Michael Zebrowski has spent much of his career finding an equilibrium between art and science. Using architecture as the backbone, he's created a body of work that explores nature, light, and astronomy. Needless to say, Zebrowski and the upcoming solar eclipse are a perfect coupling, as he'll prove in his Eclipse SURVEY installation at the Gibbes Museum's pun-believably titled event, Total Eclipse of the Art.

For this eclipse exhibition, Zebrowski will put "devices" on display in place of typical sculptures or art pieces. "These are essentially odd instruments that are recording and sharing what they record," says Zebrowski. Each device will highlight a specific aspect of the moon's journey past the sun. There will be the tried and true must-haves like a live video feed of the eclipse projected in the museum, so folks can stare at the sun without igniting their corneas, while another camera will be fixed on the Gibbes' signature second floor glass dome to emphasize the change in light. "They're all based on 'How can I, as an artist, try and present some of this phenomena in a heightened way?'" says Zebrowski.

Just like an actual eclipse, Zebrowski's installation will impact more senses than just sight, with one device accentuating the sudden lack of sound that comes along with this medieval sign of the end-times. Dubbed "Fountain," the artist has rigged a water pump with a solar panel that creates a trickling white noise while the sun is still shining. When the lunar shade hits the art piece, the flow of the water and the background sound of the pump will stop. "One of the things I've read about is that the day goes to night, so the birds all take it like it's the end of the day."

Registering solar sound waves has an essence of Eclipse SURVEY's end goal in it. "For me, the whole point of this series that I've been working on as a 'Survey Series' is really about creating installations and work that aren't about themselves," says Zebrowski. "They're about trying to get us to look at the environment around us in a new way."

But, the best way to change how you see an eclipse is by actually seeing an eclipse in person, and Zebrowski's been hard at work one-upping classic eclipse glasses. "I've always thought of my work as this mediator between somebody and their experience of something. I really thought of the glasses as holding that gateway," he says. Zebrowski's design studio UP END THIS has shipped out specially made eclipse glasses (called Observers and Surveyors) that, in addition to being much sturdier than the paper eclipse glasses everyone's moms ordered in bulk, come in a handful of different styles. Eclipse chasers take note because the glasses are reusable, and the installation at the Gibbes will provide Surveyors for attendees.

Originally, the exhibition was spread out across four installations in four states and had a planned live feed that would track the totality of the eclipse over the continental U.S., but the plan was dropped in favor of a wider cross-country campaign. Now, everyone who has ordered a pair of Surveyors is asked to take a selfie with the glasses at the time of the totality. The pictures will all be compiled across various social media at #eclipsesurvey and will be used in a later public exhibition. The glasses will come with a survey and, just like the glasses-selfie, are a chance for people to share their eclipse viewing experience. "There's something intrinsically human and social about that pursuit of knowledge and truth," says Zebrowski.

While Zebrowski lives in Vermont, where he works as a 3D art professor at Johnson State College, he's had his eyes set on the Gibbes Museum as the key installation spot for a while now, thanks to its East Coast real estate in the middle of the eclipse's totality. His prior projects have included Light Box, an architecture project that saw a shipping container and recyclable materials turned into an office space, and "Observatory," his sculpture for a 2015 exhibit.

Eclipse SURVEY will touch on many similar themes of the artist's past works. "I think the biggest [theme] for me, and this is always present in my work, is the idea of looking for some kind of truth. Truth in experience, truth in knowledge."

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As Georgetowns population grows, the Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department is working on several projects to ensure residents have spaces to enjoy, said Kimberly Garrett, the departments director.

Its one of the big draws that brings people to Georgetown: our parks, Garrett said. We hear that over and over again. Theyre enjoyed by all ages. Little kids up to senior adults can enjoy parks.

Garrett said the parks department is fortunate to have the support of City Council and residents alike.

Just because you have a parks system doesnt mean its great, she said. Its that investment that people appreciate, that they know [the parks are] safe and well-maintained.

After three years of design work, construction on Garey Park began in March. The $13.5 million project should be complete for the park to open by April 2018, Garrett said.

When finished, Garey Park will be about 1 1/2 times larger than Austins Zilker Park in terms of size.

Garey Park was made possible by Jack and Cammy Garey, who donated their 525-acre ranch and house to the city in 2004, along with a $5 million cash donation, Garrett said.

The parks construction is also funded with a $10 million parks bond package approved by Georgetown voters in 2008.

Upon completion of construction, the Gareys former home will be utilized as an event center, and the land surrounding the house will include an equestrian facility and horse trails, play ranches for both children and dogs, hiking trails and open play fields.

San Gabriel Parks first phase of improvements will be completed in early 2018 after 2 1/2 years of construction funded by the 2008 bonds.

The first phase includes traffic-calming measures, pavilions, restrooms, parking, a trailhead and entry monuments with signage.

In a second phase, the city will install four picnic and barbecue tables, a large multiuse pavilion, 10 smaller pavilions for picnics, more trails and two childrens play areas. The second phase also includes an extension of a park trail about half a mile northeast along the San Gabriel River to the nearby Katy Crossing neighborhood. The extension will be funded by a $50,000 state grant awarded to the parks department.

Garrett said design for a third phase could begin in 2019. Potential features of that latter phase include an event lawn for festivals, she said.

Construction on improvements at Founders Park, at the corner of East Ninth and Church streets, is slated to begin in September, Garrett said.

The upgrades include sidewalk repairs to make the park more accessible, the installation of picnic tables and a water fountain and new signs to indicate the area is a city park.

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You can now mow your lawn without lifting a finger or shaming your spouse or child.

Plowz & Mowz, the app-based service that can send a mowing service to your home with the press of a button on a smartphone, is now synced with Amazons Alexa voice-activated assistant.

A simple, Alexa, send someone to mow my yard tomorrow will get the job done, assuming you have already signed up online or by phone with your address, specifics about the size of the job and a credit card.

Plowz co-founder Wills Mahoney originally brought the app service to the Twin Cities in 2015 after launching it in 2014. Similar to Uber, app firms hire local contractors to do the work, but each service call is a one-time expense without a contract.

The new Alexa-enabled service is for people who want to get their lawn done or their driveway plowed in the easiest way possible, Mahoney said. If you wake up at 5 a.m. and look out the window and see that its snowing, now you dont even have to turn on your phone. Users can also ask Alexa for status updates.

The service is expected to appeal to Plowz & Mowz power users, who are often early adopters, but it was the company itself that came up with the idea, not its consumers. Nearly 36 million Americans are expected to use voice-activated assistant devices like Amazons Echo and Googles Home products, according to eMarketer.

One of Plowz & Mowz competitors, Eden Lawn & Snow, also started to build in voice-activated assistance with its service but later canceled it. We actually built out the initial steps for Alexa but then we started doing focus groups and saw no actual cases of people who would use it, said Ben Zlotnick, chief executive of Toronto-based Eden.

Zlotnick said he found Eden was losing business by being too app-focused and added services to the companys website. Weve seen an upswing in orders from seniors since we launched a web-based app, he said. We have to look at it from a practical standpoint. How are they going to order it?

Both companies continue to refine and expand their services.

Initially, the app service was limited mostly to driveway snow removal and lawn mowing, services often performed by the same landscaping company.

Over time the number of services has expanded to sidewalks and steps shoveled and salted, leaf raking with compostable bags, shrub trimming and removal, garden bed mulching and cleanup.

Mahoney said his company now allows a customer to keep using the same contractor for services if it was given a five-star review by the customer. Eden still operates on a first-come, first-served basis so whichever contractor is in the area and has availability is given the job.

Both companies operate within a 40 mile radius of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Service can be found in the app store under Eden App or Plowz & Mowz and online at Edenapp.com and Plowzandmowz.com.

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Baytonians can now take advantage of an app that helps locate local, vetted lawn care professionals in the same manner Uber operates.

The GreenPal app launched this month for Baytown and Chambers County residents.

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Stone and Dayne Dennis mowing the lawn at the Oak Island Senior Center

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) A lot of kids mow lawns during the summer months to get a little extra spending cash while they are out of school. We found two boys in the Cape Fear who are doing it for folks who cant mow on their own.WWAYs Daniel Seamans introduces us to our Extraordinary People of the Week who just hit a major milestone.

The Oak Island Senior Center has a new look and it is courtesy of two boys with big hearts. We just help people, Stone Dennis told Daniel Seamans. (Were)Helping the disabled and elderly, his brother Dayne added.

The two are mowing lawns in Brunswick County as a way to give back to the community.

We mow peoples, elderly peoples lawns for them so if they cant mow, we mow them for them, Stone said.

Tuesday was a big day for the two. 2-3 lawns a day, sometimes one, today will be 50, Dayne said.

The 50th lawn just happens to be at a place that hosts folks 50 and older. How does it make you feel? Great, Stone said of mowing the lawn at the Oak Island Senior Center.

For the past two summers, Stone and Dayne Dennis have been the Raising Men Lawn Care Service of Southport, volunteering lawn care for people in Brunswick County in need of some help.

(We do)Weed wacking, mowing the lawns, picking up branches, or raking in the fall, Dayne said. My mom saw it on Facebook, so she said we could start this so she wanted to start raising me lawn care service too, and the guy said okay.

Donna Martindale is their mother. She saw a post from a man in Alabama who had started the nationwide project and got the green light to start it in the Cape Fear. Its teaching them to go out and talk to people and interact with them, Donna said.

Mom supervises and helps out too. It makes me feel good, she said. Im glad they are out here doing this not just in the house playing games.

Stone and Dayne Dennis arent just playing games. They are making a difference. And not just in a yard.but in a community. That makes you(two), EXTRAORDINARY!

The founder of the 50 Yard Challenge says that after the kids complete their 50 yards, they fly to them, do lawns with them, present them new shirts and certificates and also brand new mowers .

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A 14-year-old teen is mugged outside of a Dollar Tree Monday afternoon. His skateboard, one of his prized possessions he paid for himself, stolen from him.

Bricen Romeo told News 3's Kim Cung he started his lawn mowing service two years ago. A self-proclaimed lawn slayer, he cuts grass in the Lynnhaven area. His Dad drives him, but he pays for the gas himself.

"My dad wanted me to start making my own money. He wanted me to buy things I want by myself," said Romeo.

He deposits the money he earns into his own bank account and saves it to buy things he likes, including skateboards, computer parts and games.

"It makes me feel like I'm a lot more mature than I was before, going out and buying stuff and buying new games without asking is a big upgrade," said Romeo.

Monday was his first day off in a long time and Romeo said he was planning on going to skate. He was going to swing by the Dollar Tree on Lynnhaven Avenue and Big Magic to buy snacks, then be on his way. But he said he was mugged around 3:30 by two older teens.

"They punched me in the face. The African American was kind of just standing there, but the white guy punched me in the face, pushed me off till I got off my board," recalled Romeo.

He described the attackers as about 5'7 and they appeared to be almost 18 years old. During the attack, Romeo said he thought of the worst.

"Are they going to stab me? Are they going to take my phone? Are they going to beat me up until I'm on the ground? Are they going to take my skateboard? And that sadly happened," said Romeo.

Those sad feelings are sticking with Romeo's Dad too.

"He works so hard and makes all of his own money and buys his own things and for someone to attack it and take it from him. I try and teach him to do right in this world and unfortunately everybody doesn't do that," said Adam Burns.

Looking forward, Romeo said he plans on saving money and buying a new skateboard.

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Land is being cleared in preparation for construction on the last phase of Opelikas Frederick Road extension, a project to connect the city limits to downtown.

Robinson Paving, the contractor based out of Columbus, Ga., have had its workers clearing land off of W.E. Morton Avenue to prepare for the import of materials to build up the roadway, according to Scott Parker, engineer for the city of Opelika.

The contractor will continue clearing trees and brush from the site and will begin bringing in material to build up the roadway, Parker said.

Parker said the contractor has already installed construction traffic control signs, barrels along the work zone and survey stakes that represent the limits of the construction.

A stream in the area will be diverted temporarily so a drainage structure that will need to be constructed on site can begin in the next few weeks, Parker said.

The contractor also is planning on starting the replacement of sidewalks on Martin Luther King Boulevard and Auburn Street as well as a relocation of a sanitary sewer line on Auburn Street, Parker said.

Opelika Councilwoman Patsy Jones said she is happy to see progress being made on a project the city has been working on to complete for many years.

I am excited about the improvements that will come to fruition in Ward 1, Jones said. For many years, the residents have waited for better sidewalks and lighting on Auburn Street and Martin Luther King. These long awaited improvements will also increase safe walking for residents who may walk downtown.

Parker said there will be construction traffic on Auburn Street and MLK Boulevard with the sewer and sidewalk projects but the roads will remain open to traffic.

There may be some delays for flaggers and construction equipment and drivers should always enter construction zones with slow, cautious driving, Parker said. An increase of dump trucks bringing in material (dirt) will also be evident as the roadway is being constructed. In a few months there will be some detours as the contractor removes the traffic signal and completes the roundabout.

Updates on the project will be posted on the city of Opelikas website at http://www.opelika-al.gov.

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Sam Warp holds a newly hatched monarch butterfly, raised in a small aquarium as part of the monarch conservation project in Marshfield. (Submitted photo)

August 14, 2017

By Kris Leonhardt

Editor

MARSHFIELD While it is no secret that humans altering the landscape affects native plant and animal species as well as the safety of food sources, it is important to know multiple local groups and programs are working to reverse the harmful results.

The root of the problem

Our native plant and animal species are suffering a death by a thousand blows these days, explained Wildwood Zookeeper Steve Burns, who holds a bachelors degree in wildlife ecology and management. Most situations that alter land use from its original state will degrade habitat. One of the major often overlooked factors affecting plant and wildlife habitat is fragmentation. Many animal species need large blocks of contiguous habitat.

Even something like a road easement through a preserve can be detrimental. Though the road itself might take up a small amount of land, the separation it creates can make the area unusable for many species. Additionally, the edge between native and altered land use is often the first spot invasive species will encroach upon.

Land degradation caused by human activity comes in forms such as land clearance, vehicle off-roading, mining, pollution, and removal of vegetation.

Land clearance: By the numbers

While land clearing is a global issue, its local presence is evident in Clark County, where residents clear woodland to make small farms and open fence lines to make larger farms. Throughout the previous decade, the DeCaire family has watched the conversion of woodlands and fence rows into tillable farm land.

My husbands uncle, Bob Steffes, told my husband, Rod, and I that if you would let the fence lines vegetation grow in, you would have more pheasant and wildlife in the area, said Kathy DeCaire of Owen. We think that he would be surprised to see all of the woodland that we have lost.

Just as we need the land for agriculture, our wildlife need it for their home and their survival. It is difficult to see where square-mile sections have no trees anymore. Where did the wildlife go? What will be left for the next generation to see and enjoy? Cant we leave some trees and fence lines for the wildlife?

The changing landscape is notable in Wood County as well.

The first factor is that farmland in Wood County and Wisconsin as a whole is decreasing due to urban sprawl, rural residential lots, other developments, etc., said Adam Groshek of the Wood County Land & Water Conservation Department. This must be accounted for when you look at the reduced woodland aspect of things because it is not only farmland that is land clearing but multiple other things as well.

The second factor is that it appears that as a whole, the total woodland portion of farmland is decreasing over time. This could be due to clearing fencerows to make four 40-acre fields into one 160-acre field, expanding field sizes along the borders, clearing wooded land to place into farmland, etc. My gut is telling me that the fencerow clearing is the most common of the (three). The trend is for farms to more efficiently farm their land by using bigger machinery by combining many smaller fields to make less, bigger fields.

The third factor that must be accounted for is that while there has been a loss of wooded farmland, there likely has been an increase in grasslands, CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program)/CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) idle lands that may be beneficial to bees and butterflies with their relatively undisturbed herbaceous plants. More farms are utilizing cover crops and no-till that allow farm fields to be vegetated almost year-round because they are not tilled under or are minimally disturbed. This third point is highly influenced by market prices for commodities and the farm bill acres that are allowed each year to go into CREP/CRP lands.

Census numbers in Wood County indicate a drop in total woodland in farm land use from 47,823 acres in 2007 to 38,967 acres in 2012 while the land in farms increased from 221,962 acres in 2007 to 222,730 acres in 2012.

In Clark County woodland in farm use dropped from 87,674 acres in 2007 to 82,871 acres in 2012 and land in farms rose from 440,376 acres in 2007 to 458,221 acres in 2012.

Busy bees

Habitat loss, pesticides, and other factors have led to the decline in the United States bee population, and for the first time in history, a bee species has been placed on the endangered species list. In February the rusty patched bumblebee was placed on the list as its population was down by 87 percent.

With economically important crops such as cranberries dependent on bees as pollinators, the Marshfield area has taken an active role in making a change.

Residents and business owners have introduced new colonies to promote repopulation and secure an active pollinator community.

Among those raising bees is Wildwood Park and Zoo, which maintains a honey bee colony annually as an educational means as well as a provider for the park and city.

You can come into the former zoo store building, explained Burns. We have our observation hive in there where you can look right into a bee hive and see them at work. It is a really cool opportunity to learn about honey bees and also educate yourself about other pollinator species at risk, species that are really important to us and our environment.

A home for monarchs

In 1996 the wintering monarch population in Mexico was estimated at more than one billion butterflies. Last years estimates put the wintering population at closer to 56 million: a decrease of more than 90 percent.

Like bees, butterflies are critical to pollination of food sources.

They are a pollinator when they go from flower to flower. They carry nectar with them all of the time, explained Sam Warp of Marshfields Wastewater Management Department. Honey bees get all of the glory, you might say, but butterflies can do the same thing.

When we switched over to an all-natural plant where we dont use chemicals to take out phosphorus anymore, we were looking for ideas on how we could promote that theme.

Bob Trussoni, our general manager, attended a conference, and there was a speaker there about monarch conservation, explained Cathy Lotzer, technical services manager from Marshfield Utilities. They were encouraging communities to come on board with conservation effort and designate areas where you can build a garden.

From there Marshfield Utilities and the Wastewater Management Department partnered in a project to re-establish the butterfly in the Marshfield area, setting up a monarch garden at Marshfields wastewater treatment plant.

The garden has been designated as a Certified Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation and is now part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a national effort to create a million gardens that provide a habitat for the declining butterfly and bee populations.

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MOUNT PLEASANT As the town prepares to tackle flooding problems in the Old Village, at a cost that works out to almost $10,000 per home, another development moratorium has been proposed.

Supporters in some of the oldest parts of Mount Pleasant say the development of more homes, and larger homes, has contributed to flooding problems by covering more land with buildings and driveways.

"The purpose is not to keep people from building homes," said Councilman Will Haynie at a meeting this week. "The purpose is to keep peoples homes from flooding."

A proposed moratorium that received initial approval Tuesday targets the subdivision of properties into multiple building lots, and the construction of accessory dwellings, which are small, secondary homes on the same property as a primary home.

However, Haynie and Councilman Joe Bustos said they want to change that plan, before a final vote next month, and focus instead on how much of a property can be covered with buildings and pavement. A land-coverage standard could potentially restrict building additions, which have outnumbered new home construction by more than four to one over the past decade.

On Tuesday, Councilmen Paul Gawrych and Mark Smith, along with Mayor Linda Page, declined to support the moratorium in its current form, restricting property subdivisions and accessory dwellings. Page indicated she may support the moratorium if it's changed before a final vote, as Haynie suggested.

"Its not that Im fighting you on the issue," the mayor said to him.

The council unanimously agreed Tuesday to have the town's staff prepare a request for proposals to design drainage improvements for parts of the Old Village where the need is considered most urgent.

A $100,000 study by Thomas & Hutton found that the broader Old Village area needs $25 million in drainage improvements. Two areas, known as the Royall Avenue and Edwards Park drainage basins, were determined to be the top priorities.

A drainage basin is, in terms of flooding, a self-contained area. The Old Village has about two dozen drainage basins, but the Royall Avenue and Edwards Park basins cover large portions of the area, where the town was first founded.

The Royall Avenue and Edwards Park drainage basins, outlined in blue, could get about $9 million in drainage improvements. They were parts of a larger area where flooding problems were studied in Mount Pleasant.

Together, it's an area that runs from, roughly, the back of Moultrie Middle School to Center Street, and from Royall Avenue to Pherigo Street. There are 881 properties in those two drainage basins, and addressing flooding problems there is estimated to cost $8.7 million.

The town has not determined how to pay for the work, or the estimated $800,000 design phase that Town Council has voted for.

Town Council has recently turned to development moratoriums in response to several growth-related issues.

Mount Pleasant has a two-year freeze on new apartment developments in place throughout the town, which followed an earlier apartment moratorium. Town Council has also considered, but did not approve, a moratorium on all residential development, another one on accessory dwellings, and yet another to prevent tree removal or land clearing on any tracts of five acres or more.

The tree-related proposal, from Councilman Gary Santos, was defeated Tuesday. It was aimed at preventing land clearing for 90 days while the Planning Commission considers changes to the town's tree regulations.

"Im just trying to protect the trees," Santos said at the meeting. "Im afraid the unprotected trees will be cut down if people hear (that the town might change the rules)."

Santos received support for his proposal from Haynie, Bustos, and Councilman Jim Owens, but it failed on a 5-4 vote with the rest of the council and the mayor opposed.

Reach David Slade at 843-937-5552. Follow him on Twitter @DSladeNews.

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