locals hunt....

[deeleywoman]

i have lots of museums and organizations in this area; i live in virginia's historic triangle, at the mouth of the chesapeake bay, so i'm surrounded by academia ^_^

i keep referring to my mom because she's a horticulture student who's been emersed (pun intended) in ID courses for all sorts of different types of flora and fauna for several years now, and she's a geek like me who can't drive down the highway without looking at the trees and flowers and marsh grasses and, and, and...... lmao

 

[msjinkzd]

i would check on nanfa

 

[deeleywoman]

i'm looking on nanfa, ms j, but don't see where i should be looking....

 

[Sunshinessmile]

you dont live to far from me... I will be watching this! I'll look to see what I can find as well.


EDIT: I found this... talking about invasive species in MD I can't imagine they are too different from VA. Its a basic start....

http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/list_aquatic_plants.html

 

[deeleywoman]

i was wondering if that was the same "eastern shore" i know and love ^_^

i did find an interesting link within the VIMS website, sunshine. it covers a whole spectrum of bay ecosystem subjects. =)

http://www.vims.edu/bayinfo/wetlandreports/index.php

 

[Sunshinessmile]

Yes it is! I live about 20-25 mins from Assateague Island/ Ocean City I went to the lake out back today to see what was growing there. pretty disappointed I must say, however it is a manmade lake... so good things take time

thats a very good link!

 

[Death Pony]

Hey, I go to school a few miles away from Yorktown and my art gallery is located there!!!

There are a few aquatic plants that I've seen in lakes in the Newport News area (along with some monster snapping turtles). I suggest going with an open top tank if you get some local plants so they can grow to their full potential. Make sure to quarantine them thoroughly.

 

[deeleywoman]

oh, i'm not pulling anything from a lake to put in my tank; we were talking about collecting plants to identify them. i am wanting to know what my turtle would be encountering if i had left him to his own devices outside. my neighborhood has seven natural lakes and my house is 100 feet from the big bethel reservoir (which is where i think scooter's mom came up to lay her clutch from), and i have no idea what may be growing in them.

 

[Death Pony]

oh, i'm not pulling anything from a lake to put in my tank; we were talking about collecting plants to identify them. i am wanting to know what my turtle would be encountering if i had left him to his own devices outside. my neighborhood has seven natural lakes and my house is 100 feet from the big bethel reservoir (which is where i think scooter's mom came up to lay her clutch from), and i have no idea what may be growing in them.

What kind of turtle is it? I've seen tons of painteds around the area.