We've had the first wrench thrown in our research plans for the Third Avenue Pond; I found out today that the Upper Big Sioux Watershed Project is moving out of the Little Brown House in March. Not only that, but the Little Brown House is being torn down this summer. This causes a major interrupt in our plans, not only for the minor reasons (where the heck are we supposed to use the can now?) but also major reasons, the largest one being that they will likely be removing a leaking septic tank that lies right nest to the shoreline.
This means that we will need to talk to the town and the Watershed Project VERY quickly, to find out what sort of permissions we will actually be able to obtain for research there in 2010. It's not going to do us much good to go there saying we are prepared with dive certs and underwater viewing equipment if we're not allowed in or on the water, after all. We could, however, monitor the pond for contamination during the deconstruction project, if that is all we can get to.
Fun times ahead, and a lot more legwork. Unfortunately it will have to wait until tomorrow, as I have microbiology lab tonight.
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