Mastodawn

Autumn evening in a nature reserve (a restored gravel pit) in Cologne-Dünnwald.
(October 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Landschaften, #landscapes, #autumn, #Herbst, #Natur, #nature, #Teiche, #ponds, #Köln_Dünnwald

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 1d ago

Beavers Were Brought To The [Utah] Desert To Save A Dying River. Six Years Later, Here Are The Results.
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https://www.upworthy.com/beavers-refresh-utah-desert-ex1 <-- shared technical media article
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https://youtu.be/9-L___3vV9s?si=7H4JJ7sq_t76jw2L <-- shared media video
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https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2025/01/23/voices-federal-water-investments/ <-- shared local media article on the revitalization
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert <-- shared international media article on the translocation
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H/T @upworthy
#water #hydrology #desert #Utah #PriceRiver #SanRafaelRiver #restoration #ecosystem #river #waterresources #arid #wildlife #agricultrure #tourism #economics #ROI #costbenefit #humaninpacts #climatechange #overfarming #pollution #Colorado #ColoradoRiverBasin #drought #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #wildfire #risk #hazard #fisheries #beaver #translocation #landform #geomorphology #dam #dams #beaverdam #ponds #wetlands #natural #waterquality #reintroduction #keystonespecies #trophiccascade #recreation #fisheries #riparian #habitat #diversity #flow #engineering #fedscience

Toni Frissell 1d ago

Lyford Cay Club in Nassau February, 1960.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)

Title: Toni Frissell's Sports Illustrated Assignment

Description: Toni Frissell was an American photographer who worked as a freelancer for various publications, including Sports Illustrated. Her work often featured celebrity portraits and sports-related photographs.

Location: Lyford Cay Club in Nassau, Bahamas.

Date: 1960

Client: Sports Illustrated

Assignment Information: Nassau's Lyford Cay Club ( assignment number x6552 )

Keywords: Toni Frissell, Sports Illustrated, Lyford Cay Club, Nassau, Bahamas.

#LyfordCayClub #Nassau #ToniFrissells #ToniFrissell #American #SportsIllustrated #Bahamas #Ponds #x6552 #bahamas #nassau #photography

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2021723406/

DoomsdaysCW Nov 15

Can '#WaterBatteries' help farmers tackle #drought?

Kirk England, 21 October 2025

"#Rainwater used to surge through Will Luke's dairy farm whenever there was a downpour.

"He used to watch it flow away but concerns over 'drier and drier' summers led him to build a storage pond allowing him to put that water to use - particularly for livestock.

" 'Once it leaves the farm, it's no good to me. If we capture the water we can get more use out of it. We're much more resilient,' said Mr Luke, whose farm is near Plymouth, Devon.

"The Westcountry Rivers Trust said #ponds and #wetlands were insurance for 'times of need' including droughts, and it was now leading a €8m (£6.95m) project on how the so-called 'water batteries' could be used to create a 'smart water grid' across Europe."

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Wetlands #Rainbarrels #Cisterns #WaterBatteries #ClimateChangeFarming #ClimateChangeAdaptation #WaterIsLife

How can 'water batteries' help Devon farmers tackle drought?

Devon farmer Will Luke is taking advantage of downpours to help guard against drier summers.

Planetary Ecologist Nov 9

Sag pond (Geology terminology ⛰️)

A sag pond is a body of fresh water collected in the lowest parts of a depression formed between two sides of an active strike-slip, transtensional or normal fault zone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sag_pond

#SagPond #Ponds #GeologyTerminology #Depressions #UnitedStatesCentric

Sag pond - Wikipedia

Rüdiger Benninghaus Nov 6

A small pond in Cologne-Dünnwald.
(October 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Landschaften, #landscapes, #Wald, #forest, #Weiher, #ponds, #Herbst, #autum, #Natur, #nature

Rüdiger Benninghaus Nov 1

A small pond in Cologne-Dünnwald.
(October 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Landschaften, #landscapes, #Wald, #forest, #Weiher, #ponds, #Herbst, #autum, #Natur, #nature

Rüdiger Benninghaus Oct 31

A pair of swans at a small pond in Cologne-Dünnwald.
(October 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Gewässer, #Weiher, #ponds, #Herbst, #autum, #Schwäne, #swans, #Natur, #nature

Rüdiger Benninghaus Oct 30

Jared Oct 29

-American White Pelican seeing what’s on the menu.

#PhonePhotography
#nature #pelican #birds
#waterfowl #photography
#NotAPhotographer #ponds #lakes