tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post8880134865486832246..comments2024-02-12T07:35:48.239-05:00Comments on Trashpaddler: A Little Further Down the Concord RiverAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-86068599483156039312012-09-10T19:06:59.627-04:002012-09-10T19:06:59.627-04:00Mike, Certainly and I'm honored to be cited b...Mike, Certainly and I'm honored to be cited by you as an example. Truth is, there are many "trash paddlers" out there who always leave the water just a little bit cleaner than they found it.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-28364512753756415722012-09-10T19:01:23.601-04:002012-09-10T19:01:23.601-04:00Erik, The RICKA folks were about 7 miles upriver ...Erik, The RICKA folks were about 7 miles upriver from where I was paddling.<br />Saw the video of you getting swallowed in the Deerfield River. Kinda scary looking.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-32157202732049390812012-09-10T18:59:08.684-04:002012-09-10T18:59:08.684-04:00Sue, Thanks for the bryozoa identification and li...Sue, Thanks for the bryozoa identification and link. Interesting stuff: "The Blob" and "colony of zooids". I was surprised by how much weight they added to the bottle.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-70694272044863308522012-09-10T09:31:14.156-04:002012-09-10T09:31:14.156-04:00I've adopted better "pick-up trash princi...I've adopted better "pick-up trash principles" following your example! May I be an "honorary" "trash paddler" too? http://www.durhamblogger.com/2012/09/beauty-trees-birds-and-paddling.htmlMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957689266739581501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-19999413720296466022012-09-10T04:39:50.716-04:002012-09-10T04:39:50.716-04:00Don't suppose you saw the RICKA crew there - t...Don't suppose you saw the RICKA crew there - they did the section from Bedford to Concord.Erik Eckilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271712743991489042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-71572160389892613982012-09-09T22:43:45.537-04:002012-09-09T22:43:45.537-04:00ah that bottle looks like it growing a bryozoan - ...ah that bottle looks like it growing a bryozoan - pectinatella magnifica ! Didn't know it could grow on plastic... saw my first one in the concord river, come to think of it. See this link: http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/bryozoa.html<br />sue psuephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413896904031019699noreply@blogger.com