by Justinn Overton | Jun 14, 2019 | Swim Guide, Uncategorized
Did you know that the #1 reported recreational water illness, or RWI, is contracted from chlorinated pools? “Crypto” short for Cryptosporidium, is a microbe that causes diarrhea for up to two weeks. It is contracted from swallowing pool water that has been infected...
by Justinn Overton | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Clean Water Act (CWA) has been the backbone of protecting rivers, lakes, streams, etc. in the United States for over 45 years. In February of 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took comments regarding the interpretation of multiple aspects of the CWA....
by Justinn Overton | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Four Alabama environmental organizations have released new interactive maps highlighting groundwater pollution reported by Alabama Power and Power South at coal ash pits throughout the state. Alabama Power’s federally required monitoring shows significant...
by Justinn Overton | May 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Clean water is vital to a healthy lifestyle, good coffee/beer/sweet tea/lemonade, and good times for the many who enjoy swimming, fishing, and boating. But y’all, we have a problem and it’s name is coal ash . So, what is coal ash? Coal ash is the...
by Justinn Overton | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Each summer we call on swimmers & boaters to “get the skinny before they dip”. But what about fishermen? When we are out testing the first few weeks of Swim Guide, we see a lot of folks on the water. And they aren’t swimmers. Before school lets out...
by Justinn Overton | Apr 10, 2019 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science, Uncategorized, Videos, Wildlife
We frequently get photographs or videos sent to us of bass who have seen better days. Sores, blisters, sometimes red in places that are normally white. “What’s wrong with the bass?”is the logical question that accompanies these photos. We received...
