#trashystreams — Public Fediverse posts

Surveying stream beds (and trash) earlier this week. I can’t wait to see how the surveys compare to the ones we did last summer, because my eyes tell me there were some changes at most of our sites. #FieldWorkFriday #FieldPhotoFriday #urbanStream #TrashyStreams

Very very happy to see this shopping cart and gravel bar in the stream today. Last summer the cart was there, but the gravel bar was not. Did our trail camera capture the bar being built? We’ll find out when we analyze the photos we downloaded today! #FieldPhotoFriday #FieldWorkFriday #FieldWork #Geomorphology #GravelBar #trashyStreams #ChannelChange #UrbanStreams #Cleveland

Despite a #Vermont statewide ban on #plastic #bags and single-use #styrofoam, I still picked up both. The bag was of course wrapped around some branches in the #stream, while the very fresh looking styrofoam may have come from a cooler and was busy creating secondary #microplastics along the edge of the parking lot. #GreenUpDay #litter #PlasticPollution #TrashyStreams

Our family participated in our first #GreenUpDay, a #Vermont tradition. We picked up #litter in our neighborhood park and stream, both of which were already very clean. Our haul was mostly #plastic, with the most common items being cigarette #butts and #wrappers. Our biggest retrieval was this #bike frame, but I had to leave behind several large items partially buried in rocks and sediment in the streambed and a #tire with a tree growing through it. #GreenUp #PlasticPollution #TrashyStreams

We did definitely make the best of the hot weather. Saturday afternoon saw the family exploring our local #stream. Followed by ice cream, naturally. #Vermont #SummerWeather

P.S. Disappointing to see multiple pieces of trash in the neighborhood stream. #TrashyStreams

I'm sad to be missing out on in person science and networking, but I'll be online #AGU22. Two of my Kent State #UndergraduateResearch students will be sharing their work in the poster session. Check out their e-posters online or in person. #plasticpollution #trashystreams #plasticbeaches

Final final exam at Kent State under way. Time to finish packing those office and lab spaces. Eek!

Got 1 lab mostly done yesterday. The two crates contain samples I need for further analysis for our #trashystreams and #plasticbeaches work. A few things left on the counter to pack, and a well stocked lab ready for a new hire next year. #moving

Last talk in Cleveland for the foreseeable future is now done. Thanks for letting me talk #trashystreams Friends of Cleveland Museum of Natural History! You had amazing questions! #CMNH #publicengagement

#SelfPromotionSaturday is a thing here? Ok, I’m giving a webinar on my research on #TrashyStreams on Wednesday and it’s free and open for anyone interested in #geomorphology of #UrbanStreams or #PlasticPollution. Details & registration here: https://csumb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdu-qqDsuHNKh4-95Lfd4zJLYpwwcEHBg