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Submitted by Anthony on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 2:05pm.
Any more reports of whether it's expected to flood? Talked to some troopers earlier who said they expected a little water to come into downtown.
Submitted by Bert on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 7:12pm.
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Submitted by emmettoconnell on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 5:02am.
Fetid Lake of Doom bad for fish and other living things, says state department of Fish and Wildlife:
The researchers released their report yesterday morning at a meeting of the Capitol Lake Adaptive Management Plan group, which is available here in pdf and here on scribd. Basically speaking, estuary restoration would be good for fish and animals that depend on estuaries, would restore a rare habitat in Puget Sound and would minimize the exotic species that depend on the shallow, artificle lake. There's also an interesting discussion on sea-level rise, but I would suggest reading or skimming the entire report:
Submitted by handwing on Mon, 08/11/2008 - 2:45pm.
"They will find another place to feed"Well, I didn't read this thread until last night, probably a good thing. I tend to shy away from online discussions about this--I'm a bat researcher, I'm long-winded, and some contributors' fact-checking seems to be terribly poor in these debates about Capitol Lake vs. an intertidal mudflat. A couple of the previous posters have clearly done research... Guglielmo, Thad, 'emmettoconnell' and others are seeking out, and presenting, credible information. Some others have made comments that are just baffling to me. We can read the CLAMP committee minutes and reports that have come out of the CLAMP process, but the facts and back-story, much of which has not been presented in the newspapers or on OlyBlog require some digging beyond the official Estuary website. I've done some linking to custom site searches at Capitollake.com. The one report not to miss is the 'ITR' or Independent Technical Review completed last November, a comissioned review and critique of the 4 prior 'technical reports.' My opinion is that it tore soem of those studies to shreds, but you wouldn't know that from the Executive Summary. The text of the ITR points out many examples of inappropriate analysis methods or study design, constrained RFP guidelines (I believe code for 'here's what we want to hear'), uncertain results, the RFP not asking the right questions... Its a can of worms, not all that long to read, and can be found here: www.ga.wa.gov/CLAMP/Deschutes_ITR_Report_Oct23_2007-Out_300dpi.pdf I have radio-tracked bats from the Woodard Bay nursery colony to Capitol Lake, starting in summer 2003. The vast majority of these bats feed at Captiol Lake every night, April/May through Aug/Sept.
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:04am.
I noticed a great milfoil bloom on Capitol Lake. What does this portend for the future of the great reflecting lake? Is there a dredger in the future? A weed harvester? Or perhaps a return to the native estuarine habitat? What if we just let it be and see how thick the weeds can get. Do you think the entire surface of the lake could become overwhelmed by them? What if they became so thick that they jammed up the dam and caused a flood. It seems that the "FLOD" (Fetid Lake of Doom) maybe having the final say on this human altered landscape experiment.
» Unfortunately the milfoil doesn't show up very well in the following image, but if you go there, it's plain to see.
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 4:36pm.
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Submitted by Drew3000 on Mon, 06/16/2008 - 8:25am.
What with fuel prices reaching higher altitudes, Boeing has become a fan of the Algal Biomass Organization. Hmmm, where could someone get thier hands on a seemingly endless supply of algae...
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Submitted by enpen on Sun, 05/18/2008 - 10:41pm.
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Submitted by Sarah on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 10:10am.
Apr 27 2008 - 9:00am Apr 27 2008 - 4:00pm Capitol Lake, Olympia, WA Hosted by Saint Martin's University in cooperation with Washington Dragon Boat Association. Dragon boat racing dates back to fourth-century China to commemorate a famed poet, Qu Yuan, who threw himself in the Milo River to protest the political turmoil and suffering of the people at that time. Nowadays, dragon boat racing is primarily for fun and is festive in nature. This will be the third dragon boat race at the Capitol Lake in Olympia. The event is expected to draw up to 1,000 spectators. Saint Martin's University is proud to be hosting the event with the cooperation of the Washington Dragon Boat Association. |
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