Blue Thumb is the education arm of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission's Water Quality Division, with the mission of stream protection through education.
“There’s no #soil cure for [extreme #flood conditions]," says our #agriculture director. "But where you have excess rain... healthier soil will hold more of that #water for later.” Learn more about how soil health is good for #farmers and the #environment. https://t.co/VLl9rFMnZI
Paw-patrol: The Minnesota DNR uses dogs to sniff out invasive zebra + quagga mussels (even the microscopic larvae!) on boats. Boat inspections help prevent introductions of harmful invasive species to new waterbodies. #InternationalDogDay (📷: @mndnr) https://t.co/J1d4C3iVdS
With its reputation for controlling mosquitos, the mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) has been widely introduced, often with negative effects for native species. In Sochi, Russia, however, there's a monument commemorating the fish's role in combating malaria. #WorldMosquitoDay
. @NewYorker's take on the #fishtube going viral: "The fish tube, made by a company called Whooshh, is designed to move aquatic creatures around dams, but watching it in action can raise existential questions..." https://t.co/2lg2mM0ukW
How we use the land is harming the #streams and #rivers that provide drinking #water, #fish and #wildlife#habitat, and places for outdoor recreation. At our Convention, a panel discussed what that means for #publichealth and our communities. https://t.co/XVSU9nO8pN #IKEcon
Did you know gars breathe air? This allows them to survive in habitats where many fishes cannot (e.g. low dissolved oxygen). #GarLab
Here’s a “gar breach”, they gulp new, oxygen-rich air from surface, expel old, oxygen-depleted air out of gill covers:
Getting your car washed professionally, instead of washing it yourself in the driveway, is one thing you can do to protect the environment. Car wash businesses often use less water and keep the chemicals and cleaning agents out of lakes and rivers.
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Help the @okczoo win $25,000 for monarch and pollinator conservation in Oklahoma! Vote for their Party for the Planet video on The Association of Zoos and Aquariums website today until 11:59 p.m. tonight!!
Go watch. Go vote ➡️https://t.co/j4fka1WEWC