"><span style="font-size: large;">Activity Steps</span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></div></font></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Fill the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼ full.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add water so that half of the rocks are covered. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Create a hydraulic fracturing injection well by securely attaching the straw to the plastic tube with a rubber band. Secure the well screen (piece of nylon) to the end of the straw with an additional piece of rubber band.<span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> You may have to cut a small slit at the short end of the straw in order to get it to roll in on itself and slide into the tubing.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2ea3tWZTIo0c6Dvr34vMbjDIYNqkGOq2aDsqrbyh8qi-cwTs3xiWdbtJsIr8hIaaupSyLuj2LAfJQW6_a3t55jC_aBnEFbNgBjRlZQjV03a3Kfpf3lI-MiORMxmyu34f_-wiHxtrEk0/s2048/120539543_936930933464065_6283471887222332088_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP2ea3tWZTIo0c6Dvr34vMbjDIYNqkGOq2aDsqrbyh8qi-cwTs3xiWdbtJsIr8hIaaupSyLuj2LAfJQW6_a3t55jC_aBnEFbNgBjRlZQjV03a3Kfpf3lI-MiORMxmyu34f_-wiHxtrEk0/s320/120539543_936930933464065_6283471887222332088_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>5. </span>Place your hydraulic fracturing injection well on top of the gravel. Add more gravel until the box is about ½ full.</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <span style="background-color: transparent;">Fill the syringe full of the intensely dyed water, which represents fracking fluid. Attach the full syringe to the well.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwgvQtLKHBSWRwDjJKHR935PTMnsTAdQN4z2UdHWJQPyzyBJsfgqGdSOTGx5jftfgSEia7M7AEJx7i1_eqYruY8A-G8_lL9PSI7NOsYEXRp9QR8e7AH8NewiH6sa2F4KW0mQJtdyOM8U/s2048/120537349_797954287414055_268685241508099065_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1147" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwgvQtLKHBSWRwDjJKHR935PTMnsTAdQN4z2UdHWJQPyzyBJsfgqGdSOTGx5jftfgSEia7M7AEJx7i1_eqYruY8A-G8_lL9PSI7NOsYEXRp9QR8e7AH8NewiH6sa2F4KW0mQJtdyOM8U/w112-h200/120537349_797954287414055_268685241508099065_n.jpg" width="112" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdf7uEAehBVvBy5VhLYk_NToYV00bEihHgHdWcFDHUPwIeZKvIgNACmnRTKjxfRIxkTQzQB1iQfcCWQ7ksWXyAQXxMnQWUnQ1ye7eUKAe9qdxnR0h20BXBhKP8Z0drruIDP2XyI4nwD4/s2048/120512294_692583044698559_8590355820471748625_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1147" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdf7uEAehBVvBy5VhLYk_NToYV00bEihHgHdWcFDHUPwIeZKvIgNACmnRTKjxfRIxkTQzQB1iQfcCWQ7ksWXyAQXxMnQWUnQ1ye7eUKAe9qdxnR0h20BXBhKP8Z0drruIDP2XyI4nwD4/w112-h200/120512294_692583044698559_8590355820471748625_n.jpg" width="112" /></a></div><br /></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Pump the fluid into your aquifer by pushing on the plunger. Observe what happens to the fracking well and the water around it.</div></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oLirv0nbuRlhgmkjPIEwZm2AS6alPZM7kG1j-X5_2GonJnihjf9CtUagIPxFXoqpLDzH2j9SmmjrORymHR6IdmOFFHTEbjihzs_MyZxUR2yVS4Oiy892WARy4eR-W3wd2Uver9jgbf0/s1884/120529437_3432514536794604_8301476481556458841_n+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1884" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oLirv0nbuRlhgmkjPIEwZm2AS6alPZM7kG1j-X5_2GonJnihjf9CtUagIPxFXoqpLDzH2j9SmmjrORymHR6IdmOFFHTEbjihzs_MyZxUR2yVS4Oiy892WARy4eR-W3wd2Uver9jgbf0/s320/120529437_3432514536794604_8301476481556458841_n+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div></div></div><p>Frannie noticed that the toxic fracking fluid was escaping out of the poorly sealed section between the well casing and the injection casing. Proper grouting could have contained the chemicals better, allowing it to be pumped out with the rest of the fluid once the hard rock layer had been sufficiently broken up. If she had properly sealed and grouted her well with cement or bentonite clay, which could be represented by the modeling clay included in the Awesome Aquifer Kit, she could have prevented this dangerous contamination.</p>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-76699772896680971862020-09-16T17:37:00.007-05:002020-09-16T17:37:37.620-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {World Water Monitoring Day}<div class="separator"><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </p></div><p>Frannie will be back in two weeks with the last installment of the TAPS activities, but she didn't want to miss sharing World Water Monitoring Day with you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BXM9y-5xwRhcDSiQ2SHRKSKUldWlq9Phtsv1VUFSucX64SSlsSdKixtgLW0uMkLGsZiUbo-UUoYd_2x5zypHN1n21WO9zcM7EUeRD3N7vCX7WT4IAiugPCzCPI7AGXK0L3wm8HtmnGM/s1519/earthechowaterchallenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BXM9y-5xwRhcDSiQ2SHRKSKUldWlq9Phtsv1VUFSucX64SSlsSdKixtgLW0uMkLGsZiUbo-UUoYd_2x5zypHN1n21WO9zcM7EUeRD3N7vCX7WT4IAiugPCzCPI7AGXK0L3wm8HtmnGM/s320/earthechowaterchallenge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>World Water Monitoring Day is celebrated on September 18th and is different that World Water Day (which we celebrate on March 22). The first World Water Monitoring Day was in 2003 when America's Clean Water Foundation created a challenge to empower individuals to monitor their local water bodies. In 2015, the challenge was taken on by EarthEcho International. </p><p>Now, with a simple test kit and an account on the <a href="https://www.monitorwater.org/">EarthEcho Water Challenge</a> app, you and your friends can join over 1.6 million people in 146 counties world wide in learning about and protecting our water sources.</p><p>Joining online or via the mobile app is easy and you can create an account with Google or Facebook. Once you have an account, you can start monitoring your local creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, and more! The database allows you to add important water quality information, pictures of the site, and information about the citizen scientists (that's you!) who collected the data.</p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1867" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ69NL06FupIWanA01iWFOAKYmDDcFph3dUTBX4G0_Ey59QcEjhoDj87l_LblDDEZ9d0KtOARvcVGmYge3D6lzy66sNJJYNBJoykZUjKZtQp1y-SNHnqPSlS4to8wLDkxF0ART5abEogk/s320/Pawnee+data.jpg" width="320" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="586" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzMKD7CAaMKGyadY7zEoOEiDj80a6tAeSAeKvBXGr9yF3SdrkN4B2IkhULRrczbirh7hINkjgLYqCCkQHKlE0_Pk-6lxx5ORG9QzRAMID9u8LO1Y-XLHEAtpSCLnq4CZioNL0HszHWwg/w136-h200/data+collection.jpg" width="136" /></p><p>You can collect data all year long, as long as you can access the liquid water in your area. Just remember to follow the <a href="https://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/6c7dc774-ab3f-4aaa-9f1d-8762ea2c882c" target="_blank">water safety rules</a>, which you can find on The Groundwater Foundation's website.</p><p>Be safe and Happy World Water Monitoring Day!<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-57455424854662642562020-09-02T18:01:00.000-05:002020-09-02T18:02:17.697-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 5: Improperly Operated Landfills}<p>Frannie's friends at the <a href="Frannie's friends at the Groundwater Foundation recently published the second edition of the Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source. This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about improperly abandoned wells. Today's activity is....Over-Application of Fertilizer." target="_blank">Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.</p><div><br /></div><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/08/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_19.html" target="_blank">sinkholes</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/08/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank">leaky underground storage tanks</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">improperly abandoned wells</a> and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html" target="_blank">over-application of fertilizer</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Today's activity is....Improperly Operated Landfills.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">A municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) is an area of land that typically receives household waste and sometimes can receive other types of nonhazardous waste, such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous sludge, and industrial nonhazardous solid waste. According to the EPA, there are approximately 2,000 MSWLFs in the U.S. that are managed by the states in which they are located. When rain, snow, or runoff water soaks into and through a landfill, it can dissolve some of the landfill’s contents and, in an improperly constructed or operated landfill, carry it on down to the groundwater. This mixture of recharge and particles from the landfill’s contents is called leachate. As the amount of waste increases, the potential for leachate to enter the groundwater increases.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq7hM0L3JL4vqBw3AzUAXyp0j6dKl9FhFXtc-3TOcGV7zhNxzzLh8ZC9mhmGDq8OKTX37TFcSQkc8xfb97fFCTHk8YN4oC7RBW_Z4vXpK4s2DOnW1cSdaa9ZOzp5Dl6hBciUlB8g83QY/s2048/118769017_353728376006580_4251876229073300353_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq7hM0L3JL4vqBw3AzUAXyp0j6dKl9FhFXtc-3TOcGV7zhNxzzLh8ZC9mhmGDq8OKTX37TFcSQkc8xfb97fFCTHk8YN4oC7RBW_Z4vXpK4s2DOnW1cSdaa9ZOzp5Dl6hBciUlB8g83QY/w410-h266/118769017_353728376006580_4251876229073300353_n.jpg" width="410" /></a></div></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b>For this activity, you will need:</b></font></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Awesome Aquifer Kit</span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Plastic box</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Gravel</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Plastic tube</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Hand pump or syringe</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Nylon</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Rubber band</span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">2 inch square piece of dyed paper towel (prepped in advance)</span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Dip a paper towel in/or spray with slightly diluted food coloring (2 drops of dye per ounce of water)</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">Allow to dry completely.</span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">16 oz cup of water</span></li></ul><font><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0072be;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0072be;"><span style="font-size: large;">Activity Steps</span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></div></font></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Fill the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼ full.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add water so that half of the rocks are covered. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Create a well by covering the end of the plastic tube with nylon, securing it with a rubber band.</div></div></div></blockquote><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-hW2njAytbdH1evrM01_5f7wTgeK19BCfCddmYIkJQfxNdfWWZ5NZLMbcwySSoVYzy1cHfdQZIvWYIW4zmaQbAJxg6FzF_cwgwtlvZ3hh_nxBNAWJCqvcjVzkxpWpZTlzJwE-24PJfQ/s2048/118711724_320573955817953_2846775391416646157_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "open sans"; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1258" data-original-width="2048" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-hW2njAytbdH1evrM01_5f7wTgeK19BCfCddmYIkJQfxNdfWWZ5NZLMbcwySSoVYzy1cHfdQZIvWYIW4zmaQbAJxg6FzF_cwgwtlvZ3hh_nxBNAWJCqvcjVzkxpWpZTlzJwE-24PJfQ/w262-h161/118711724_320573955817953_2846775391416646157_n.jpg" width="262" /></a></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <span>5. </span>Insert the well, with the well screen on the bottom, near one corner of the plastic box. Push the well down so that it reaches the bottom of the model.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Take the colored piece of paper towel, scrunch it up, and bury it on the opposite side of the model from the well location and near the outside of the box. (This is your landfill.)<span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Pour or spray water on the surface of the gravel to simulate rain. Observe what happens to the landfill and groundwater after the rain.</div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1336" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGQKThlaUoPbb8lXB_9aWl32P8w4H6_sOLysMIsVTC9AaO_1JryQJ-3awCBFHCSP9p5CDCI_6PEXozQe5sWYL4kuWW4mlFCsTgmCsGshrBnMPdAEhkQx6WvJnm9vL7qwKqS9X3J-hm3s/w158-h210/118560935_375841863416285_1314673790038575020_n.jpg" width="158" /></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">8. Pump the well by inserting the tip of the syringe into the well (plastic tube) or attaching and pumping the hand pump.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p-I9c028kgNHbLbStB90hSrNMcab9EsVXvSvfQ3k9y6ihbIKUNdcJn92IobGd8vMDGCiR8CwOk5c69_rqiDjBET35HQQuKajtTxD13u3t1NfuGxdnlxkSgRf1CvWLT7LKX2dm3bveLU/s684/together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="684" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p-I9c028kgNHbLbStB90hSrNMcab9EsVXvSvfQ3k9y6ihbIKUNdcJn92IobGd8vMDGCiR8CwOk5c69_rqiDjBET35HQQuKajtTxD13u3t1NfuGxdnlxkSgRf1CvWLT7LKX2dm3bveLU/w410-h197/together.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSDyrTiR1-4E8bQnRKAybhX8QaHvv4qFKt2REQnwpFZjUZiwp25VhyrLhI7D2xltNTGPH8RNdnkYke9Kcyuj5L_DnjXD77cz2sDoFr-uYdChpZF-jISKfx6L1Kjq1ZX-CwumcAG6OTXE/s2048/118770713_779304816162690_173425739217173961_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "open sans"; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSDyrTiR1-4E8bQnRKAybhX8QaHvv4qFKt2REQnwpFZjUZiwp25VhyrLhI7D2xltNTGPH8RNdnkYke9Kcyuj5L_DnjXD77cz2sDoFr-uYdChpZF-jISKfx6L1Kjq1ZX-CwumcAG6OTXE/w262-h174/118770713_779304816162690_173425739217173961_n.jpg" width="262" /></a></div></div></blockquote><p>Once it got wet, the stained paper towel began to leach some red into the surrounding groundwater. Frannie also noticed that the water she pumped out of the other end of the model was colored a light pink. Leachate from improperly managed landfills can flow in underground plumes, eventually contaminating nearby wells, but this can be prevented. Landfills that are properly operated have safety measures in place to mitigate the chances that dangerous chemicals will enter into the ground. Proper recycling of hazardous waste, such as pharmaceuticals, paint, oil, cleaners, electronics, batteries, and more can keep contaminants from getting into the system in the first place.</p>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-52320124000993127542020-08-19T18:07:00.001-05:002020-08-19T18:07:27.292-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 4: Sinkholes}<p>Frannie's friends at the <a href="Frannie's friends at the Groundwater Foundation recently published the second edition of the Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source. This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about improperly abandoned wells. Today's activity is....Over-Application of Fertilizer." target="_blank">Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.</p><div><br /></div><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/08/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank">leaky underground storage tanks</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">improperly abandoned wells</a> and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html" target="_blank">over-application of fertilizer</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's activity is....Sinkholes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: open sans;">A sinkhole is a depression that is formed as underlying limestone or a similarly soft rock is dissolved by groundwater. Typically, sinkholes form slowly so that the top layer of land stays intact for a while after the rock below dissolves. Sinkholes vary greatly in area and depth and can be small and shallow or they may be very large. Sinkholes form a direct path to groundwater through which contaminants can easily enter.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqDBvLOzkWVTxjUT5WZQBff9iN_TelSk6A19xRg_1D2XQNgfbeuOhJey3IftPSBEvCXvS_BkEFwC3Tgs-EES5nqq14tbNXDPzvZY_8WnuZoRfkNqQY-hysHvVqPf1pxHWJR_QRWQdknQ/s480/118157077_692494398004442_6125361121121903470_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqDBvLOzkWVTxjUT5WZQBff9iN_TelSk6A19xRg_1D2XQNgfbeuOhJey3IftPSBEvCXvS_BkEFwC3Tgs-EES5nqq14tbNXDPzvZY_8WnuZoRfkNqQY-hysHvVqPf1pxHWJR_QRWQdknQ/w384-h216/118157077_692494398004442_6125361121121903470_n.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b>For this activity, you will need:</b></font></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Awesome Aquifer Kit, OR</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Plastic box</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Gravel</li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Sugar cubes (at least 12 cubes)<br /></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">16 oz cup of water slightly above room temperature</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Small plastic toy or house (optional)</li></ul><font size="5" style="color: #666666;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #0072be;">Activity Steps</b></div></font></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #666666; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Fill the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼ full.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add water so that half of the rocks are covered. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Place sugar cubes on the gravel, next to one side of the plastic box. The sugar cubes should be at least three cubes across, two cubes wide, and two layers deep. The sugar cubes simulate layers of limestone.</div></div></div></blockquote><p><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="254" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qcQ8TDNsv751JQchszD6yj5jqSnPZQiD_1iz2NFkuWK-kqRT2JZQybqQpD3GTCc6KFThXr4VKo3GoS1S0nstJupYj671Z-yN9Jbwz3fXYJIQqaiGjrdv1y3tU7UDqwleUX0naGbawwo/w162-h179/118235656_666743247273146_7989693895103730246_n.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans";" width="162" /></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: left;">5. Add more gravel on top to cover the sugar cubes completely. You can either create a hill over the sugar cubes or continue to add gravel so that surface of the model is level.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "open sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. If you have a small plastic toy animal or house, place it on top of the gravel directly above the sugar cubes.</div></div></div></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: "open sans";"> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="252" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0nltinySSLnZ_GxuIF2p8c9sbPl7TGIIqDWy0clZ82ehI8soqqW9KI3qb-upf8s_5zn5CDp9wPEWvbCGEML1nJR00e4KGuQvaV5FP1pftzBotgbUq1kopL8jld0B_IulrLtRrvGVpjI/w162-h194/118149894_702067333708332_824496148307069585_n.jpg" style="font-family: "open sans";" width="162" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: right;"> </span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><font face="">7. Pour or spray water (preferably warm water) over the buried sugar cubes to simulate rain. Watch and wait.</font></blockquote><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEA2d6Z_lGQ41OizecW4LBTRQviL-gqkKPJ5r3PGgy3Pab855Q27ZdykZHDgZL24hLvq85XC6R9LVO8beL0EU0rE8_VkcjHgftT4clVFhp5tddurTgzQCpgJcSbv8hVKwfLJc3wyw-lM/s519/taps+time+lapse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="519" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEA2d6Z_lGQ41OizecW4LBTRQviL-gqkKPJ5r3PGgy3Pab855Q27ZdykZHDgZL24hLvq85XC6R9LVO8beL0EU0rE8_VkcjHgftT4clVFhp5tddurTgzQCpgJcSbv8hVKwfLJc3wyw-lM/w332-h298/taps+time+lapse.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; text-align: left;">Frannie noticed that the warm water slowly dissolved the sugar cubes beneath the gravel. The surface of the gravel remained level for a little bit, but eventually it collapsed into the vacuum that was left by the sugar. Like sugar cubes, soluble geologic materials can dissolve over time due to natural causes or human impacts such as over-pumping and over development. Once a sinkhole appears, it can become a direct line for contaminants to enter the water below.</div></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-23268284483356764262020-08-05T17:22:00.001-05:002020-08-05T17:22:48.286-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 3: Leaky Underground Storage Tanks}<div>Frannie's friends at the <a href="Frannie's friends at the Groundwater Foundation recently published the second edition of the Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source. This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about improperly abandoned wells. Today's activity is....Over-Application of Fertilizer." target="_blank">Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.</div><div><br /></div><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's Awesome Aquifer Kit, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">improperly abandoned wells</a> and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html" target="_blank">over-application of fertilizer</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's activity is....Leaky Underground Storage Tanks.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="line-height: 119%;">An underground storage tank system (UST) is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. Underground storage tanks can contain fuels, chemicals, and wastes. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency there are over 550,000 underground storage tanks that store fuels or other hazardous substances. These tanks may leak and when they do, they can contaminate surrounding soil, groundwater, surface waters, and even affect indoor air quality.</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2woe4nIJt3Agwu7QU27xVwXePZMkzynyv5YnhX2w1IVDcr-gZCFcSkE4Gnm4lj_MW-fibrOLORmF0nkfqXXDOapD2KOzdL76OMN3NvpmN7Z7o35LGygE5KXOv3h05DrIOa7xb6nHtt8/s2048/0805201525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="2048" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2woe4nIJt3Agwu7QU27xVwXePZMkzynyv5YnhX2w1IVDcr-gZCFcSkE4Gnm4lj_MW-fibrOLORmF0nkfqXXDOapD2KOzdL76OMN3NvpmN7Z7o35LGygE5KXOv3h05DrIOa7xb6nHtt8/w320-h219/0805201525.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></font><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b><br /></b></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b>For this activity, you will need:</b></font></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Awesome Aquifer Kit, OR</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Plastic box</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Gravel</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Plastic tube</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Hand pump or Syringe</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Nylon</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Rubber band</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Food dye</li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Small plastic container with lid (ex. a film cannister, sprinkles or spice container, etc.)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">16 oz cup of water</li></ul><font size="5" style="color: #666666;"><font color="#0072be"><b>Activity Steps</b></font></font></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Fill the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼ full.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add water so that half of the rocks are covered. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Create a well by covering the end of the plastic tube with nylon, securing it with a rubber band.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Insert the well, with the well screen on the bottom, near one corner of the plastic box. Push the well down so that it reaches the bottom of the model.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Add more gravel until the box is about ½-¾ full. The surface of the gravel should be fairly level across the box.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><font face="Open Sans">7. Dye about 1.5 oz of water with three or four drops of food coloring and use it to fill the plastic container. Seal the container when full.</font></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans";"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">8.Using a tack, carefully poke holes in one end of the film canister or container.</blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1050" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCFQbrLY7IhGbZbPmfMOVzw9UteMa-5o0rcuG6HKUppCMBKG4EURKp-T2_zDu6gYtis7PY0WNa_xYWtkzXmMRhuSFED4wqrsLdTtYTXKugsybJqBn48KTncaOzYqonhaxB9xmEc4a0Ts/w400-h198/lst2.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">9. Dig a small hole in the gravel on the opposite side of the model from the well. Place the canister/container inside the hole. The end of the container with the holes poked in it should be facing down. Cover the container, either partially or entirely, as long as at least 10% of it is underground.</blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1467" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGl_TrHHzCRl2AzifUgW2H-m4QrUYPl63PIbRUdCaEKq-V_FaS1j4x7mnBVGXFXeWlOdULZUGoCnE_CB6pzFa92dKPfvB3iibd1I5ylaa3Kg9FhlJ8eTKQWe5vk_4avddHx2dihGtIhU/w183-h256/0805201532c.jpg" style="color: #666666; font-size: 13.2px;" width="183" /></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">10. Pour water on the surface of the gravel to simulate rain. Observe what happens to the colored water inside the storage tank after it rained.<span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">11. Pump the well by inserting the tip of the syringe into the well (plastic tube) or attaching and pumping the hand pump.</blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "Open Sans";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="1144" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYklxcIOYtT6RdXoPY9Fwy-mQL6S9WtkM9Y5aCtctt2BydcjIH6SxEuMEfjYlvnNXAtRighA7R8pgtc7m8HkfdqF_OdgScj68cSi1Y9UtvNvtr5lnzTXhYi4MTz08VJoMXcFz1RrT4LaA/w400-h136/lst4.jpg" width="400" /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"><br /></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;" /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;">Frannie observed that once the water "rained" over her aquifer, the red water, which was contained in the storage unit, leaked out into the aquifer below. As it rained more and more, even more leachate entered the aquifer. Very quickly, the whole aquifer becomes contaminated and when Frannie tried to pump water up from the aquifer, it was pink from the contaminant. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; text-align: start;">Storage tanks are a common and useful way of storing and disposing of toxic waste, but they must be monitored carefully to prevent contamination of our drinking water sources, crops, and livestock.</div></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-71273890796606388902020-07-22T18:00:00.002-05:002020-07-22T18:01:30.193-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 2: Over-Application of Fertilizer}Frannie's friends at the<a href="https://www.groundwater.org/" target="_blank"> Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.<div><br /></div><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's <a href="https://awesomeaquifer.com/" target="_blank">Awesome Aquifer Kit</a>, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home. This is the second part of Frannie's exploration of the TAPS Manual. You can follow the link to see what she learned about <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/07/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank">improperly abandoned wells</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's activity is....Over-Application of Fertilizer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div><br /></div><div>Fertilizers promote plant growth and green lawns by helping plants meet their nutrient needs, primarily for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Plants, however, are limited in the amount they can absorb and use. Fertilizers applied in excess can soak down into the groundwater or run off into surface water bodies. This pollution of surface and groundwater can impact our drinking water supplies.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOpp9SVXa-iDU7Y-v-qLV4tekpBmPqnW96O3W-DlGxYrFSoRIdop6f4KvKFzLkPM7tbnMhpXoy1gGcB680eiB2PEPaatWSQf5Ct7ypsoQmc4fgGeOv5QvqdZ_ZKEnfmhy0iUHm9OwxHk/s320/0722201638.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b>For this activity, you will need:</b></font></div><div><ul><li>Awesome Aquifer Kit, OR</li><ul><li>Plastic box</li><li>Gravel</li><li>Plastic tube</li><li>Hand pump or Syringe</li><li>Nylon</li><li>Rubber band</li></ul><li>1 packet or 1 tablespoon of colored powdered drink mix (ex. Kool-Aid, Gatorade, etc)</li><li>16 oz cup of water</li></ul><font size="5"><font color="#0072be"><b>Activity Steps</b></font></font></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Fill the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼ full.</div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add water so that half of the rocks are covered. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Create a well by covering the end of the plastic tube with nylon, securing it with a rubber band.</div></div></div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Insert the well, with the well screen on the bottom, near one corner of the plastic box. Push the well down so that it reaches the bottom of the model.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Add more gravel until the box is about ½-¾ full. The surface of the gravel should be fairly level across the box.</div></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>7. Sprinkle ½ a packet, about 1 tablespoon, of powdered drink mix (i.e. Kool-Aid) </div><div>on the surface of the gravel to simulate fertilizer.</div></blockquote><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKznR1JAuXAz6tzRnssaN2MuNPENaj58X2yf9m9xpAhr5IOBnLoYUt_rKlixiClL3O_pPoxXU9nBrXAIF4DQWZ0g-ThOsI3mDTbcsAR2Pz_Mxu4rpXRgU-Isui6np9OtkUPXYddpt1_0/s981/snip+image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="981" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKznR1JAuXAz6tzRnssaN2MuNPENaj58X2yf9m9xpAhr5IOBnLoYUt_rKlixiClL3O_pPoxXU9nBrXAIF4DQWZ0g-ThOsI3mDTbcsAR2Pz_Mxu4rpXRgU-Isui6np9OtkUPXYddpt1_0/w500-h181/snip+image.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>8. Pour water on the surface of the gravel to simulate rain.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>9. Make observations</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>10. Pump the well by inserting the tip of the syringe into the well (plastic tube) or attaching and pumping the hand pump.</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>11. Observe what happens to the fertilizer and water when the well is pumped.</div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLCtk_PTIMIsTk21Dk24j1bpd5ekJXytpD4LuqjumlM6L2fSx_KzabL4_NX8o8S02J2vinVhQw5PDHyWc0cq_5Nst3_4J4UvCnGJazpfKnsuE1BMdgp_OeVhrxY8teM7kpkICxymkdQE/s2048/0722201646.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1859" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLCtk_PTIMIsTk21Dk24j1bpd5ekJXytpD4LuqjumlM6L2fSx_KzabL4_NX8o8S02J2vinVhQw5PDHyWc0cq_5Nst3_4J4UvCnGJazpfKnsuE1BMdgp_OeVhrxY8teM7kpkICxymkdQE/s320/0722201646.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Frannie observed that once the water "rained" over her aquifer, the colored drink mix, which represents fertilizer, quickly mixed with the recharge and infiltrated into the groundwater below. Very quickly, the whole aquifer was contaminated with the red drink mix. When she tried to pump groundwater out, Frannie wasn't able to get any clean water. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie knows that fertilizers help plants grow healthy and strong, but there are ways and times to apply them responsibly so that plants can absorb all of the nutrients they need without any extra leaching in the groundwater below.</div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-22067639945788320392020-07-08T18:00:00.000-05:002020-07-08T18:02:11.129-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {TAPS Manual Part 1: Improperly Abandoned Wells}Frannie's friends at the<a href="https://www.groundwater.org/" target="_blank"> Groundwater Foundation</a> recently published the second edition of the <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/file_download/inline/e954c4da-f59e-4dcc-9f3d-0313f6ccb83b" target="_blank">Training About Protecting the Source (TAPS) Manual</a>. The manual guides users through hands-on activities that explore potential threats to groundwater and challenges them to think about what can be done to protect this key drinking water source.<div><br /></div><div>This manual can be used inside the classroom and is aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards, but Frannie loves just learning about groundwater, no matter where she is. For the next few weeks, you can join her as she works through the different activities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frannie will be using the Groundwater Foundation's <a href="https://awesomeaquifer.com/" target="_blank">Awesome Aquifer Kit</a>, but if you don't have one, you can follow along with materials that might be found around your home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's activity is....Improperly Abandoned Wells.</div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div><br /></div><div>It's not uncommon to find old wells which are either out or service or no longer usable. These are called abandoned wells. Abandoned or forgotten wells can pose risks to the physical safety of people, livestock, or equipment. They can also become a direct channel for pollutants, such as fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals, to flow directly into groundwater. It is required that these wells be sealed, or decommissioned according to state guidelines, but what happens if they are not?</div><div><br /></div><div><font color="#0072be" size="5"><b>For this activity, you will need:</b></font></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Awesome Aquifer Kit, OR</li><ul><li>Plastic box</li><li>Gravel</li><li>Plastic tube</li><li>Clay</li><li>Nylon</li><li>Rubber band</li><li>Food coloring</li></ul><li>Aluminum Foil (heavy duty recommended)</li><li>Pencil, Pen, or Marker</li><li>16 oz cup of water</li></ul><font size="5"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="3793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDu_YFXgvmvA7N0MxlFzF9DRbeWP-OQ5UNpOB2yIitD0-BuNBRmRnCKWVm5Ay2LKlFZDG6woOGrJB1YiWF7QNufuCBBGPaxDxGppioQDo5yCaQSVv4WVu9922gi80RJDseP9vWhmmuxys/s320/0708201616.jpg" style="font-size: medium;" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><font color="#0072be"><b>Activity Steps</b></font></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2080" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAqzpeFJDKgwp1i48ugkErk8dFysURr_c46ucKXKD8U5Lv8wumSseXCX9EsQb27uj8aNhFUKt6zaYp3LeVr8HR4rUc7UWyDpwCz7uZxwnRjY3qkWBD-Qg0J8_27ovky3aQcqEGsOyrZ8/w256-h223/0708201632.jpg" width="256" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Read through all the instructions first before you begin to build the model. Make sure you have all the needed materials and supplies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Prepare your materials by filling the plastic box with gravel until it is about ¼-½ full and, if you choose, lightly dyeing the cup of water blue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Add 1/5-1/4 of the water to the box. Do not fill water to the top of the gravel. (This will represent an aquifer.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Create an impermeable, or confining, layer using the foil. This should be approximately the length and width as the inside of container. You can use the lid of the Awesome Aquifer kit as a pattern. Use heavy duty foil or make a double layer of foil.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Once you have a piece of foil that fits inside the container, make a mark on the foil about two inches towards the center from one of the short sides of the box. Place the foil on top of the gravel being careful not to puncture the foil.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">6. Roll the clay into a long, skinny roll and use it to seal the edges of the foil to the box. You have now created a confined aquifer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Model a well with the plastic tubing by covering one end of the tube with the nylon, securing it with a rubber band.</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="2080" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYcpXZprzUPlcZtT5Ky4KEmGfZlTDiPORiefojxgSnCfgjmOa4YnvCDg1b45El1Mv934DHa9hq1rtJzBd55Gc7EC92KVAhK-eQZXmwpqjpvvsu68S8kFV8r8v0EG_5pCuzC-U-nH1ols/w205-h193/0708201641.jpg" width="205" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8. Insert the well (well screen/nylon end first) at the spot marked earlier on the foil. You </div><div style="text-align: left;">can use a pencil or pen to puncture the foil in order to get your well inserted.</div></blockquote><div> </div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">9. Add more gravel on top of the foil and around the well until the container is about ½-¾ full.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">10. Apply colored water to the gravel surface evenly. Make sure to pour the same amount all over the surface and the well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Observe where the colored water travels.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwEBYvzt3eYk6BAN3CNYcBn6xLszuSFzRhUf6hyphenhyphen5NX4NTw1dtZEBaXeKILZiFduUK9XC9dZSz_YcXiWcDnCCzkdHO-3LTEg6FjRzKzcVojDN7ympYAuYMJau1d1_dGkvr0Odv1rPmKhw/s1216/final+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="1216" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwEBYvzt3eYk6BAN3CNYcBn6xLszuSFzRhUf6hyphenhyphen5NX4NTw1dtZEBaXeKILZiFduUK9XC9dZSz_YcXiWcDnCCzkdHO-3LTEg6FjRzKzcVojDN7ympYAuYMJau1d1_dGkvr0Odv1rPmKhw/w500-h186/final+image.jpg" width="500" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Frannie noticed that, even though she had formed a water tight seal around the boundary of the aquifer, when she poured "polluted" dyed water over the gravel it would flow through the hole in the foil that was made by the well.<div><br /></div><div>Frannie imagined that she was living on top of that aquifer, a short drive away from the abandoned well. She imagined that she depended on the aquifer to supply water for her daily needs and the needs of her friends and family. If the pink-purple water actually carried harsh chemicals like those often found in household cleaners, herbicides, and pesticides, she could have gotten really sick once the plume arrived at a well on her property.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now Frannie needs your help: how can we solve this problem? How can we prevent the pink purple water from entering the aquifer? How can we get the pink-purple water out once it gets in? Do you know?</div><div><br /></div><div>Send in your answers on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundwaterfoundation" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/groundwaterfdn" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/groundwaterfdn/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and we'll share those ideas next week!</div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-90137045750973612932020-06-24T17:23:00.001-05:002020-06-24T17:24:54.114-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Activities Library}<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Frannie is always looking for new fun things to do in the summer. Luckily, the Groundwater Foundation has the <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/kids/resources-for-educators.html">Activities Library</a>, a searchable database that features over 70 activities for any kind of setting. From wet-and-wild outdoor games to crosswords and coloring sheets, you can fill your long summer days with fun groundwater education!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can search for activities by:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Age</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Duration</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Key topic (i.e. - irrigation, water quality, climate/weather, etc.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Category (i.e.-outdoor, messy, arts and crafts, etc.)</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryQjA_9bctw4f6fNHPCvXtu8m9QZUhyphenhyphenfeLHAFyHXYCrsGrldJJjByk29233wfspxV9kfBqpmi8AI_6Z70B9rpgXZ_5CT9IRBg5sIH4Mry4ciq5lnZmJfkPj59vijMHf6PZnlBLDcL-S8/s790/activities+library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryQjA_9bctw4f6fNHPCvXtu8m9QZUhyphenhyphenfeLHAFyHXYCrsGrldJJjByk29233wfspxV9kfBqpmi8AI_6Z70B9rpgXZ_5CT9IRBg5sIH4Mry4ciq5lnZmJfkPj59vijMHf6PZnlBLDcL-S8/w178-h200/activities+library.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also search for activities directly by name, such as "<a href="https://www.groundwater.org/kids/activities-library-results.html?get_id=0HDu0o4aM0N9sRvuAeEaefwiWM%252F4VunbrE5wM8F6Nl6tQMVFwIpi1t6g6QQehpHizVVbvX27miyO8XARBnQFAWE6NDp7czoyMDoiZGlzcGxheV91c2VyX2RldGFpbHMiO2I6MTtzOjc6InVzZXJfaWQiO2k6MTk1NDAyNjtzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTQ6IjIwMjAwNjI0MjIxNjIyIjtzOjc6ImV4cGlyZXMiO2k6MDt9">Growing with Groundwater</a>." Results display an image of the activity<span>, the activity name, a description and a link to a how-to video (if available), and a link to additional details <span>and to download the instructions.</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBfzFgGo6yaRXvxQcOTRdhREpAqjjJverTGpXJmMWufkxnvHBPIX2hfA4XhSQWsuLnOYgA0O2hI-XQlHSM8V1l2MtLQKVy7N7M_nEOS8ZuUfeDLBgu1KIRdAI_r5XC7YDIMWxZCj2SB4/s733/growing+with+groundwater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="733" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBfzFgGo6yaRXvxQcOTRdhREpAqjjJverTGpXJmMWufkxnvHBPIX2hfA4XhSQWsuLnOYgA0O2hI-XQlHSM8V1l2MtLQKVy7N7M_nEOS8ZuUfeDLBgu1KIRdAI_r5XC7YDIMWxZCj2SB4/w200-h188/growing+with+groundwater.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out this <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/kids/resources-for-educators.html">awesome tool</a> and let us know what you think on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundwaterfoundation">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/groundwaterfdn">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/groundwaterfdn/">Instagram</a>!</span><br /></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-27296307700060536912020-06-10T17:32:00.000-05:002020-06-10T17:32:12.599-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {#throwback: Top 5 Reasons to Use a Reusable Water Bottle}It's getting hot, hot, HOT outside, so it's time to bring back one of Frannie's favorite blog topics.<div> <div>Reusable water bottles are better for the environment, our health, and our wallets than purchasing bottled water! There are even high-tech water bottles that can connect to your phone, sending you reminders when to drink and rewarding your healthy habits with fun badges and games.</div><div><br /></div><div>Without further ado, here are Frannie's top 5 reasons to use a reusable water bottle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoEjTqB7AcqIPSfMIeZkAIKwAv8FV1M11Zs6a56udY-WO-b9qHZm5LGVG0-9jfGA4r-TZCFnTIbKljFIr0IBP-I-PkJw0phXdumY_iPhS1836BU3jveppPPiRWH0lt1srSfJ6WS1vTUY/s1600/water+bottle+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoEjTqB7AcqIPSfMIeZkAIKwAv8FV1M11Zs6a56udY-WO-b9qHZm5LGVG0-9jfGA4r-TZCFnTIbKljFIr0IBP-I-PkJw0phXdumY_iPhS1836BU3jveppPPiRWH0lt1srSfJ6WS1vTUY/s200/water+bottle+2.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ActhvVbiDZe42qr6lun-70uBDUFdkLdgylvuj0QojyjL9ME9W60vh5_3Nq5qaaolr7b1YtHUsPectc4Hw5SeHchwuDGIUaC04VGNeMe254Nz3-FU7pbGeFv87SW0CfpskGz-KPa1YJ4/s1600/iced+coffee+mason+jar.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ActhvVbiDZe42qr6lun-70uBDUFdkLdgylvuj0QojyjL9ME9W60vh5_3Nq5qaaolr7b1YtHUsPectc4Hw5SeHchwuDGIUaC04VGNeMe254Nz3-FU7pbGeFv87SW0CfpskGz-KPa1YJ4/s200/iced+coffee+mason+jar.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>1.<b> It's healthier to use bottles that are free from chemicals like bisphenol A, often referred to as BPA.</b> BPA is an industrial chemical that can have possible negative health effects on your brain. Plastics marked with recycle codes 3 and 7 may be made with BPA. Almost all reusable water bottles are BPA-free.<br /><br />2. <b>Getting water from the tap is cheaper</b> than buying bottled water. Bottled water can cost up to 500 times more than tap water!<br /><br />3. <b>It saves water!</b> Making new plastic bottles takes a LOT of water. In fact, it takes more water to produce one plastic bottle than the water put into the bottle for drinking!<br /><br />4. It's better for the environment. Using reusable water bottles is better for the environment because it<b> reduces your carbon footprint.</b> Producing new, disposable water bottles uses many fossil fuels and releases toxins into the air during production, not to mention the diesel used to transport cases of bottles to a store near you.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwc_9GprPbQne2pw1GecoTX41d8VxxHKX19YH4wlTSSqgPX4l4fbMECA_gnqRIVKnwskzO2AZa2F3_Y555LwHoCf7BczMAiW1CJBmheIJQdhwpBi6PasYvJTGNJ4N-XX3FXwmxr5hhins/s760/smart+water+bottle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwc_9GprPbQne2pw1GecoTX41d8VxxHKX19YH4wlTSSqgPX4l4fbMECA_gnqRIVKnwskzO2AZa2F3_Y555LwHoCf7BczMAiW1CJBmheIJQdhwpBi6PasYvJTGNJ4N-XX3FXwmxr5hhins/w320-h213/smart+water+bottle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>5. <b>They're EASY and FUN to use</b>! Smart water bottles are water bottles that can connect to your phone via Bluetooth. There are many brands to choose from that do things like keep track of the exact amount of water you've had, connect to a fitness watch, and even play music through an attached speaker! <br /><br />Frannie also wants to share a couple of life hacks for turning tap water into "Oh, snap!" water. </div><div><br /></div><div>Prepare your water bottle the night before by filling it 1/4 to 1/3 of the way full and then leave it in the freezer overnight. The ice will help keep your water cool longer and you won't waste time or water running the tap, waiting for it to get cold.<br /><br />She also likes to add fruits or veggies to her water for that extra special something. One of Frannie’s favorite summer drinks is cold water with a pinch of salt and a hefty squeeze of lemon juice. It’s a healthy, refreshing drink that tastes great and will naturally replenish your electrolytes!<br /><br />Where do you take your water bottle? Share with us <a href="mailto:info@groundwater.org" target="_blank">by email</a> or by tagging us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groundwaterfoundation/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/groundwaterfdn" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/groundwaterfdn/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!</div></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-61697676486248229812020-05-27T16:44:00.001-05:002020-05-27T16:44:38.386-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Safety First!}Summer is almost here! Parks, pools, lakes, and beaches are starting to open up again as lockdown restrictions ease and Frannie can't wait to get out there and play in them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T3NZh_d3rUaDViOeP8nNamKFl36822PSFfinkrDd3bcoRPHSxKTA1lINmDoYInqc3dfKvNthPlojsxSeWoRU9OpcpTJmPyZfmee13iK2fDNsedgQqyXuKqPJqBTqsqtwLTrzuVHxQkQ/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7T3NZh_d3rUaDViOeP8nNamKFl36822PSFfinkrDd3bcoRPHSxKTA1lINmDoYInqc3dfKvNthPlojsxSeWoRU9OpcpTJmPyZfmee13iK2fDNsedgQqyXuKqPJqBTqsqtwLTrzuVHxQkQ/s320/DSC01852.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div>It's important to remember how to be safe around open waters so that we can have good, safe fun all summer long. With these <a href="https://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/6c7dc774-ab3f-4aaa-9f1d-8762ea2c882c"><font color="#3367d6">few tips</font></a>, you can join Frannie and her friends in the water!</div><div><br /></div><div><ol><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvbIPfrgGkumHQfz_SVGG4vR1jNfZEL74NQWfrXY4gGYq3HpPjYg6ElUINvO96Ta1PtEHFlRdJxYbXXUitF4ZEZZH7Kra7lohILIflc8A-y4V_azhvv3jp6SSJkOxjS4KwO7tsNHWi_A/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="696" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvbIPfrgGkumHQfz_SVGG4vR1jNfZEL74NQWfrXY4gGYq3HpPjYg6ElUINvO96Ta1PtEHFlRdJxYbXXUitF4ZEZZH7Kra7lohILIflc8A-y4V_azhvv3jp6SSJkOxjS4KwO7tsNHWi_A/w200-h134/Hdyrophytes.jpg" width="200" /></a><li>Use the<b> buddy system</b>. Stay near your buddy and be sure to let someone know if you or your buddy is lost or needs help. </li><li>In the same track as using the buddy system, make sure you <b>stick together</b> and stay close to the beach or shore where family, friends, or other adults can help you if you need it.</li><li><b>Never drink the water from a stream</b>, lake, river, or other water body you are playing in or investigating. Even if it looks clean, it might not be healthy to drink.</li><li>When playing on the banks of rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes, <b>make sure the ground is sturdy</b> and won’t give way. Look for signs of erosion that might indicate loose ground.</li><li><b>Pay attention to your surroundings</b>. Is the ground or the bottom of the lake or river rocky? Is the current strong? Is the water level high or low? What is the forecast supposed to be today? Are there any fast moving boats nearby? These are very important questions that only take a few minutes to think about but can make all the difference.</li><li>There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. Wear <b>socks, long sleeves, and pants for hiking</b> out to your favorite river or lake spot. Hats can protect you from the sun and bugs. Closed toed shoes can prevent rocks from cutting your feet. Flip flops are okay for the pool, but leave them at home for outdoor adventures.</li><li><b>Know which plants are poisonous</b>. Poison ivy, poison oak, and stinging nettles can all make you feel uncomfortable or make you really sick. Poison sumac and hemlock are not as common, but can also be a threat.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq49wCC-zjCYF6le00BCxwiUDcrr2ZGUSCMPr563LBl99Qdg2w3-frEQgG5d8KLmPXvwH6zh85cEMH4zZfhqusFdbfgurRc-aBsHFN8CIBX_clZadINcSd_elBWpXqs_XVP68dUOf1BJY/s1600/poisonousplants.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="1148" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq49wCC-zjCYF6le00BCxwiUDcrr2ZGUSCMPr563LBl99Qdg2w3-frEQgG5d8KLmPXvwH6zh85cEMH4zZfhqusFdbfgurRc-aBsHFN8CIBX_clZadINcSd_elBWpXqs_XVP68dUOf1BJY/s400/poisonousplants.PNG" width="400" /></a></div></li><li>Certain insects, such as ticks, mosquitoes, flies, bees, and hornets, can also ruin your nature experience. <b>Dress properly and wear insect repellent</b>.</li><li><b>Respect the environment</b>. Remember that you are a guest. Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints.</li></ol><div>Have fun and stay safe!</div></div></div>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-82815311091624564942020-05-13T16:30:00.000-05:002020-05-13T16:30:10.662-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Upcycled Conservation Flowers}<div style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0.75em; position: relative;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hooray! It's finally May! That means we've finally reached the time of year where the flowers, bushes, and trees are coming to life in beautiful and vibrant colors. This year, try planting some Upcycled Conservation Flowers to remind you of all the ways you can conserve water.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But wait a minute, Frannie: what in the world are Upcycled Conservation Flowers?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Upcycling </b>is a fun trend that helps protect the environment by reusing items that may have previously been thrown away. Reusing an item keeps it from ending up in a landfill where it may take millions of years to decompose. Upcycled Conservation Flowers are made out of plastic water bottles and each petal represents an easy way to help conserve and protect groundwater! </span></span></div>
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<li>Empty plastic water bottle</li>
<li>8 different colored acrylic paints</li>
<li>Paint brush</li>
<li>Hole punch</li>
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<li>Clean your plastic water bottle. Remove any plastic labeling from the outside.</li>
<li>Cut your water bottle in half. Recycle the bottom half of your bottle.</li>
<li>Cut eight petals by cutting from the middle of the bottle towards the cap. Make sure to cut all the way to the edge of the cap. Round the edges.</li>
<li>Press the petals out and flatten them to make your bottle look like a flower.</li>
<li>Paint each petal a different color to represent the different ways to protect and conserve groundwater. Add glitter for fun!</li>
<li>Cover the cap with beads, gems, sequins, paper, or paint to represent the pistil/stamen.</li>
<li>Use a paper hole punch and string to make your flower an ornament or use a wooden stick and glue to create a decorative flower for potted plants.</li>
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<b style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Go Native</span></b><br />
Use native plants in your landscape. They look great, and don't need much water or fertilizer.<br />
<b style="color: lime;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reduce Chemical Use</span></b><br />
Use fewer chemicals around your home and yard, and make sure to dispose of them properly - don't dump them on the ground!<br />
<b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't Let It Run</span></b><br />
Shut off the water when brushing your teeth, and don't let it run while waiting for it to get cold. Keep a pitcher of cold water in the fridge instead!<br />
<b style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fix the Drips</span></b><br />
Check all the faucets, fixtures, toilets, and taps for leaks and fix them right away.<br />
<b style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shower Smarter</span></b><br />
Limit yourself to just a five minute shower, and challenge your family members to do the same!<br />
<b style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Water Wisely</span></b><br />
Water plants during the coolest parts of the day and only when they truly need it. Make sure you, your family and neighbors obey any watering restrictions.<br />
<b style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle</span></b><br />
Reduce the amount of "stuff" you use and reuse what you can. Recycle paper, plastic, cardboard, glass, aluminum, and other materials.<br />
<b style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Learn More!</span></b><br />
Get involved in water education! Learn more about groundwater by checking out The Groundwater Foundation's website <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/get-informed/">www.groundwater.org/get-informed/</a>.</div>
The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-7842659671579692372020-04-29T15:35:00.001-05:002020-04-29T15:35:50.203-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Make Your Own Rain Gauge!}April showers bring May flowers and it's certainly been sprinkling around Frannie's pond! Rain gauges are an excellent way to measure how much precipitation your outdoor plants are receiving and help save you money so you only water your lawn and garden when needed.<br />
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Here's how you can make your own. To start, you'll need:<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A plastic bottle with a flat bottom</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scissors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A ruler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A permanent marker</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stickers (optional)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Begin by removing all the labeling and cleaning the plastic bottle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Take the scissors and the cut off approximately the top third of the bottle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Flip the top third of the bottle upside down and insert it into the plastic bottle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Using the ruler, mark 1/4", 1/2", and 1" increments starting from the bottom of the plastic bottle. For more fun, use stickers and markers to decorate your rain gauge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Place your rain gauge outside. You can use twine to tie it to a post, bury it, or use another method to ensure it stays upright.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Check your rain gauge after a storm to see how much rain has fallen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a picture of your rain gauge and share it with Frannie at <a href="mailto:hydro@groundwater.org">hydro@groundwater.org</a>!</span>The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-66320546114763248942020-04-01T19:06:00.001-05:002020-04-01T19:06:05.055-05:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {At Home Learning: You Be The Judge}<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Water is an essential part of our everyday life. Water resource managers, city utility personnel, water well professionals, and more go to work every day to make sure we all maintain access to our clean water, even in uncertain circumstances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes they are faced with hard decisions: Should water <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">use be restricted? Should a certain amo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">unt of water be allocated to certain people or to everyone? In the following activity, you will be provided scenarios and y<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ou get to decide who should get the water. You be the judge!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Here's what you need<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pitcher filled with water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cups for each participant</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Water use cards - you can copy or print the cards found in the <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/kids/activities-library-results.html?get_id=FTNbs%2FkuZq%2BilF7hSM0ijx%2Fm0y%2Fu%2BlBRxwK8Z8wM%2FujxQ4Ig8b5dyNF3zGI0GSS1OBCDm06gFgPG5g%2F%2F6jCaADsC4e0Vt6a59sBCehxd7yfDXPJm53vnu8yXZ1zBEVEJRJ2F%2BCY28%2FAq2rXSIDlIu6pEknUzYkvIrnJRT6tapmeh">activity </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/a6584652-689d-43a9-b7d6-87f640d2f4a7" target="_blank">instructions</a> or make posters representing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">differen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t water uses</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scissors </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Poster board (optional)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Markers (optional) </span> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fill a pitcher with water. Make sure there is a limited amount of water so that not all cups can be filled.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Give each participa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nt a cup.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Pass around the pitcher so each participant can fill their cup. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A full cup represents enough water for the participants to meet their <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">water need<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes there is not enough water<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> available <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for everyone's needs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> - in times of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">drought for example. Ask the participants to express how they feel.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Ask what they could do to make sure they all get wa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. Repea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t steps 1-5, this time with water alloc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ations. Choose one or co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mbine both of the following options:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First in time,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> first in right. Have the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> participants ar<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">range themselves in orde<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r by their<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>birth date.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use the water use cards found<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/kids/activities-library-results.html?get_id=FTNbs%2FkuZq%2BilF7hSM0ijx%2Fm0y%2Fu%2BlBRxwK8Z8wM%2FujxQ4Ig8b5dyNF3zGI0GSS1OBCDm06gFgPG5g%2F%2F6jCaADsC4e0Vt6a59sBCehxd7yfDXPJm53vnu8yXZ1zBEVEJRJ2F%2BCY28%2FAq2rXSIDlIu6pEknUzYkvIrnJRT6tapmeh">activity instructions</a> to determine <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how the water is distributed. Randomly pass out the cards. Partic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ipants can use the information on the cards to discuss and campaign for more<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> water or why others should get mor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e and some should get less.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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Frannie knows that the world is changing really fast right now and some of you may be out of school for one, two, maybe even eight weeks. But just because you're not at school doesn't mean that your groundwater education has to stop!<br />
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These are Frannie's top 5 educational tools and activities to help you continue to explore the wonderful world of groundwater.<br />
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Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a little droplet of water making your way through the water cycle? What would you see? How would it feel? Explore these questions and more by painting your way through the ground, surface, and sky in a fun activity that combines art with science.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4) <a href="https://groundwaterorg.presencehost.net/file_download/inline/4b8525d0-ea17-4323-9e4d-e6397d5d61ef" target="_blank">Growing with Groundwater</a></b></span><br />
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Groundwater is the water that helps grow our food and flowers. See how plants are a part of the water cycle by building a mini-terrarium. Simply plant a few flower seeds in a clear container, water it, seal it tightly, leave it in sunshine, and there you go! A water cycle in a jar!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3) <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/action/home/30by30.html" target="_blank">30by30 Mobile App</a></b></span><br />
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This one is a bit challenging (hence the name!) and you should know how to calculate slope using the y=mx+b formula. This online modeling tool walks you through how to use well information to calculate the direction and speed that groundwater is flowing. Real groundwater scientists use this information every day in order to figure out if a contaminant poses a threat to wells and communities downstream. Are you up for a bigger challenge? Email hydro@groundwater.org and receive a scenario in which you must use the information you calculated with the model to help a community protect its water source.<br />
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This is Frannie's favorite activity. You might remember the<a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2017/02/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html" target="_blank"> blog series</a> she did using the Awesome Aquifer Kit a while ago. The Awesome Aquifer Kit can be used to show so many important concepts about groundwater, including how it moves between the surface and subsurface, how people can get access to groundwater, and how contamination spreads. You can get 20% off your very own Awesome Aquifer Kit using code GWAW20 if you order by March 31.The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-24310448736800541512020-03-04T17:43:00.002-06:002020-03-04T17:44:27.206-06:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Video Learning Series: Awesome Aquifer Kit Training Videos}This is the fifth blog in a series of video learning opportunities from the Groundwater Foundation. Click to see the previous blogs on the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html">Groundwater Foundation</a>, how the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/02/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">Awesome Aquifer Kits are made</a>, <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/02/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_19.html">educator toolkits</a>, and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">Groundwater Guardian program</a>.<br />
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Last week, Frannie shared the videos demonstrating some of the many educational resources that are offered as a part of the Groundwater Foundation's educator toolkits.<br />
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This week, Frannie is excited to share three brand new videos all about the activities included in the Awesome Aquifer Kit! The Awesome Aquifer Kit is one of the featured modeling tools included in the educator toolkits. The Awesome Aquifer Kit Guide includes a glossary of key groundwater terms and six activities, aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, to demonstrate basic concepts of groundwater, how wells work, and the movement and treatment of contaminants within groundwater.<br />
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The new Awesome Aquifer Kit videos on the Groundwater Foundation's YouTube channel break down each activity step by step and provide tips on how to expand the lesson for more advanced students. Learn how the Awesome Aquifer Kits can help you "see" groundwater and consider getting your very own at <a href="https://awesomeaquifer.com/">AwesomeAquifer.com!</a><br />
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<br />The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-49216655350803135232020-02-28T16:29:00.000-06:002020-02-28T16:29:40.949-06:00BLOG: Groundwater Education that Worksby Jennifer Wemhoff, Groundwater Foundation<br />
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Groundwater can be a tricky subject to teach. After all, you can't go outside and look at groundwater the way you can a lake or river. It's hard to visualize something so abstract, let alone understand and appreciate it.<br />
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Over the past couple years, the Groundwater Foundation has implemented a wide-ranging project, Recharging Groundwater Education: Tools for Engagement and Action. Through the project's pilot in Nebraska, over 300 educators learned how to use various teaching tools in their classroom, including:<br />
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Both the <a href="https://www.awesomeaquifer.com/">Awesome Aquifer Kit</a> and <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/kids/classroom/hydro.html">Hydrogeology Challenge</a> enable students to investigate groundwater, a vital natural resource that plays a critical role in sustaining life but cannot be experienced directly. The tools also allow educators to point out issues specific to their local community (i.e. lithology from local well logs, existing contamination threats, etc.), which is an important feature to making the lessons pertinent to students' lives.</div>
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These tools have been used with great success in elementary, middle, and high schools across the state, and thanks to online training and resources, throughout the country and world. Educators told us: <i><b>"I now feel prepared and motivated to teach about groundwater and its role in life and our role in protecting it to my students."</b></i></div>
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Some educators first utilized the groundwater education activities in the classroom, but then moved beyond into local action. <b><i>"In-classroom learning went great, and it became a three-week unit including an onsite field trip based on the reported hydrogeology of the area. The students were engaged the majority of the time and were challenged to determine outcomes from the classroom learning."</i></b></div>
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The <a href="https://www.awesomeaquifer.com/">Awesome Aquifer Kit</a> is a hands-on model-building kit that promotes cooperative learning through inquiry. Because groundwater is hidden in aquifers below the earth’s surface, the unique format of the Kit allows students to “see” groundwater and how it moves. As students build their aquifer model, they increase their environmental literacy and understanding of groundwater’s role in their lives. The versatility of the Awesome Aquifer Kit enables educators to challenge students of different grade levels with varying levels of complexity. </div>
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A high school teacher who used the Kit in the classroom told us: <b><i>"The activities are fun and easy to follow. They explained groundwater and how to translate it to the classroom."</i></b></div>
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The <a href="https://www.groundwater.org/hydro">Hydrogeology Challenge</a> is a data-driven computer-based groundwater simulation tool that challenges students to investigate groundwater flow, contemplate the difference between modeling and reality, and apply the calculations to identify solutions to real-life threats to groundwater. The Hydrogeology Challenge is a highly regarded teaching tool by educational and water industry professionals and can be adapted to many grade levels. An assistant professor in Geology and Geological Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology stated: <i><b>“It is a great tool for introducing groundwater modeling.” </b></i>And a student who used Hydrogeology said: <b><i>“Hydrogeology is my favorite part of science and using it in conjunction with computer modeling is an interesting new way to study it.” </i></b></div>
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The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-57067542660549568952020-02-19T17:12:00.000-06:002020-03-04T17:13:52.049-06:00It's Water-Wise Wednesdays with Frannie the Fish! {Video Learning Series: Groundwater Education Toolkit Training Videos}This is the fourth blog in a series of video learning opportunities from the Groundwater Foundation. Click to see the previous blogs on the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie_22.html">Groundwater Foundation</a>, how the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/02/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">Awesome Aquifer Kits are made</a>, and the <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2020/01/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">Groundwater Guardian program</a>.<br />
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Groundwater education is so important in the process of protecting this precious resource. Integrating the Groundwater Foundation's educational tools is easier than ever with a new series of training videos.<br />
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Each video focuses on a different resource within the educator toolkit. The first video in the series outlines what groundwater is, why groundwater education in our classroom is so important, and sets up how the training videos will help educators bring groundwater models into their classroom.<br />
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The following three videos in the series focus on the Hydrogeology Challenge, an online groundwater model that presents users with a map of an area with wells and some well logs. Users walk through the same calculations that professional hydrogeologists use to calculate groundwater flow direction, slope, and speed. In the classroom, teachers can challenge their students even further with an Applied Knowledge Scenario, which asks the students to use the calculations to evaluate a potential threat to groundwater. The Hydrogeology Challenge and Applied Knowledge Scenarios is best used with upper level students to show them how algebra and geometry can be used with science to solve real-world problems.<br />
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The rest of the videos in the series shine a light on the many different activities that can be done with the Awesome Aquifer Kit. Faithful readers of Frannie's blog may remember the blog series she did a while ago, demonstrating everything from the connection between <a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2017/02/its-water-wise-wednesdays-with-frannie.html">groundwater and surface water</a> to how<a href="https://groundwaterfoundation.blogspot.com/2017/04/its-water-wise-wednesday-with-frannie_19.html"> permeability</a> affects groundwater's ability to flow within different soils. The videos provide top tips on how use the kits, maintain them, and make them a regular part of a teacher's water science unit.<br />
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You can watch each video on its own or watch them all in a playlist on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gwfdn">Groundwater Foundation's YouTube channel</a>.The Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-13769891946916117922020-02-12T15:51:00.000-06:002020-02-12T15:51:26.442-06:00BLOG: Nebraska Ag Producer Roric Paulman to Receive 2019 Maurice Kremer Groundwater Achievement Award<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Roric Paulman, a pioneering Nebraska ag producer whose conservation and stewardship practices have been recognized throughout the state, has been selected to receive the 2019 Maurice Kremer Groundwater Achievement Award from the Groundwater Foundation. Paulman will be presented with the award by 2011 Kremer Award Winner Lee Orton at the Maurice Kremer Memorial Lecture on March 4, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hardin Hall Auditorium (room 107) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus (33rd and Holdrege Streets, Lincoln). Light refreshments will be served at 3:00 p.m.<br />
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The Kremer Award is presented annually by the Groundwater Foundation to an outstanding Nebraskan who has made a substantive contribution to the conservation and protection of Nebraska’s groundwater. The Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Lincoln, Nebraska that connects people, businesses, and communities through local education and action, making us all part of the solution for clean, sustainable groundwater.<br />
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“Roric’s dedication to protecting and conserving groundwater was made apparent to me within the first two minutes of meeting him speak,” said the Groundwater Foundation’s Jane Griffin. “More importantly, he doesn’t just talk about water conservation he does it, and he motivates others to do better, too. On behalf of all of us at the Groundwater Foundation, it’s an honor to recognize Roric with the Kremer Award.”<br />
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Roric Paulman is a native of Sutherland, Nebraska. He graduated from Hershey High School and went on to attend Kearney State College. In 1985, he became the owner and manager of Paulman Farms outside Sutherland, overseeing an 8,500 acre rainfed and irrigation agricultural operation growing a variety of field crops, including corn, soybeans, dry edible beans, hard red winter wheat, grain sorghum, confection/oil sunflowers, chia, sugar beets, and more.<br />
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“Roric has a rich family history of concern about groundwater,” said Jim Goeke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Emeritus and 2001 Kremer honoree. Goeke explains that Paulman followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, serving on the Twin Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) Board from 1997-2000 and helping guide the district’s groundwater policies. “Roric irrigates 8,000 acres across three NRDs using cutting-edge technology and equipment. Raising a number of crops, Roric strives to use groundwater as most efficiently as possible to guarantee profits and a sustainable supply of groundwater,” Goeke said.<br />
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Paulman was one of the founders of Nebraska Water Balance Alliance, which works to promote the most efficient use of groundwater in Nebraska, and currently serves as its President. He also serves on the West Central Water Coalition, the University of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Advisory Board, Ag Builders of Nebraska Board, UNL Presidents Advisory Council, Daugherty Water for Food International Advisory Board, is a member of a numerous agriculture associations, and a past member on local, state, and national boards and councils.<br />
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He and his wife, Deb, have four children and six grandchildren.<br />
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The Kremer Award is chosen each year by a selection committee appointed by the Groundwater Foundation’s Board of Directors. It is named for Senator Maurice Kremer, who spent 20 years in the Nebraska Legislature where he was best known for his contributions toward protecting the state’s water resources, earning him the nickname “Mr. Water.”<br />
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“Roric Paulman is a leader in use of the latest technology to optimize the crop yield/water use balance,” selection committee member Don Kraus said. “He also remains a strong advocate for producers across Nebraska.”<br />
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For more information about the Maurice Kremer Groundwater Achievement Award, visit <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/kremer">www.groundwater.org/kremer</a>. To find out more about the Groundwater Foundation and to get involved, visit <a href="http://www.groundwater.org/">www.groundwater.org</a>.<br />
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<b>Past Kremer Award Winners</b><br />
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2018: Duane Eversoll<br />
2017: Jack Daniel<br />
2016: Senator Tom Carlson<br />
2015: Susan Seacrest<br />
2014: Robert Kuzelka<br />
2013: Ron Bishop<br />
2012: Dayle Williamson<br />
2011: Lee Orton<br />
2010: J. Michael Jess<br />
2009: Vance Anderson<br />
2008: Ann Bleed<br />
2007: Jim Cook<br />
2006: Senator Ed Schrock<br />
2005: Roger Patterson<br />
2004: Darrell Watts<br />
2003: Chris Beutler<br />
2002: Eugene Haarberg<br />
2001: Jim Goeke<br />
2000: Wayne Madsen<br />
1999: Richard Harnsberger<br />
1998: Les Sheffield<br />
1997: Robert B. Daugherty<br />
1996: Frank A. Smith<br />
1995: Fred Salmon and Family<br />
1994: Virginia Smith<br />
1993: Robert B. Crosby<br />
1992: Ted Filipi<br />
1991: Ralph Marlette<br />
1990: Warren Fairchild<br />
1989: Val Kuska<br />
1988: Eugene Reed<br />
1987: Maurice Kremer<br />
1986: Vincent DreeszenThe Groundwater Foundationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296153815316744722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247943366370520835.post-90144743825988274672020-02-10T14:55:00.000-06:002020-02-10T14:55:42.799-06:00BLOG: Groundwater Foundation Participates in Nitrate Strategy MeetingLeaders from across Nebraska looked at new ways to approach an old challenge at a Jan. 21 <a href="https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/news/2020/02/nitrate-strategy-meeting-explores-solutions">nitrate strategy meeting</a> facilitated by Crystal Powers of <a href="https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/">Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute</a>, the Nebraska Water Center (NWC) and Nebraska Extension, and Katie Pekarek of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) School of Natural Resources and Nebraska Extension.<br />
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Participants, including the Groundwater Foundation's Jane Griffin, worked to develop short-term priorities to improve nitrate-water quality issues. These include:<br />
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<li>Education (K-12, producer, policy makers, urban)</li>
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<li>Develop alternative markets for low-N cropping systems</li>
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Participants identified nine working groups to achieve the above objectives and committed to the 5-year goal of improving nitrate water quality issues in Nebraska. Participants broadly committed staff time, money, and other resources to working groups which will be convened in the coming months.<br />
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More than 40 participants included representatives from DWFI, NWC, 12 Natural Resources Districts, the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts, Nebraska Game & Parks, U.S. Geological Society, National Resources Conservation Service, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Administration, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, University of Nebraska Foundation, Shell Creek Watershed Group, GC Resolve, Nature Conservancy of Nebraska, Nebraska Sierra Club, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Groundwater Foundation, and growers.<br />
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