Archive for October 16th, 2006
Daily Archive
Monday, October 16th, 2006
On Floods, Land Use and Surveys
The Rockford Register Star’s story Sunday on the Labor Day Keith Creek flood examines whether vegetation overgrowth and debris in the man-made channel contributed to flooding. The city says that 8+ inches of rain would have caused the flood – debris or not.
It’s a nice reaction story to observations by neighbors. But the real culprit […]
No Comments » - Posted in Sprawl, Comment by Brian Leaf
Monday, October 16th, 2006
An Eagle Over the Dells
On Saturday, Oct. 14, during the Beauty & Awe of Nature weekend here at Severson Dells, Maghan Ellison spotted a mature bald eagle flying over the nature center!
A group of about 30 people who were gathered out in the front yard of the nature center during the Rock River Fly Casters demonstration all looked up […]
