Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Updated Paddle Schedule and CleanUp Schedule 2012

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Non-Profit Director needed Part-Time

Non-Profit Director, Part-Time. Friends of the Shiawassee River:
-Independent executive to work with board of directors
to expand efforts to protect/restore environmental resources.
-Experience required in managing volunteers,
membership campaigns, and organizing events.
-Background in conservation will be a plus.
-Strong communication skills and
demonstrated ability in computer-based tools necessary.
-Time: 15-25 hours per week; $15-20 per hour,
depending on experience; no benefits.
-Submit letter of interest and qualifications or resume,
including list of specific skills,
to PO Box 402, Owosso, MI 48867 by May 11.
Or email material to info@shiawasseeriver.org

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Tracking recent rainfall amounts

An easy way to see how much it rained recently can be found here
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/RFC_Precip/?site=dtx&lat=43.5&lon=-83.5&zoom=3

Since we don't have any USGS gauges in the Headwaters region , this may work well
to create perceptions of river height and recent rainfall amounts.

An example

Friday, April 06, 2012

Shiawassee River video in 3D ?

Well,  we are going to give this a shot, wish me luck.
Doug Lanyk and I filmed a short clip on the Shiawassee River a while back
using a waterproof digital camera capable of 720 frame rate for HD viewing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZO3pRLO48E

This recent article --Turn Your HD Videos Into 3-D Masterpieces on YouTube
By Roberto Baldwin for Wired Magazine - April 5, 2012 |
Categories: Home Audio and Video

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/turn-your-boring-hd-videos-into-3-d-masterpieces-on-youtube

I followed the directions and hopefully tomorrow
Friday April 6, 2012, I'll have a 3D kayaking video posted

Now in 3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZO3pRLO48E

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YouTube 3D-
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-were-making-even-more-3d-video.html-