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March 3, 2016
Posted by: Kel Rossiter
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
Before the big mountain bug bit me, I viewed snow as a blanket that came in the winter and lay quietly in place 'til spring's thaw. All that changed when I decided it wise to educate myself about avalanches. Taking part in the introductory Level 1 avalanche education course, I quickly learned how the snowpack, terrain, and triggers (like climbers or cornice falls) can transform that quiet blanket into a raging white dragon. Interested in learning more about this beast, I enrolled in a Level 2 avalanche course a few years later, and came to understand that each layer of snow that falls forms something of geologic record in that season's snowpack: if the snow falls warm, that layer will stay warm for a long time; if hail falls, it can be evident in the snowpack months later. Even more incredibly—similar to plates of geologic sedimentary matter—that seemingly silent white winter blanket is often actively undergoing radical metamorphosis due to vapor and temperature differences in the layers.
This February—with the support of the RMI Guide Grant—I participated in a Level 3 course. It's something of a graduate level course in the University of Avalanches: A rigorous curriculum that explores the intricacies of snowpack dynamics and the techniques used to assess how stable the snowpack is. Our course took place in the Wasatch Mountains and it began a few days after one of that area's avalanche forecasters had declared it one of the weirdest snowpacks ever. An excellent classroom had been arranged!
A key focus of the course was learning to quickly identify weak layers in the snowpack and then to assess the structure of that instability. One aspect of instability has to do with the kinds of snow crystals in between the layers. A Cliff Notes summary would be: square ones are bad, round ones are good. But how can you tell with something so small? Were they the good guys or the bad guys? First, I had to identify which layer to look at, a process of first poking the snow with my finger to determine layer interfaces, and then prodding it with a fist, four fingers, one finger, a pencil, or a knife to get some grip on the specific hardnesses. Once all that was established, it was time to sort out the good from the bad. Somewhat ironically, amidst all of the grandeur of the Wasatch, I was often peering into the little lens of a snow microscope looking at the edges of myriad little bits of snow to determine their personalities.
Ultimately, beyond peering down a microscope, knowing the snow is a very sensory experience, incorporating sight, sound, and touch in order to determine its stability: windslabs are often squeaky like styrofoam, while faceted grains bounce off a gloved hand and make for a poor snowball. Of course, once stability is determined, the sensory experience is the pure enjoyment—how well does it ski? Through careful tracking of the Wasatch area over our week of study, we knew that north aspects were retaining the best snow. So, after our final exam, involving each person doing a complete analysis of the season's snowpack and weaknesses, we gathered together for a final run back into the front-country. We ripped our skins and then laid tracks down a beautiful bowl, each up us kicking up huge roostertails of powder joy—a reward for all of our diligent study.
The pleasures of backcountry skiing and the benefits of big mountain climbing with skis are becoming increasingly known in the outdoor world and RMI is right out in front of the trend. Safely partaking of those pleasures and benefits involves really coming to know the snow. While in its essence knowledge of the snow is like knowledge itself, where "The more one knows the more one knows they don't completely understand," coming away from the Level 3 avalanche course, I feel good in knowing that I'm keeping the learning edge sharp. That sharp edge will aid me whether cramponing up alpine routes on Rainier or schussing down couloirs in the North Cascades.
December 10, 2014
Posted by: Steve Gately, Billy Haas, Caleb Ladue, Pete Van Deventer, Seth Waterfall
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
I remember when I first stepped into the mountains. I was 11 years old and I had never seen a mountain before, let alone thought of climbing one. My father, older brother, and I traveled to the White Mountains of New Hampshire to climb Mt. Washington (6,288'). I remember finally standing on top of the boulder pile that comprises the summit and feeling the accomplishment. "I did it, I'm on top!" It was windy—a wet cold cloud had moved in during the final hour of tedious boulder hoping to the top—and even at that age I remember quickly coming to the realization that I needed to turn around and walk back down! Mt. Washington is unique in that it has a paved road to the summit along with the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway train. My brother insisted that we descend via the train. Luckily for me, my father obliged and shortly after the train started it's descent it began pouring. Although I was cozy in a train cabin watching the rain patter off the windows, I didn't soon forget my realization: the summit is only halfway.
You hear this quite often in the climbing world. The ability to efficiently descend is a crucial skill in regards to staying safe in the vertical world. Just as with standing on top of Mt. Rainier, Denali, or Mt. Everest, getting down off of a rock climb requires the same amount of focus and effort as climbing it, and in a lot of ways requires much more.
Days 5 and 6 of our Rock Guide Course were focused on becoming proficient in our technical descent systems. I was paired up with RMI guide Pete Van Deventer and former RMI guide and current AMGA instructor Jeff Ward, and we traveled over to the Bunny Face Wall of Smith Rocks. On the easy and moderate multi-pitch sport climbs this area had to offer we discussed and practiced rappelling and lowering our climbers: the pro's and con's of each, when and why to use one over the other and a myriad of ways to be more efficient and provide the best experience possible for our climbers. Over the course of the next few days, we climbed a number of different routes and really got the opportunity to apply these techniques in mock guiding scenarios.
When you practice these skills for the first time—or any skill for that matter—it's usually done so in the "best-case scenario." You start out easy so you can concentrate on the learning. In rock climbing the "best-case scenario" is pretty straightforward and easy to mitigate. Over the next several days of climbing, we learned that the best scenario rarely occurs. As guides, we need to always be prepared for the difficult scenario, and we had the benefit of climbing into some terrain that posed plenty of guiding challenges. This allowed for lots of hands on learning and problem solving. As guides, it's important that we keep our skills sharp and this course was a great reminder that that process truly never ends. 16 years ago I learned that getting to the top is only half way and 16 years later I'm still being reminded of that fact!
Steve Gately grew up in Boston, MA, and found his love for the mountains in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In 2012, Steve combined his passion for teaching, climbing, and the mountains when he started guiding for RMI. Steve now guides year round for RMI, from Argentina to Alaska. Steve will be guiding not one, not two, but three trips to Aconcagua this winter!
December 3, 2014
Posted by: Billy Haas, Caleb Ladue, Pete Van Deventer, Seth Waterfall, Steve Gately
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
Day three of the AMGA Rock Guide Course started a little less comfortably than we had hoped. Our course's venue was located in the heart of central Oregon and early November often offers a mixed bag of weather. For the four of us who were camping near the park, this meant we awoke to find ourselves shivering and scraping a light layer of frost off of the inside of our tents.
As mountain guides, we often deal with inclement weather, but even our familiarity with discomfort didn't stop all the grumbling that morning as we made coffee. Luckily for us, our instructor team was equally apprehensive about climbing in freezing temperatures and had called a quick audible. The day's goals shifted to learning rescue techniques and skills in the 'comfort' of a covered cooking space.
After just finishing my first year with RMI, I was excited to see how our in-house rescue training would compare to the official AMGA equivalent. As the morning progressed, the instructor team grew equally excited as it became clear that much of the rescue curriculum was review, albeit, made a bit more difficult by the vertical orientation and the small working zones that the rock environment demands. Despite the cold temps and biting wind, we were able to fly through hauling techniques and knot passes. That morning's training concretely highlighted for me how well RMI trains their guides. Because of our familiarity with many of the techniques, we were able to open the book and learn a couple new tricks and subtleties that may have otherwise been lost on a less experienced crew.
Once we had mastered new slack management tricks and practiced the variety of haul systems, we changed venues and tried to warm ourselves up with some rope ascending. Ascending is one of those skills that any basic crevasse rescue course will teach you, yet even our most experienced guides were able to walk away with a new trick or two. This again speaks to the level of experience and expertise that our instructors brought to the course.
The day's training finished with a variety of skills that we will be tested on in our next course. A large part of the AMGA course curriculum is a series of examinations that aspiring guides go through to prove their proficiency. For many, these examinations can be stressful and difficult. However, this course has shown me that as long as I continue to work with the incredible fellow guides and instructors that make up the AMGA and RMI, this will be a process I am excited to continue on.
With my first year at RMI finished and my first AMGA course completed, I am more enthused than ever at the prospect of continuing my education. Without a doubt, my most profound take away from this course has been how much of a pleasure it is to work with professional mountain guides. In all my time in the mountains, I've never found a group who equals the enthusiasm and commitment to perfecting their craft that RMI guides have.
Finally, I want to echo Seth's thanks to RMI for investing in their guides and allowing these courses to happen. I'm already looking forward to my next AMGA course and my next season with RMI!
Caleb Ladue just finished his first season guiding with RMI. He grew up in Vermont, where he learned to love the mountains for all that they offered, and that passion has taken him throughout the US and to the Peruvian Andes. He'll be hanging his hat in Jackson Hole this winter, and will return to Mt. Rainier in the Spring, excited to share his passion with many more climbers!
November 29, 2014
Posted by: Steve Gately, Seth Waterfall, Pete Van Deventer, Billy Haas, Caleb Ladue
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
In late October, RMI guides Pete Van Deventer, Caleb Ladue, Billy Haas, Steve Gately and myself took part in a Rock Guide Course conducted by the American Mountain Guides Association. The course was contracted and sponsored by the RMI Expeditions/First Ascent Guide Grant, and the instructors included former RMI Guide Jeff Ward, RMI and Colorado Mountain School Guide Mike Soucy and CMS Guide Mark Hammond.
As a guide staff, we felt very fortunate that both RMI and the AMGA instructors were able to plan the course during a timeframe that allowed us to work a full summer schedule on Rainier and still have a few weeks to prepare and train in the rock realm after a long season of alpine climbing in the Cascades. After completing my Ski Exam and becoming a Certified Ski Mountaineering Guide in April of this last year, I am personally very grateful to RMI for sponsoring the course, which allowed me to complete a second financially committing segment of my
continuing education and progression toward full IFMGA certification.
The 10-day course took place at Smith Rock State Park near Bend, OR. Over the years I have spent a fair bit of time climbing at Smith and I knew the venue would provide some unique challenges from both a climbing and guiding perspective. While Smith is known for it's high quality sport climbing, on this course we would be dialing our focus more towards traditional climbing. Lucky for us, many of the 'trad' routes at Smith are notorious for having less than stellar rock quality, adding another complex element to the guiding objective.
The course kicked off on the last week of October. The weather looked to be good for the first couple of days, so we postponed the ground-work until a later date, and got right into the climbing. For me, the learning process brought me right back to my apprenticeship days at RMI, when I had to change the filter on my perspective. I quickly learned to transition my thinking from that of an advanced recreational climber to approaching a climbing objective from the viewpoint of a guide. It's a subtle change, but it makes a huge difference in your mindset, risk management, and the decision making process.
The instructor team did a great job of leading by example. They started right off with a very professional and competent course opening discussion and several demonstrations on belaying and anchoring techniques, as well as various ways to increase both guide and client security. As outdoor professionals, we don't sit still well or for very long, and so were very thankful when we even got to climb a few pitches at the end of the first day!
The fair weather held on into our second day, but as the forecast looked to be deteriorating later in the week, the instructors opted to keep us in the field climbing in the event that we got shut down by rain and wind over the following days. This strategy worked quite well, as we were able to practice more of the techniques and rope trickery we learned the previous day while spending time off the ground in the vertical orientation.
By nature, guides tend to be kinesthetic learners, and as a group we all commented on the fact that we were able to process and retain the information with higher success if we could get our hands on the rope.
After the first few days, the course continued to ramped up both physically and mentally. For me it just got better as it went on, and the final day was by far the best, culminating in a lead of the aesthetic final pitch of Zebra Zion.
I can't say enough about the both the quality and caliber of the AMGA instructors, and I'd like to especially thank my co-workers for a great time and creating an environment that was positive and fun, all while staying engaged and eager to learn every day.
Finally, a big thank you RMI, for investing in your guides and organizing this opportunity to allow us to further our professional education!
Seth Waterfall has been guiding trips for RMI for over a decade, and leads trips to destinations the world round. He lives in Enumclaw, WA, were he spends his spare time skiing, road biking, and climbing throughout the Cascades.
October 21, 2014
Posted by: Robby Young
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
As a professional mountain guide, not only does my job involve spending most of my days in the mountains doing what I love, but also includes a substantial amount of continued coursework and education in order to review and enhance my knowledge and skills. This winter, with the help of the First Ascent / RMI Expeditions Guide Grant, I was able to participate in the American Avalanche Institute (AAI) Level 3 Avalanche Course, completing the highest level of avalanche certification in the United States.
The course was held near my home in the Wasatch Mountains of Northern Utah, home of the "Greatest Snow of Earth"; a claim to fame that surely proved true for the duration of the class. Multiple feet of snow fell over the course of the week, resulting in a widespread natural avalanche cycle that provided us with a fantastic setting for learning, while we observed large destructive avalanches in real time.
The course covered a wide array of topics important for guiding climbers and skiers in avalanche terrain, including snowpack assessment (through snowpit investigations), advanced backcountry travel, mountain weather forecasting, and professional forecasting applications for recreational guiding operations, ski areas, or highways.
Completing the highest level of avalanche education in the US has been a long-time goal of mine and I felt a great sense of accomplishment in doing so. I look forward to using these skills in guiding future RMI climbers around the world.
Robby Young is a Michigan native, graduate of the University of Michegan (Go Wolverines!), and Utah transplant. Robby guides around the world, from Alaska to Peru, for RMI. In the winter, Robby patrols at The Canyons Resort and calls Park City home. When he isn't wearing a uniform, his feet are in ski boots, chasing steep lines and powder wherever they may be found. Robby will be headed to Mexico later this month, and to Mt. McKinley in May.
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Congratulations Robby a big achievement.
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September 22, 2014
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"Analysis paralysis" is an accurate summation of my last few days here at Manaslu Base Camp. I've been reviewing weather information for the coming week collected from different teams and sources, paid forecasts, free forecasts, second hand forecasts. Of course, they all project different weather conditions. There is a general trend though… starting Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th looks like it might be a decent window for my summit day. The 25th being the worst day with 30+mph winds at the peak. Saturday, the 27th, is forecast to have 5 to 10mph winds but possibly precipitation. That precipitation could just be the result of a few days of good weather causing afternoon snow showers or a larger deposit. In this part of the Himalaya it can be hard to predict - and this is too many days out for a mountain weather forecast to be highly reliable.
Decision time - It all comes down to this, the time, the money, and the mental dedication.
I will depart in the morning tomorrow, the 23rd, for Camp 1, the 24th I'll climb directly to Camp 3 then if the weather window looks decent the 25th I'll move Camp 3 to Camp 4 and push to the summit the morning of the 26th. I'll keep the 27th as a backup day as it is currently forecasted to be the best day. I do not plan to stop at camp 2 on purpose because the entire area around camp 2 is unstable and dangerous. The many seracs and ice cliffs higher up the mountain - with large slopes below to accumulate snow - is a bad day just waiting to happen. This site is not for me. I'll just push through to camp 3, which is in a much safer location - as I described in an earlier post.
I'll check back in from the upper mountain in the next couple of days with a weather update and my progress up the mountain. The photo below shows a view from base camp up towards the peak of Manaslu, my objective for this week.
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Go hard and stay safe! You have a good plan, so stick to it and if it works, it works. If not, the mountain will be there next time.
Posted by: Tim Mason on 9/23/2014 at 6:37 am
August 20, 2014
Posted by: Zeb Blais
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
This spring I teamed up with an international crew of ski mountaineers to traverse Tajikistan's Fedchenko Glacier. Before the expedition, I had hardly heard of Tajikistan and certainly had never dreamed of crossing one of the longest glaciers outside of the Polar Regions. When the opportunity arose, I couldn't say no. A high mountain adventure to a central Asian country on the northern border of Afghanistan wasn't something my sense of adventure would just let me walk away from.
The trip came to life three years ago when three Canadian skiers hatched the idea and began the logistics. I was brought on because the team wanted two more experienced ski mountaineers for the remote and relatively unexplored zone of the Pamir mountain range.
Having traveled in developing countries before, I knew that I not only wanted to travel, climb and ski in this remote range, but to give back to the mountain communities that would help inevitably help us on our adventure along the way. As I packed my gear for the trip I noticed how much great warm clothing I had to choose from and I realized that I didn't even use half of it anymore. This was it! I could get people to donate the winter clothing they hadn't used in years and put it to good use in a country where access to technical apparel was slim to nil. I began a clothing drive and between me and my teammates Holly Walker, Emelie Stenberg, Vince Shuley and Selena Cordeau, we were able to collect and give 350 pounds of clothing to give to the Tajik people who needed the clothes far more than we did.
The good vibes from the clothing drive started our trip on a positive note - which was good, because it was a long, hard trip. We planned on one week for getting on and off the tributary glaciers to get to and from the Fedchenko. It ended up taking us thirteen days, nearly twice as long. We planned on setting up three basecamps and skiing 6000m peaks for two weeks; we were tent bound for six of those days due to weather. On top of all that, the snowpack was just about as unstable as it could get. This greatly limited what we were able to climb and ski.
Despite the hard work and frustrating snowpack, we had an amazing trip. Massive valleys, towering peaks like Peak Ismoil Somoni (formerly Peak Communism) and Independence Peak (Peak Revolution) and miles of ice surrounded us in a grand scale. We were in a place that few people had been before and completely isolated except for our DeLorme InReach two way satellite texting device. It was humbling and inspiring.
We met our goal of traversing the Fedchenko from our starting point in a town called Poy Mazor to its head and descended out the beautiful and rugged Tanimas Valley. Due to the exploratory nature of this trip and having little information about our exit, we left ourselves a few extra days before we would all have to fly home.
Our extra days were spent regaining some of the pounds we lost during the expedition eating fresh tandoor bread, kebabs and local apricots and cherries. People greeted us everywhere and invited us to share bread and tea with them even if they couldn't speak a word of English (and we could only muster hello and thank you in Tajik).
The team left Tajikistan with a good taste in our mouths in more ways than one. We explored and lived in a high mountain range for 29 days, were exposed to the kind and generous culture of the Tajik, Pamir and Afghan people and came home safe!
Thanks to the Eddie Bauer/ RMI Guide grant for assisting me in this amazing pursuit. The lessons I learned on this trip will forever shape my decision making and goals in the mountains. Until next time…
Zeb Blais is a Senior Guide at RMI. He has climbed and skied mountains throughout North America. When he is not guiding, Zeb teaches avalanche courses and ski patrols at Squaw Valley in California. His spare time usually doesn't save his feet from ski boots.
Great Expedition!! Fantastic photos!
Posted by: Pamir Alpine Club on 3/30/2015 at 4:57 am
August 15, 2014
Posted by: Lindsay Mann
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
With support from the Eddie Bauer - RMI Guide Grant, RMI Guide Lindsay Mann took part in an American Avalanche Institute Level 3 Avalanche Course this winter in Jackson, Wyoming. Afterward, Lindsay sat down to reflect on the course.
This past January I participated in an American Avalanche Institute Level 3 Course in Jackson, Wyoming. A Level 3 Avi Course entails a great deal of prep work as participants need to complete snow observations, make numerous snow pit profiles, and spend ample experience traveling and making decisions in avalanche terrain before the course even begins. After several days of classroom and field learning, the course concluded with several testing components. These test involved completing a full data snow pit in under an hour, finding three buried avalanche beacons in less than seven minutes, and completing a written test.
The conditions for our course were ideal for learning. Midway through the course a major storm cycle came through the area, resulting in rapidly changing conditions within the snowpack that had a wide array of implications on avalanche risk. While the class focused on the technical aspects of snow crystal identification and anticipating the array of components that contribute to avalanche forecasting, we were also able to enjoy some great skiing between the times we spent observing and forecasting the rapidly changing snowpack.
I walked away from the course with a sense of accomplishment, as this is the highest-level avalanche education course available in the U.S., and a greater understanding for mechanics of avalanches and and avalanche forecasting. The complexities of avalanches are remarkable and this course was invaluable in contributing to the toolbox of skills upon which I rely for decision making in the mountains and in avalanche terrain.
Lindsay Mann is a Senior Guide at RMI Expeditions and a NCAA D1 Skiing Champion. She has climbed and guided around the world, from Peru to Alaska. Learn more about Lindsay and see her upcoming trips here…
April 15, 2014
Posted by: Geoff Schellens
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
With support from the Eddie Bauer - RMI Guide Grant, RMI Guide Geoff Schellens took part in an American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Ice Instructor Course this winter near Ouray, Colorado. Afterward, Geoff sat down and shared some stories from the course.
Ice climbing is a unique discipline of climbing, which poses specific challenges for the climber: ice fall, rock fall, specific equipment needs, over heating, becoming too cold, and avalanche hazards, just to name a few. Guiding ice climbing requires quite a bit of preparation, awareness, and technique to mitigate these challenges.
On the third day of my five-day AMGA Ice Instructor Course, we had planned to take two groups to Eureka, Colorado, to climb long multi-pitch ice routes. Avalanches from large snow bowls above threaten many of these routes, like the classic Stairway to Heaven. On this cold, crisp morning we encountered six inches of new snow, and after driving up to Red Mountain Pass we decided that the avalanche risk was too high and opted to go with our back up plan: climbing at Dexter Falls.
Dexter is just north of Ouray, Colorado, and offers excellent multi-pitch ice routes that are exposed to less avalanche hazard. Climbing Dexter Falls with two teams of three climbers posed new guiding challenges. Namely, avoiding knocking ice onto the climbers below. We chose to climb with both teams parallel to each other to protect against this. Parallel rope technique requires that the lead climber is thoughtful about where both following climbers will be ascending. The goal to keep them on slightly separate routes, allowing any loose ice to fall without risking injury to either climber.
The climbing was fun and we topped out having done it in a safe manner. Climbing ice in Ouray, Colorado, or anywhere for that matter, is easy and enjoyable after acquiring a relatively straightforward skill set.
I hope you enjoy the photos!
Geoff Schellens is a senior guide for RMI Expeditions, leading trips in Argentina, the North Cascades, Alaska, and Colorado. Geoff is currently climbing Dhaulagiri, an 8,000 meter peak in the Himalayas. See more of Geoff's mountain photography on his website The Exposed Edge.
January 2, 2014
Posted by: Ben Liken
Categories: Guide News Guide Grant
This past November I and several other RMI guides had the opportunity to further hone our guiding skills by participating in the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) Rock Instructor Course (RIC). I decided that after five years in the industry it would be enlightening to gain a perspective into this organization and put myself in the position of a student. The RIC is designed to create a foundation for guides looking to pursue a certification in the rock or alpine realm and is a prerequisite for many other AMGA courses. The program was set up as a contract course by RMI and was partially funded by the Eddie Bauer/First Ascent guide grant which kept the tuition costs low and excitement high.
The course took place in the world renowned climbing area of Red Rocks; just outside of the world renowned capital of partying and gambling, Las Vegas, NV. Red Rocks is formed out of beautiful Aztec sandstone that was left behind by sand dunes 180 million years ago in an environment much like today's Sahara Desert. With relatively short but, often complex, approaches and descents to long classic routes this is the ideal place to learn and play. The available climbing ranges from short sport climbs to 2500' big wall routes, however, this course focused on guiding in class 4 terrain and traditionally protected routes to the 5.9 level.
Most of us arrived at least a few days early to prepare for the course and get used to the rock; climbing Washington state granite, Bozeman ice, or glaciers on Mount Rainier doesn't always prepare you for long lines on soft sandstone. I arrived one week early and was thoroughly psyched to leave the soggy sight of the Puget Sound for a sun soaked desert. I quickly found myself back in the rock climbing culture at the local BLM campground, with campfires and some mellow acoustics at night as well as the blow torch sound of a propane stove firing in the morning. It was early to bed and early to rise for the next few weeks to maximize the limited winter light. The sun rose at 6:30 am but left us by 4:15 pm. After 6 great days of climbing and several months of preparation, I was ready to start the course.
It was a crisp Sunday morning and we were all up extra early to make sure our gear was in order and looking good. We had received a rather detailed itinerary via email and a few phone calls before the course but still were not sure exactly what to expect at the Red Springs picnic area that morning. For most of us this was our first experience with the AMGA and none of us had taken a "guide track" program before. I had heard that it was going to be serious and to go in prepared, which led me to have questions like "what will these instructors be like? And expect of us?" "Does my hair look okay?" "How much am I really going to learn?" Upon arrival it was the classic first time meet up. Overall pretty quiet with a few light conversations, introductions, and of course a lot of sipping coffee. At 8 o'clock sharp we began and the mood eased exponentially over the day; by 2pm there were dirty jokes being thrown around. The three instructors were not out to judge or be hardcore; they were clearly there to mentor because they love guiding.
The first part of the RIC was used to make sure we were all on the same page with the basics and begin to learn a few more advanced skills we would need later in the week. By the end of the second day it was becoming clear that some foul weather was in store, so we decided to get on the rock and start tugging as soon as possible. Over the next two and a half days we split into teams of four and got in well over 1000 vertical feet of climbing on a few classic routes. Our management of three ropes and four people on a hanging belay quickly went from obnoxiously poor to…….well…..not half bad. The stoke was high, and we were all excited to be learning from and climbing with some of the best guides in the business. As I was two pitches up on the four pitch "Big Bad Wolf", I looked over my shoulder and saw huge bands of rain pummeling Las Vegas in the valley below. We made the hasty call to link the last two pitches and bring a few ropes at a time to finish the climb before the rain hit us. As the last climber was cresting the top I felt the first drop hit my forehead. We continued with a crash course in short roping off the backside. As the dust turned to mud before my eyes I couldn't have known that the climbing portion of the course would be over. We were in the desert, right?
Over the next three days we practiced and perfected rescue and rope skills as the rain fell nonstop all around the pavilion we were under. It was fun to focus purely on the timed drills and creating one handed hitches as they were called out. Looking out we could see the rock getting wetter than it had been in months. The sandstone in Red Rocks is porous and thus absorbs water like a sponge. Even in the warmest months the rock needs 24-48 hours to dry after a soaking rain and we had a lot of soaking rain with cool temps and low sun. The issue with climbing on the damp rock was not going to be its slipperiness but rather the danger of holds breaking and a leader falling onto protection in that same type of rock that just broke. As the sun rose for the last three days of the course we had to turn down perfect climbing weather because of poor route conditions. I sympathized with the climbers I work with on Mount Rainier: they come from across the country after months of training, time, and money spent, only to be shut down by avalanche hazard or icy conditions on a beautiful, sunny day. All was not lost however; we were able to learn and practice new skills in the horizontal plane, on very sunny aspects, and in steep off trail terrain. We agreed that we learned just as much if not more in this manner than we would have high on the rock.
This was my first AMGA experience and it could not have been a better one. It solidified many skills that I can put to use in my current guiding and climbing. It was a great opportunity to develop myself in my profession and has opened the door for more courses and certifications. These courses and certifications are not required for guiding in the United States and many great guides are fully qualified through experience. This program and others offered by the AMGA however, get guides on the same page and forces us to be the best we can be, whether it be on Red Rocks sandstone, Mount Rainier Glaciers, or a remote peak in the Andes. Thanks to RMI, Eddie Bauer/First Ascent guide grant, and all the guides on the course for making this possible. Climb On!


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TerraTec M3Po?
There are two more mp3-players based on the MAS and the SH1. We are talking here about the TerraTec http://productsde.terratec.net/index.php?module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&pid=26&orderby=titleA M3Po? and the Oscar. Latter can still be bought. These are hifi-mp3-player with a cd-rom-drive and an optional hard disk for home use. They even gave an USB to the oscar now. Porting Rockbox to these devices would be one more voiced ("accessible") device, plus one rockbox device that still can be bought.
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I took my beloved M3Po? apart and lay it on the scanner, part by part. The here shown images are jpg's, I got the bmp's (600dpi scans), so don't hesitate to ask me if you need that.
There is a main pcb, an additional ide-add-on, two front-pcb for controls and a standard-lcd-display.
All the attachments have been lost due to the unfortunate loss of wiki data
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With the thinness of the dough (1/8"-1/4") and the heat of the oven (400) they start to puff up pretty quickly.
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The Mill Creek Coalition of Clarion and Jefferson Counties (MCC) has been in existence since the fall of 1990, with its first AMD treatment system (Howe Bridge Site) constructed in late 1991. Presently, the Coalition is at a crossroads with an aging leadership, more of a focus on Jones/Douglass Run, maintaining or improving the effectiveness of the present 20+ passive treatment systems, moving forward on the design and construction of future systems, continuing the monitoring of the fisheries and aquatic insects in the entire watershed, dealing with a phasing out of Growing Greener funds, and planning for a likely shift of funding to BAMR due to the reauthorization of SMCRA in late 2006.
Following is a summary of the Coalition's background along with the important events and accomplishments, which have transpired over the two decades of the Coalition's existence. Additionally, a five year plan (2011-2015) is provided, that if enacted will result in the potential establishment of a quality and sustainable coldwater fishery throughout more of the watershed.
Noted earlier, the MCC came into existence in 1990 after a fall conference held at Clarion University focused on the restoration of Mill Creek from the effects of AMD. Streams in both Clarion and western Jefferson Counties are heavily impacted by AMD resulting in sufficient interest to initiate a watershed restoration project. The conference focused on Mill Creek for a number of reasons.
Passive treatment systems at that time were becoming functional realities, and the discharges on the watershed were thought to be treatable volumes and chemistries by agency and watershed restoration consultants.
Two pre-coalition studies on the watershed, one by the Army Corps of Engineers and the other by DEP (EADS contract) provided important guidance documents on AMD discharges and their locations.
The Knox District Mining Office (DMO) believed that future mining in the watershed would be negligible because of the sulfur content of the coal and overburden chemistry.
The encouragement, helpfulness, overall support and proximity of the Knox DMO was an important key factor in the formation of the MCC.
The main stem of Mill Creek from its mouth at the Clarion River and upstream through all of Clarion County and nearly two miles of Jefferson County is in State Game Lands 74. Therefore, this stretch is open to the public and any improvements in the watershed would be enjoyed by everyone.
Some of the tributaries and the upper 9-10 miles of the relatively unpolluted main stem, constituting about 50 percent of the watershed, have a native brook trout fishery. A significant tributary to Mill Creek, Pendleton/McCanna Run, is a designated Wilderness Trout Waters.
Several environmental organizations (Trout Unlimited, Audubon, County Federation of Sportsmen) draw their membership from individuals in both counties and willingly constitute part of the active membership of the MCC.
The interest for stream restoration was strong enough that bi-county support from political offices (commissioners), natural resource agencies (conservation districts, NRCS offices and RC&D units (PennSoil, Headwaters) provide an influential and talented group to guide and participate in the MCC.
The watershed is entirely within the Pennsylvania Congressional District 5, and in two State House of Representative Districts (63 and 66) and within two State Senate Districts ( 21 and 25).
Important Events
The Mill Creek Watershed, at about 60 square miles, appears in the "State's High Priority List of Degraded Watersheds" published in 1997, being part of watershed 17B, a tributary of the Clarion River.
A NRCS PL83-566 Watershed Agreement was approved in 1999. It provided the locations for all the AMD sites within the watershed with representative flows and water chemistry for each as well as an estimated treatment cost in 1999 dollars for each site.
To follow the mandate of federal section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, which requires Pennsylvania to establish water quality standards, five TMDLs have been completed in the watershed by DEP's Knox District Mining Office (DMO) and approved by the EPA: Whites Run, Douglass/Jones Run, Parks Run, Little Mill Creek, and most recently, Mill Creek. The latter was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin in the fall of 2008, and approved by EPA in 2009.
In 1996, a 51.7 mile length of the Clarion River received federal Wild and Scenic River designation down to the Piney Dam pool. Mill Creek is the first AMD-affected watershed below the designated segment and with other AMD streams below Mill Creek; result in the degradation of the Clarion River as it flows toward the Allegheny River. Clarion and Jefferson Counties are part of the "PA Wilds", a special designated multi-county area noted for its many natural resource attractions. Established in 2004, funding opportunities are available to promote and develop outdoor recreational opportunities.
The MCC from its inception did not wish to receive or administer grant monies because of limitations of time and the expertise of its officers. Fortunately, with NRCS as a Coalition member as well as two conservation districts (Clarion and Jefferson) and two RC&D trusts (Headwaters and Penn Soil), arrangements were made very early in the Coalition's formative months to have the Headwaters Charitable Trust agree to serve as the administrator and co-writer of most grants. Headwaters has experience with AMD issues, has the administrative personnel, and most of the Mill Creek AMD sites fall within its jurisdictional boundaries.
Up to the present, the Coalition and its state, federal, non-governmental organizations and other partners have plugged two abandoned gas wells, treated approximately two dozen AMD sites via the construction of passive treatment systems, along with other accomplishments, slightly over 40 sites have been improved, resulting in less AMD flowing into the watershed (Figure 3). More specifics are noted in the Financial Support section.
Recognizing the need to improve and upgrade the performance of the Coalition's older passive treatment systems, EADS and Dietz-Gourley Consulting were funded to provide an assessment and recommendations for these systems. The study was completed in 2006. Based on the report, a Growing Greener grant was written in 2007 to address several priority sites. The grant was not funded. It was resubmitted in 2008 and was not funded. The grant was resubmitted in 2009 and received funding from the 319 program to upgrade three sites in 2011, with another scheduled for 2012. Another Growing Greener grant proposal was submitted in 2010 for funding to upgrade another of the older sites (Beagle), but was not funded.
In 1996, the formation of a C&K trust fund initiated perpetual treatment on six significant AMD sites in the watershed. The Knox DMO oversees the day-to-day operations of a contracted entity responsible for treatment and maintenance activities.
Over the years, the Coalition has taken the responsibility of periodically collecting water samples from select points within each passive treatment system as well as upstream and downstream water samples, then conducting the appropriate water chemistry analyses at Clarion University's water testing laboratory located within the Biology Department. These monitoring data are important to understanding the performance of the systems. The Knox DMO and BAMR continue to collect water samples and some stream flow data, from which loadings can be calculated. Their samples are analyzed in the state laboratory in Harrisburg. All these data are critically important in monitoring changes in water quality over time as well as providing information to assist in future AMD treatment decisions.
The MCC is pleased that since its inception it has employed over three dozen topnotch undergraduate students from Clarion University, many of whom have pursued graduate studies. Nearly all of them have become employed in some field of aquatic ecology. In addition, five Masters Degree students have conducted their research projects on the watershed. Also, hundreds of elementary, middle and high school classes have visited one or more stream segments and passive treatment sites. Several Clarion University biology courses utilize the watershed for lab exercises and independent studies. The MCC and faculty at Clarion University periodically sample segments of Mill Creek (AMD affected and non-AMD affected segments) for fish, using minnow trapping and electrofishing techniques in order to monitor population health and recolonization patterns. Aquatic invertebrates are occasionally monitored.
The Clarion Conservation District acquired and administered funding to do extensive surface liming on two 90-acre sites located on previously strip-mined areas on the headwaters of Jones Run. Also, the District examined three locations on the lower Jones/Douglass watershed where AMD problems exist which may have resulted from past gas drilling activities. Exploratory drilling was conducted at possible well sites. The AMD problems were determined to not have originated at the surface due to past drilling activities.
To date, because of a half dozen treatment (active and passive) sites on the upper portion of Mill Creek itself, the stream has retained its native brook trout and other fish and invertebrates throughout the upper two-thirds (14-15 miles) of its length. The lower one third (six miles) of Mill Creek is mildly compromised by intensively AMD treated Little Mill Creek and profoundly affected by untreated Jones/Douglass Run. After the Coalition initiated its restoration work on the watershed, the PA Fish and Boat Commission established a second trout stocking point on Mill Creek at Howe Bridge. This site is approximately four miles upstream from the original stocking location at Old State Road Bridge near the mouth of Pendleton/McCanna Run. Excluding earlier data, for the five-year period 1990-1994, 17,400 brook trout were released during pre-season and post-season stockings. After the Commission's evaluation of Mill Creek waters in the Howe Bridge vicinity, stocking was also approved for that location in 1995. In the next five years, stocking increased to 31,500, an 80 percent increase, due to improvements in water quality. Both stocking points are located on Game Lands 74, and easily accessible to trout fishing enthusiasts.
The approximately 9 mile long Little Mill Creek, where much of the attention and effort has been focused, has improved 100-fold in pH, from approximately 4.0 to 6.0. In 2007, crayfish were found throughout its total length, along with four species of fish, but with only one species of minnow (creek chub) having consistently healthy populations at each sampling site. In 2008, minnows had disappeared from a significant length of Little Mill Creek before rebounding, indicating that water chemistry and water quality stability need to be addressed in selected areas. For unknown reasons at this time, there appear to be infrequent events, which result in the pH to briefly drop, thus affecting fish recolonization. The construction of two adjacent passive treatment systems (Filson 7 sites) in the summer of 2008 was a positive step in alleviating these concerns.
Also benefiting Little Mill Creek, two AMD sites on the Corsica tributary to Little Mill Creek have completed designs for passive treatment systems, with construction initiated in late 2010. Funding from the NRCS PL83-566 program was approved for construction and completion in 2010-2011.
Overall, the positive improvement on Little Mill Creek has resulted in an approximately 10-fold increase in pH (mid 5s to low 6s) for Mill Creek after the former merges with Mill Creek. However, that improvement is soon negated by the water from Jones/Douglass one half mile downstream, where the pH is decreased to about 5.0 for the final six miles of Mill Creek. Nevertheless, there is enough of a positive change that crayfish, albeit in small numbers, have recolonized Mill Creek below Little Mill Creek to its confluence with the Clarion River.
Efforts are moving forward to start addressing AMD problems on Jones/Douglass. Based on support from TU-TAG, Hedin Environmental initiated a water quality assessment on the upper portion of the watershed in 2010, with completion in 2011 for the lower section.
The MCC benefited from a "Mill Creek Watershed Assessment of an Acid-Mine Drainage Abatement Project in Clarion (ed. note, also Jefferson) County: Final Report". This project, funded in 1999, was made possible by a grant from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Published in 2001, it included among a number of topics, an assessment of the passive treatment systems and their impact on stream water chemistry and invertebrate and fish communities up to 1999. Included is "A Users Guide for the Mill Creek Watershed Water Quality Database".
In the spring of 2011, a M. S. thesis written by Clarion University student Amy Myers was completed. The thesis analyzed macroinvertebrate data collected in the Little Mill Creek Watershed from 1994 to 2007. A number of analyses showed that macrovertebrate assemblages improved in the watershed after the completion of a number of the treatment systems, especially during the mid-1990s. The data also indicated that there has been a decline in those assemblages with the gradual lowering of the treatment efficiency of the systems over time. As some of these systems are scheduled for improvement in 2011-2012, a new macroinvertebrate study would be very useful to learn more about how macroinvertebrate assemblages vary with the success of passive treatment. A fall 2011 survey of the aquatic macroinvertebrates will be conducted at selected sites, primarily in Little Mill Creek, by the Watershed Assistance Center of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
Little Mill Creek has benefited from four mining/re-mining projects from 2003-2005 by Ben Hal Mining Company, MSM Mining Company, TDK Coal Sales and Sky Haven Coal, Inc. While mining, previous coal high walls were eliminated, alkaline material was added to overburden and soil, surface water runoff efficiencies were improved, and pools of acidic water within the permitted areas were eliminated.
The MCC has received a number of awards as recognition for its successes and sustained long-term efforts to establish a coldwater fishery throughout more of the watershed. Some of these awards include: Conservation Organization of the Year from the Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation (1993), the Watershed Protection Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (1993). The Three Rivers Environmental Award (1998), and The Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship (2002).
For those interested in AMD and stream restoration efforts, the Mill Creek Coalition has received more attention than probably any other watershed in the state, and perhaps the nation. The MCC is unique in its formation because the organization exists to principally address AMD problems in a watershed. There have been a number of tours to Mill Creek for in-state, out-of-state and foreign guests in order to view particular AMD treatment designs and functions. Researchers, including MCC members, have presented papers and displays at state, national and international meetings. The same goes for peer-reviewed papers in professional publications. A number of undergraduates, graduate students and faculty at Clarion University and elsewhere have conducted their research at AMD sites and the waters of Mill Creek itself.
Recognizing the importance of communicating to the residents of Clarion and Jefferson Counties, MCC routinely invites local journalists to new treatment sites as well as providing news releases to four local newspapers. In addition, the MCC has a display at the annual spring National Wildlife Week/Sportsmen's Days three-day program at the Clarion Mall, an activity in which it has participated for the past 15 years.
Financial Support
Since the formation of the MCC, nearly $12 million has been invested in the Mill Creek Watershed as the Coalition pursues its efforts to restore a coldwater fishery throughout the watershed. The primary agencies and organizations which provided the funding are noted below, along with the amounts. However, keep in mind that there has been a huge amount of donated time and labor that has been, and remains invaluable for the continued upgrading of the watershed. In addition, NRCS, DEP and county conservation district personnel have contributed many hours in the field and office.
The Headwaters Charitable Trust is utilized by the MCC for assisting in its grant applications and administrative functions for many of the passive treatment systems. Headwaters has administered DEP Growing Greener, 104b and 319 funds, as well as support monies from TAG, WPCAMR, WPC, and the Western PA Watershed Protection Program. Financial support has also been received from EPA, OSM, NRCS, and several foundations/businesses. All in all, Headwaters has administered approximately $2,000,000 up to 2008. The following paragraphs include funding administered by Headwaters since 2008 as well as funding and support from other sources.
Clarion University provided a water chemistry lab and other physical support for the participating faculty. Importantly, university funding provided work-study and graduate student funding over the past two decades. Together over forty undergraduate and graduate students have been employed by the MCC providing approximately $60,000 in field and lab services.
BAMR has invested in six sites, including the Shofestall/Zerbe alkaline addition backfill site and the Strattanville site, totaling $3,988,457. This number does not include development, design, inspection and monitoring of the sites.
The Knox DMO has provided in excess of $110,000 from in lieu of civil penalty monies and other sources. The staff has participated in numerous field trips to the watershed, independently as well as by request from the MCC. The Knox office conducted all the TMDLs on the watershed. The office is supportive of MCC's efforts with staff attending Coalition meetings when requested.
The Knox DMO and BAMR have provided water sampling services throughout the watershed while monitoring AMD sites, stream sites, and BAMR treatment sites. Over the nearly two decades of the MCC's existence, hundreds of water samples have been analyzed. Presently priced at over $50/sample via the Harrisburg lab, just 2,000 samples would equal about $100,000. Clarion University provided a lab for water sampling at MCC's approximately two dozen passive treatment sites. Over the years, many hundreds of samples have been analyzed at approximately one-half the cost to DEP and conducted primarily by undergraduates under faculty supervision, a value of at least $50,000.
The Bureau of Oil and Gas (DEP) invested $150,218 and its own personnel to investigate four potential abandoned gas well sites on the watershed and successfully identified and plugged two. After initial drilling, the remaining two sites were determined not to be abandoned wells.
The Clarion Conservation District received a Growing Greener grant of $40,000 to investigate some potential abandoned gas well sites on the Jones/Douglass watershed. No gas well drill holes were found.
DEP's Knox DMO oversees the active chemical treatment of six AMD treatment sites previously the responsibility of C&K Coal prior to its bankruptcy. Funded through a trust account and serviced by a private contractor since July 2006, approximately $100,000/year is expended for treatment site operation and maintenance. The C&K sites have existed prior to MCC's two decades of existence, with C&K constructing and servicing the systems. Since the time C&K was involved in these sites, maintaining and treating them just during the two decades the MCC has existed, it is reasonable to assume that $2,000,000 or more have been expended. This includes one treatment system on Schnepp Road, which was upgraded with the addition of an ALD in the past decade for approximately $70,000. All were (and still are) designed primarily for treatment with caustic soda or other alkaline chemicals. The cumulative treatment costs have far surpassed the original construction costs.
The NRCS's PL 83-566 program has provided $400,000 in matching funds and $800,000 in services. These monies aided in the construction of the REM (Orcutt-Smail) passive treatment site as well as various design and construction oversight services at that site and elsewhere. Most recently (2010), a grant of $517,000 was awarded for the construction of two AMD treatment sites on an unnamed tributary (known by the MCC as the Corsica tributary) of Little Mill Creek. The two sites will be completed in 2011.
A number of small grants and contributions have come from other sources. Two of the largest include Trout Unlimited, a Coalition member, which has provided $35,000 in support of various projects funded by money received from local, state and national levels. The McLean Contributionship has provided $45,000 in support. S&T Bank donated $10,000. Headwaters administered the above funding. Clarion University, Trout Unlimited-Iron Furnace Chapter and the Clarion County Federation of Sportsmen have covered copying and mailing costs for the monthly minutes.
A grant of $44,500 was awarded in 1999 by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. See "Accomplishments" for a further description.
In its first years, the Coalition received invaluable donated time and services from Damariscotta Consulting and Simpson Excavating. Similarly, the PA National Guard, Company B, 876th Engineer Battalion, stationed in Punxsutawney, donated their men and machinery for most of the construction at the first four AMD sites the Coalition addressed. These donations are estimated to be at least $150,000 if they were contracted services and are included in the paragraph covering Headwaters accounts.
Through the Clarion Conservation District, the Alliance for Wetlands and Wildlife, NRCS, and the PA Game Commission, a Growing Greener grant in the amount of $108,000 was funded to support a pilot land-liming project on Jones Run. The initial phase treated 90 acres of private land at 20 tons/acre of agricultural lime on the western headwaters which had been strip-mined, leveled and planted primarily in tolerant species of trees, but sparsely vegetated at the time of this project in 2001. The project expanded onto a 90 acre portion of Game Lands 74, again at 20 tons/acre, on another headwaters portion of Jones Run. The Alliance for Wetlands and Wildlife purchased a lime spreader for the Game Commission, with the Commission doing the spreading.
In 2009, the REM Site received an $82,000 grant from DEP as it transitions from MCC responsibilities to DEP. The grant covers continued site flushing, water sampling, maintenance, lab analyses, travel, etc., with most of the expenditures dedicated to contractual services for design of an upgrade/replacement system. Administered by the Headwaters Charitable Trust, the grant ends November 2011. A long-term treatment plan, using a lime slurry and reactor system in conjunction with a modification of the present treatment ponds, was approved early in 2011. The cost is estimated roughly at $150,000. Operation and maintenance expenses could range from $30,000-$40,000 per year; a more accurate estimate has yet to be determined.
In 2009 and 2010, two TU-TAG grants totaling $10,500 were awarded to Hedin Environmental to provide a watershed assessment for Jones/Douglass, to be completed in 2011.
In 2010, DEP (319 Nonpoint Source Program) has awarded $65,041, with an OSM match of $18,500, thus totaling $83,541 to do an upgrade of three sites (Morrow, Bog, Filson 5/6). Construction will occur in 2011. A DEP-OSM award of $187,000 is dedicated to Filson 4 with construction completed in late 2012.
Four re-mining activities in the watershed occurred during the period of 2000-2005. Their estimated value of the reclamation work was calculated by DEP. The MSM Mining Company was listed at $93,000, Ben Hal at $5,595, TDK at $185,000 and Sky Haven at $784,686, for a total of $1,068,281.
Up to this point, slightly less than 500 gpm have been treated on the main stem of Mill Creek via a combination of active and passive treatment systems. On the other hand, for the seriously affected Little Mill, over three times as many treatment systems (passive) have been constructed, two abandoned gas wells plugged, one significant lime addition/recontouring/diversion project completed (Shofestall/Zerbe) and four re-mining projects have decreased the quantity of AMD affected water and provided surface water runoff. As a result, it is estimated that the quality of approximately 1,000 gpm of Little Mill water has been improved by some treatment design. The flow of Little Mill ranges from roughly 1000-4000 gpm in late summer and fall to about 6,000-9,000 gpm, primarily in the spring. Hence, the remarkable improvement to Little Mill water quality is a function of the concerted long-term team efforts to address AMD in this watershed.
In summary, adding the costs, which are enumerated above, amount to approximately $12,000,000. This does not take into account the nearly $100,000/year treatment of the six trust supported C&K Coal sites established in 1996. Nor does it take into account the huge amout of volunteer and agency personnel time and expense.
Five-Year Plan
There are a number of important strategic priorities on which the Coalition will focus its efforts for the next five years:
The Coalition will continue to vigorously pursue funding to improve and upgrade the passive treatment systems on the watershed. Several systems constructed by BAMR need to be reviewed and perhaps improved and upgraded during the same time period. Nearly all the systems are within the Little Mill Creek drainage and critical to the water quality of Mill Creek. With fish documented in 2007 for the first time throughout Little Mill Creek, the Coalition is concerned that shrinking levels of Growing Greener and other types of state and federal agency funding may make it difficult to maintain present systems and impede further progress in the watershed. The lack of funding to maintain the improvement in water quality that has been accomplished thus far is a challenge. To date, it represents the most serious funding shortage during its 20 years of commitment to the Mill Creek Watershed with DEP's 319 program currently being the only effective funding source at the moment. DEP in 2008 accepted responsibility for the REM (Smail-Orcutt) Site. The MCC and DEP are working together to ensure that both short and long term treatment goals are met. A treatment design was approved early in 2011.
Funding through the PL83-655 program will provide for the construction of two passive treatment systems on the Corsica Tributary, which flows into the lower half of Little Mill Creek. Construction will be completed in 2011. After their completion, only a few remaining AMD sites amenable to passive treatment remain on Little Mill Creek.
The Jones/Douglass tributary will receive substantial attention during the next five years and likely beyond. It is the second largest tributary to the Mill Creek Watershed. It is about five miles in length, and includes approximately 11% of the watershed area (compared to 25% for Little Mill Creek). Based on low flow conditions in the fall, Jones/Douglass contributes approximately 15% of the flow into Mill Creek, but is responsible for about 50% of the acidity, iron and manganese and 85% of the aluminum to Mill Creek. Numerous AMD discharges are on the Jones/Douglass tributary, some of which due to location, would be difficult to treat via a passive treatment system. While the Douglass fork has AMD problems, they are slight compared to the much larger contribution provided by Jones Run. The important AMD sites need to be field investigated, a sampling regimen established, flow and loading rated determined, and a source of funding identified to cover sampling expenses. A "TAG" grant was awarded in 2009 and again in 2010 to Hedin Environmental to field visit the watershed, take water samples, examine past data on the watershed, then ultimately provide treatment recommendations. A final comprehensive report will be provided in late 2011. A design and construction phase will follow, which will likely go beyond 2015.
Because of Mill Creek's general lack of alkalinity and the presence of acidity, discussions have ensued between the Coalition, BAMR and selected environmental consultants about the potential construction of several lime dosing/slurry plants on the Mill Creek Watershed. For lime dosing, it is desirable to have reasonably fast current conditions, multiple riffles, a significant elevation drop and accessibility: several locations on Little Mill Creek and Jones/ Douglass do exist. Lime slurry plants, because of faster oxidation reactions, can be associated with passive treatment systems or direct input to a stream. Initial cost, yearly operation costs and applicability of dosing/slurry systems within the watershed all need to be critically ascertained.
The Coalition intends to continue its cooperative relationship with the PA Fish and Boat Commission, including the identification of other stocking possibilities as water quality continues to improve in the watershed, thus providing additional fishing opportunities for the public.
The MCC intends to continue participating with DEP and others in water sampling throughout the watershed. It will also continue to monitor crayfish/fish presence and diversity through minnow trapping and electrofishing methodologies. With assistance from Clarion University faculty and students and others, the stream invertebrates will also be occasionally sampled.
Lastly, the commitment of financial and personnel resources over the past two decades by MCC and such a diverse group of NGOs, state, and federal agencies is truly impressive. To maintain this level of success and to guarantee a sustainable level of improvement and maintenance, the MCC will actively pursue having the Mill Creek Watershed become a Qualified Hydrological Unit within BAMR's Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside Program. The MCC looks forward to maintaining its academic/research/educational relationship with Clarion University and the surrounding community. The Coalition will continue having its members contributing to the WPCAMR, state and federal AMD related meetings and conferences, and providing press releases to the newspapers servicing this area.
The Mill Creek Coalition celebrated its 20-year anniversary in the fall of 2010. It very likely is one of the first watershed groups formed in the United States solely committed to address AMD problems in a local watershed. Its successes are attributed to its many partners: an amalgam of talented and dedicated individuals, local environmental/conservation groups, a local university, regional foundations and NGOs, several outstanding consultant groups, and enthusiastic supportive agencies at the local, state, and national levels.
A five-year plan is outlined, which if successful, will result in the restoration of a coldwater fishery, much of it self-reproducing, throughout the watershed. Caveats remain, however. They include recruitment of younger motivated individuals into the MCC leadership, a continued commitment from funding entities, and a realization by DEP and NRCS that the long-term success within a watershed may ultimately depend on agency leadership and support.
For additional information contact Terry Morrow.


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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - For the second time this season, Central Michigan held the Northern Illinois men's basketball team (7-17, 3-9 MAC) to a season-low scoring mark, as the Chippewas broke open a two-point game with a commanding 24-6 second half run, and pulled away from the Huskies, 63-44, at Rose Arena Wednesday night.
For the first time this season, NIU did not have a player tally double figures in scoring. Sophomore center Sean Kowal and senior forward Sean Smith shared the Huskies' scoring lead, chipping in nine points apiece. CMU was led by Antonio Weary's 11 points, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals, pacing a foursome of Chippewas with double-digit scoring outputs.
The Huskies suffered single-game season-lows in points, field goals (16), three-point field goals (2) and steals (4). Central Michigan out-scored the Huskies in the second half, 36-20, and scored 25 points off 17 NIU turnovers.
Despite Darion "Jake" Anderson picking up two personal fouls in the first 4:03 of the game, the Huskies entered the locker room at halftime trailing by just three, 27-24. NIU shot 45 percent (9-of-20) from the field in the opening stanza, and held CMU to just a 36 percent (9-of-25) shooting effort. Anderson was limited to just four minutes of action in the opening frame.
Freshman guard Mike DiNunno's eight first half points led all scorers, while Smith chipped in six points on three converted field goals. The Chippewas saw eight players crack the first half scoring column, led by Jordan Bitzer and Adrian Hunter's five points. NIU held an 18-14 advantage on the boards entering the second half.
CMU jumped out to an early five-point lead in the opening stages of the second half, but Kowal tallied back-to-back field goals to keep the Huskies within two, 33-31, with 15:46 remaining. The Chippewas answered with a resounding 24-6 run, and opened up a game-high 20-point (57-37) lead with 2:45 left. NIU tallied just two field goals during the stretch.
The Huskies cut the lead to 16 points (57-41) with 2:09 remaining, but could draw no closer. NIU's 20 second half points tied its lowest single-half scoring output of the season.
The Huskies will take a break from Mid-American Conference action Saturday, when NIU travels to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to take on host Southeast Missouri State in the ESPNU BracketBuster game. Tip-off from the Show Me Center is set for 7:45 p.m. CST.


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[storybar title="Mass shootings in the United States"]
In the past 20 years, there have been 11 other mass shootings in the U.S., each of which left at least 10 people dead. Here's a summary of the attacks in chronological order.
July 18, 1984: San Ysidro, Calif., James Huberty, 41, a former welder and security guard, opens fire at a McDonald's, killing 21 people and wounding 19 before he being killed by a police sniper.
Aug. 20, 1986: Edmond, Oklahoma, Patrick Sherrill, 44, shoots 14 employees at a post office before committing suicide. The incident is sometimes linked to the expression "going postal."
June 17-18, 1990: Jacksonville, Fla., James Pough, 44, goes on a two-day shooting spree that ends at a General Motors Acceptance Corporation office, killing 11 people and wounding six, before committing suicide.
Oct. 16, 1991: Killeen, Texas, George Hennard Jr., 35, enters a restaurant, Luby's Cafeteria, shoots and kills 23 people, wounds about 20 people and commits suicide after a gunfight with police.
April 20, 1999: Littleton, Colo., Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, enter Columbine High School and shoot 12 students and one teacher dead before committing suicide.
March 21, 2005: Red Lake, Minn., Jeffrey Weise, 16, goes on a shooting spree, killing his grandfather, a police sergeant, and eight other people on an Ojibwe reserve, before he is wounded by police and commits suicide. Five other people were wounded.
April 16, 2007: Blacksburg, Virginia, Seung-Hui Cho, 23, an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech with a history of mental illnesses, goes on a rampage on campus, killing 32 people and wounding about 20 others before committing suicide.
April 3, 2009: Binghamton, N.Y., Jiverly Wong, 41, enters an immigration centre where he took classes and kills 13 people, wounding four others, before committing suicide.
Nov. 5, 2009: Fort Hood, Texas, Maj. Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist, goes on a shooting rampage at a military base that leaves 13 dead and 30 wounded. Hasan, 43, said the attack was in response to U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and was convicted on 13 counts of premeditated murder in August, 2013.
July 20, 2012: Aurora, Colo., a suspect sets off tear gas and shoots an audience watching a midnight screening of the movie The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. James Holmes, 25, was arrested outside the theatre following the attack, and is awaiting a trial, scheduled to begin in 2014.
Dec. 14, 2012: Newtown, Conn., Adam Lanza, 20, shoots and kills his mother before going on a rampage at Sandy Hook elementary school, killing 26 more people, most of them children aged six or seven, before killing himself.
—Compiled by Mike De Souza, Postmedia News
William Marsden, Postmedia News
WASHINGTON — For U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Vandroff, 46, Monday morning started out as "very normal." He hit the gym at 5:45 a.m., worked out for an hour, showered and headed for the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters down the street.
Carrying his lunch box and his briefcase, he went through security and then grabbed an elevator to the third floor, where he went straight to the conference room for his regular 8 a.m. meeting.
Seven other naval officials sat around the conference table to discuss the tasks of the day when, about 15 minutes later, "We heard a loud sound and we all looked at each other and said, 'Wow, that's an unusual sound. What the heck was that?'" Vandroff recalled.
"And then the second sound a few minutes later where people started screaming, 'Close the doors, close the doors,' that was definitely gunfire. We looked up and saw the bullet holes in the top of the wall of the conference room."
Vandroff and his crew quickly slammed shut the conference room doors, flipped the table on its side, jammed it up against the doorknob and hit the floor.
Only later would Vandroff learn that a mass murderer had penetrated the high-security Washington Navy Yards, located on the banks of the Potomac River, in the shadow of the Capitol building. And only later would he learn that among the dead victims was a close friend and colleague.
"The fact that I lost a friend today, I'm still processing it," he said, shaking his head. "I'll go home and think about that tonight."
Vandroff's friend was one of 12 people who died Monday after a gunman went on a rampage at the major naval installation.
Authorities confirmed that the gunman — identified by the FBI as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, from Fort Worth, Texas — was also killed at the Washington Navy Yard after a running gun battle with police.
In addition to those killed, eight people were hurt — three of them shot and wounded, according to Washington Mayor Vincent Gray. Those three were a police officer and two female civilians, authorities said. They were all expected to survive.
The dead ranged in age from 46 to 73, according to the mayor. A number of the victims were civilian employees and contractors, rather than active-duty military personnel, the police chief said.
At a late-night news conference, Cathy Lanier, D.C.'s police chief, said Alexis acted alone.
Officials would not comment on a possible motive. The Associated Press reported that Alexis was originally from New York and had been a full-time reservist from 2007 to 2011. He left the navy in January 2011 as a petty officer 3rd class in a fleet logistics support unit.
More recently he had worked on a navy contract as an IT contractor. He was employed by a company called The Experts, which had been subcontracted by Hewlett Packard Enterprises Services.
The FBI said that despite initial reports that Alexis entered the complex with a stolen ID, he had a valid pass due to his work as a military contractor.
Alexis spoke Thai, worked as a waiter at a Thai restaurant and regularly attended a Buddhist temple in Fort Worth, the Washington Post reported. J. Sirun, a temple worker, told the newspaper that Alexis was quiet. "But on the inside, I think he was very aggressive. He did not like to be close with anybody, like a soldier who has been at war."
According to press reports, he was twice arrested for illegal use of a firearm. In Seattle in 2004, he was arrested for shooting out a man's car tires in what he later told police was "rage-fuelled blackout."
He was again arrested in Texas in 2010 for firing a pistol through the ceiling of his apartment, apparently because a neighbour was too loud. The bullet narrowly missed the neighbour's foot. Alexis claimed he was cleaning his gun when it accidentally fired.
The Washington Post also reported that officials were researching whether Alexis had recently worked as a defence contractor or civilian employee of the navy. It was not clear if he was assigned to work at the navy yard. It also remained unclear late Monday whether the gunman acted alone or had help.
Police had earlier told reporters they were looking for two other potential gunmen dressed in military uniforms but later said one of the suspects had been cleared. Officials said another dozen or more people were injured in the rampage — at least three of them critically — including a law enforcement officer.
"One of the worst (tragedies) in recent memory," Gray said.
A spokeswoman for the Canadian embassy in Washington said that a Canadian naval officer works at the navy yard and that another Canadian is a frequent visitor. "Both are accounted for and safe and were not at the navy yard this morning," Alex Vaschon White said.
U.S. President Barack Obama called the shooting a "cowardly act."
"Some people have been shot and some people have been killed and so we are confronting yet another mass shooting and today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capital," he said before delivering a scheduled speech on the state of the economy.
"It's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel." He added that the victims know the dangers of serving abroad, "but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home.
"We will do everything in our power to make sure that whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible," he said.
The shootings took place in the high-security Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters, where civilians and military personnel work on design, engineering and technology of U.S. naval ships. The navy yards is located along a stretch of riverfront that formerly housed old government warehouses surrounded by a rundown neighbourhood.
Over the last decade the district has been revitalized and gentrified. Tree-lined streets sport brick townhouses freshly painted in lemon yellow, lime green, baby blues and cloudy greys. New condo and commercial buildings crowd the boulevards.
The yards are located next to a small park on the Potomac and the public can access a section of the yards through a boardwalk.
"It is a very secure facility," local Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said in an interview.
"The navy has managed to keep it secure while it has been open to the public." She added that the killer or killers probably had a government security pass.
"I don't think anybody could have gotten in here who did not have the proper identification," she said. "They were within a secure building within a secure building."
The Associated Press reported that the shooter may have gained access to the building using someone else's identification card. Vandroff said that as long as you have a security card, security guards normally don't check for weapons.
"Normally the armed guards do random searches," he said. "They'll look in your briefcase. That's normally done but not everyone on a random basis." Asked what he thought of the security on the base now, he refused to comment
Witnesses described a gunman firing down on a cafeteria from an upper floor and a gunman firing at people in a hallway on another floor, the Associated Press reported.
Naval yard employee Patricia Ward said she heard the shots ring out.
"It was like pow, pow, pow," she told reporters. "We all panicked deciding which way to run out," she said.
"A few of us ran out the side exit."
Other witnesses described a scene of pandemonium as naval personnel panicked and rushed to exit the building. Some people fell while others stepped over them. Many tried to climb security fences.
Witnesses said the fire alarm went off at about 8:20 a.m. and there was an announcement that there was a fire warning in the building. Then fire wardens came running into the offices and told people to get out of the building as fast as they could, witnesses said.
When Terry Durham and her colleagues left their offices they saw a shooter turn a corner down the hallway. The gunman shot with a rifle in their direction as they fled.
"It was a rifle," one witness told reporters. "That's the best we could tell from this distance."
"We saw him raise it and aim it in our direction and fired at us," Durham told reporters. "He hit high on the wall just as we were trying to leave."
Nobody in her group was hit, she said.
Washington Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters that "active shooter" teams swarmed the navy yard within seven minutes of receiving the first alarm shortly after 8:15 a.m. Monday.
A suspect was killed after engaging in a "gun battle" with police, she said.
The sky was filled with police helicopters, some with sharpshooters. The U.S. Senate was shut down as a precaution and security was heightened at the Capitol and White House.
Dr. Janis Orlowsky, chief medical officer at the Washington Hospital Center, confirmed that three victims were taken to that hospital by helicopter and were in "critical condition" but were expected to survive.
One of the victims, a male police officer, was shot in the legs, she said.
Two others were female civilians. One was shot in the head and hand, another in the shoulder. She said the weapon was likely a semi-automatic because the victims had multiple gunshot wounds and they told staff that they heard shots in multiple succession.
The navy yards are located along the Potomac River, across from the Reagan National Airport, which was temporarily shut down after the shootings and then quickly reopened. The navy yard is a sprawling complex of buildings where 3,000 people work.
With files from Douglas Quan, Postmedia News


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Obama naming Hispanics to top posts at record pace
MIAMI President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians.
That won't necessarily give the president a free pass on issues such as immigration, but it may ease Hispanics' worries about whether Obama will continue reaching out to a group that was key to his winning the White House.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is by far Obama's most famous Hispanic appointee. In less than a year in office, the president has also tapped at least 48 other Hispanics to positions senior enough to require Senate confirmation. So far, 35 have been approved.
That compares with a total of 30 approved under Bill Clinton and 34 under George W. Bush during their first 20 months in office, according to U.S. Office of Personnel Management data.
The personnel office does not track appointments of judges or ambassadors. Early indicators suggest Obama is naming many Hispanics to those positions as well, though he has been slow to appoint judges in general.
"He's really captured our trajectory, and the vast, vast array of Latinos that make up our country, whether it's Mexicanos, Puertorriquenos or Dominicanos," said Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the Cabinet's first Hispanic woman.
The officials cover a wide swath of policy areas and include:
- Solis, a California native and former congresswoman whose parents hail from Mexico and Nicaragua.
- Thomas Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, an Ivy Leauger from New York whose parents fled the Dominican Republic dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.
- Jose Riojas, assistant secretary for veterans affairs, a retired brigadier general and Mexican-American from Missouri.
In some ways, Obama is simply following his predecessor's example. Until the Obama administration, Bush's Cabinet was widely considered the most ethnically diverse in U.S. history, with Hispanics serving as secretaries of commerce and housing and as attorney general. Less than half of Obama's Cabinet consists of white men.
Al Cardenas, a former chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a Cuban-American, said he was impressed by Obama's initial Hispanic appointments, particularly to positions in defense, treasury and housing, though he said he will be watching to see whether the pace falls off.
About half of Obama's picks trace their roots to Mexico and the former Spanish holdings in the Southwest, not surprising since two-thirds of Hispanics in the U.S. identify themselves as Mexican-American. But the administration also includes about half a dozen people of South American descent and nearly a dozen Hispanics from the Caribbean.
Oddly, that geographic and international diversity may come in part from Obama's lack of experience in working with Hispanics, said Matt Barreto, an associate professor at the University of Washington who studies Latino politics.
Bush had a long history of working with Mexican-Americans in Texas and had family and political connections to the Republican-leaning Cuban-American community in Florida. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama's chief opponent during the primaries, had strong support from the Democratic Hispanic leadership in heavily Mexican-American Texas and California, and to some extent Florida. Obama didn't have those ties.
"In some ways, the Latino community benefits from being new to Obama outreach. He doesn't have the entrenched interests," Barreto said.
More than half of the appointees hold an Ivy League degree, and more than a quarter, like the president, have a diploma from Harvard, an Associated Press review found.
Special counsel to the president Michael Camunez, one of the Harvard graduates, noted that a number of the Hispanic appointees, including himself and Solis, were the first in their families to attend college.


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Alison Lacey trudged to the Iowa State bench at Bramlage Coliseum on Jan. 23. Worst night of the season? You bet.
The Cyclones were in the midst of an 80-49 blowout loss at Kansas State. A week earlier at Texas, Iowa State had lost Nicky Wieben because of a season-ending knee injury. The Cyclones other starting post player, Toccara Ross, had gone out for the year because of a knee injury in December.
Combine that with the graduation of two other starters, including all-Big 12 point guard Lyndsey Medders, and the weight of the program suddenly seemed like it was on Laceys shoulders.
A sophomore from Canberra, Australia, Lacey wasnt sure if she was ready for this.
Whether I was ready or not, it was going to come, Lacey said Tuesday after Iowa States 76-50 first-round victory over Colorado in the Big 12 tournament. I had to get ready. And everyone else had to step up, too.
Lacey will lead the eighth-seeded Cyclones against top-seeded K-State at noon today. It will be the teams third meeting this season, and the first two didnt go so well for Lacey.
She played just 17 minutes at Manhattan, going one of seven from the floor and scoring just two points.
I thought she hit as low a point as shes hit since Ive been coaching her, Iowa States Bill Fennelly said of that game. I think all good players can go through it the combination of not playing well and feeling sorry for herself.
In this season in which nothings come easy for the Cyclones, the one thing that Fennelly has told his team over and over is this: no self-pity. Yeah, we got clobbered by injuries. Yeah, were young and inexperienced. Yeah, its a tough, tough league. But play through it.
And thats what the Cyclones have done. Iowa State is one of eight hosts for the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament. That wont be in Ames, but in nearby Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena. If the Cyclones are in the NCAA field, they are guaranteed to be assigned there. But the question for much of the season was whether they could cobble together enough victories to get a bid.
Now at 19-11, Iowa State looks like it has enough wins and it may be Fennellys best coaching job. To look at the individual parts, frankly, you would question how the Cyclones are pulling this off. But to look at how they play as a team, you find the answer.
Ross and Wieben are talented and experienced. With them gone, players who were expected to be reserves Jocelyn Anderson and Amanda Nisleit had to step in as starters. Freshman Kelsey Bolte had to grow up quickly. Heather Ezell had to be a consistent three-point threat. And Lacey couldnt goof up.
But when Iowa State and K-State had their rematch Feb. 13 in Ames, she did. The Cyclones played an outstanding defensive game, limiting K-State to 45 points. But that wasnt enough to win, because Iowa State scored just 42. Lacey had the ball in her hands at the end of the game, and rather than taking a three-pointer to tie, she inexplicably drove to the basket.
Afterward, she cried in the press conference, but Fennelly couldnt give her a break.
That moment, she lost her focus, he said of not taking a three. And when youre in that position as our point guard, youre not allowed to do that. I told her, You dont have the luxury to make that mistake.
Lacey regrouped and helped the Cyclones to a 7-9 finish in the league. Considering the strength of the Big 12, that plus their opening-round victory in the league tournament should put them in good shape for a bid.
But a win today against K-State would really seal it.
Weve scored 49 and 42 against them, so were not an offensive juggernaut against them, Fennelly said of the Wildcats. (But) there is no pressure on this team. Youre playing the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Roll it out there and see what happens.
Even if they go out big next round, I hope they pound K-State. I just want them to feel the pride of that accomplishment. Revenge.
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Even if they go out big next round, I hope they pound K-State. I just want them to feel the pride of that accomplishment. Revenge.
Just beat the tar out of K-State, embarrass them. Please.
I see no reason why we can't! Time to get the alley cat out of the penthouse and back in the street where it belongs.
Iowa State became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895. As the Chicago Tribune (9/29/1895) noted:
'Struck by a Cyclone
It Comes from Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town'
Is anyone streaming the Radio for free? I thought cyclones.com used to stream womens games for free but I don't see it now.
kxno.com was streaming it yesterday
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ATLANTA -- Manny Atkins had 13 points and nine rebounds and Georgia State allowed a season-low 43 points as the Panthers downed Hofstra, 61-43, Wednesday at the GSU Sports Arena.
James Vincent and Devonta White added 11 points each for the Panthers, who improved to 13-14 overall and 8-6 in the CAA, while Hofstra fell to 6-19, 3-9 in the CAA.
Georgia State forced 22 Hofstra turnovers and held the Pride to just 29 percent shooting from the field. The 43 points are the fewest allowed by the Panthers since defeating Tennessee Tech, 74-43, in last year's CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Vincent went 5-for-5 from the field and also contributed four rebounds and two blocked shots. Freshman David Travers equaled his career best with eight points off the bench.
The Panthers grabbed 14 steals, with three each by Atkins,White, Rashaad Richardson and Markus Crider.
Georgia State trailed early, 10-4, before exploding for 16 straight points to take a 20-10 lead with eight minutes left in the half. Crider started the run with a steal and layup, and the Panthers forced three more turnovers during that stretch. Georgia State harassed Hofstra into a total of 13 turnovers in the first half en route to a 28-19 lead at the intermission.
Vincent opened the second half by scoring GSU's first seven points as the Panthers built a 35-21 lead.
Steve Mejia led Hofstra with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
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