Jon Remo
@potamologist.bsky.social
River scientist who knows a bit about floods, floodplains, levees, and people. I may also suffer from an unhealthy obsession with Mississippi River.
So, not much has changed in 9 years. Current administration is currently working to get SIUC off the list again. If this post is true, I am surprised the education dean has time to teach. Most of the deans travel 50% of the time or more to fund raise for the university.
November 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
So, not much has changed in 9 years. Current administration is currently working to get SIUC off the list again. If this post is true, I am surprised the education dean has time to teach. Most of the deans travel 50% of the time or more to fund raise for the university.
Seen a number of Copper heads in my SoIL travels. Did you have any snapping turtles in your pond? Also an SoIL classic.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Seen a number of Copper heads in my SoIL travels. Did you have any snapping turtles in your pond? Also an SoIL classic.
SoIL does have its fair share of snakes.
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
SoIL does have its fair share of snakes.
I had a bobcat in my yard a few years ago. I just assumed you would have seen them around with your chicken coop and all.
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I had a bobcat in my yard a few years ago. I just assumed you would have seen them around with your chicken coop and all.
How about Bob Cats, Pileated Wood Peckers, Bard Owls, Scarlet Tanagers, and Red Sliders ( The turtles in your strip mine, I mean pond)😬 if we are being nostalgic for SoIL.
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
How about Bob Cats, Pileated Wood Peckers, Bard Owls, Scarlet Tanagers, and Red Sliders ( The turtles in your strip mine, I mean pond)😬 if we are being nostalgic for SoIL.
You open your spam mail from publishers?
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
You open your spam mail from publishers?
The start of the Illinois River. Confluences of the Des Plains and Kankakee Rivers. Last river picture of the day.
October 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The start of the Illinois River. Confluences of the Des Plains and Kankakee Rivers. Last river picture of the day.
Upper Illinois River
October 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Upper Illinois River
Upper Mississippi - Illinois River confluence
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Upper Mississippi - Illinois River confluence
Missouri River Valley
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Missouri River Valley
Better picture of the Auxiliary Structure.
October 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Better picture of the Auxiliary Structure.
24 hour a day operation to move sand out of the navigation channel.
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
24 hour a day operation to move sand out of the navigation channel.
Of course the government is pay to dredge the channel in the middle of a shut down. Essential service.
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Of course the government is pay to dredge the channel in the middle of a shut down. Essential service.
When the NFIP was created, the policy makers envisioned a program that was actuarially sound and would lead to retreat from the high hazard areas. The politicians decided to subsidize the program which created a system of perverse incentives which are the main reason for the NFIPs ineffectiveness.
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
When the NFIP was created, the policy makers envisioned a program that was actuarially sound and would lead to retreat from the high hazard areas. The politicians decided to subsidize the program which created a system of perverse incentives which are the main reason for the NFIPs ineffectiveness.
Hopefully, a longer flood record on the lower Missouri and beyond.
June 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hopefully, a longer flood record on the lower Missouri and beyond.
They are on a sinking boat in a river called D Nile (denial).
May 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
They are on a sinking boat in a river called D Nile (denial).
When students cannot pay the university bursar bill in the fall because the federal student loan systems has failed to disburse their loans they will get it.
May 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When students cannot pay the university bursar bill in the fall because the federal student loan systems has failed to disburse their loans they will get it.
I hear it is known for its large pumpkins and quirky community spirt as well as being on the banks of the majestic Kaskaskia River.
May 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I hear it is known for its large pumpkins and quirky community spirt as well as being on the banks of the majestic Kaskaskia River.
I hear it’s know for its large pumpkins and small close knit community “feel”
May 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I hear it’s know for its large pumpkins and small close knit community “feel”
I have a dowsing rod that can find magma if you are willing to drill deep enough.😬
May 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I have a dowsing rod that can find magma if you are willing to drill deep enough.😬
If this is a takings case why is it not in front of the US Court of Federal Claims?
May 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If this is a takings case why is it not in front of the US Court of Federal Claims?