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Equipment rental was first developed in Anglo-Saxon countries. It emerged in the UK after the First World War and has now become a multi-billion euro business providing a wide range of construction and industrial equipment for customers globally.The American Rental Association was founded as early as 1955, [1] and the first waves of consolidation took place in the 1970s in North America ...
Although most summer days are moderately humid at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > 111 °F (44 °C). Since 1981, the highest air temperature was 102.9 °F (39 °C) on 07/22/2011, and the highest average mean dew point was 77.3 °F (25 °C) on 07/15/1995.
The Beginning of 24/7 Hours. The innovator of the 24-hour-a-day store is 7-Eleven, which traces its roots to the Southland Ice Company, which sold ice from docks in Dallas and San Antonio in the ...
Freshwater marshes are highly productive and therefore can support a large biodiversity of vegetation. Vegetation is a key component in determining the structure of a freshwater marsh. [7] In a freshwater marsh, there are emergent plants, floating plants, floating leaved and submerged. [8] The primary plant in freshwater marshes are emergent ...
In 1969 Allen also started an aquaculture project at the marsh to raise salmonids in mixtures of sea water and partially treated wastewater. Despite being effectively a sewer, the series of open-air lakes do not have an odor, and are a popular destination for birdwatching, [2] cycling and jogging. View over southern end of Arcata Marsh.
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was formed in 1994. It is composed of 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) of pine flatwoods, oak rides and coastal marsh . This diverse habitat is an example of the natural coastline of Lake Pontchartrain surrounded by fast developing communities.
Stachys palustris, commonly known as marsh woundwort, [3] marsh betony, clown's woundwort, clown's heal-all, marsh hedgenettle, [4] or hedge-nettle, [5] is an edible [6] perennial grassland herb growing to 80 centimeters tall. It is native to parts of Eurasia but has been introduced to North America. [5]
The genus Heliamphora (/ h ɛ l i ˈ æ m f ər ə / or / h iː l i ˈ æ m f ər ə /; Greek: helos "marsh" and amphoreus "amphora") contains 24 species of pitcher plants endemic to South America. [1] The species are collectively known as sun pitchers, based on the mistaken notion that the heli of Heliamphora is from the Greek helios, meaning ...