A sunset shot of Lake Winnipeg, on Victoria Beach during late summer of 2010. Blue-Green Algae made an appearance in the south basin. A previous post from this past summer showing, waves of Algae in motion on Victoria Beach.
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Lake Winnipeg scenic landscape and some not so nice Blue-Green Algae, Victoria Beach
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, tagged Algae, Algal bloom, Blue-Green Algae, Canada, Lake Winnipeg, landscape, Landscape Photography, Manitoba, photography, scenic, scenic landscape, sunset, Victoria Beach on March 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blue-Green Algae on Lake Winnipeg, Victoria Beach
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, tagged Algae, Algal bloom, Blue-Green Algae, Canada, environment, Green Algae, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, photography, pollution, Victoria Beach on August 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Blue-Green Algal bloom’s have appeared on Victoria Beach and many of Lake Winnipeg’s eastern beaches in the more populous south basin. The result of elevated levels of phosphorous and nitrogen in the lake. As levels rise and with the reduced natural filtering effects of marshlands, the problem will only worsen. I’ve shot here several times [...]
Mowing grass the environmentally friendly way
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Winnipeg Photography, tagged conservation, cutting, eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, grass, lawn mower, mowing, push mower on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Whenever my wife or I cut our grass with our manual push mower we still get comments from the odd passer-by. We’ve even been asked if we’d like to borrow their gas mower. Inevitably I explain we actually have a gas mower as well, but prefer using the push mower as often as possible. This [...]
Manitoba Hydro Place, Winnipeg, one of the planet’s greenest office towers
Posted in Conservation, Environment, Landscape Photography, Travel Photography, Winnipeg Photography, tagged architecture, Canada, eco-friendly, environment, environmentally friendly, green building, Landscape Photography, Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro Building, Manitoba Hydro Place, Manitoba Hydro Tower, photography, Winnipeg on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 23 story headquarters of Manitoba Hydro in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Considered one of the worlds most environmentally friendly office towers. Technologies employed include; geothermal heating, radiant cooling, windows that open and a solar chimney to improve air circulation. The building is highly automated and reportedly uses 60 percent less energy than a conventional [...]
