Barley Straw as Algistatic Survey
Felicity Francis, a graduate student at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland has a request for pond owners. To complete her Master's degree in Environmental Biology, she is working on a project to gauge the effectiveness of barley straw as an algistatic agent in aquatic environments. (limits the growth of algae in ponds)
She is trying to locate pond owners who have used barley straw and would be willing to complete a survey to gauge the success of this method in controlling algae. The survey can be
sent electronically or via the postal service.
If you have a pond and have used barley straw to help manage algae please contact: Felicity Francis, 2 Hill Circle, Round Hill, VA 20141, Home phone: 540-338-4828, email: felicityf@erols.com or ffrancis@loudoun.k12.va.us.