Podcasts about best management practices

This week Nathan takes you through the second half of the Best Management Practices for the garden, informing you which jobs should be done now and which should be done later.

Timing gardening activities is critical. Somethings need to be done over winter while others really need to wait for warmer weather. This week Nathan takes you through Best Management Practices for the garden, informing you which jobs should be done now and which should be done later.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR UNROOTED CUTTINGS FROM THE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF GROWERTALKS MAGAZINE WRITTEN BY JULIE MARTENS FORNEY NARRATED BY BILL CALKINS   EXCERPT: When delays are excessive, cuttings experience moisture loss, low carbohydrates and possible pathogen development. In some species, ethylene sensitivity increases as carbohydrate levels drop. If cuttings are stressed due to shipping delays, you might see dropping leaves, leaf yellowing or death, dead growing tips or disease.   Read the digital edition of GrowerTalks Magazine—November 2022: https://www.ballpublishing.com/magazine/gt_22_11/index.aspx

Mike and the Kevins are Kick' N It with Dan Smydra, Enlist Field Specialist with Corteva Agriscience. The group discuss corn conditions, post-emergence herbicides and taking care of the corn crop early in the season. They also discuss tank mix best practices, controlling weeds this season and future growing seasons and more. ResourcesTank-Mix Sequence Procedure: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-Tank-Mix-Sequence-Procedures-2023-NA-US.pdfVideo - Enlist Best Management Practices: https://youtu.be/WMfFzgQ3fa4?si=o68sGSUX8FUOU6xFGuide - Enlist BMPs: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-Application-Guide-2023-NA-US.pdf2024 Corn Hybrid-Herbicide Management Guide & Ratings: https://www.pioneer.com/content/dam/dpagco/pioneer/na/us/en/files/products/corn/DOC-Corn-Hybrid-Herbicide-Mgmt-Guide-Pioneer-NA_US-V1.pdf2024 Soybean Herbicides x Variety Guide: https://www.pioneer.com/content/dam/dpagco/pioneer/na/us/en/files/products/soybeans/DOC-Soybean-Variety-Herbicide-Tolerance-Guide-Pioneer-NA_US-V1.pdf2024 Enlist Weed Control System Product Use Guide: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-PUG-NA-US.pdf

In this episode of the Advancing Nitrogen Smart series, we're talking in-depth about nitrogen best management practices. How are BMPs calculated, and how do they change over time? What should growers keep in mind regarding regional adjustments in the BMPs? What kinds of risks are these BMPs designed to address? How do the 4 Rs figure in to Minnesota's nitrogen best management practices?Guests:Daniel Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist (St. Paul)Brad Carlson, Extension educator (Mankato)Additional resources:Nitrogen Fertilizer Best Management Practices for Agricultural LandsFertilizing Corn in Minnesota---For the latest nutrient management information, subscribe to the Nutrient Management Podcast. And don't forget to subscribe to the Minnesota Crop News daily or weekly email newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube channel, like UMN Extension Nutrient Management on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and visit our website.If you have questions or comments, please email us at nutmgmt@umn.edu.Advancing Nitrogen Smart is proud to be supported by the farm families of Minnesota and their corn check-off investment through Minnesota Corn.

Mike and the Kevins are Kick' N It with Emma Irwin and Trevor Spath, Corteva Agriscience Crop Protection experts. The group discuss all things post-emergence herbicides. With growers dealing with a number of early season diseases due to less-than-ideal planting conditions, post-emergence herbicides will be very important to protect fields and protect yield. 4:50  - Crop Protection Products for Corn11:00 - Troublesome weeds for corn fields 14:00 - Products for tackling weeds in corn19:41 - Nasty residual and annual weeds22:12 - Crop Protection for Emerged Soybeans25:45 - Best Management Practices for Soybean Herbicide Applications31:08 - Timing Soybean Herbicide Applications36:37 - Tank Cleanout43:12 - More Tips on Proper Herbicide ApplicationResourcesTank-Mix Sequence Procedure: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-Tank-Mix-Sequence-Procedures-2023-NA-US.pdfVideo - Enlist Best Management Practices: https://youtu.be/WMfFzgQ3fa4?si=o68sGSUX8FUOU6xFGuide - Enlist BMPs: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-Application-Guide-2023-NA-US.pdf2024 Corn Hybrid-Herbicide Management Guide & Ratings: https://www.pioneer.com/content/dam/dpagco/pioneer/na/us/en/files/products/corn/DOC-Corn-Hybrid-Herbicide-Mgmt-Guide-Pioneer-NA_US-V1.pdf2024 Soybean Herbicides x Variety Guide: https://www.pioneer.com/content/dam/dpagco/pioneer/na/us/en/files/products/soybeans/DOC-Soybean-Variety-Herbicide-Tolerance-Guide-Pioneer-NA_US-V1.pdf2024 Enlist Weed Control System Product Use Guide: https://www.enlist.com/content/dam/dpagco/enlist/na/us/en/files/fact-sheets/DOC-Enlist-PUG-NA-US.pdf

In this week's episode, Zach is joined by Bryant White to discuss all things trapping and conservation. We cover a host of topics around best management practices, building trap standards,  how we can preserve our trapping heritage, and interesting findings from years of rigorous studies. You are not going to want to miss this one. AFWA Website: https://www.fishwildlife.org/ BMP Documents: https://www.fishwildlife.org/afwa-inspires/furbearer-management Bryant' Email:  www.mtntough.com (Use promo code OKAYEST30 for a free trial)

In the realm of professional sports, the meticulous care of sports turf fields sets the stage for exceptional athlete performance. Unlike traditional farmlands, urban landscapes, or native ecosystems, these specialized fields demand precise agronomic strategies to withstand the rigors of athletic activity. Tailoring crop nutrition to specific turf grass varieties, managing constant foot traffic, and ensuring rapid recovery all contribute to lush, resilient playing surfaces that meet exacting sports industry standards while upholding the health of these green spaces. Joined by Yara's Neil Mayberry, Regional Market Development Manager for the Eastern US, Dr. Rob Mikkelsen, Director of Agronomic Services and Dr. Bryan Hopkins from Brigham Young University, this podcast episode delves into their insights drawn from a comprehensive study of North American sports turf fields, unraveling effective management practices that bridge the gap between playability and sustainability. Be sure to check out the bible, "Best Management Practices for the Sports Field Manager" Another resouce is a talk that Dr. Bryan Hopkins did last year, "Soil Science Simplified: The Dirt on Green Grass"

Learning how to speak Spanish can help build relationships and take your farm to the next level.  Spanish instructor Katie Dotterer and dairy farmer Walt Moore share the impact and how to get started with learning Spanish. Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza dives into the topics below with Katie and Walt: 2:03: Impact of learning Spanish 5:02: Vulnerability of learning Spanish 6:33: Learning Spanish and turnover rate 7:40: Encouraging non-Spanish speaking employees to learn Spanish     9:25: Important to bring a fluent Spanish speaker to the farm 13:33: Cultures and traditions of Spanish speakers 16:40: Embracing the Spanish culture on your farm 18:35: Spanish resources in the community 23:42: Mindset with learning Spanish  26:35: Challenges with learning Spanish 28:30: How long does it take to learn Spanish 31:30: How to continue learning and practicing Spanish 34:35: Dialects and slang of the Spanish language   36:27: Encouraging Spanish-speakers to learn English 39:45: Advice for learning Spanish Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode. About the guests Meet Katie Dotterer: A life-long advocate for agriculture and education, Katie enjoys finding ways to infuse the two together. Her love for agriculture and the Spanish language developed through her upbringing as part of the third generation on her family's dairy farm in central PA. Katie has degrees in Business Management and Marketing, Secondary Education, and Spanish, and is certified in ESL: English as a Second Language. Recognizing a need to bridge an industry wide communication gap, she developed online Spanish Courses tailored specifically to agriculture, through her educational and advocacy business, AgvoKate (a play on her name & advocating for agriculture). Additionally, she rarely turns down an opportunity to advocate and engage with the 98% of the population who are removed from agriculture. She has done this through on-farm tours (in-person and virtual) when she co-owned and operated a dairy farm as a first-generation farmer, public speaking engagements, news segments and through her social media platforms. When she's not teaching or advocating, Katie loves traveling, dancing, playing piano and guitar, history, palm trees, dark chocolate and tea! Learn more about Katie's online Spanish courses here or email her at katiedotterer@agvokate.com. Walt Moore: Walt is President and General Manager of Walmoore Holsteins, Inc. The family farm has been in operation over 113 years and 5 generations.  Walt is in partnership with his wife Ellen.  Walmoore Holsteins, Inc. milks 1050 cows with a 31,000-pound herd average (producing in excess of 3.6 million gallons of milk annually), raises 880 replacement young stock, 100 Wagyu crosses, farms 1700 acres of corn for silage and grain, alfalfa, soybeans and Triticale.  Walmoore employs 15 full time and several part-time people.  Walt is also the General Partner of Moore Family Farm LP which was formed as a land holding company.  Additionally, Walt and Ellen with partners Duane and Marilyn Hershey started Moocho Milk Transportation Inc. in 2006 to haul their own milk.  Walt and Ellen along with Son Jake and his wife own Moore Meats LLC a premium American Wagyu farm to fork beef company.  Walt has traveled to other states and China helping to educate other producers on Best Management Practices.  Walt also serves on several committees including the Chester County Conservation District Board, London Grove Friends Finance Committee, American Dairy Coalition currently serving as President and On the Center for Dairy Excellence Board currently serving as President. He also served on the PDMP board as the Vice-President and President.  Walt also enjoys spending time with his family, attending PSU football games, hunting, boating and traveling.  This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.  Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing podcast@dairyforward.com. 

The Dairy Streamlet is a new, condensed version of Dairy Stream that takes the long episode and covers just the high-level points of the conversation. If this topic interests you, we encourage you to listen to the July 26 episode.  Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza talked with Spanish instructor Katie Dotterer and dairy farmer Walt Moore about the impact of speaking Spanish and how to get started with learning the language. Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode. About the guests Meet Katie Dotterer: A life-long advocate for agriculture and education, Katie enjoys finding ways to infuse the two together. Her love for agriculture and the Spanish language developed through her upbringing as part of the third generation on her family's dairy farm in central PA. Katie has degrees in Business Management and Marketing, Secondary Education, and Spanish, and is certified in ESL: English as a Second Language. Recognizing a need to bridge an industry wide communication gap, she developed online Spanish Courses tailored specifically to agriculture, through her educational and advocacy business, AgvoKate (a play on her name & advocating for agriculture). Additionally, she rarely turns down an opportunity to advocate and engage with the 98% of the population who are removed from agriculture. She has done this through on-farm tours (in-person and virtual) when she co-owned and operated a dairy farm as a first-generation farmer, public speaking engagements, news segments and through her social media platforms. When she's not teaching or advocating, Katie loves traveling, dancing, playing piano and guitar, history, palm trees, dark chocolate and tea! Learn more about Katie's online Spanish courses here or email her at katiedotterer@agvokate.com. Walt Moore: Walt is President and General Manager of Walmoore Holsteins, Inc. The family farm has been in operation over 113 years and 5 generations.  Walt is in partnership with his wife Ellen.  Walmoore Holsteins, Inc. milks 1050 cows with a 31,000-pound herd average (producing in excess of 3.6 million gallons of milk annually), raises 880 replacement young stock, 100 Wagyu crosses, farms 1700 acres of corn for silage and grain, alfalfa, soybeans and Triticale.  Walmoore employs 15 full time and several part-time people.  Walt is also the General Partner of Moore Family Farm LP which was formed as a land holding company.  Additionally, Walt and Ellen with partners Duane and Marilyn Hershey started Moocho Milk Transportation Inc. in 2006 to haul their own milk.  Walt and Ellen along with Son Jake and his wife own Moore Meats LLC a premium American Wagyu farm to fork beef company.  Walt has traveled to other states and China helping to educate other producers on Best Management Practices.  Walt also serves on several committees including the Chester County Conservation District Board, London Grove Friends Finance Committee, American Dairy Coalition currently serving as President and On the Center for Dairy Excellence Board currently serving as President. He also served on the PDMP board as the Vice-President and President.  Walt also enjoys spending time with his family, attending PSU football games, hunting, boating and traveling.  This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.  Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing podcast@dairyforward.com. 

Jeremy Poirier, senior manager for fiber certification at International Paper in Shreveport, talks about IP's responsible fiber sourcing policies and how they meet the evolving sourcing requirements from their stakeholders. Jeremy also was part of a group of Louisiana Forestry Association members who participated in updating the state's Best Management Practices manual, which took effect this year.  Minding the Forest is a podcast of the Louisiana Forestry Association and his hosted by LFA Media Specialist Jeff Zeringue. Comments can be sent to jzeringue@laforestry.com.If you want to find out more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, go to forests.org.Check out our website at laforestry.com.Click this link to join the LFA.

Inputs play an important role agronomically, but they can also be a significant cost to any operation. Getting the most out of each dollar is important. One of the first input costs after seed itself is spent on seed treatments. Shad Milligan of Syngenta Canada joined the latest episode of the Wheat School to discuss... Read More

Dairy Farmers of Canada recently released their Best Management Practices Guide to Mitigate Emissions on Dairy Farms. We will explore what can be done to reduce emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and improve overall environmental sustainability.

Julianne Finkelnberg, EHS Consultant at Toyota Racing Development USA, discuss how they avoid the most common stormwater permit violations by developing and implementing top-quality best management practices (BMPs). Additionally, hear how they have successfully streamlined their entire stormwater compliance process with a single software solution — from BMP management to water sampling, lab reporting, data analytics, and reporting workflows. Their world-class system is helping them not only increase EHS efficiency, but it's helping them tremendously decrease risk exposure

With more than 14 years in the horticulture and arboriculture industry, Rob Shaut joined Casey Trees, an Urban Forestry non-profit, in March of 2018. He has contributed to the operational efficiency and the expansion of their scope of work. Thanks to the leadership of Rob, Stormwater Low Impact Development and Best Management Practices are now an integral part of the Casey Trees portfolio, along with tree installation, pruning, and maintenance. Previously, Rob completed the two-year Professional Horticulture Program at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, studied at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and received a Bachelor of Science from Clemson University in business management. He spent five years working as a project manager and garden designer for Shimizu Landscape Design, a Maryland-based design and build firm. He worked for two years as a project manager for Cotswold Gardens, a design and build firm in West Grove, Pennsylvania. Rob is a certified Arborist and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified. He is currently a member of the MAC-ISA Board of Directors and the TREE Fund Board of Directors. As the Director of Tree Operations at Casey Trees, Rob focuses on increasing canopy coverage, stormwater mitigation, heat island mitigation, and phytoremediation. Casey Trees targets lower canopied areas and equity emphasis areas around our nation's capital. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/plantatrilliontrees/support

Dr. John Auel is the Certification Programs Director for the Mississippi Forestry Association. Join us in this episode of Timber University as we discuss best management practices with John and how this style of management serves to maintain environmentally sound timber management. For questions or comments, email us at timberuniversity@gmail.com. For more, follow NRU on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

Dr. John Auel is the Certification Programs Director for the Mississippi Forestry Association. Join us in this episode of Timber University as we discuss best management practices with John and how this style of management serves to maintain environmentally sound timber management. For questions or comments, email us at timberuniversity@gmail.com. For more, follow NRU on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (5:56).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesSourcesRelated Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 12-30-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of January 2, 2023. MUSIC – ~26 sec –Lyrics: “Bluer than the Blue Ridge, I was out at sea.  Further than the farthest, Till you came for me.   You're always welcome to this plunder, I was over my head, I am under, under your spell.” That's part of “Under,” by The Steel Wheels.”  It's one of the songs heard on Virginia Water Radio in 2022, and it opens our annual episode where we listen back to some of the previous year's sounds and music.  We start with a medley of mystery soundsand voices.  Have a listen for about 50 seconds, and see how many you recognize. SOUNDS AND VOICES - ~51 sec 1.  Voices:  “The James River.  The Ohio River.  Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina.” 2.  Voices: “American Sycamore.” “Atlantic White-cedar.”  “Baldcypress.  Black Gum.” 3.  Voices: “Buttonbush.”  “Coastal Dog-hobble.”  “Elderberry.”  “Possum-haw.” 4.  Coyotes and Gray Treefrogs. 5.  Great Yellowlegs. 6.  Voices: “And we are here on the banks of the Clinch River in St. Paul, Virginia, today to talk about the Eastern Hellbender, which is one of our most unique amphibians here in Virginia and the central Appalachians.”  “Remember: healthy forests produce clean water.”  “And I hope you join us for another edition of ‘Fifteen Minutes in the Forest.'  Have a great weekend.” If you knew all of most of those, you're a 2022 water-year winner!You heard names of some water places connected to U.S. civil rights history;names of some trees that grow in or near water, followed by names of some shrubs that do so;coyotes and Gray Treefrogs on a July night;the Greater Yellowlegs bird; andexcerpts from the video series “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest,” produced by Virginia Cooperative Extension's Forest Landowner Education Program. Thanks to Blacksburg friends for the call-outs; to Lang Elliott for permission to use the Greater Yellowlegs sound, from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs; and to Jen Gagnon for permission to use excerpts from “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest.” We close out 2022 with a two-minute sample of music heard this year, with parts of ““Witch Hazel,” by Tom Gala; “New Spring Waltz,” by the late Madeline MacNeil; “Try to Change It,” by Bob Gramann; and “Rainy Night,” by the group Wake Up Robin.  Thanks to all the musicians who gave permission to use their music, and thanks to Janita Baker for permission to use Madeline MacNeil's music. So long to 2022, and here's hoping for a 2023 with interesting sounds, evocative music, and the water the world needs. MUSIC – ~108 sec 1.  From “Witch Hazel” - Lyrics: “And I tell my heart be strong, like the Witch Hazel flower, and you will not be injured by this dark and troubled time.” 2.  From “New Spring Waltz” - Instrumental.  3.  From “Try to Change It” - Lyrics: “Try to change it, but I can't change it; locomotive rolls on through hills and snow and rain.  Try to change it, why can't I change it; strength of will, push and pull, I'm bettin' on that train.  Strength of will, push and pull, I'm bettin' on that train.”. 4.  From “Rainy Night” - Instrumental.  SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. Sounds Used and Their Previous 2022 Virginia Water Radio Episodes (Listed in the order heard in this episode's audio) The people calling out names of water-related places connected to U.S. civil rights history were recorded by Virginia Water Radio in Blacksburg, Va., in March 2022.  This was featured in Episode 619, 3-7-22. The people calling out names of some trees that grow in or near water were recorded by Virginia Water Radio in Blacksburg, Va., in Virginia Water Radio on April 21, 2022.  This was featured in Episode 626, 4-25-22.  The shrub name call-outs were recorded by Virginia Water Radio in Blacksburg on June 14-15, 2022.  This was featured in Episode 630, 6-20-22. The Coyote and Gray Treefrog sounds were recorded by Virginia Water Radio in Blacksburg, Va., on July 5, 2022, at approximately 10:15 p.m.  This was featured in Episode 634, 8-15-22. The sounds of the Greater Yellowlegs was taken from the Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs-Eastern Region CD set, by Lang Elliott with Donald and Lillian Stokes (Time Warner Audio Books, copyright 1997), used with permission of Lang Elliott.  Lang Elliot's work is available online at the “Music of Nature” Web site, http://www.musicofnature.org/.  This was featured in Episode 636, 9-12-22. The excerpts from the “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” series were taken from the following episodes: “Eastern Hellbenders,” Episode 68, January 2022; “Best Management Practices for Water Quality,” Episode 19, September 2020; and “How Clean is Your Creek,” Episode 26, November 2020; used with permission of Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Forest Landowner Education Program.  The full video series is available online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOhBz_SGRw8UZo9aAfShRbb-ZaVyk-uzT.  This was featured in Episode 637, 9-26-22. Musical Selections Used and Their Previous 2022 Virginia Water Radio Episodes (Listed in the order heard in this episode's audio) “Under,” from the 2019 album “Over the Trees,” is copyright by The Steel Wheels, used with permission.  More information about The Steel Wheels is available online at https://www.thesteelwheels.com/.  This music was used in Episode 630, 6-20-22, on shrubs. “Witch Hazel,” from the 2011 album “Story After Story,” is copyright by Tom Gala, used with permission.  More information about Tom Gala is available online at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kG6YXrfGPB6lygJwOUNqO. This music was used in Episode 639, 10-24-22, on the Witch Hazel plant. “New Spring Waltz” is from Madeline MacNeil's 2002 album “Songs of Earth & Sea”; copyright held by Janita Baker, used with permission.  More information about Madeline MacNeil is available from Ms. Baker's “Blue Lion Dulcimers & Guitars” Web site, online at https://www.bluelioninstruments.com/Maddie.html.  This music was used in Episode 627, 5-9-22, on some spring songbirds. “Try to Change It,” from the 2001 album “See Farther in the Darkness,” is copyright by Bob Gramann, used with permission.  More information about Bob Gramann is available online at https://www.bobgramann.com/folksinger.html.  This music was used in Episode 611, 1-10-22, on the 2022 Virginia General Assembly opening. “Rainy Night,” from the 2018 album “Wake Up Robin,” on Great Bear Records, by the group of the same name, is used with permission of Andrew VanNorstrand.  More information about the album and band is available online at https://wakeuprobin.bandcamp.com.  This music was used in Episode 642, 11-21-22, on water-related things for which people are thankful. IMAGES (Unless otherwise noted, photographs are by Virginia Water Radio.)An Image Sampler from Episodes in 2022 From Episode 616, 2-14-22: Sculpture in Birmingham, Alabama's, Kelly Ingram Park, recalling fire hoses being used on civil rights protestors in the 1960s.  Photo by Carol M. Highsmith, March 3, 2010.  Accessed from the Library of Congress, online at https://www.loc.gov/item/2010636978/, 2/15/22.From Episode 621. 3-21-22: “Benefits of Trees” poster from the Virginia Department of Forestry, accessed online at https://dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/learn-about-education-recreation/benefits-of-tree/, 12-30-22. From Episode 626. 4-25-22: Swamp Tupelo photographed at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, Va., July 9, 2021.  Photo by iNaturalist user karliemarina, made available online at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86317064(as of 4-25-22) for use under Creative Commons license “Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0.”  Information about this Creative Commons license is available online at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.From Episode 630, 6-20-22: Silky Dogwood beside Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg, Va., June 9, 2022.From Episode 636, 9-12-22: Greater Yellowlegs, photographed at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, August 11, 2022.  Photo by iNaturalist user kenttrulsson, made available online at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/132685927(as of 9-12-22) for use under Creative Commons license “Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0.”  Information about this Creative Commons license is available online at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

We have three special guests this time and a jam packed episode all about stormwater management! We talk extensively with Mark Rufener (PE, CPESC, CPSWQ) from K.E. McCartney & Associates (a local engineering firm) regarding "The Gateway Project", Kingwood Center Garden's capital plan to create a new garden entrance and visitor experience, completed in the last few years. As part of this plan, Kingwood integrated several stormwater BMPs (Best Management Practices) into the new visitor center and parking lot. Mark Rufener is a professional in stormwater infrastructure engineering and management and played a large part in the design of these BMPs. He also worked closely with another Mark (Hoover) who is Kingwood's lead horticulturalist (translating as "plant wizard"). Mark Hoover was in charge of selecting the plant material to be used in some of the BMPs, because as you'll discover, plants play a critical role in stormwater management. Additionally, Evan caught up with Dan Herrold who is another technician at Richland SWCD. Dan heads up the MS4 program there, which ties into what we talk about in the rest of the episode. So, sit back and enjoy!   LINKS!!! Kingwood's Interactive Map: https://kingwoodcenter.org/kiosk/garden-gateway/ North East Ohio Rain Garden Manual: www.geaugaswcd.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/2013_RainGardenManual_GeaugaSWCD.2762917.pdf North East Ohio Master/Professional Rain Gardener Certification: https://neomasterraingardener.org/ Richland SWCD's Stormwater resources - General: https://richlandswcd.net/services/water/stormwater - Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels: https://richlandswcd.net/services/water/rain-gardens - Do I need a Stormwater Permit? https://richlandswcd.net/services/do-i-need-a-permit - Interactive Richland Co Watershed Map: https://richlandswcd.net/services/water/watersheds-of-richland-county - Water Quality Data Map for Richland Co: https://richlandswcd.net/services/water/water-data-map More on Best Management Practices: - https://richlandswcd.net/services/water/stormwater/epa-best-practice - https://sswcd.summitoh.net/sites/default/files/2019-01/Post%20Construction%20O%26M.pdf   OUR WEBSITES/PHONE NUMBERS K.E. McCartney & Associates: https://kemccartney.com/ Richland Soil & Water Conservation District: 419-747-8686 | https://richlandswcd.net/ Kingwood Center Gardens: https://kingwoodcenter.org/   MUSIC We have been generously granted permission to use the music in this podcast by the artists who made it. Songs used are: "Run One Down" by Dan Lebowitz (our theme music), "Busy City" & "Easy Stroll" by TrackTribe.

Luke discusses the recent history of sudden autumn walnut frost events in California's Central Valley, how to prevent damage ahead of the next sudden frost, and how to rehabilitate damaged orchards. Recorded Zoom webinar: Practical Canker Management in Almond and Prune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JwrMGKros&t=3s Articles referenced in the podcast: Six steps to prepare for the next sudden autumn frost: sacvalleyorchards.com/walnuts/horticulture-walnuts/prepare-for-next-sudden-autumn-freeze/ Spring frost: sacvalleyorchards.com/walnuts/horticulture-walnuts/preparing-for-extreme-events-spring-frost Recovery from freeze damage: sacvalleyorchards.com/walnuts/horticulture-walnuts/2020-freeze-recovery Upcoming Field meetings:Introduction to Orchard Irrigation Management in three locationsMadera: Monday, November 7, 2022, 7:30 AM—12:00 PMBakersfield: Monday, November 14, 2022, 7:30 AM—12:00 PMModesto: Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 7:30 AM—12:00 PMAlso on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM there is a Best Management Practices for Soil Health meeting at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier, California. If you will be attending the West Coast Nut: California Walnut Conference in Yuba City on January 4th and 5th – I will be talking about walnut freeze on Wednesday, January 4 at 9:30 AM.

Kadie Britt discusses research results from a project examining the effects of cover crop on overwintering NOW larvae mortality. Upcoming meetings: Introduction to Irrigation Management series to be held in Madera (Nov 7), Bakersfield (Nov 14), and Modesto (Nov 16). Best Management Practices for Soil Health to be held at the Kearney Ag Center in Parlier (Nov 16). Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

It's October, the year is almost over! Phoebe and Luke compete to see who can go over the month's tasks, using whatever metric they feel is the best way to declare themselves the winner. They then discuss current activities. Upcoming meetings: Introduction to Irrigation Management series to be held in Madera (Nov 7), Bakersfield (Nov 14), and Modesto (Nov 16). Best Management Practices for Soil Health to be held at the Kearney Ag Center in Parlier (Nov 16). Missed Luke's cankinar? Luckiily there's a recording Available: https://youtu.be/p4JwrMGKros This webinar features UC plant pathologists Florent Trouillas and Themis Michailides discussing the latest best management practices for almond and prune cankers, respectively. Their two talks are followed up with extensive Q&A from growers on how to best protect and preserve trees for long-term orchard success! Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:40).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments Images Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 9-23-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the weeks of September 26 and October 3, 2022.  This episode is part of a series this year of episodes related to trees and shrubs. SOUND – ~6 sec That call of Mountain Chorus Frogs opens an episode where we learn about the video podcast series, “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest.”  Started in April 2020, the video series is produced by the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, conducted by Virginia Cooperative Extension.  As of September 9, 2022, the series included 82 episodes, covering topics such as tree identification, forest soils, invasive plants, forest management, tree syrups, and weird trees.  Several episodes are on specific water-related topics, like the Mountain Chorus Frogs you heard earlier.  Have a listen for about 90 seconds to excerpts from five of those episodes.  SOUNDS and VOICES  - 1 min./29 sec “Hi everyone.  Welcome to ‘Fifteen Minutes in the Forest.'  I'm Jennifer Gagnon with the Forest Landowner Education Program at Virginia Tech.  And today I'm joining you from Claytor Lake State Park in southwest Virginia.”  From “Vernal Pools,” Episode 74, April 2022. “This is a vernal pool in Claytor Lake State Park.  ...This pool at its largest is probably an acre in size.  This pool is big enough that it has Painted Sliders, we saw a Snapping Turtle in here, we have a Green Heron out here.  ...There's all kinds of animals. ...It's a beautiful pool.”  From “Vernal Pools,” Episode 74, April 2022.  “Our topic today is going to be about water quality.  And this ties in nicely with forestry.”  From “Best Management Practices for Water Quality,” Episode 19, September 2020. Today we're going to take a look at some of the best management practices that loggers and forestry operations can take in order to protect water quality.”  From “Best Management Practices for Water Quality,” Episode 19, September 2020. “One of the reasons we're studying Mountain Chorus Frogs is we're really trying to get a good idea of their distribution in Virginia.”  From “Mountain Chorus Frogs,” Episode 75, April 2022. “Hey everyone.  My name is Wally Smith, and I'm an associate professor of biology at UVA-Wise.  And we are here on the banks of the Clinch River in St. Paul, Virginia, today to talk about the Eastern Hellbender, which is one of our most unique amphibians here in Virginia and the central Appalachians.”  From “Eastern Hellbenders,” Episode 68, January 2022. “Well thank for spending fifteen minutes in the creek with us, and thanks to Sally for for spending time with us outside to share her knowledge about water quality.  And I hope you join us for another edition of ‘Fifteen Minutes in the Forest.'  Have a great weekend.”  From “How Clean is Your Creek,” Episode 26, November 2020. When COVID shut-downs began in 2020, the Virginia Forest Landowner Education team started the series as a way to stay engaged with clients.  To the team's surprise, the series became very popular.  Among the users are public school teachers, foresters, landowners, and other lovers of the outdoors. Along with the “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” series, the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program offers other short courses, conferences and workshops, Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours, and retreats for beginning woodland owners.  For more information about these learning opportunities, search online for the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, or phone Jennifer Gagnon at (540) 231-6391. Thanks to Ms. Gagnon for permission to use excerpts of “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” episodes.  And for a closing forest-and-water word, we end with a comment from Andrew Vinson, of the Virginia Department of Forestry, from the episode on best management practices for water quality. VOICE - ~4 sec - “Remember, healthy forests produce clean water.” SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Virginia Water Radio thanks Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Forest Landowner Education Program, for her help with this episode and for permission to excerpts of “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” episodes.  The full series is available online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOhBz_SGRw8UZo9aAfShRbb-ZaVyk-uzT.  Excerpts heard in this episode of Virginia Water Radio were taken from the following “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” episodes:“Best Management Practices for Water Quality,” Episode 19, September 2020;“Eastern Hellbenders,” Episode 68, January 2022;“How Clean is Your Creek,” Episode 26, November 2020;“Mountain Chorus Frogs,” Episode 75, April 2022;“Vernal Pools,” Episode 74, April 2022. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com.IMAGES Screenshot from the opening of the video for “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” Episode 19, “Best Management Practices for Water Quality.”Screenshot from the opening of the video for “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” Episode 59, “The S Curve of Forest Carbon.”Screenshot from the opening of the video for “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” Episode 68, “Eastern Hellbenders.” SOURCES Used for Audio Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, online at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/.  The “Fifteen Minutes in the Forest” program and other short course programs are available online at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/landownerprograms/shortcourses/online.html. For More Information about Trees and Shrubs in Virginia and Elsewhere Center for Watershed Protection, “Trees and Stormwater Runoff,” online at https://www.cwp.org/reducing-stormwater-runoff/. Chesapeake Bay Program, “Field Guide: Plants and Trees,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/critters?s=&fieldGuideType=Plants+%26+Trees&fieldGuideHabitat=. eFloras.org, “Flora of North America,” online at http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1. James P. Engel, “Shrubs in the Understory,” February 2012, online at http://www.whiteoaknursery.biz/essays/ShrubsinUnderstory.shtml. Oscar W. Gupton and Fred C. Swope, Trees and Shrubs of Virginia, University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981. Sanglin Lee and Alan Raflo, “Trees and Water,” Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Water Central Newsletter, pages 13-18, online at https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/49367.   (A Virginia Cooperative Extension version of this article—“Trees and Water,” by Sanglin Lee, Alan Raflo, and Jennifer Gagnon, 2018—with some slight differences in the text is available online at https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/pubs_ext_vt_edu/en/ANR/ANR-18/ANR-18NP.html.) Penn State Extension, “Trees, Shrubs, and Groundcovers Tolerant of Wet Sites,” prepared by N. Robert Nuss, and reviewed and revised by Scott Guiser and Jim Smellmer, October 2007, online at https://extension.psu.edu/trees-shrubs-and-groundcovers-tolerant-of-wet-sites. Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension, “How Trees Grow,” online at https://agrilife.org/treecarekit/introduction-to-tree-care/how-trees-grow/. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Forests of Virginia, 2018, Resource Update FS-264, Asheville, N.C., 2020; available online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/59963. U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Forest Service, “State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet—Virginia 2022,” online (as a PDF) at https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/VA_std.pdf. U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service/Climate Change Resource Center, “Forest Tree Diseases and Climate Change,” online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/topics/forest-disease. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources Conservation Service, “PLANTS Database,” online at https://plants.usda.gov. Virginia Botanical Associates, “Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora,” online at http://www.vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=start&search=Search. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation/Natural Heritage Program, “The Natural Communities of Virginia: Ecological Groups and Community Types,” online (as a PDF) at https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/document/comlist07-21.pdf. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation/Natural Heritage Division, online at https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/. Virginia Department of Forestry, “Virginia's Forests,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/.  Some of the useful pages at that site are the following:“Benefits of Trees,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/learn-about-education-recreation/benefits-of-tree/;“Common Native Trees of Virginia,” 2020 edition, online (as a PDF) at https://dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/Common-Native-Trees-ID_pub.pdf;“Forest Management and Health/Insects and Diseases,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/forest-management-health/forest-health/insects-and-diseases/;Tree and Forest Health Guide, 2020, online (as a PDF) at https://dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/Tree-and-Forest-Health-Guide.pdf;“Virginia Trees for Clean Water Program,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/urban-community-forestry/urban-forestry-community-assistance/virginia-trees-for-clean-water-grant-program/;“Virginia Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources,” November 2020, online (as a PDF) at https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020-VA-Statewide-Assessment.pdf;“Tree Identification,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/learn-about-education-recreation/tree-identification/. Virginia Forest Products Association, online at https://www.vfpa.net/. Virginia Native Plant Society, online at http://vnps.org/. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Plants” subject category. Following are links to other episodes on trees and shrubs. Introduction to trees and water – Episode 621, 3-21-22.American Sycamore – Episode 624, 4-11-22.American Witch Hazel – Episode 238, 10-31-14.Ash trees – Episode 376, 7-10-17 and Episode 625, 4-18-22.Early spring wildflowers in woodlands – Episode 573, 4-19-21.Forest lands and work in Virginia – Episode 623, 4-4-22.Maple trees – Episode 503, 12-16-19.Photosynthesis – Episode 602, 11-8-21.Poison Ivy and related plants, including the shrub Poison Sumac –

FDA Antimicrobial Regulations Irrigation Management Decisions Current Kansas Pests   00:01:09—FDA Antimicrobial Regulations— Brian Lubbers, associate professor in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine and certified veterinary pharmacologist, provides information on upcoming antimicrobial regulations outlined by the FDA and what these regulations will really mean for producers FDA Guidance for Industry #263 Guidance for Industry #263: Frequently Asked Questions for Farmers and Ranchers 00:12:09 —Irrigation Management Decisions— K-State water Extension specialist, Jonathan Aguilar, discusses what producers need to know when it comes to making irrigation decision when experiencing drought conditions and what to do when it actually rain Mobile Irrigation Lab Website 00:23:04—Current Kansas Pests — We end with K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, providing an update on a number of insect pests currently active in Kansas, including cicada killers and mimosa webworms   Send comments, questions, or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.  

Dr. Howard Rosenbaum is a Senior Conservation Scientist and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program, which aims to secure the future of whales, dolphins, and other marine species. He is also a Senior Scientist at the American Museum of Natural History, core faculty member at Columbia University in the Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Department, a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Cetacean Specialist Group and Important Marine Mammal Areas Task Force, and a member of the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee. In addition, Howard is a member of New York's (NYSERDA) Environmental Technical Working Group and on the Specialist Committee for Best Management Practices related to Offshore Wind Development. He has also been a subject matter expert for two past BOEM workshops related to marine mammals and Offshore Wind Development, an invited member of the Regional Wildlife Science Entity's Marine Mammal subcommittee, and he recently served on IUCN's panel on Mitigating Biodiversity Impacts to Wind Energy Development. When he's not working, Howard loves spending time outdoors. Some of his favorite outdoor activities are skiing in the winter, cycling, kayaking, sailing, going for walks with his dog, and spending time with his wife and kids out in nature. Howard is a conservation biologist who uses novel scientific approaches and techniques to better understand marine mammals and their environments with the ultimate goal of improving conservation of these animals and environmental practices. Howard received his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College and afterwards spent two years conducting research as a recipient of a Thomas J. Wat­son Fel­low­ship. Next, he enrolled in graduate school at Yale University where he was awarded his Ph.D. in biology. Upon graduating, Howard began a postdoctoral fellowship with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the American Museum of Natural History where he would ultimately continue working for over 20 years. In this interview, Howard shares more about his life and science.

CLICK HERE to listen to episode audio (4:39).Sections below are the following: Transcript of Audio Audio Notes and Acknowledgments ImagesExtra Information Sources Related Water Radio Episodes For Virginia Teachers (Relevant SOLs, etc.). Unless otherwise noted, all Web addresses mentioned were functional as of 4-1-22. TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO From the Cumberland Gap to the Atlantic Ocean, this is Virginia Water Radio for the week of April 4, 2022.  This revised episode from May 2013 is part of a series this year of episodes related to trees and shrubs. MUSIC – ~ 16 sec – Lyrics: “Lost my fingers in the Galax mill, Buddy sing a sad old song; And my heart got broke in the yew pine hills, Lordy my time ain't long.” This week, we feature music about some historical aspects of a natural-resource industry that's been important to Virginia's economy for hundreds of years and also plays an important role in managing the Commonwealth's water.  Have a listen for about 30 more seconds.MUSIC – ~31 sec – Lyrics: “I started out to loggin' when I was in my prime, Woman don't you weep for me; Hitchin' up the spruce to the big drag lines, You damned old piney mountain; Where the skidders start a-buckin' as the years come down, Buddy sing a sad old song; Makin' God's own thunder on the new-cut ground, Lordy my time ain't long.” You've been listening to part of “Piney Mountains,” by Bruce Molsky on his 2013 album, “If It Ain't Here When I Get Back,” from Tree Frog Music.  The song was written by Craig Johnson, a highly-regarded string-band musician who died in North Carolina in 2009.  Focusing on one logger-turned-millworker's tragic accident in a Galax, Virginia, mill, the song weaves in several aspects of the history of the forest industry in the southeastern states: hard work and rough leisure by loggers, opportunities and risks of working in sawmills and furniture factories, economic ups and downs of resource-based industries, changes to landscapes after land uses change, and a rich heritage of traditional music. With a complex history, forest use and management in Virginia remains of vital economic and ecological importance, including for water resources.  As the Virginia Department of Forestry has stated, quote, “In addition to lumber, paper, and a host of other products, forests provide benefits called ‘ecosystem services,'” unquote.  Those services include air quality, water quality, soil conservation, outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, carbon storage, and scenic beauty. As of 2017, over 16 million acres in Virginia—about 62 percent of the state—were covered by forests, and those forests provided an estimated $30 billion annually in economic benefits, considering both forest products and ecosystem services.  At the same time, forest-related work can still be hazardous, as it was for the narrator in this week's music.  Logging, for example, typically has higher workplace injury and fatality rates than other occupations. With connections and impacts like these, piney mountains and other wooded landscapes will continue to influence Virginia's economy, culture, wildlife, air, and water. Thanks to Bruce Molsky for permission to use this week's music, and we close with about 15 more seconds of “Piney Mountains.” MUSIC – ~ 16 sec – instrumental. SHIP'S BELL Virginia Water Radio is produced by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, part of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment.  For more Virginia water sounds, music, or information, visit us online at virginiawaterradio.org, or call the Water Center at (540) 231-5624.  Thanks to Ben Cosgrove for his version of “Shenandoah” to open and close this episode.  In Blacksburg, I'm Alan Raflo, thanking you for listening, and wishing you health, wisdom, and good water. AUDIO NOTES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Virginia Water Radio episode revises and replaces Episode 160, 5-6-13. “Piney Mountains,” from the 2013 album “If It Ain't Here When I Get Back,” is copyright 2013 by Bruce Molsky and Tree Frog Music, used with permission.  More information about Bruce Molsky is available online at http://www.brucemolsky.com. Information on Craig Johnson was taken from his December 2009 obituary online at http://www.cremnc.com/sitemaker/sites/Cremat2/obit.cgi?user=151400Johnson; and “Most Done Traveling: A Tribute to Craig Johnson,” by Dave Shombert in the Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010 issue of The Old Time Herald (Durham, N.C.), online at https://www.oldtimeherald.org/issues/volume-12-number-2/(subscription required for access) [Used this source in 2013]. Virginia Water Radio thanks Jennifer Gagnon, Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Conservation, for her help with the original version of this episode, done in 2013. Click here if you'd like to hear the full version (2 min./22 sec.) of the “Shenandoah” arrangement/performance by Ben Cosgrove that opens and closes this episode.  More information about Mr. Cosgrove is available online at http://www.bencosgrove.com. IMAGES Percentage of forest land in Virginia counties as of 2016.  Map taken from the Virginia Department of Forestry, “Virginia Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources,” November 2020, page 40.  The report is available online (as a PDF) at https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020-VA-Statewide-Assessment.pdf.  The original source is Thomas J. Brandeis et al., “Virginia's Forests, 2016,”  Resource Bulletin SRS–223, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville, N.C., 2018. Forests made up much of the watershed surrounding a Bedford County, Virginia, reservoir (center of photo) in this April 21, 2011, photo from Peaks of Otter. EXTRA INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF FORESTS IN VIRGINIA The following information on trends and threats for Virginia's forest lands is from the Virginia Department of Forestry, “Virginia Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources,” November 2020, page 10.  The report is available online (as a PDF) at https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020-VA-Statewide-Assessment.pdf. Virginia's Forest Trends, Conditions, and Threats SummarySeveral important changes, trends, and threats in Virginia are likely to significantly impact the health,quality, and extent of Virginia's forests in the foreseeable future. TrendsPopulation growth and expanding metropolitan areas;Changes in forest ownership;Rising forest volumes;Positive growth/drain ratio for hardwood and softwood forests;Consistent timber harvest numbers and application of water quality Best Management Practices. ThreatsWildland fire and growing wildland urban interface;Declining diminished tree species;Declining hardwood resource;Forestland fragmentation and conversion;Forest health issues;Changing forest industry;Climate change;Funding of conservation work and programs. These trends and threats will increase the need for: innovative and proactive wildfire prevention andsuppression; water quality protection; forest stewardship; forest health management; and urbanforestry efforts in all areas of the Commonwealth. SOURCES Used for Audio University of Washington/Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, “Logging,” online at https://deohs.washington.edu/pnash/logging. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The facts of the faller: Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities to loggers, 2006–2015,” by Jill Jonacha and Caleb Hopler, Beyond the Numbers, April 2018, online at https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-7/the-facts-of-the-faller-occupational-injuries-illnesses-and-fatalities-to-loggers-2006-2015.htm. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “State Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities,” online at https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm#VA. U.S. Department of Agriculture/U.S. Forest Service, “State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet—Virginia 2022,” online (as a PDF) at https://apps.fs.usda.gov/nicportal/temppdf/sfs/naweb/VA_std.pdf. Virginia Department of Forestry:“Virginia's Forests,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/;“Benefits of Trees,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/learn-about-education-recreation/benefits-of-tree/(this is the source of the quote used in the audio);“Virginia's Forest History,” online at https://dof.virginia.gov/forest-markets-sustainability/learn-about-forest-markets-sustainability/virginias-forest-history/; and“Virginia Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources,” November 2020, online (as a PDF) at https://www.stateforesters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020-VA-Statewide-Assessment.pdf(see page 19 for statistics on forested land; p. 21 for economic benefits; and p. 23 for water quality benefits). For More Information about Trees and Shrubs in Virginia and Elsewhere Center for Watershed Protection, “Trees and Stormwater Runoff,” online at https://www.cwp.org/reducing-stormwater-runoff/. Chesapeake Bay Program, “Field Guide: Plants and Trees,” online at https://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/all/plants_trees/all. Oscar W. Gupton and Fred C. Swope, Trees and Shrubs of Virginia, University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville, 1981. Sanglin Lee and Alan Raflo, “Trees and Water,” Viriginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Water Central Newsletter, pages 13-18, online at https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/49367.   (A Virginia Cooperative Extension version of this article—“Trees and Water,” by Sanglin Lee, Alan Raflo, and Jennifer Gagnon, 2018—with some slight differences in the text is available online at https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/pubs_ext_vt_edu/en/ANR/ANR-18/ANR-18NP.html.) Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension, “How Trees Grow,” online at https://agrilife.org/treecarekit/introduction-to-tree-care/how-trees-grow/. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Forests of Virginia, 2018, Resource Update FS-264, Asheville, N.C., 2020; available online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/59963. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants Database, online at https://plants.usda.gov. Virginia Botanical Associates, “Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora,” online at http://www.vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=start&search=Search. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation/Natural Heritage Division, online at https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/. Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment, online at https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/. Virginia Forest Products Association, online at https://www.vfpa.net/. Virginia Native Plant Society, online at http://vnps.org/. A.S. Weakley, J.C. Ludwig, and J.F. Townsend, Flora of Virginia, Bland Crowder, ed.  Copyright by the Foundation of the Flora of Virginia Project, Inc., Richmond.  Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, 2012.  This is the first comprehensive manual of Virginia plants published since the 1700s.  The Flora of Virginia Project is online at https://floraofvirginia.org/. RELATED VIRGINIA WATER RADIO EPISODES All Water Radio episodes are listed by category at the Index link above (http://www.virginiawaterradio.org/p/index.html).  See particularly the “Plants” subject category.Following are links to other episodes on trees and shrubs. Introduction to trees and water – Episode 621, 3-21-22.American Sycamore – Episode 176, 8-26-13.American Witch Hazel – Episode 238, 10-31-14.Ash trees – Episode 376, 7-10-17. Early spring wildflowers in woodlands – Episode 573, 4-19-21.Maple trees – Episode 503, 12-16-19. Photosynthesis – Episode 602, 11-8-21. Poison Ivy and related plants, including the shrub Poison Sumac – Episode 535, 7-27-20. Rhododendrons – Episode 574, 4-26-21. Tree buds – Episode 622, 3-28-22. Tree colors and changes in fall, including to water movement – Episode 285, 10-9-15. FOR VIRGINIA TEACHERS – RELATED STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOLs) AND OTHER INFORMATION Following are some Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) that may be supported by this episode's audio/transcript, sources, or other information included in this post. 2020 Music SOLs SOLs at various grade levels that call for “examining the relationship of music to the other fine arts and other fields of knowledge.” 2018 Science SOLs Grade 6 6.6 – Water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment. 6.8 – Land and water have roles in watershed systems. 6.9 – Humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Life Science LS.9 – Relationships exist between ecosystem dynamics and human activity. Earth Science ES.6 – Resource use is complex. ES.8 – Freshwater resources influence and are influenced by g

With each passing day, there’s a little more light at the beginning and end of the period in which the sun illuminates our portion of the world. There are 36 days until the time when light and dark is more or less equal. What will happen between now and then? Charlottesville Community Engagement aims to tell you as much as possible. I’m your host, Sean Tubbs. It’s free to sign up and get all of the content! On today’s program:Legislation to make mask mandates meaningless in schools is poised to pass the Virginia General AssemblyAlbemarle County is briefed on the potential threat of the Spotted LanternflyCharlottesville City Council is briefed on how floodplains are classified, and then votes to approve a rezoning on Nassau Street to allow more residential density And Charlottesville Economic Development continues tracking retail vacancies across the city Shout-out to Camp AlbemarleToday’s first subscriber-supported public service announcement goes out to Camp Albemarle, which has for sixty years been a “wholesome rural, rustic and restful site for youth activities, church groups, civic events and occasional private programs.”Located on 14 acres on the banks of the Moorman’s River near Free Union, Camp Albemarle continues as a legacy of being a Civilian Conservation Corps project that sought to promote the importance of rural activities. Camp Albemarle seeks support for a plan to winterize the Hamner Lodge, a structure built in 1941 by the CCC and used by every 4th and 5th grade student in Charlottesville and Albemarle for the study of ecology for over 20 years. If this campaign is successful, Camp Albemarle could operate year-round. Consider your support by visiting http://campalbemarleva.org/donate.Pandemic update As the weekend begins, the waning continues. Yesterday the Virginia Department of Health reported a percent positivity of 13.7 percent, down from 23.2 percent eight days earlier. On January 11, that figure was 36 percent. “We are now in a period of time where we are seeing the highest cases of COVID beginning to come down,” said Dr. Kyle Enfield of the University of Virginia Health System. “And these are the highest cases we’ve ever seen, including among our children. And unfortunately some of these children have had long term outcomes that have been related to COVID as well as deaths.” In Virginia, there have been eight deaths in people under the age of 10, and 10 deaths of people under the age of 20. There have been 131,327 reported COVID cases in people under the age of 10, and 204,234 under the age of 20. “And we do know that masking and vaccines have been our best defense at preventing more spread of COVID during all of the pandemic,” Dr. Enfield said. This week, the Virginia Senate passed a bill on a 21-17 vote that would prohibit localities from requiring students to wear a mask in school. The same bill (SB739) was reported out of the House Education Committee on Friday on a 12 to 10 vote. Here’s what it says:“The parent of any child enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school, or in any school-based early childhood care and education program, may elect for such child to not wear a mask while on school property,” reads the bill.Dr. Enfield said that may be premature from a public health perspective. “While I’m very hopeful for a future where we can stop wearing masks as part of our daily lives, I don’t think the time is there yet,” Dr. Enfield said.People who are not vaccinated contract COVID at a rate 4.6 percent more than those who have had their shots, according to the latest data from the Virginia Department of Health. Partially vaccinated people contract at a rate two times higher. Those trends show up close to home, too. “The most salient thing I think people should take away is that the people that we see in the [intensive care unit] right now, which is about a third of our cases, only one of them was vaccinated and boosted and that person is immunocompromised,” Dr. Enfield said. “I think that speaks to the importance of vaccinations ongoing in preventing serious illness.”Visit the Blue Ridge Health District’s website for information about getting vaccinated.Charlottesville  vacancy studyThe city of Charlottesville has completed its latest analysis of commercial property and has found a vacancy rate of 5.23 percent. That’s up slightly from July when the last report from the Charlottesville Office of Economic Development was compiled. “The retail property in the City of Charlottesville is showing slight signs of rebounding from the negative impacts felt since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, “ reads the report. Barracks Road Shopping Center has a vacancy rate of 9.3 percent and the Downtown Mall has increased to 3.7 percent since July. The Corner is at 3.28 percent, Seminole Square is at 12.96 percent. Both Preston Plaza and McIntire Place are both full. The peak vacancy of 9 percent on the Downtown Mall was recorded in July 2009 and January 2010 at the height of the last recession. Notable vacancies include the spaces that formerly housed Bashir’s Taverna and Fellini’s. Since the last study last summer, new stores on the way include a new location for Bebedero in the former Downtown Grille space. A restaurant called Botanical Fare will occupy the former Java Java space. Read the report for more details. Nassau Street rezoning yields four additional unitsCharlottesville City Council has taken action on a rezoning on the eastern edge of Belmont, six weeks after asking for more information. The previous Council had held a public hearing for a request to increase the zoning from R2 to R3 on property that some claimed was unsafe for development. They wanted more information about the property’s relationship with the floodplain. (See also: Council seeks floodplain info before Nassau Street rezoning, December 22, 2021)On February 7, City Engineer Jack Dawson prepared a briefing for the five elected officials, including two members who just joined. “There was a fair bit of community members who expressed concern over the flood risk associated with the rezoning including some varying information about floodplain mapping and some other resources about water surface elevation for the one percent annual exceedance event,” Dawson said. One percent annual exceedance is another way of saying 100-year flood, a term that can be somewhat misleading because such heavy volumes do in fact happen more frequently.  Properties that are prone to flooding can still receive insurance through a program monitored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] “The city agreed to partner with FEMA as floodplain managers when we signed on to the National Flood Insurance Program,” Dawson said. “City property owners get access to insurance through the NFIP exchange and in return we agreed to create a floodplain development ordinance with a series of minimum standards.” The property on Nassau Street is within the one percent exceedance zone, colored light blue on the city’s GIS viewer. That’s different from the floodway which is marked with red and blue stripes. FEMA officials determine where those boundaries lie and make periodic reviews, but property owners can appeal based on evidence. This is a process known as the Letter of Map Revision, or LOMR. “The city is the gatekeeper for determining LOMR validity,” Dawson said. “A LOMR should improve or correct the existing model or improved methods. It’s our job in engineering as the floodplain administrators to make sure it is technically sound.” An application for this property was made to FEMA in October 2014 and sent it on for the city for their comments. However, Dawson said in this case, the technical comments from engineering were not captured in the revision. “The 2017 LOMR. whether or not engineering agreed with it at the time, is the model that informs the flood plain,” Dawson said. He also said that engineering doesn’t usually get involved during a rezoning. “But when a site plan is submitted, we look to make sure it meets all codes and they can be in the flood plain as long as they’re built one foot above the flood elevation,” Dawson said. Dawson said there is a risk in building in the floodplain, and many have done so. There are 266 lots that have structures are in the floodplain. “It’s a high risk area,” Dawson said. “Living there, there’s some implicit risk with that and more people living in the flood plain means there’s more risk taken on as a city.” Charlottesville Mayor Lloyd Snook said he had had concerns about the process after they were brought up. But, he said he arrived at a conclusion after many conversations. “The decision that we are being asked by some folks to make here is not a proper decision for us to make at the rezoning phase,” Snook said. “That does not mean that that if we grant the rezoning that it’s necessarily going to pass the site plan review.” Developer Nicole Scro said that by-right, they would build three duplexes on the property. The rezoning would allow more units to be built, which would bring down the cost of each to the people who will live there. “The composition of the units is smaller units and we’re doing that to save on construction costs so we can hit lower rents,” Scro said. “That’s the purpose of this rezoning.” Scro said she understood the concerns, but said she felt confident about the flood risk. The structures will be built at 327 feet above sea level. “And then we’re going to have three feet of crawl-space and another foot of subflooring so the finished floor elevation will be at 331 approximately,” Scro said. Council voted 5-0 to agree to the rezoning.This isn’t the end of the story with flood modeling. Charlottesville is beginning to develop a new flood model for the Moores Creek watershed to better understand hydrological processes. This is being paid for by the state government with proceeds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. See also: Charlottesville awarded $153K for flood study from RGGI funds, October 6, 2021Shout-out for an upcoming talk on birdsIn today’s subscriber-fueled shout-out, if you’re interested in learning more about the birds around us, the National Sporting Library and Museum has a virtual event for you coming up on February 24. Jennifer Ackerman, the author of the Genius of Birds, will explore the brilliance of birds and delve into the mysteries of the avian brain. Ackerman as she shares her global adventures into the genius of birds. Learn how birds make and use tools, teach each other skills, count, navigate, create art, perform astonishing feats of memory, communicate, and even pass along cultural traditions.  The author will be joined by two top officials from the Wildlife Center of Virginia, an organization that has helped nearly 90,000 wild animals from every corner of Virginia. Center President Ed Clark and Senior Vice President Amanda Nicholson will bring along Ambassador Animals. The program is free and available via Zoom or Facebook like. Drop a line to info@nationalsporting.org for a link, or visit the National Sporting Library and Museum on Facebook. Albemarle briefed on spotted lanternfly As program manager for Plant Industry Services at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, David Gianino leads the state’s efforts to fight threats to native plants that could harm whole industries if left unchecked. “And we have many different pest programs where we work with invasive species to mitigate either their spread or their impact here in Virginia, and in 2021 unfortunately Spotted Lanternfly has made its way to Albemarle County,” Gianino said. That was in July 2021 when a plant inspector found multiple life-stages along the Rivanna River near a railroad. Gianino told the Albemarle Board of Supervisors on February 2 that the Spotted Lanternfly can severely damage apples and grapes. “It is a piercing, sucking, mouth-part insect and it sucks phloem and sap from the stems of these trees which can negatively impact yield and can impact the quality of a fruit that relies on lots of sugar content,” Gianino said. “They swarm and feed very intensely in the fall and that can also impact how nice the grapes are, how good a wine it makes.” The spread of Spotted Lanternfly is due to it being a hitchhiking bug that jumps onto modes of transportation. Originally from China, the bug arrived in Pennsylvania in 2014. “It doesn’t traditionally fly but it will glide and it jumps on to cars, trucks, gravel, buses, anything that moves it will jump onto and that’s the primary way it gets around,’ Gianino said. Gianino said the swarms can also affect other property owners because it is unpleasant to be around. He said if not addressed, this can affect agribusiness and especially agritourism. “The sheer number of insects that pest can create in an environment is astounding,” Gianino said. The spread of the spotted lanternfly is compounded by another invasive species known either as alanthus or Tree of Heaven. So far, populations in Albemarle County are not as high as they are in the Winchester area, where a quarantine was established in 2019 and expanded to Clark and Warren counties last summer.“The quarantine requires business owners to obtain a permit and inspect all materials that are stored outside as well as trucks, trailers and vehicles that travel outside of the quarantine area,” reads a site set up to provide information for Winchester area residents. “I believe we have opportunities here to prevent this from happening [in Albemarle] because we do now have better tools,” Gianino said. Gianino said the site in Albemarle was treated with pesticides. Trees were injected with substances to prevent further infestation. “We’ve placed traps, we’ve scraped egg masses, and we plan to do a thorough survey there next year and continue treatment to try and mitigate this population,” Gianino said. There are no natural predators here and Gianino said they do not taste very good to other species. Gianino said early detection is key to addressing any invasive species and people who make a sighting are asked to report it to local extension offices so the extent of the spread is known across the Commonwealth. They also want people to seek out resources:Best Management Practices for Spotted Lanternfly in Yards and Landscapes Homeowner Tips and Inspection Checksheet More on the Plant Industry Services page for more resourcesAlso, kill it. “We tell people to stomp, scrape, squish the spotted lanternfly and then report it,” Gianino said. More on this as we move toward spring. Support the program!Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! 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Julianne Finkelnberg, EHS Consultant at Toyota Racing Development USA, discuss how they avoid the most common stormwater permit violations by developing and implementing top-quality best management practices (BMPs). Additionally, hear how they have successfully streamlined their entire stormwater compliance process with a single software solution — from BMP management to water sampling, lab reporting, data analytics, and reporting workflows. Their world-class system is helping them not only increase EHS efficiency, but it's helping them tremendously decrease risk exposure.

Friday’s come and go, but this one hasn’t yet. There’s still time to write out a few things about what’s been happening in and around Charlottesville in recent days. But we’d be better quick because the world we live upon will not stop turning.  Charlottesville Community Engagement is a reader-supported newsletter and podcast. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.On today’s show:Charlottesville hires two department heads and one from Albemarle gets a promotionAlbemarle’s Supervisors are briefed on the county’s stream health initiativeA campaign finance update for City Council and the Board of SupervisorsAn update on COVID-19 in VirginiaSome development news, a familiar new owner for Wintergreen, and USDA grantIn today’s first Patreon-fueled shout-out, WTJU 91.1 FM invites you to tune in next week for the annual Classical Marathon. It’s a round-the-clock celebration of classical music, specially programmed for your listening pleasure. Throughout the week there will be special guests, including Oratorio Society director Michael Slon; UVA professor I-Jen Fang; Charlottesville Symphony conductor Ben Rous; early music scholar David McCormick; and more. Visit wtju.net to learn more and to make a contribution. COVID updateA small surge of COVID-19 is under way in Virginia, with a seven-day positive test rating of 7.2 percent. That’s up from 5.9 percent on November 24. The Virginia Department of Health reports another 2,598 cases today, with the seven-day average increasing to 1,836 new cases a day. Sixty-five point four percent of the adult population is fully vaccinated and there is a seven-day average of 28,534 shots administered. Over 1.3 million Virginians have had a booster or third dose.In the Blue Ridge Health District, there are 67 new cases reported today, and the percent positivity is 6.7 percent. There are now confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the United States. Dr. Amy Mathers is an associate professor of medicine and pathology in the University of Virginia Health system. She’s part of statewide efforts to sequence the various variants. “We’re contributing about 250 to 300 sequences a week,” Dr. Mathers said. “But we can only sequence what tests positive by PCR.” That means the rapid antigen tests do not collect the same biological information required for gene sequencing, which could limit efforts to identify the spread of the new variant. In the meantime, Dr. Costi Sifri urges calm while research is conducted. “There’s more that we don’t know about the Omicron variant than we do know about the Omicron variant,” said Dr. Costi Sifri, the director of hospital epidemiology at UVA Health. “What we do know is that its a variant that carries a lot of mutations. More than 30 in the spike protein as well as 20 or more additional mutations spread across the genome.” Dr. Sifri said some of these mutations relate to greater transmissibility and infection rates, but the emergence of Omicron is not unexpected. He said time will tell the impact on public health. “It’s not surprising that we’re seeing it around the world at this point, in more than two dozen countries,” Dr. Sifri said. “What is the efficacy of vaccines against the omicron variant? We really don’t know right now. We have heard of breakthrough infections but of course we’ve heard about breakthrough infections with Delta as well.” Dr. Sifri said it appears vaccinations will continue to provide benefits and more information and time will help test that assumption. He said in the meantime the best thing to do is get vaccinated and to continue to practice mitigation strategies. “We are seeing an increase in cases and it’s important since we were just talking about Omicron to understand that right now, 99.9 percent of cases are due to the Delta variant,” Dr. Sifri said. “What we have been seeing this fall and now heading into the holiday is Dela.”The major difference between this holiday season and last year is the widespread availability of vaccines. Dr. Mathers urged anyone who is ill to take precautions. “If you’re symptomatic, get tested,” Dr. Mathers said. “The only way we’re going to see emergence of new virus is to get tested. So following up exposure or symptoms with testing is an additional way to help limit the spread of this virus.Dr. Sifri said people who do get tested should limit contact with others until the result comes back. “Don’t go to work, don’t go to school, don’t go to holiday parties,” Dr. Sifri said. “If you’ve gotten tested, wait for your test result before you go out into the community.” New Charlottesville personnel Charlottesville has hired two people to serve as department heads. Arthur Dana Kasler will serve as the new director of Parks and Recreation and Stacey Smalls will be the new director of Public Works. Both positions have been open since September and were filled despite the transition at the city manager position when Chip Boyles resigned in October. Kasler comes to Charlottesville after serving as the director of Parks and Recreation in Louisville where he oversaw over 14,000 acres of parks, natural areas, and other services. According to a profile on Linkedin, he’s held that position since April 2019. Prior to starting work in Louisville, he was parks and recreation director in Parkland, Florida. According to the Lane Report, he’s also worked in Pittsburgh, Ponte Verde Beach in Florida, Kingsland, Georgia, and Athens, Ohio. Kasler takes over a position in Charlottesville in which he may oversee creation of a  new master plan for recreational programs in the city. Stacey Smalls recently worked as director of the Wastewater Collection Division in the public works department in Fairfax County. Smalls has been in that position since February 2016. Prior to that, she served in similar capacities for the U.S. Air Force, including serving as deputy public works officer for the Joint Base at Pearl Harbor. She’ll oversee a public works in Charlottesville that took on responsibility for transportation design from the Department of Neighborhood Development Services during the administration of former City Manager Tarron Richardson. Both Kasler and Smalls will start work on December 20. They join Deputy City Managers Ashley Marshall and Sam Sanders, as well as NDS director Jim Freas, as relative newcomers to municipal government in Charlottesville. Albemarle personnel, development infoIn other personnel news, this week Albemarle County announced that planning director Charles Rapp will be promoted to Deputy Director of Community Development, succeeding Amelia McCulley who is retiring from the county after more than 38 years of service. Rapp began work in Albemarle in March 2020 after serving as director of planning and community development for the Town of Culpeper. A search for a new planning director is underway. Rapp’s immediate boss is Jodie Filardo, the director of Community Development Department. She’s been in that position since September 2019. This week, the Community Development Department sent out a notice for two site plans of note. One is to construct a 1,300 square foot addition at the North Garden Fire Department. Earlier this year, Supervisors approved a budget that includes five full-time staff at the station to be there during the daytime to improve response times in the southern portion of Albemarle County. In the second, the owners of Stonefield have put forth a site plan for a seven-story 112-unit apartment building in what’s known as Block C2-1. You may also know this as the intersection of Bond Street and District Avenue, two of the public streets created as part of the initial development of Stonefield. Republican House Majority confirmedThe Associated Press is reporting that a recount in Virginia’s 85th House District has reaffirmed a narrow victory by Republican Karen Greenhalgh over Democrat Alex Askew. The certified election results recorded a 127-vote majority for Greenhalgh. A panel of three judges oversaw the recount and found this morning that the certified results stand. A recount is still underway in the 91st district. That gives Republicans at least 51 seats in the next General Assembly. In the 91st District, Republican A.C. Cordoza has a 94-vote lead over Democrat Martha Mugler, though there is an independent candidate in that race. Incoming speaker of the House Todd Gilbert (R-15) issued a statement welcoming Greenhalgh to the Republican caucus. Campaign finance The final campaign finance reports are in this year’s elections, covering a period from October 22 to November 25. City Councilor-elect Brian Pinkston raised an additional $3,325 during that time, and spent $8,938.04, leaving a balance of $1,227.76. He’s also repaid himself $7,231.24 in loans. In all, Pinkston raised $115,095.77 in the campaign. (report)Fellow City Councilor-elect Juandiego Wade raised $5,265 during the final period and spent $2,702.86, resulting in a balance of unspent funds of $17,728. In all, Wade raised $101,806.45 during the campaign. (report)In Albemarle County, Samuel Miller District Supervisor-elect Jim Andrews raised an additional $250, spent $2,015.74, and ended the campaign with a balance of $17,515.74. In all, Andrews raised $38,366.77 during the campaign. (report)Jack Jouett District Supervisor Diantha McKeel raised $250, spent $1,783.07, and her end-of-year bank balance is $20,652.76. McKeel began the year with $14,971 on hand and raised $19,127.99 during the 2021 campaign. (report)Rio District Supervisor Ned Gallaway has not yet filed a report for this cycle and missed the deadline. In the first three weeks of October raised an additional $3 and spent nothing. He began 2021 with a balance of $7,293.28, raised $10,150, and had a balance of $14,806.40. All three Supervisors ran in uncontested races. In today’s second Patreon-fueled shout-out: The Rivanna Conservation Alliance is looking for a few good volunteers for a couple of upcoming events. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the RCA will team up with the James River Association to plant trees along the Rivanna River and Town Branch in the Dunlora neighborhood to serve as a riparian buffer. In all, they’re hoping to put in 9 acres of trees. On Sunday, the Rivanna Greenbelt Marathon takes place, and the Rivanna Conservation Alliance is the beneficiary! They’re looking for people to help put on the race. Learn more about both events and the organization at rivannariver.org. Wintergreen ownerThe resort company that has been running Wintergreen now owns the Nelson County property. Pacific Group Resorts of Utah had been leasing Wintergreen since 2015 but finalized acquisition from EPR Properties in October. “PGRI now owns the real estate, lifts, and snowmaking systems at the [resort] in addition to the operating equipment which it previously owned through its operating subsidiaries,” reads the release. Pacific Group Resorts also owns several other ski areas, including the Ragged Mountain resort in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Albemarle stream healthVirginia and many of its localities are responsible for taking steps to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. That includes Albemarle County, which is in the midst of an initiative to create policies to encourage, incentivize, or mandate the installation of vegetated buffers on the many tributaries of the James River. The Board of Supervisors was updated on the Stream Health Initiative on December 1. (materials)Kim Biassioli is the Natural Resources Manager in Albemarle County. She said the initiative is intended to advance the goals of the Climate Action Plan, the Biodiversity Action Plan, and the Comprehensive Plan itself. “Of course the focus of our work here today is on water quality and stream-health, but in protecting stream health and water quality, we’re likely to be providing so many other benefits for climate, for scenic value, for wildlife, for public health, and so on,” Biassioli said. This past summer, Supervisors asked staff to come up with more information about what it would take to fully adopt the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, which gives localities more options to enforce and require stream buffers. Albemarle is not within the Tidewater region as defined by the Act. “We found that full adoption is an extremely resource and time intensive option relative to the anticipated benefits that we feel might be received,” Biassioli said. The first proposal under consideration would reintroduce a requirement that property owners retain buffers by creating a stream overlay district. “And I say reintroduce because this language which was originally modeled after the original language in the Bay Act was in our water protection ordinance prior to 2013 but currently retention of stream buffers is required during a land disturbing activity,” Biassioli said. Biassiloi said this would not require property owners to expand existing buffers if they are not to the requirement established. The zoning overlay would establish a list of existing uses allowed in the buffer areas. Other ideas under consideration include a program to fund riparian buffers, more oversight of septic fields, and greater incentives for installing Best Management Practices for mitigating the effect of agriculture on the watershed. USDA climate change grantsFinally today, Virginia will receive $778,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture from the Rural Energy for America program. According to the USDA website, this initiative “provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements.”Recipients are:Waverly RB SPE LLC  - $500,000 (4th House District)Zion Crossroads Recycling Park LLC - $139,671 (5th House District)Twin Oaks North LLC - $52,225 (6th House District)Railside Industries LLC - $21,424 (6th House District)Mill Quarter Plantation Inc - $64,680 (7th House District)Thanks to Resilient Virginia for pointing this out!Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! Are you interested in fast internet? Visit this site and enter your address to see if you can get service through Ting. 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In this episode, we discuss management practices to help you get more out of grazing riparian areas and how to ensure pasture recovery after tough years with Norine Ambrose, the executive director of Cows and Fish.   You can find more information about Cows and Fish on their website here: https://cowsandfish.org/ The ALUS program operates in some counties across Alberta and provides support for producers looking into land-use changes such as streambank restoration and riparian area management, more information about ALUS can be found here: https://alus.ca/ Best Management Practices for Alberta's Rangeland is a resource put out by the Alberta Government and can be found here: https://www.alberta.ca/grazing-and-range-management-overview.aspx   To contact PCBFA or for help finding more resources, visit our website at: https://www.peacecountrybeef.ca   Our intro and outro music is Redwood Highway by Jason Shaw, find more at https://www.audionautix.com/

Many organizations believe that hybrid events will be the norm as pandemic restrictions are gradually removed. But organizing one is tough, which is why this expert is sharing an approach that ensures the satisfaction of your attendees. Learn more at https://event.vconferenceonline.com/microsite/html/event.aspx?id=1893&cid=amp1 (https://event.vconferenceonline.com/microsite/html/event.aspx?id=1893&cid=amp1)

In this episode we go over trapping BMP's, or Best Management Practices. BMP's were developed as a result of a 20+ year study designed to provide science-based information on trapping practices that meet the criteria for animal welfare, efficiency, selectivity, practicality and safety. BMP's are not mandatory, but parts of them may be implemented by individual state agencies. I think BMP's are best suited to better inform us as we make decisions on traps to use, how to use them, and other practices to further animal welfare and industry improvement. Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' for 20% off!)Moyle Mink & Tannery BMP Links:BMP IntroductionBMP Fact SheetBMP ReportBMP Species Page with Links

Organics Unpacked Episode #16: Interview with Kate Tully, Associate Professor in the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Maryland Is there a perfect combination of management practices for organic farmers? That's what Dr. Kate Tully, a professor at the University of Maryland, set out to find in her new study on increasing soil organic carbon. Kate joins Organics Unpacked to share her findings and discuss the University of Maryland's expanding role in the world of organic agriculture. Learn more about Avé Organics: www.aveorganics.com Learn more about the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Maryland: www.agnr.umd.edu Connect with our guest on LinkedIn #organicfarming

Sit down and buckle in for a real 45+ min. conversation with Dr. Kleczweski on a host of topics ranging from disease to Soybean Cyst Nematode. Staying true to our theme of using good agronomy, we also discuss Best Management Practices, not jumping to quick conclusions, and plenty of scouting to truly understand what's going on in the fields. We think everyone can learn something from this episode!

The Almond Board of California recently produced the Cover Crop Best Management Practices guide.

Taylor Chalstrom sits down with Doug Amaral, UCCE farm advisor for Kings and Tulare counties, to discuss implementing best management practices for nitrogen fertilization in almonds.

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 20, 2021, we are joined by Kelly Kulhanek, Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Entomology at Washington State University, to discuss best management practices for backyard beekeepers. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss why you should requeen colonies. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.

April 27, 2021 News Update for Louisiana Cattle Producers Evangeline Beef Cattle Producers Virtual Field Day – Contact Vince Deshotel vdeshotel@agcenter.lsu.edu or 337-831-1635. Best Management Practices in Forage Production - https://youtu.be/082qU3GiHNo For more information on the Beef Brunch Educational Series, contact Ashley Edwards at akedwards@agcenter.lsu.edu or visit https://www.lsuagcenter.com/beefbrunch

April 13, 2021 Jason Holmes, Livestock Specialist, and Lee Faulk, Associate Agent, will review best management practices for harvesting hay and baleage. Please complete our survey - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mFBLgAiZ30ucBrPfd3VjqurYx8LXPJNBjg3wKnR5CmNUMkpCNUNRSkFPVUlEQTg4Mkg2VDdMTVk5WC4u For more information on the Beef Brunch webinar, please contact Ashley Edwards at 512-818-5476 or akedwards@agcenter.lsu.edu.

In this Protecting Your Land, Protecting Your Profits series episode Extension Dairy educator, Carly Becker, is joined by Matt Royer, Sarah Xenophon, and Lauren Shaffer from the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center along with dairy producer, Ron Kopp, of Stoney Lawn Farms. They discuss and provide insight about various best management practices that could be included in a conservation plan and what are some good ways to go about implementing those practices on a farm. Dairy producer, Ron Kopp, shares his experiences in working with various conservation services and how the conservation practices that they use on their dairy today have improved their farm.The content of this podcast, including text, graphics, and images is educational only and not intended to be a substitute for veterinary medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or other licensed or certified veterinary medical professional with any questions you may have regarding a veterinary medical condition or symptom.

Join host Seth Stephenson this month as he sits down with Arkansas BMP Coordinator John Beasley to discuss Best Management Practices. The two discuss what these guidelines aim to accomplish, what happens if a state becomes relegated, and who needs to have a general knowledge of them. To get your own free physical copy of Arkansas's BMP book, you can call Beasley at (870) 312-9999. To see a PDF, click here.As always we want to say thank you to Robb McCormick/Some Guy Named Robb for the use of our theme song. You can find more of his work at https://www.sgnrobb.com/. For more information about the Arkansas Forestry Association, visit arkforests.org.

The Resource Enhancement and Protection program (REAP) allows farmers, landowners and businesses to earn tax credits for implementing Best Management Practices to enhance farm production and protect natural resources. Last year, Joel Semke, REAP Coordinator for the PA Department of Agriculture and State Conservation Commission, joined us last year for a full episode on the basics of REAP. Today, Joel joins us to discuss common questions about the program.

Dr. Brenda Tubana of the LSU AgCenter describes the latest fertility and cover crops research for the 2020 Virtual Sugarcane Field Day. Video of talk at https://www.amscl.org/sugarcane-best-management-practices-with-dr-brenda-tubana/.

Support for this program comes from the many people who have decided to fund it through a monthly contribution through my Patreon account. For $25 a month, you too can have me read a shout-out! Support also comes from those who have paid for a subscription through this newsletter service. Either way, thank you!  Over 3,540 Albemarle voters have already cast their ballot in early voting, according to county registrar Jake Washburne. Jim Heilman, a member of the county’s electoral board, gave an update to the Places29-Rio Community Advisory Committee last night as part of their monthly meeting. There are 39 days including today until November 3, the final deadline for voting in this year’s federal election. Early voting is underway across Virginia and local election officials are trying to get the word out about what has changed in this pandemic year. “We have basically a perfect storm of an election this year,” said Jim Heilman, a member of the Albemarle County Electoral Board. “All presidential elections are a storm for sure but this one has a lot of added things to it. We have a whole raft of new election laws.”These include expanded early voting and no-excuse absentee voting. Heilman said the electoral board is not seeing a spike in new voter registrations. “Voter registration is something that normally is spiking right now in a presidential year, but it’s not spiking here,” Heilman said. “It’s going up but it’s not spiking, and I think the main reason for that is because the normal ways of getting voter registration up by door-to-door registration drives and registration drives at concerts, Fridays after Five, none of those are happening.” Heilman and the rest of the electoral board and staff are recommending people vote in advance to avoid large crowds on election day. There is a pandemic after all. “However we do want to assure our voters that all 30 of our polling places will be open, and that we are making out best efforts to make that they are safe and clean on election day,” Heilman said.If you still need to register to vote, visit this site. *There are another 941 cases of COVID-19 reported today by the Virginia Department of Health, for a total of 144,433 since the pandemic began. At some point, Governor Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam will be among that number, as both tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. That means they will be isolating for ten days. “As I’ve been reminding Virginians throughout this crisis, COVID-19 is very real and very contagious,” said Governor Northam in a release. “The safety and health of our staff and close contacts is of utmost importance to Pam and me, and we are working closely with the Department of Health to ensure that everyone is well taken care of.”Contact tracing is now underway. Another 23 deaths are reported today, but that figure represents a continuing update as death certificates come into the VDH. The seven day average for positive PCR test results has dropped to 5.1 percent. Statewide, there is an additional case of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, for a total of nine to date. There are another 48 cases in the Thomas Jefferson Health District with 25 new cases in Charlottesville, and 18 from Albemarle. Looked at another way, there are 52 new cases per 100,000 people in Charlottesville, and 16.6 new cases per 100,000 in Albemarle. The seven-day rate for positive tests is now at 4.9 percent, up from 4.7 percent. The University of Virginia reported another 22 cases yesterday, all students. The official number of active cases is now at 238, and that means people tested at UVA who were positive in the past ten days. *Many who live in this region are unaware the confluence of the Rivanna and James Rivers in Fluvanna County is sacred ground for the Monacan Nation. Now the National Trust for Historic Protection has named the site known as Rassawek as one of its 11 most endangered places. “Researchers verified Rassawek’s location in the 1880s, the 1930s and the 1980s,” reads a Preservation Virginia blog post on the announcement. “It is the Monacan equivalent of Werowocomoco, the Powhatan capital now planned to be a national park.”The James River Water Authority has planned to locate a pump station on the site as part of an effort to bring public water to Zion Crossroads. In August, public pressure from the Monacan Nation and others led the Authority to hit pause on the planning process to explore previously discarded alternatives. The next meeting of the James River Water Authority is October 14. (read Allison Wrabel’s Daily Progress article from August)*Every part of the Earth contains plants that are home to that specific region. Some of these have fruits that make their way into the rest of the world, if they are a product that can be sold. But, what about the rest of the ecosystem from which that food comes from? Enrique Salmónis an ethnobotanist whose work is based on the belief that “all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath.” That’s according to the materials for a presentation the Virginia Festival of the Book offered yesterday on Salmón’s book, Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science. He said he often gives his students this example. “I ask them, ‘well, how many of you like guacamole?’ And of course most of them will raise their hands although there are always a couple that don’t like the texture of avacado,” Salmón said. “I ask them where does guacamole come from, and most of them will know that it’s avocado. And then I ask them what does an avocado tree look like, and that’s when only one or two hands will go up and then I ask when do you pick avocados and most of the time, they don’t really know.”Salmón is head of the American Indian Studies Program at Cal State University-East Bay, in Hayward, California. The event can be watched on the Virginia Festival of the Book’s Facebook page.  *There are two meetings today both under the auspices of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC). The TJPDC’s Regional Housing Partnership begins a fall speaker series. At 11 a.m., Dr. Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist with Virginia Realtors, will talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the Charlottesville Area housing market. (register)The Rivanna River Basin Commission will hold its annual conference at noon, this time virtually. There will be an update on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Improvement Plan (WIP), a presentation on Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management, and updates on local efforts to improve water quality. You can listen to the 2018 conference here.  (more info and registration)If you made it to this point, I thank you. You are also likely someone who would be interested in filling out this survey I am doing as part of a course I am taking with the Community Investment Collaborative. As I launch this new venture, I am seeking ways to understand more about how what people think about news and information. This is my first ever attempt at market research, and if you have a moment, I’d love to get your thoughts. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

    Re-Tree's goal is to protect the life and integrity of existing mature trees and shrubs. By replacing, replanting, and repurposing the trees and shrubs so they will continue to thrive in a new location. Dennise Vidosh Founder and CEO of Re-tree.org and the owner/operator of Green Acres Tree Farm, her flagship company and supplier of mature trees to the wholesale market on a national scale. Her mission is to protect the life and integrity of existing mature trees and shrubs by replacing, replanting, and repurposing them so they will continue to thrive in a new location.  Daniel Miraval is an Urban Forest health care professional. 30 years of Green Collar Profession experience. He thought leader and change agent through his role as CEO, co-founder, owner, and managing member of Green Extraction Technologies, LLC an Urban Forestry Tree Care Firm with a heavy focus on Tree Preservation. He offers expert High Volume Production Tree Digging for select growers of the finest quality Nursery Stock who desire to have their material handled by experts in this field and adhere to industry Best Management Practices. Please listen to these experts, explain the benefit of replanting a tree, and giving it second chance rather than throwing. It is not only good for the environment but also good for your pocket too. Dive in to check out what I mean.    “I realized about the value of time in that those trees Are you replaceable, right? we can't catch up. So, we need to create awareness around the value of our existing mature trees and either move them and not replace them with three small caliper trees, because the benefits of that mature tree are exponential, or develop our properties around them. That makes a lot of sense, right? And create awareness around what we can do to help the environment. Right? these are things we can do. So as contractors become more responsible, right? But also, there's an opportunity for us to learn some new skills and make some more money too. So it's a win-win for all of us.” - Dennise Vidosh   “Education is a big, big component of that, you know, because going down the road of becoming certified arborist gets, opens up doors, for continuing your education, furthering your knowledge and takes you down paths in the green collar profession that you may not even know existed.” - Daniel Miraval  Topics Covered:    2:06 - Daniel tells the story of how he used to work with Dennise 's dad. Mr. Donn Vidosh 4:45 - How did Dennise and Daniel get reunited was through the internet. 5:04 - Daniel explains what AirSpading is 8:52 - This Idea that Dennise came up with is to save trees and re-plant it to someone else's lawn is awesome. 9:50 - It is a win-win situation for the homeowners who would like to redecorate their yard and need to remove some trees, they now have an option to sell it instead of throwing it away.   14:38 - It is our Moral obligation to the world to be responsible for all things that we do. Simply replanting trees help not only the environment but also you as a contractor. It's a win-win. 20:30 - There's a lot more than just replanting. Maybe you haven't realized this yet but this could be a good opportunity to start a business like this.  21:07 - You need to invest time in knowing and getting the skill. Learn how-to is the best way to do it. Rather than just, sitting there and waiting for nothing 32:55 - This thing is not only for contractors like me. This is beneficial for everyone. If you're a homeowner who would like to remove a tree in your yard, and you don't know what to do with it? Check their app now. You can sell it there. Boom! Hitting two birds at one stone.  38:00 - Something that we can learn from Dennise's dad is if they don't believe in your capability and they doubt your ability. Don't listen to them, just listen and believe in yourself. Set the goal and do it!   Key Takeaways:    “But, what I learned is, you cannot listen to anybody but yourself, right? Everybody's gonna tell you that's impossible. I really be like, aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid of doing that? But he did not listen to anybody. And he became one of the second largest landscapers in the country because he didn't listen. He said that's my goal. And I'm doing it and I'm putting my head down and he did it.” - Dennise Vidosh   “But it's not just for me, okay, I'm providing the vehicle for this catalyst, which is to sell this repurpose plant material that I saw an opportunity for all of us to do right? Beyond that. There's so much opportunity there as contractors to be part of this to make add value-added services to your resume and make some money being part of this as a qualified contractor. Right? Whether it be in the transplanting the aftercare programs, the irrigation that's going to be required all the above.” - Dennise Vidosh “If you're 20 right now, you're going to end up that way too. So keep climbing trees, keep doing what you're doing. If you're doing technical removals or all that kind of stuff, make that your thing your specialty may be. Crane works your specialty but you know when you go home at night, this is where you follow Keith when he does his explanations of how to personally develop, self develop. At the end of the day. Don't turn on Netflix and just zone out start studying and figuring out what the next steps might be. So when you get to be an old guy like me, that's something else that you can migrate and gravitate into. And just don't run away from the green collar profession. But just run to another part of it.”  - Daniel Miraval   “The relationship building, you build relationships, so that on your end of what you teach, from the entrepreneurial side, take lessons from her and from me there's all these things relationship building, thinking strategically taking the time to develop mission statements, personal core values, your company's core values can't figure it out you're looking at a blank piece of paper you don't know what to put down? Steal someone else's. Start following them things and you'll realize quickly if those work for you, or if they don't scratch them off, put your own down and in time you'll develop it and before you know it, this is what you turn into. This is what happens this is a byproduct doing that. It's the hard work though you got to do that. It's not easy.” - Daniel Miraval    "Full size, mature tree. So the reason I was talking about the benefit as a landscaper and I was listening right now that we can go on this and I'll get right back to that is because I can go on this app, if I'm looking for a Japanese maple for my customer, maybe I can get it a lot cheaper. Oh, there's somebody who literally in the next town that's getting rid of one and it's being held, I go get it for half the price. I don't know.  And I'll feel good about that as well. And I sell that to my client, install it. And then I can also if I have instead of dropping off at the dumpsite and paying for them to grind it up and turn into mulch or something, I can find the app and then I can sell it?" - Keith Kalfas Connect with Dennise LinkedIn Facebook Instagram YouTube Connect with Daniel  LinkedIn YouTube Facebook Connect with Keith  Facebook Instagram  YouTube LinkedIn   Get your FREE Trial of JOBBER here.  https://jobber.grsm.io/keithkalfas8521 DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links. If you buy something, I earn a small percentage.... Get a FREE Trial of JOBBER Software & save 20% for the first 6 months. https://jobber.grsm.io/keithkalfas8521 The Transcript   (Note: This transcript was created using Otter, an AI transcription software.  Please forgive any transcription or grammatical errors.  We probably sounded better in real life.) Intro  0:02   Welcome to the untrapped podcast where we're motivated and inspired about success, small business, and personal development. And now Keith Kalfas.   Keith Kalfas  0:20   What's up, guys? This is Keith Kalfas with the untrapped podcast. We got an awesome show for you. We have my friend back, Daniel Miraval.   Daniel Miraval  0:30   What's up, bro!   Keith Kalfas  0:31    A certified arborist from Chicago, Illinois, and he's brought with him Dennise Vidosh. And this is my first time meeting you Dennise here in the studio. You guys can also, my friend Daniel sent me this video yesterday and Dennise Vidosh grew up in the green industry, but she owns seven nurseries, tree farms. And in this video I saw that you guys are literally using airspace to remove trees and to relocate them and like wait for a second, then I meet you and you're talking about Re-tree So the sustainable development, and Daniel talks about being a proactive steward of the urban environment. And what you're talking about is instead of this is what I'm saying, as a landscaper, we will remove trees will rip out until your garden beds, I throw away beautiful Japanese maples and crabapple trees and things all the time like this little door from Hugo pine and just I don't have any place to put it. And you also have started this website and this app where if somebody wants to throw something, I can get rid of something. It can be rehomed to somebody else. So I hate to say this, but kind of like Uber for trees,   Dennise  Vidosh  1:40   Like an eBay, right so it's an A to B transaction. So seller to buy so we're trying to be the vehicle to put those to the buyer in the seller together. So the need and like   Keith Kalfas  1:53   You grew up in nurseries and on tree farms, and Daniel is here I want you to see the story real quick. How you met her again. Because when you were young and working as a landscaper at a tree farm, correct?   Daniel tells the story of how he used to work with Dennise's dad. Mr. Donn Vidosh   Daniel Miraval  2:06   I was working for her dad Vidosh landscape Center at the Pontiac location or three locations. That was Pontiac was our flagship location. So we were a re-wholesaler to the landscape industry. So you know, a guy like you are you guys out there that pick up plant material at the wholesale centers would come to a place like the Vidosh landscape center. So we had the Pontiac location, which was our flagship main location was about 40 acres. Then we had a location in Sterling Heights off a mound, and then we had a location and farming, I actually worked there, But anyway, here's the story. So her dad was down in the yard one day and he says, "Hey, my wife's gonna be here to pick up six flats of flowers and he gives me a list and there's like five names on these different you know, like inpatients and all this stuff. And her dad Mr. Vidosh. I looked at the industry Keith Kalfas  2:55   You worked for this guy? Daniel Miraval  2:57   Yeah, I worked for this guy and I worked for my mentors Wayne like Twenty Years ago, oh, longer than that. So we're talking 1992 because like back 1992, right? I was 20 years old,  by so when I was 19 So anyways, Donn comes in, Mr. Vidosh comes in, and he says, "My wife's gonna come she's gonna pick up six flats of flowers" and he gives me a piece of paper and there's five, five different types of flowers on there, right? flat of flowers. I said Mr. Vidosh. So there's only five on there he goes," Oh, yeah my bad." He goes, "Well, you pick up the six one. And if my wife doesn't like it, you're fired."Vidosh And you know, Mr. Vidosh for those of you that watch this and have any connection to this industry and you know about this whole backstory, you're gonna know what kind of man Mr. Vidosh, made a very prominent in, in crushing very big figure in especially not just in Michigan and in lots of parts of the country, but especially in Southeast Michigan. 3:51  He had his hands on a lot of projects like Wayne State University and big golf courses and stuff like that. So anyway, long story short, he says, you know, you're going to pick up the six flat flowers. So here comes this is Vidosh  his wife pulls up in this nice Cadillac as I remember opens up the trunk and I said here Mrs. Vidosh  and I  put all the flowers in the back of the trunk and she said "Supposed to be six" and I'm sitting there like shitting my pants because Mr. Vidosh  and "My wife don't like it You're fired."Vidosh  And I'm like 20 years old and Mr. Vidosh is an empowering guy and I'm just like kind of terrified and shitting my pants basically and I like how about the Tonys over there? And she's like those look great. Now my well this kid pops her head out the window like sideways like just like I've seen her she's seen me looks at her mom like what are we doing here? Wants to go, right? And I realized that it was her. Like all these years ago she was ten and I was twenty.   Keith Kalfas  4:44   it was Mr. Vidosh's daughter.   How did Dennise and Daniel get reunited was through the internet.   Daniel Miraval  4:45    It was Mr. Vidosh's daughter so how do we get reconnected? The Internet? No, the internet. So I'm going through Instagram. What was it like? Three months ago? And  I followed the hashtag for AirSpade. That is  AirSpade, no hashtag AirSpade Detroit Michigan I just do an AirSpade in my town   Keith Kalfas  5:03   What is AirSpading so the audience knows?   Daniel explains what  AirSpading is    Daniel Miraval  5:04   AirSpade is a pneumatic soil excavation with a tool called an airspace. There are different types of tools with which this particular tool is a tool that I use myself.   Keith Kalfas  5:13   They take this jet power thing and they blow the soil out through just to expose the roots of a tree without hurting a tree.   Daniel Miraval  5:19   So I follow the hashtag. And then I started recently who's in my town because I'm you know, I'm from Detroit and I live in Chicago but from Detroit, I'm like, who's using an AirSpade in my town? I don't know about it, right? Like I'm like the guy in the Midwest versus everybody else but I come across her whole thing of what she's doing. And she's not using the AirSpade tool the way I use it. Like I'm trying to save one tree at a time for the most part at individuals homes and the do some homeowner stuff and construction damage remediation from and things like that. And a little bit of moving trees around like in South Carolina, but she's doing this as a thing. But anyway, I realize who she is, and we just got reconnected and it's like oh my God, You're doing this thing and you have this whole other platform that you have. She tells me about this app that she has. Or it's like an eBay retreat. And I'm just like so blown away because you know, I'm all fired up about getting this industry like you use the term archaic, it really is. And we're trying to get more people into this profession. This is the green collar professions are treating it like a profession that will be recognized profession is extremely important. And it's like bringing technology into all this bring breathing Fresh Life into this industry using these different technologies. AirSpade           s not new this technology has been on for 30 years, and all the PhDs all the brains that have been studying all this stuff for 25 years and saying do this and nobody really does it because nobody understands it.   Keith Kalfas  6:42   You sent me this video that she had produced or made and it was amazing. What do I type in, so if the guys type in to see this?   Dennise  Vidosh  6:51   Re-Tree.org   Keith Kalfas  6:53   Re-Tree.org?   Dennise  Vidosh  6:54    Yes. Keith Kalfas  6:55   And in the video, you're like putting your hands along with these spruce trees and you're talking about how much you care about the environment.   Dennise  Vidosh  7:02   It basically tells this origination story of Re-Tree. So, Daniel, I think you would agree with me. I grew up with a real innovator pioneer in the landscape industry. So I had a really great example.   Daniel Miraval  7:19   Almost definitely.   Dennise  Vidosh  7:20   And I don't think since he has been that our industry much has changed. There are a few people that are recognizing the need for change. And I think we all have an opportunity as contractors as landscape contractors to see a real, the real needs, right? educate ourselves and be real professionals. So I came up with this concept from both the contractor experience side of my father, he was also involved in the creative development of this app, but the contracting side and seeing the opportunity to repurpose really unique, sustainable material on job sites that's existing. And then on this as a supplier, there has been an extreme shortage of inventory in our industry. So we're filling that void and that need as well. So we're, it's a double benefit for our industry, right? And then we're repurposing this material that's replaceable. So trees can't be manufactured. We can't, you know, re-manufacture, that tree that we're cutting down, we can't replace. So this is an opportunity for all of us to recognize the value of mature trees on our job sites, and repurpose them and make money doing it and feel good doing it. So   This Idea that Dennise came up with is to save trees and re-plant it to someone else's lawn is awesome.   Keith Kalfas  8:52   So as a landscaper, either myself I can find other people that are quote-unquote getting rid of These shrubs too? Do these shrubs do? Dennise  Vidosh  9:01   Anything, any material. Right now we're focusing on you know, really need mature trees, but I think as the inventory gets larger. And the space between those jobs the need that the buyers and the sellers get shorter   Keith Kalfas  9:18   plant material trees, shrubs. So   Dennise  Vidosh  9:21   Yeah, I mean, why would somebody take down home in your neighborhood right? And redeveloping that space and they don't need their beautiful boxwood in trees that they have their existing why we repurpose them, right?   Keith Kalfas  9:33   Yeah, and I feel bad. Sometimes we do landscape jobs. And you know, I just don't have it in my budget to start planting all these in my backyard and then reusing them. It's just not part of I go to the dump and I throw them away, and I feel bad when I leave and I'm like, literally throwing away a whole row of boxwoods or a beautiful Japanese maple tree It is a win-win situation for the homeowners who would like to redecorate their yard and need to remove some trees, they now have an option to sell it instead of throwing it away.     Dennise  Vidosh  9:50   Cost money for the homeowner and you take it down, why wouldn't you repurpose that material and sell it?   Daniel Miraval  9:57   So as the negative impacts of the environment at all I mean, so when we're talking about moving trees, you're talking about moving mature, large caliper material. So let's say, you know, 10-inch trees and up. And that just happens to be when a tree really starts producing those quantitative benefits, carbon sequestration. And all this, all the benefits that trees give up is when they get to that six, eight, ten plus inch sizes are more important. So just   Keith Kalfas  10:24   Full size, mature tree. So the reason I was talking about the benefit as a landscaper and I was listening right now that we can go on this and I'll get right back to that is because I can go on this app, if I'm looking for a Japanese maple for my customer, maybe I can get it a lot cheaper. Oh, there's somebody who literally in the next town that's getting rid of one and it's being held, I go get it for half the price. I don't know.  And I'll feel good about that as well. And I sell that to my client, install it. And then I can also if I have instead of dropping off at the dumpsite and paying for them to grind it up and turn into mulch or something, I can find the app and then I can sell it?   Dennise  Vidosh  10:56   Yes.   Keith Kalfas  10:57   And then I can make money off of that and just have this little whole side hustle, but now that's easy because I can put that in my dump trailer anything up to maybe ten, twelve, sixteen feet. But when you're talking about it, did you say a 10-inch caliper tree? We were talking about tree spade actually going in? and spading that tree. How are we gonna move ---   Dennise  Vidosh  11:16   We can use the AirSpade, this you know, technology that Daniel had mentioned, to move those trees.   Keith Kalfas  11:24   Their root?   Dennise  Vidosh  11:25   Their root, so it weighs less. Oh, so it is about a third of the weight.   Keith Kalfas  11:29   I saw that in the video. So if you guys go look it up, Re-tree.org. And look at the videos. They're taking AirSpade and removing all the dirt. So all that's left is this huge mass of roots. Okay.   Daniel Miraval  11:42   Yeah, so that's really helpful on a site where there may be some construction going on some expansion on that site. And you want to, you want to move the trees from one location to another location site. Much like the university itself.   Keith Kalfas  11:56   So, if they're building say a complex or shopping center. Instead of just killing all the trees,   Daniel Miraval  12:01   Or just expanding the footprint of the building overall, just growing, space is growing. So a corporate campus has an ability now, to use this technology to move the   Dennise  Vidosh  12:13   But not just on the sales side, right? We offer services to transplant those trees within our area, right?   Daniel Miraval  12:20   With aftercare services with plant health care related services that need to go along with this afterward. There's, there's monitoring the trees, retreating the trees,   Dennise  Vidosh  12:29   But there's an opportunity for these contractors to learn a new skill. So we can do, we are going to offer training on the AirSpade technology so that you can become the contractor qualified on our app to move those trees   Daniel Miraval  12:44   Right. So Dennise and I are starting production of building out this system, to where we can start to train other contractors if they want to inhabit the space. Keith Kalfas  12:55   You can shoot video footage and then put it inside of an app where people can become subscribing members and then they can go through all the training modules directly on their smartphones after work at night.   Dennise  Vidosh  13:05   That's the goal. But to learn a new skill that people will pay for, right? To set yourself apart right? From the rest of the team here in Detroit.   Daniel Miraval  13:18   Or the country.   Dennise  Vidosh  13:19   The country.   Keith Kalfas  13:20   So when did you first realize this like you have you care so much about Mother Earth, I could tell that you really care about trees and you have this deeper connection or when did this first happened and hit you?   Dennise  Vidosh  13:33   So my dad planted a tree farm when I was two years old. Down Highland Michigan, and he planted 100,000 trees there. And so he took me out there one weekend and showed me all the trees that he planted for my future education,   Advertisement  13:51   Keith returns right after this short break.   Keith Kalfas  13:55   Guys, if you need help, being more organized and being perceived as a professional to your clients and prospective customers. And then you gotta check out jobber. jobber is an awesome software that you can run your entire service business. You can create invoices, quotes, estimates, work orders, it integrates with your calendar, you can collect money, you can run your whole business on jobber and grow with it as well. Get your 14 days free trial of jobber at keithkalfas.com/jobber. I use jabber in my business and it's awesome.   Advertisement  14:34   And once again, here's your host, Keith Kalfas.   It is our Moral obligation to the world to be responsible for all things that we do. Simply replanting trees help not only the environment but also you as a contractor. It's a win-win.   Dennise  Vidosh  14:38   Wow. First of all, I was small. I was a little I didn't. But I was like I really loved the feeling. And so I recently went back to that place about three or four years ago, and the trees are over 30 feet tall now. And I realized about the value of time in that those trees Are you replaceable, right? we can't catch up. So, we need to create awareness around the value of our existing mature trees and either move them and not replace them with three small caliper trees, because the benefits of that mature tree are exponential, or develop our properties around them. That makes a lot of sense, right? And create awareness around what we can do to help the environment. Right? these are things we can do. So as contractors become more responsible, right? But also, there's an opportunity for us to learn some new skills and make some more money too. So it's a win-win for all of us.   Daniel Miraval  15:50   And there are, these different technologies to do that. So I'm getting ready to get involved in something that's going to use ground-penetrating radar and some other type of stuff. That will help identify tree roots decay, decay, and trees. This is something that's in production right now. That'll be happening very soon. And we'll be able to use that in conjunction with all this as well.   Keith Kalfas  16:12   The underlying tone that I'm getting from this is about being responsible.   Dennise  Vidosh  16:16   Right   Yeah.   Keith Kalfas  16:18    I like that.   Daniel Miraval  16:18   You can responsibly develop properties. So that's kind of what she's talking about. I mean, look like in the Midwest, or I used Chicago's example, the suburbs. undeveloped land is pretty much non-existent. So there's a house sitting on it. So let's say like in a neighborhood like yours, someone would buy your house to demo it. To build a house that was three times the value of this house. They want a lot. They don't want the house they want to build a McMansion, but you know, maybe you have a 15-inch oak tree in front. And there's some commercial development where they want to, they lost some big trees because of the development of the trees weren't salvageable, because maybe they weren't in good health. So through this app, you could put now this tree in the front yard instead of cutting it down to make room for this new house. It can be moved, and someone else can use it.   Dennise  Vidosh  17:11   So I took Daniel this morning to look at a corporate campus that seriously considered a big company in Detroit, that seriously considering moving at over 300 of their five to 20-inch caliper trees on their site, and not cutting them down and being responsible developers. So it's about reprogramming what we're used to doing as contractors and developers in the carbon impact. There are huge corporations in Detroit and its carbon impact by moving those trees is going to be better than Apple, right when Apple has been developing their corporate campuses. So it's a big deal. And they're going to be a pioneer here in Detroit. So they're going to be an example for all of us, and there's going to be a lot of work. So, I think we need to develop our skills   Daniel Miraval  17:59   The Detroit business with global ties.   Keith Kalfas  18:02   How can a guy who specializes in climbing trees and cutting down and putting them through the chipper look at this and say,  "Hmmm? How can I start adding this to my services?"   Dennise  Vidosh  18:12   That's a good question. We talked about this last night. Actually,   Daniel Miraval  18:15   Yeah, education is a big, big component of that, you know, because going down the road of becoming certified arborist gets, opens up doors, for continuing your education, furthering your knowledge and takes you down paths in the green collar profession that you may not even know existed. You know, it's been a very surreal last 10 days. So, last week, I went to Gulf Shores Alabama, and I partook in the municipal forestry Institute, which is part of the Society of municipal arborists, which is funded in part by Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the United States for service and Society Minnesota Abors and it was 114 hours of intensive training about leadership, communication within urban forestry, knowing that when I got done with that I was going to come and see Dennise, and how this like all tied in together. But when I started working for her dad 30 years ago, I didn't know any of this existed that this world was out there.   Keith Kalfas  19:22   I'm just finding out about it right now.   Daniel Miraval  19:24   Right. And you've been doing this for a long time, too. It's really important that you guys out there, look for this. It's out there. The biggest nightmare for me is that you're in the green collar industry profession and you leave because you don't like the space you inhabit. There are so many different parts. Maybe you're a tech person that gravitates towards that. And right now, you're watching this video and you're doing greenhouse production. You're sticking cuttings, and you're like, this is not what I want to do for the rest of my life. But you're a tech-savvy person. Hither up. She may need you on the development side.   Keith Kalfas  19:57   Where can people find you? Except for Re-tree.org?   Dennise  Vidosh  20:01   My contact information is on re-tree.org   Keith Kalfas  20:07   What about IG?  Instagram?   Dennise  Vidosh  20:09   The IG. Oh, Yeah Re__tree__. Yes.   Keith Kalfas  20:18    All right, sweet.   Dennise  Vidosh  20:18   So, I was gonna say something about what you were talking about that, you know, I think why people like you said, but I'm in the tree removal business. How would I capitalize on this?   There's a lot more than just replanting. Maybe you haven't realized this yet but this could be a good opportunity to start a business like this.    Keith Kalfas  20:30   This is a selfish thing. Horrible thing to admit.   Dennise  Vidosh  20:32   But I get it. We've talked about this last night and so many people are afraid of what we're doing with innovation, like oh my gosh, we're going to lose business. That's not the case. Trees are always going to need to be removed. But again, teach yourself a new skill come to our training and you will have the opportunity to make money doing it. Right? Trees are always going to need to be removed because of disease, because of storms that are not going away ever. But we need to Keith Kalfas  20:43   Yeah I know I know people tend to think oh, we know what's gonna happen tomorrow? No,   Dennise  Vidosh  21:07   But our skillset, right? You're only gonna make more money if you become more skillful.   You need to invest time in knowing and getting the skill. Learn how-to is the best way to do it. Rather than just, sitting there and waiting for nothing   Daniel Miraval  21:13   I can't tell you how many conferences I go to and you know, I go do a ton of them. And I sit at a table at lunch with guys who are like the same age as me or older. And all they've ever done is climb trees. And like, I don't know how many more conferences I go to keep getting my CEUs because my knees just can't do it anymore. Might you know, I've been climbing since I was 20? I've been climbing trees and so no for 30 years. If you're 20 right now, you're going to end up that way too. So keep climbing trees, keep doing what you're doing. If you're doing technical removals or all that kind of stuff, make that your thing your specialty may be. Crane works your specialty but you know when you go home at night, this is where you follow Keith when he does his explanations of how to personally develop, self develop. At the end of the day. Don't turn on Netflix and just zone out start studying and figuring out what the next steps might be. So when you get to be an old guy like me, that's something else that you can migrate and gravitate into. And just don't run away from the green collar profession. But just run to another part of it.   Dennise  Vidosh  22:10   See your jobs is an opportunity to come up with something on your own. That's innovative, right? I saw an opportunity because I did this over and over again, right? My dad and I did an over and over cutting down these trees. There's all this type of opportunity out there, but we see you know, we see it from these jobs from different perspectives. So come up with your own idea, you know, be innovative make, you know, change our industry.   Daniel Miraval  22:36   And we know for sure, for sure that the next 10 to 20 years that this will be the most important thing out of all industries and professions, anything to do with managing green spaces, trees, planting trees, caring for trees, looking for new technologies to sequester carbon through to all this kind of stuff to talk about stormwater management, we're just talking about stormwater management always 13 million trees, ash trees have been lost in the city Chicago. Take 20 billion with a B gallon of annual stormwater nowhere to go. And if you live around the Great Lakes region, you know that the lake levels are rising like one to three feet. Then we have these big storm events a road entire beaches like   Keith Kalfas  23:17   Trees are like a huge water reservoir?   Daniel Miraval  23:19   Oh my god, they take up tons of water. Yeah, now the water has nowhere to go.   Keith Kalfas  23:22   That's what you were telling me like a customer will get a bunch of big trees removed in the backyard and I know their basements flooding?   Daniel Miraval  23:27   And I'm telling them I'm like, you don't want to move that. Why do you want I don't like the leaf litter. I'm like, "Dude, you're not gonna like the water litter." There's a big bill that's gonna come with that. I'm like, just keep the tree and hire someone to rake up the leaves call Keith. He'll come and rake up the leaves.   Dennise  Vidosh  23:40   But you know, the more media awareness around the value of trees is gonna drive our customers to demand us to do this.   Daniel Miraval  23:48   That's right. And the answer is why not plant a million trees.   Dennise  Vidosh  23:51   Why are you moving it? Why are you putting it down?   Daniel Miraval  23:54   Dennise, what do you think about his initiative?   Dennise  Vidosh  23:56   Get ahead of the game and learn how to do it.   Keith Kalfas  23:58   So when people are gonna be saying when they get aware of this.   Dennise  Vidosh  24:02   The customer is gonna be like, "Why aren't you. Why are you telling me I should move this tree?"   Daniel Miraval  24:08   Why don't you give me options?   Dennise  Vidosh  24:09   So I suggested before they said   Keith Kalfas  24:11   I think was Aldous Huxley said nothing can stop an idea whose time has come.   Dennise  Vidosh  24:15   Right? No. Yes, it's true. I read a book all about this, that it's all about timing right? We are on the cusp of environmental awareness and it being of utmost importance to everybody in the world. Right? So be before that happened.   Daniel Miraval  24:33   And I don't know about everybody else. But I know that you and I for sure, but we've been building up for this moment.   Dennise  Vidosh  24:38   We are doing our best to be the teachers and the delivers of this message before it becomes viral.   Keith Kalfas  24:45   Do you believe that you were born for this like spiritually, this is your mandate here on this planet is to help educate other humans?   Dennise  Vidosh  24:53   It feels like it. They say when you're on your path that you have What do you call it? passion? I can't remember the word when you remember like you dreamt it? What does that cause?   Keith and Daniel  25:05   Déjà vu??   Dennise  Vidosh  25:06   Yes. When you are on the path you're supposed to be on. You have that a lot.   Keith Kalfas  25:10   There's this famous and I'm not too into psychics or anything was this famous psychic on national television. She's been on television for like 30 years. She has a whole bunch of books. Who is she? I don't know. She's she said that she's like, that's what Déjà vu means. When when you're on the path that you're supposed to be on.  I don't remember if I heard that on TV or something.   Dennise  Vidosh  25:31   But a lot of great energy and great contacts are coming of it, right? People are attracted to it. They want to be involved in that movement. So like Daniel and I met because of that and--   Daniel Miraval  25:43   You and I met because of it   Dennise  Vidosh  25:44   Pioneering like this whole it's a different initiative.   Daniel Miraval  25:50   You're a great communicator, you know, you'll go down in the history books. As the person that brought this message to the world.   Keith Kalfas  25:57   I actually believe that 100% of Riley's mission is to   Daniel Miraval  26:01   You're an orator of a share of knowledge.   Keith Kalfas  26:04    The Carson effect?   Daniel Miraval  26:05    And I'm a storyteller, you're a storyteller.   Dennise  Vidosh  26:08   The transmitter. A big idea. And this is a big one.   Keith Kalfas  26:16   So when did it first come to the re-tree idea as we did it? Was it just boom while you were sitting there and it just hit you like a ton of bricks like, Oh my god,   Dennise  Vidosh  26:24   No, my dad and I spent a lot of time together because we work together on job sites. So he was doing a lot of installations with me. He was consulting for me in his retirement. So we would have like, dates, work dates, and we would scratch our ideas down on legal pads. And so we were like developing this in our mind, like, Oh my gosh, this could actually work out and like apps and technologies. This is probably like we started thinking about this five, five years ago? So apps weren't as popular as they are now like the digital marketplace. Everything I see now is read this read that apps. Do you notice that? So we were you know, that was five years ago that we came up with this idea. But we took the time to develop the idea of how it would work.   Daniel Miraval  27:13   And you did that through vision, mission state, strategic planning?   Dennise  Vidosh  27:17   Practice. It's like what I do every day I see it every day it was organic. Now, like I came out of the woodwork and I have no experience in the landscape industry or supply industry. And I just became a tech company. I have a history and knowledge and foundation in this business. So I have an understanding from all different aspects. And so my passion, right? and then my passion for the environment, my passion for the trees, and what I do. And I also have an amazing network customer network that I can deliver this message to and be a teacher of this technology in training and innovation. So that's a relationship   Daniel Miraval  27:54   The relationship building, you build relationships, so that on your end of what you teach, from the entrepreneurial side, take lessons from her and from me there's all these things relationship building, thinking strategically taking the time to develop mission statements, personal core values, your company's core values can't figure it out you're looking at a blank piece of paper you don't know what to put down? Steal someone else's. Start following them things and you'll realize quickly if those work for you, or if they don't scratch them off, put your own down and in time you'll develop it and before you know it, this is what you turn into. This is what happens this is a byproduct doing that. It's the hard work though you got to do that. It's not easy.   Keith Kalfas  28:30   I love it, repurposing trees. Again, I'm I just got up and they looked at me funny. We got some cameras rolling here. Check it out on Keith Kalfas YouTube channel or The Untrapped Podcast YouTube channel. If you're listening to this right now and you want to watch the video, you want to see this. You can see it just type Untrapped Podcast on YouTube. So there's this kind of statistic that it takes the amount of time it takes a product or an idea to hit 10% market exposure is the same amount of time it takes to go from 10% all the way up to nine years. Hundred percent, you know what I mean? Like, it's so hard to get to that 10% rate. And then once it takes off, it just duplicates. How long until people can start to see this. And it's on their radar, you know, I'm talking about? Where it's like accessible in their city where they can actually.   Dennise  Vidosh  29:15   So we're piloting this in Detroit because this is where I'm from. And I know the contractors in the area, and I'm piloting this idea in Detroit, but I foresee this being a digital marketplace that we can use on a national scale within the next three years. So we're going to create a SaaS model right now. It's a web app. So the SAS model is an app, you can download, like off of iTunes, right? Or the App Store. So that obviously takes a tremendous amount of money to do. So, but I have some, really, you know, I have people that really believe in me, on the investment side of this business are going to help support that mission. So that is my goal. And so anybody that wants to use this and start using this and provide feedback in our, in our industry, I would love to hear that too.   Daniel Miraval  30:12   Motor City is all about innovation. And we're bringing that back. We're being a part of that, right? The Motor City, Detroit is up on the coma, and it has been for a while. And we just want to use all of this type of stuff as another platform to add our contribution to the come up. You know, Detroit's going through a lot of these cycles where it's, you know, it's gone up but didn't work going up. It didn't work. This time. It's been probably the longest time I think in history where it's really, you know, successful sustainable growth, man, I mean, let's kick it back in overdrive won't be like that.   Dennise  Vidosh  30:42   And not just for Daniel is in the tree care business. And I know, probably a lot of your listeners are as well. So I'm specifically talking about using this for tree transplanting, but it's not only one avenue, there's so many other opportunities to provide service is within your companies for tree care. So learning this technology going through the training, right that we're going to eventually provide in Detroit will let, you know, you can then offer those services is it kind of charge for it? Wait for a second, but be better than your competition.   Keith Kalfas  31:05    The Soviet like you said like eBay now I'm thinking of like Facebook marketplace and Craigslist and all the places where people transact items between each other. Like if I want to buy a, I don't know, chainsaw or something, I can actually look up on Facebook marketplace and see if someone's selling monitors versus buying new and you'll have this whole interactive place with categories. Well, the reason I'm bringing that up is because you're seeing right now just trees, but landscapers and all these people, it'll blow up and take on a life of its own where people will start adding value to the system. It'll become completely organic.   Dennise  Vidosh  31:49   The whole process. Everything involved in moving a tree, providing the proper care aftercare, dirt. You know, when you're planting the tree like it's going to provide the full marketplace for that and people can get involved, right?   Keith Kalfas  32:06    Marketplace   Daniel Miraval  32:06   Pre-development, the pre-development responsibility. I mean, there's just   Keith Kalfas  32:13   My brains tickled. This is great.   Dennise  Vidosh  32:16   It's great. It's like ---   Daniel Miraval  32:17   Wonder twin powers activate.   Dennise  Vidosh  32:20   But it's not just for me, okay, I'm providing the vehicle for this catalyst, which is to sell this repurpose plant material that I saw an opportunity for all of us to do right? Beyond that. There's so much opportunity there as contractors to be part of this to make add value-added services to your resume and make some money being part of this as a qualified contractor. Right? Whether it be in the transplanting the aftercare programs, the irrigation that's going to be required all the above.   This thing is not only for contractors like me. This is beneficial for everyone. If you're a homeowner who would like to remove a tree in your yard, and you don't know what to do with it? Check their app now. You can sell it there. Boom! Hitting two birds at one stone.    Keith Kalfas  32:55   So just like a small business owner, he checks his apps check his QuickBooks You know, it's a Gallup I check these 5-6-7 things every day, they're gonna hop on the app and check out if there's any. Thing going on any leads anything that they can, or they're going to be posting to it themselves. It's going to be a whole new   Daniel Miraval  33:13   And this data is very multidimensional.   Keith Kalfas  33:16    That's dope dude. It's a whole another Avenue. Totally.   Daniel Miraval  33:20   That's literally not being tapped into right now.   Dennise  Vidosh  33:23   And it feels good.  Right?   Daniel Miraval  33:27   Oh my God once this is real, and it's happening everywhere, people are gonna be like, How come? This wasn't happening? Like a hundred years ago?   Dennise  Vidosh  33:33   Get all the time. People are like, why didn't somebody do this already? Like, it makes sense. Like the eraser, you know, like on the pencil, or the post-it note? Yeah. Why didn't we think of this?   Keith Kalfas  33:47   Oh, my God, it's so obvious now that you're talking about it. Just because of the doubling of information and the word technology has created all these avenues for new industries to just emerging and pop up. There's this amazing book by Peter Diamandis called he talks about, give me a second here. So you had like a stud finder and a wall. But now your phone can do it. Right?  Your phone can do everything. The word is when something dissolves. A dematerializing. You can dematerialize a bunch of things because now it's just combined in your phone. And I'll find I found that yeah if I think about I'll bring it up the books insane. And it's bringing it up in my mind because like you literally couldn't do this just 20 years ago.   Dennise  Vidosh  34:26   Because we didn't have the technology, technology, so this creates instant awareness. Anybody can go   Keith Kalfas  34:32   That's called exponential organizations. That's the name of the book   Dennise  Vidosh  34:36   That's good.   Keith Kalfas  34:36   Does that make sense?   Dennise  Vidosh  34:37   Yep. But also on here like beyond that. I would like to if you're looking for something on this, you're looking in the sustainable route like I want to get repurposed. I want to get a tree I know what I'm looking for. I'm going to try to get it to repurpose first. I also want to do like a shoot-off if you're not if you don't find what you're looking for. I am a supplier, right? If you're not finding what you're looking for, you can go to a place like a landscape hub, right? And there you find everything, right? So you can just look for it really becomes a complete marketplace.   Keith Kalfas  35:11   Oh my god so people like all of our animals we have five their rescue animals. We rescue our animals and some people are taking it to the extreme Like what? You bought a puppy from the puppy store. You didn't buy a rescue? So like what you didn't rescue a tree? You didn't get a rehome a tree?   Daniel Miraval  35:32   It's not cool to go to a puppy mill now just like they've made it not cool to smoke cigarettes.   Keith Kalfas  35:36   You still smoke?   Daniel Miraval  35:38   Right? Like who does that?   Dennise  Vidosh  35:42   You know, the way we are learning about the environment and awareness of trees with the things the devastation that's happening with the trees and the Amazon and all of these things we've become very aware of, of how much they really sustain our environment. Right?   Daniel Miraval  35:59   And you know who this would be a big thing to? The big corporations that have to end up buying carbon credits, they there will be a monetary benefit, a huge monetary benefit for a large corporation that has to offset their carbon and by carbon credits, I'm sure there will be a credit available if you're maintaining.   Keith Kalfas  36:21   This goes all the way to the top.   Daniel Miraval  36:22   Yeah, the built environment on your corporate campus. I can't tell you I mean, we both see it I'm sure you see it do commercial campuses where there's just no tree care whatsoever, very minimal at best. These places have a fiduciary responsibility now to maintain and take care of their own little microcosm and it's an opportunity it's an opportunity   Dennise  Vidosh  36:43   Where like we were saying this yesterday this is interesting because he's like, oh, the more he knows learns about it, the more he sees it, the more he listening to us, but he couldn't he didn't understand it. If we didn't explain it. So   Keith Kalfas  36:54   It's connecting all the dots.   Dennise  Vidosh  36:56   What you don't know, you don't know. So we want to get into In front of people, because I don't think people are aware that this opportunity exists, right. That this technology exists the opportunity also to provide these services, right? And for them to be value-added in your company, right?   Keith Kalfas  37:14   Well, another compelling thing is when you talk, like I already know you're doing this, this train is moving like this isn't something like -   Dennise  Vidosh  37:20   Oh, yeah, I've never been a procrastinator.   Daniel Miraval  37:24   Like it's moving so fast. I'm trying to jump on I already dislocated my shoulder grabbing thing. When she grabbed me with the other arms to come on, you can get on the train.   Dennise  Vidosh  37:30   That's one thing. I think I told you this last night that that's one thing that I learned from my father is that he got up every day. And he had a goal. And he started his business with a truck, like a story and with the truck in a lawnmower in two shovels. He got up every day and said, I'm going to have one of the largest landscape companies in the country. And everybody said, Yeah, everybody told him he was crazy. And he was nuts,   Daniel Miraval  37:58    but he had a vision and he was focus.   Something that we can learn from Dennise's dad is if they don't believe in your capability and they doubt your ability. Don't listen to them, just listen and believe in yourself. Set the goal and do it!   Dennise  Vidosh  38:00   But, what I learned is, you cannot listen to anybody but yourself, right? Everybody's gonna tell you that's impossible. I really be like, aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid of doing that? But he did not listen to anybody. And he became one of the second largest landscapers in the country because he didn't listen. He said that's my goal. And I'm doing it and I'm putting my head down and he did it.   Daniel Miraval  38:24   So it's creating a legacy.   Dennise  Vidosh  38:26   I feel that was my teacher, and I'm going in that direction, and no one's gonna stop me. But I want everybody to come with me. All of these guys in our industry, we can all capitalize on this, we can all make some money. So come and be part of it.   Daniel Miraval  38:39   Big opportunity for women in agriculture to in the green gala provision, big opportunity for the women in our industry. Step up. It's your time, step up. Surround yourself with those who champion you. I'm most definitely did. This is not a boys-only club anymore. This is not the good old boys' culture that those days are gone. Those old white-haired dudes that think like that. That is,   Keith Kalfas  39:03   Oh, the old white hair dudes?   Daniel Miraval  39:06   You know, the boys club, the good old boys' network?   Keith Kalfas  39:09    That good tree people do not work because what it is,   Dennise  Vidosh  39:11   There's an opportunity for everybody to get to move forward and be better is the point, right? So either be about it or listen to everybody else   Daniel Miraval  39:21   Right. Or you could talk about it to be about it. You can't do both.   Keith Kalfas  39:25   I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking about a bonus round I should create. I want to create a bonus round or like a list of three questions that I asked but I'm just like engulf in everything you guys are saying right now it's like, okay, so you're talking about three years. But can people get on right now if they're in Detroit and use it? Is it usable?   Dennise  Vidosh  39:43   Yes   Keith Kalfas  39:44   Okay, because I want to hop on do you have to create an account?   Dennise  Vidosh  39:47   Well, you contact us there's something on there, you're at the top I don't know if you could see this? But at the top, you can upload, you know, your tree so and describe it all the information. You can do that digitally.   Keith Kalfas  40:00   Alright, so I'm clicking upload a tree right now if you guys want to see this, you got to come to the YouTube channel   Dennise  Vidosh  40:04   And then you choose from your phone right? You okay? Oh, it's so easy. And then internally we approve that tree. Right? If it's, we see that it's healthy and it's marketable, we will approve that tree. And then for a small fee, we will put that tree in our catalog, right? For it's a six-month minimum, or until the tree sells. So --   Keith Kalfas  40:26   Nice. And I'm looking at the catalog right here you see some Crimson kings, ginkgo, Biloba tree, there's already trees on here, and people can come in and buy these right now?   Dennise  Vidosh  40:37   Yep. So there's some really unique stuff already. But I want to drive demand by really getting some solid inventory here. And then I think, the more we talk about it, especially in our industry, but also to our clients, the more this is going to thrive and the more we're going to thrive as a service society. Right? So-   Keith Kalfas  41:01   That's dope. Yeah, super dope.   Dennise  Vidosh  41:04   Thank you.   Keith Kalfas  41:06   So again, naming all off your Instagram, your Facebook, YouTube. So anybody can find you anywhere from their phone and they can go and they can follow you. And they can learn more and follow along. And when this becomes available in their city, and where can they go to learn more and hop on this?   Dennise  Vidosh  41:20   About us and how it works is actually on the app, you can go in there and explains really well, in detail about how this whole app works. I have a YouTube channel. So if you just look up, ReTree, all of our videos are on that channel. And then our Instagram handle is at re__tree__. So   Keith Kalfas  41:46   All right, cool. And I'll make an Instagram post here in the studio and I will tag you in it. And I'm gonna do an Instagram Live right now. Anything else? Any final thoughts? I think that was good. I think we covered a lot   Dennise  Vidosh  41:57   You've got a lot of good stuff. You have a lot of good content.   Keith Kalfas  42:00   Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Yeah, so you can check out the Untrapped Podcast on any major platform. Go to Apple podcasts. If you liked this and the other episodes, please feel free to leave us a well worded positive Five-star review. We are now number 35 in the nation. Number 35 in the entrepreneur category. Thank you so much. And check me out at keithkalfas.com. Later, guys

Michael Fies is a wildlife biologist & the furbearer project leader at Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources [formerly known as Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries]. Furbearers are defined as animals with commercial fur value ranging from the tiny least weasel, the mighty beaver, and mischievous raccoon, to the elusive bobcat and trickster coyote. Mike shares how his grandfather's love of the outdoors & their rabbit beagle led to his 37-year career in wildlife. This is an educational episode where we discuss a wide range of topics: the little known squirrel-sized spotted skunk; fox-sized weasels [fishers] making their way from West Virginia; restoring river otter populations; scat IDing; skunk essence; a gruesome tree full of coyote corpses; and even eastern mountain lions. Mike clears up misconceptions about trapping; how it is not only humane when following Best Management Practices, but can be beneficial to wildlife management, followed by his thoughts on how Native Americans may have used naturally made traps. Mike tells two fun stories from his career: one about a backyard skunk and the other about dealing with a mountain lion call. And before this educational interview, we read a potent and timely Cherokee legend about the ghostly flower [Indian pipe] that grows where friends and family quarrel. Check out Mike's work on the spotted skunk and the department's nature-loving Instagram. Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on InstagramCheck out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my artContact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

In this episode we discuss the five best and worst commercial beekeeping management practices with Dan Aruell and Matt Hoepfinger from the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP). Then we hear from Dr. Julia Bowsher, to learn about her research on the factors that determine whether a female larvae will become a worker or queen bee. Q&A includes: I have a hive with screen bottom boards. I coat the removable, plastic bottom boards with canola oil or vegetable oil to collect ‘all the good stuff’ that falls to the bottom: varroa, small hive beetle, etc. I’ve heard of others who use diatomaceous earth or small hive beetle traps instead. What are the pros and cons of diatomaceous earth versus oil? How does someone recognize the forage sources around them and are there resources for determining what kind of forage is around you? Are there quantitative measures?

New England Blade - Tom Serensits, Penn State University Center for Sports Surface Research This article describes best management practices for the maintenance and care of synthetic turf fields. The management practices refer to “infill” synthetic turf systems, which consist of plastic pile fibers infilled with crumb rubber, a mixture of crumb rubber and sand, [...] The post NESTMA – From the Field: Best Management Practices – Synthetic Turf Fields appeared first on The Turf Zone.

Wade Laughter is a master cannabis cultivator known for identifying and propagating the high-CBD strain known as Harlequin. In addition to cultivating premium cannabis for nearly two decades, Wade has specialized in CBD-rich cannabis cultivation in Northern California for the last ten years. He is a researcher, speaker and activist about cannabis. Wade also advocates for patients' access to safe, clean, affordable medicine, while providing cultivators with information on Best Management Practices.Wade was recognized as a master cultivator by High Times Magazine as early as 2008.In addition to tending to the garden, Wade also consults with patients who are members of his collective, works on the herb farm or is guest speaking at cannabis panel discussions.Find and Learn from at the following linkshttp://www.houseofharlequin.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWcQpve3JBchttps://www.dropbox.com/s/y92zah5rkc5ztsy/New%20cannabinoid%20thc-p%20copy.pdf?dl=0To learn more about plants & your health from Colleen at LabAroma check out this informative PDF: https://mailchi.mp/2fe0e426b244/osw1lg2dkhDisclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not intented to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

This courses is worth 0.5 continuing education credits for the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board.

Pollinating crops can be difficult on honey bees. Since 2014, the California Almond Board has been working with beekeepers, pest control advisors and groups like Project ApisM to come up with standards (Best Management Practices, BMPs) to increase the health of bees in California Almonds. This week we talk with former Director, Agricultural Affairs, Almond Board of California (ABC), Bob Curtis, about how the BMPs were developed and how effective they have been to help bees during pollination. 

These are the Best Management Practices published by the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board for Turf and Landscape Irrigation.

Dr. Brian Beres (AAFC) joins us the discuss the nuances of seeding for a successful winter wheat crop. We discuss moisture concerns, seeding best management practices, nitrogen management, new varieties, stubble options, and much more.

This bonus episode of the “Agriculture Today” podcast features one of three speakers at the 2019 Industrial Hemp Conference. The conference was held on May 22, 2019 in Pratt, Kansas. Dr. Jason Griffin, Director of the John C. Pair Horticulture Center in Haysville, reviews Best Management Practices for planting, growing, and harvesting your first industrial hemp crop in 2019. Plant biology, nutrition, and variety choices are discussed. PowerPoint presentation: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/radio-network/hemp-conference-powerpoints/griffin-hemp-conference.pptx  

 Guests:   Parker Ferran, Golf Course Superintendent at St. Andrews Golf Club in South, FL  Cole McNally, T & O Sales Agronomist with Yara   Aerifcation  The importance of aerification is on turf and how many times is it performed   What methods  Strategies for a Speedy recovery  Other strategies superintendents utilize in South Florida  What products and programs do you recommend?  

In this episode of The Forum Podcast, Jaylani Hussein shares best management practices to support Muslim clients, employees, and colleagues. You may know when Ramadan is. You may know about Friday prayer and halal food but how do you actually go about creating a workplace that supports your diverse workforce? Jaylani goes over different techniques and processes that are used to accommodate Muslims by different employers paying particular attention to policies and structures that have ACTUALLY been adopted by employers. This Podcast is not Islam 101. Instead, this Podcast is meant for people who are interested in and committed to making their workplaces inclusive, focusing specifically on Muslims but with some general take-aways for supporting all peoples in your workplace. Learning Outcomes: Come away with concrete ideas of how to re-restructure your workplace to be more inclusive Learn what other people in your industry or comparable workplaces are doing to be more accommodating towards diverse religions Leave feeling that productivity and religious accommodation can co-exist --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fwi/support

Seed Growth Technical Representative Nick Tinsley talks about the benefits of seed treatment as well as Best Management Practices around handling treated seed.

In this episode, the Magical Mapper tells us some fun bee facts, and explains how honey is made. The Poop Detective shares some arguably less fun, but very important facts about bees: where did they come from, where did they go? What do we say to people who don’t like bees? We share how bees are vital to commercial agriculture and other industries, and explain the concurrent impacts on the food chain.So, why are the bees dying? We delve deep into the many reasons for Colony Collapse, including the use of pesticides. This Science Magazine report published in 2017 confirmed, after previous studies showing that neonecticides were having a significant negative impact to bee, were criticized for not representing field conditions that bee health near fields where neonectitiods are used. Soil Association explains how neonectitiods that are applied to seed only 5% ends up in the plant, while 94% ends up in our soil and water (with 1% as dust). You can also go here if you want more information in a cute infograph.According to a 2016 study, pesticide exposure of bumblebee colonies in urban areas was lower than in rural areas.What can we do to help save the bees?Did you know you can report a suspected bee poisoning? If you see a disoriented or dead (RIP) bee, report it to this app. To learn more about preventing bee poisoning, you can go here.According to Jennifer Sass, the Senior Research Scientist at Natural Resource Defense Council, “The thing we can most control is pesticides.” She also urges people to not purchase plants that have been sprayed with pesticides. However, many stores won’t necessarily give this information on the label, so it may help to inform businesses that this issue is important to you!If you’re looking to make your own garden more bee-and pollinator-friendly, you can go here to learn how to build a raised pollinator garden bed. You can also check out the Oregon Bee Project’s tips for making your garden safe for bees, with tips on which plants to choose and what to use instead of neonicotinoids.We cover more methods to increase pollination: maximizing the time, place, and plant itself. Native plants tend to do best, offering a variety of benefits detailed here. For more information about plants native to the Pacific Northwest and their array of benefits, check out this guide from Oregon State University. Of course, the harmful insecticides have no place in your new outside space. Here’s a list of alternatives.The Horticultural Research Industry has created Best Management Practices for Bee Health in the Horticultural Industry. This offers many specific tips to help pollinators, and offers alternatives to harmful practices.And, last but not least, the bee water garden we mentioned!Our GIS topic this episode was the NDVI Function, where you can analyze a satellite image to determine vegetation health. Head over to the GIS Tools blog to learn more! We also mentioned a couple of interesting studies, which you can find here and here.During Citizen Science, we mentioned the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, the PNW Bumble Bee Atlas, and the Bumble Bee Watch website and iPhone/iPad app.As always, thank you so much for visiting! If you enjoy our show, you can subscribe to our podcast on all of the major platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play Music, and TuneIn. Rating and reviewing also helps! Stay warm, cool cats!

  Early preseason injuries and camp battles threaten to complicate the delicate existence of the fantasy football player, so the SuperFlex SuperFriends are here to write the handbook on preseason survival. Derrius Guice in dynasty, the Eagles' passing game in redraft, the Packers' running backs, Teddy Bridgewater… the guys have Best Management Practices for all of these complex situations! Plus, the gang explores some hypothetical situations in “What If…?” involving DeShaun Watson, Brandin Cooks and Case Keenum. All that and more on this week's pragmatic episode! The SuperFlex SuperShow (@SuperFlexShow) – one of many great podcasts from the Dynasty League Football (@DLFootball) Family of Podcasts – is hosted by John Hogue (@SuperFlexDude), James Koutoulas (@_JamesTheBrain) and Travis Rasmussen (@TravisNFL) featuring weekly dynasty football content focused on superflex, 2QB and other alternate scoring settings. Special thanks to Heart and Soul Radio for their song, “The Addiction,” and special thanks to the Dynasty League Football Family of Podcasts and the entire DLF staff for the ongoing support and the warm welcome! Follow and send questions/trade polls to the podcast on Twitter, @SuperFlexShow! The SuperFlex SuperShow – one of many great podcasts from the Dynasty League Football (@DLFootball) Family of Podcasts – is hosted by John Hogue (@SuperFlexDude) and Tommy Blair (@FFTommyB), and always dedicated in loving memory to James “The Brain” Koutoulas. Featuring weekly dynasty football content focused on superflex, 2QB and other alternate scoring settings. Special thanks to Heart and Soul Radio for their song, “The Addiction,” and special thanks to the Dynasty League Football Family of Podcasts and the entire DLF staff for the ongoing support! Stay Sexy… and SuperFlex-y!

  Early preseason injuries and camp battles threaten to complicate the delicate existence of the fantasy football player, so the SuperFlex SuperFriends are here to write the handbook on preseason survival. Derrius Guice in dynasty, the Eagles' passing game in redraft, the Packers' running backs, Teddy Bridgewater… the guys have Best Management Practices for all of these complex situations! Plus, the gang explores some hypothetical situations in “What If…?” involving DeShaun Watson, Brandin Cooks and Case Keenum. All that and more on this week's pragmatic episode! The SuperFlex SuperShow (@SuperFlexShow) – one of many great podcasts from the Dynasty League Football (@DLFootball) Family of Podcasts – is hosted by John Hogue (@SuperFlexDude), James Koutoulas (@_JamesTheBrain) and Travis Rasmussen (@TravisNFL) featuring weekly dynasty football content focused on superflex, 2QB and other alternate scoring settings. Special thanks to Heart and Soul Radio for their song, “The Addiction,” and special thanks to the Dynasty League Football Family of Podcasts and the entire DLF staff for the ongoing support and the warm welcome! Follow and send questions/trade polls to the podcast on Twitter, @SuperFlexShow!

Rachael: For years, the Everglades Agricultural Area has drawn much controversy over the environmental concerns regarding water quality in South Florida. Stuck in the middle of that controversy is agriculture. Florida Farm Bureau’s Gary Ritter shares some of the challenges that farmers and ranchers are facing in the EAA. Gary: “The challenges today’s EAA farmers and ranchers face are linked hand in hand to the storied history of the Everglades, their partnership in Everglades Restoration and population growth.   This all started back in 1994 Florida Passed the Everglades Forever Act mandating EAA farmers meet a 25% reduction in phosphorus through the implementation of on-farm BMPs.  For the past 25 years, EAA farmers have met or exceeded their 25% reduction goal averaging 55% reductions during that time period and this past year a 70% reduction.   Rachael: What are some of the techniques that farmers and ranchers have in place to help in the Everglades Restoration? Gary: Farmers use Best Management Practices in three categories: Water Management, Nutrient Management and Sediment Controls.  Let’s take a look at all three.   Water conservation and management practices are implemented to retain runoff by optimizing on-site storage, based on rainfall levels.    Nutrient management through soil testing includes uniform applications of fertilizer with soil amendments at the plant root zones while maintaining setbacks from waterways.   Sediment controls reduce erosion of canal banks and swales by maintaining vegetative buffers.    In addition crop rotations and rice production has helped improve soil loss in the EAA area.   Rachael: Gary helps dispel some of the myths regarding the phosphorus levels of the Everglades.   Gary: The myths are generally from a misinformed public that believes water from EAA farms is back-pumped into Lake Okeechobee and somehow winds up in the coastal estuaries.   Actually, farmers in the EAA treat water from Lake Okeechobee sending it south into the water conservation areas.    Rachael: How important is it to understand other contributors to the health of the Everglades?   Gary: Farmers have been a partner in the restoration effort for decades.  However, success truly means all of south Florida has to be united and engaged with our farmers…this means citizens and industry along with the state of Florida and the Federal Government.”  

On this week's episode, host Colin Weston speaks with Rhett Evans, CEO of The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America or GCSAA. Rhett pulls from his personal and professional experience, providing insights and inspiration on how building a culture of benevolence, empathy and giving back fuels their ability to help innovate the golf industry. https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/Pg6vCtq8.jpg This week's episode is brought to you by FAIRWAYiQ (https://www.fairwayiq.com/) S04 E08 Sponsor https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/1t2M3yxu.jpg (https://www.fairwayiq.com/) Turning Golf Courses into Smart Courses FAIRWAYiQ is a technology solution connecting golf professionals to their customers and superintendents to their equipment and labor resourses. Learn more at www.FAIRWAYiQ.com. Episode Highlights • Rhett shares his personal and professional background, along with his first connection with golf. • The history and mandate of The GCSAA and how they support innovation throughout the golf industry. • Rhett and The GCSAA's connection to WE ARE GOLF. • The philanthropic side of The GCSAA's culture of “giving back” through volunteering and community building at National Golf Day. • GCSAA innovative initiatives to help grow the game and the golf industry, including their Best Management Practices program. • Environmental advocacy and stewardship through innovation thought leadership and sustainability practices. Our favorite Rhett quotes... “We are founded on a culture of benevolence, giving back and helping one another” 11:29 "We need to form strategic partnerships in order to develop innovative ideas and achieve entrepreneurial success" 13:25 “We are much stronger when we come together and have a unified voice, which is the premise behind establishing the WE ARE GOLF coilition” 13:38 “In any business, to be able to form those alliances and add strength to your portfolio were you may not have them really bodes well for creating a recipe for success” 14:20 The GCSAA is the top professional association of golf course superintendents. Thier mission is to serve members, advance the profession and grow the game. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America is the professional association for the men and women who manage and maintain the game’s most valuable resource — the golf course. The golf industry recognizes the association as a key contributor in elevating the game and business. To learn more about The GCSAA, visit their website at https://www.gcsaa.org/ Special Guest: Rhett Evans, CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

Kate Keppen is a watershed specialist with the Berks County Conservation District says, “we are actually your local government… Responsible soles for water and soil resources”. Kate and her team educate landowners and farm and agricultural developers about the regulations. Kate adds the biggest concerns are urban storm water pollution and agricultural pollution. The Berks County Conservation District works in conjunction with Berks Nature to implement Best Management Practices or BMP’s. These practices help prevent agricultural related pollution. Nutrient pollution and erosion issues are of great concern because everything is connected to our drinking water. Berks County surface water streams supply Pottstown and Philadelphia with drinking water. Water that goes into drains goes into streams, there are no filters or treatment in the process. Everyone can make simple changes to help improve the system.

Jesse Goldberg , consultant for the Reading Area Water Authority (RAWA) continues a conversation with Tami Shimp from Berks Nature about their clean water education partnership. Jesse says, “the biggest issue we have is to keep excessive nitrates out of the water supply. Nitrogen and phosphates from getting into the lake …. A lot comes from the farming community and from run-off from farms and could lead to substantial water issues” Berks Nature builds individual relationships with landowners to develop Best Management Practices. Some of these include installing cattle crossings over streams, putting up streamside fencing, installing manure storage pits and diverting clean rain water away from farms. Berks Nature makes money and resources available to help farmers develop Best Management Practices keeping nitrates from seeping into Lake Ontelaunee is imperative to keep our water clean and safe to drink.

SPECIAL GUEST Zach Youngerman and Keith dive in to a shared enthusiasm, Low Impact Development (LID) or green stormwater infrastructure. They discuss the features of one of Zach's favorite Best Management Practices--rain gardens--and provide some take away tips on managing stormwater at home.

Wildfires can inflict billions of dollars in damage, but can also expose utility companies to significant liabilities. In this podcast you can listen to Nelson Money talk about the challenges of fire risk management in utility arboriculture. Learn about strategies that he believes will increase safety in utility vegetation management and reduce the threats posed by wildfires.

Starting with the National Arborist Association's (TCIA) cabling standards in 1944, the industry standards have now expanded to include numerous aspects of tree care and safe work practices. Dr. E. Thomas Smiley explains the process of creating a standard and its corresponding Best Management Practice guide is discussed in this podcast.

Starting with the National Arborist Association’s (TCIA) cabling standards in 1944, the industry standards have now expanded to include numerous aspects of tree care and safe work practices. The process of creating a standard and its corresponding Best Management Practice guide is discussed in this podcast.