To Fix a Lake, What Will It Take?

10/5/2021

What will it take to reverse the pandemic downward spiral of eutrophication that otherwise results in HABs and methane?

The water before treatment, shown in the jar on the left, is black, The water after treatment, shown on the right, is clear. This was achieved using BioHaven natural solutions.

This water was restored from black to clear using BioHaven natural solutions

THE LEADING EDGE
What combination of treatment, of stewardship, does it take to transition nutrient impaired fresh water back to health? What blend of strategies? How do we interrupt the dysfunctional cycle of chemical treatment to arrive at a sustainable place when it comes to water health? Is it worth it? These are questions my company is wrestling with. In fairness, we are not alone...

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BioHaven Design Basics...What Do You Need To Know In Advance Before Ordering The Right BioHaven? The BioHaven Solution Process!

7/12/2021

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Start with the premise that natural systems are fully capable of fixing your water.

Above these fish swimming around under a floating islands are a few mounds of something grey. It is actually freshwater sponge, the found its way there naturally.

It's amazing how nature will support our efforts with an array of surprises, such as freshwater sponge growing under this floating dock, contributing to water filtration.

Today’s water managers, both private and public, have an expanding range of tools to steer their water towards health. As CEO of a company that has developed one particular tool, BioHavens, I am frequently in conversations with water stewards about the important details they must consider in order to get it right. So, here’s a list that is likely to include information that relates to the issues you face. It is a window. It will get you started towards chemical-free, sustainable management of your water:

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NanoHaven technology selected for SBIR Phase 1 innovation award

6/29/2021

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We are pleased to announce that FII has been selected for a Dept. of Energy SETO Phase One SBIR grant award. The grant’s purpose is to develop and test a technology that will oxygenate nutrient-impaired water in off-grid settings.

Gas bubbles are released from the bottom of a pond when a snorkeler, whose hand is in the picture, disturbs the muck at the bottom

Gases released from the sediments may include methane when the water is impaired to the point of being starved of oxygen

FII conceptualized the “NanoHaven” embodiment that will meet this goal and will develop and test it with the support of this pending award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. Note that nutrient impaired water is a major source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that oxygenation will prevent, so a key component of our commercialization of this system will be related to climate change impact.

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A Step Towards Paradise... How Do We Build On Nature's Model and Create Beauty and Abundance?

5/13/2021

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Manmade nutrients are being unleashed against water at pandemic volumes. We have no choice but to fix this, unless we are prepared to dig our own graves. The benefits outweigh the costs.

A beautiful vista for an island launch on a snowy day

A snowy Spring launch into a trout pond near Ennis, MT, ensures a great start for the plants, which will mature into a beautiful island over the summer

Just the other day we launched BioHaven Floating Islands in an early spring snowstorm. The setting was Montana’s Madison Valley, not far from Yellowstone National Park. The source water we were launching on emits from the Madison range, from the ski hills of Big Sky and the back country of Cowboy Heaven.

As we worked, trout were bulging, hitting some kind of emerging nymph. Some of the trout created wakes as large as a blanket beaver.

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A Step Towards Paradise

5/9/2021

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We must maintain aerobic conditions top to bottom in our freshwater settings. When we do this, we are rewarded with super abundance. When we don’t do this, we experience an anaerobic nightmare of decline

On a spring day. after a heavy all of snow, this floating island is launched into a trout pond near Ennis, Montana

A beautiful scene of a snow-cobvered floating island waiting to be planted and launched into a trout pond near Ennis, Montana

Yesterday we launched BioHaven Floating Islands in an early spring snowstorm. The setting was Montana’s Madison Valley, not far from Yellowstone Park. The source water emits from the Madison range, from the ski hills of Big Sky and the back country of Cowboy Heaven.

As we worked, large trout, some that created wakes as large as a blanket beaver, swirled nearby targeting some emergent nymph. Wet knees notwithstanding, we had two more BioHavens in place on the water, prepped to expand and build on nature’s wetland effect, in just an hour and a half. The wet snow on this early spring day made for cold hands, but not that cold. The boggy riparian edge of the spring ponds made for wet feet too, but nothing that wouldn’t dry in a short while.

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Increase longevity of FPV panels — then, plan for their disposition

12/24/2020

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I applaud movement by NREL to track the disposition of some 800 million metric tons (currently) of solar panels as they near end-of-life. NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) is leading research around floating photovoltaic (FPV) development in North America. Part of this is taking a realistic look at the longevity of FPV. The panels include valuable forms of silica and other precious materials that represent recycling opportunities associated with their 30-year design life.

Recent movement towards floating photovoltaic installations makes development of effective solar recycling policy particularly critical. Also, assuring the longevity of FPV. We can’t have potentially toxic materials contaminating precious waterways, particularly hydroelectric reservoirs that are frequently used as drinking water sources.

Floating Island International (FII) currently targets a sixty-year design life of its floating treatment wetland modules, BioHavens, some 9,000 of which have been launched since 2005. Our movement towards an extended usable life of our proprietary floating islands primarily used to increase natural wetland effect associated with improved water quality, may facilitate useful life extension for solar panels as well. Longevity of FPV could be extended by including our BioHaven technology in the design plan.

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To Fix a Lake, What Will It Take?

What will it take to reverse the pandemic downward spiral of eutrophication that otherwise results in HABs and methane?

BioHaven Design Basics...What Do You Need To Know In Advance Before Ordering The Right BioHaven? The BioHaven Solution Process!

Start with the premise that natural systems are fully capable of fixing your water.

NanoHaven technology selected for SBIR Phase 1 innovation award

We are pleased to announce that FII has been selected for a Dept. of Energy SETO Phase One SBIR grant award. The grant’s purpose is to develop and test a technology that will oxygenate nutrient-impaired water in off-grid settings.

A Step Towards Paradise... How Do We Build On Nature's Model and Create Beauty and Abundance?

Manmade nutrients are being unleashed against water at pandemic volumes. We have no choice but to fix this, unless we are prepared to dig our own graves. The benefits outweigh the costs.

A Step Towards Paradise

We must maintain aerobic conditions top to bottom in our freshwater settings. When we do this, we are rewarded with super abundance. When we don’t do this, we experience an anaerobic nightmare of decline

Increase longevity of FPV panels — then, plan for their disposition

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