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A bar on members of the public venturing on to the ice on frozen bodies of water has been lifted from Tuesday.

An article written by the Associated Press and published in the Detroit News informs us that the last 2 years of “record-setting” water levels have ended.  That is very good news due to the damage that the high water levels created on our shoreline.  Some of that damage was due to how close homes were built to the lakes.  We have been told by the politicians, media pundits and even “scientists” that these record-setting higher lake water levels are caused by global warming. According to the article all of the Great Lakes were “down significantly in April from the same month in 20...

Vermont asks public to report lake "ice outs" March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is asking Vermonters to report when lakes and ponds are completely free of ice so that scientists can start their spring water quality sampling. The so-called “ice-out" data also helps scientists track the effects of climate change in the state, the department said. “We try to sample lakes within seven to 10 days of ice-out, because that’s the best time to collect information about the average conditions in the lake at the start ...

Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Grant Cruickshank March 09, 2021 - 6:30 AM When Salmon Arm resident Grant Cruickshank saw these strange designs in the ice on Mara Lake, he found them odd enough to grab a photo March 6. They appear to be perfect circles forming through the ice. But for what are they and what causes it, we reached out to UBCO earth, environment and science professor Robert Young. He says the circles may have been formed by methane gas trapped underneath the ice. Methane is released year-round as a byproduct of decomposition, when bacteria feast on decaying matter a...

If you're a bystander and see people fall through lake ice, first call 911. what should be your next split second decision? a, slowly walk out onto the ice to pull them out. b, stay as close to the shore as possible and throw out some sort of lifeline. or c, form a human chain from land to pull the person out. >> if you happen to see the people fall into the ice, you absolutely should not walk out onto the ice. otherwise you're likely to add to the number of victims in the ice. find out what resources you have available, ropes, extension cords, ladders, long tree limbs, but you don't want to p...