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CONGRATULATIONS! This Is Your Group’s Adopt-A-Pond Notebook Let this notebook help your pond group take care of your pond environment, and improve water quality through stormwater pollution prevention. Use it to organize and record your Adopt-A-Pond activities. Have a pond question? Look in your notebook for the answer! The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Adopt-A-Pond Notebook Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Program Information Chapter 2 Forms Chapter 3 Management Chapter 4 Prevention Chapter 5 Wildlife and Habitat The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. "Adopt-A-Pond" is a volunteer-based program sponsored by Hillsborough County and The Southwest Florida Water Management District. 2420 N Falkenburg Rd. Tampa, Florida 33619 Phone (813) 744-5671 FAX (813) 744-5674 Chapter 1 Program Information 9 Statement of Adopt-A-Pond Goals 9 Adopt-A-Pond Committee Member List 9 Adopt-A-Pond Plant Species List 9 Keep Adopt-A-Pond Agreement Here 9 Recommended Book List The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Adopt-A-Pond Program Goals • Stormwater Pollution Prevention • Cleaner Water & Better Pond Environments • Beautiful Ponds • Increased Wildlife Habitat • Fewer Nuisance Plants • Participate in Adopt-A-Pond Activities • Receive "On Our Pond" Newsletter Adopt-A-Pond Program Activities Neighborhood Education Meeting Neighborhood Pond Planting Storm Drain Marking Neighborhood Pond Work Days Pond Work Day Reports Pond Walks (March through October) Best Maintained Pond Contest Annual Pond Seminar Water Quality Testing Kits The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. ADOPT-A-POND COMMITTEE MEMBERS ENVIRONMENTAL HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROTECTION COMMISSION ADOPT-A-POND OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY John McGee Kelly Holland 2420 N Falkenburg Rd 3629 Queen Palm Dr Tampa, FL 33619 Tampa, FL 33619 744-5671 627-2600 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION WATER MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE DIVISION DISTRICT Customer Service Call Center Russell Martin 635-5400 7601 US Highway 301 North Tampa, FL 33637 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY 985-7481 MOSQUITO & AQUATIC WEED CONTROL Bill Copeland Carlos Fernandes 7601 US Highway 301 North 4220 Tampa Bay Blvd Tampa, FL 33637 Tampa, FL 33607 985-7481 554-5025 CITY OF PLANT CITY HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Shawna Himelright SPECIALIZED SERVICES 1802 W Spooner Drive Don Heisserer Plant City, FL 33566 2420 N Falkenburg Road 757-9289 Tampa, FL 33619 744-5671 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA EXTENSION SERVICE OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Marina Pryce 5339 South C.R. 579 Seffner, FL 33584 744-5519 Lisa Strange 5339 South C.R. 579 Seffner, FL 33584 744-5519 The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Adopt-A-Pond Plant List Quantity Description Common Name ______ 1. Saururus cernuus lizards tail ______ 2. Iris virginica blue flag iris ______ 3. Canna flaccida golden canna ______ 4. Sagittaria lancifolia duck potato ______ 5. Pontederia cordata pickerelweed ______ 6. Spartina bakeri sand cordgrass ______ 7. Juncus effusus soft rush ______ 8. Scirpus validus soft-stem bulrush ______ 9. Bacopa caroliniana lemon bacopa ______ 10. Myrica cerifera wax myrtle ______ 11. Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush ______ 12. Quercus laurifolia laurel oak ______ 13. Acer rubrum red maple _____ 14. Taxodium distichum bald cypress _____ 15. Celtis laevigata sugarberry _____ 16. Ulmus floridana florida elm _____ 17. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum 18. Fraxinus caroliniana popash The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Saururus cernuus Iris virginica Canna flacci lizards tail blue flag iris golden canna Sagittaria lancifolia Pontederia cordata Spartina bakeri duck potato pickerelweed sand cordgrass Juncus effuses Scirpus validus Bacopa caroliniana soft rush soft-stem bulrush lemon bacopa The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Myrica cerifera Cephalanthus occidentalis Quercus laurifolia wax myrtle buttonbush laurel oak Acer rubrum Taxodium distichum Celtis laevigata Red maple bald cypress sugarberry Ulmus floridana Liquidambar styraciflua Fraxinus caroliniana florida elm sweetgum popash The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Suggested Book List Any Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals, Birds, Amphibians. Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants C. Ritchie Bell and Bryan Taylor. 1982 Good Morning, Pond Alyssa Satin Capucilli Hypersion Books for Children. 1994 Identification Manual of Wetland Plant Species of Florida Robert L. Dressler, David W. Hall, Kent D. Perkins, Norris H. Williams Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida Pond Life Barbara Taylor A Dorling Kindersley book. 1992 The Guide to Florida Wildflowers Walter Kingsley Taylor Weeds of Southern Turfgrass Tim R. Murphy, Coordinating Author Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida Wetlands William A. Niering National Audobon Society Nature Guides. 1994 The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. “Adopt-A-Pond” is a volunteer based program sponsored by Hillsborough County and the Southwest Florida Water Management District. 2420 N Falkenburg Rd. Tampa, FL 33619 Phone (813) 744-5671 FAX (813) 744-5674 Chapter 2 Forms 9 Report Reminder 9 Adopt-A-Pond Activity Announcement 9 Adopt-A-Pond Maintenance Calendars 9 Pond Inspection Checklist 9 Pond Sketch 9 Wildlife Inspection Checklist 9 Work Day Report Form 9 Storm Drain Marking Report Form The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Adopt-A-Pond Reports An important part of your pond group’s participation in our program is sending us regular reports of your activities and the success of your pond. We need these reports from your pond group for two simple reasons: 1. The reports provide evidence that the program has active & successful participants. Your commitment means continued funding as well as continued access to program benefits and a healthier pond for you. 2. The reports maintain communication with you, our pond groups, and keep us informed of problems or special needs you have. We want to continue improving the program, and you can help bring new ideas to Adopt-A-Pond. And we just enjoy hearing from you! Remember that to be eligible for continual program benefits, your group MUST submit at least 4 reports per year (details in AAP Policies & Procedures Document). Reports are also available online at www.hillsborough.wateratlas.org The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Adopt-A-Pond Activity Please join your neighbors for an Adopt-A-Pond activity. WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: For more info, contact: Adopt-A-Pond is a public-private partnership for stormwater pollution prevention and the improvement of neighborhood ponds. The program is sponsored by Hillsborough County & the Southwest Florida Water Management District, & YOU! Adopt-A-Pond Activity Please join your neighbors for an Adopt-A-Pond activity. WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: For more info, contact: Adopt-A-Pond is a public-private partnership for stormwater pollution prevention and the improvement of neighborhood ponds. The program is sponsored by Hillsborough County & the Southwest Florida Water Management District, & YOU! (Copy this page to distribute activity announcements to your pond group) Adopt-A-Pond Maintenance Calendar Spring (March – May) Review winter damage. Clean up old leaves and growth from last year. Uncover and make way for the new spring growth. This is a good time to transplant from established clumps of old aquatics to start new planting areas. Everyone will think about fertilizing! So, spread the word… SLOW IS BEST! Be sure to keep fertilizer free zones around the pond and storm drains. Brush up on plant identification so that you and your group don’t pull up good plants as they emerge from winter’s rest. Plan at least one work day per month. Summer (June - August) Pond weeds can easily get out of hand during the summer months, so don’t turn your back on your pond this summer! Your pond is especially vulnerable if you are in the first two years of adopting your pond. You’ll have to have several short work days because of the heat. DON’T risk heat stroke or sunburn trying to do it all in one day. Concentrate on the “high-profile” weeds like cattails, torpedo grass and primrose willow. Fall (September – November) It’s starting to cool off, so tackle the last few patches of trouble before the holidays take over your life. If you just planted in the last 6 to 8 months, make sure you are able to identify all of the new aquatics you planted. Don’t mistake them for weeds! They’ll be laying in roots to grow like crazy in the spring. Remember to turn in your report and take this time to schedule a pond walk. Show off all of your groups’ hard work. Winter (December – February) You don’t have to worry too much about new weedy growth (unless you did not maintain your pond during the summer and fall months). Now is a good time to “fine tune” your pond plantings. Prune trees and shrubs, plan new planting areas, plan new recreation areas, and install bird houses and feeders. Have a pond walk with your neighborhood group. Talk to your neighbors and your homeowner association about stormwater pollution prevention. Remember send in your report each quarter! The Adopt-A-Pond Notebook: Use it to learn more about your pond environment. Pond Inspection Checklist Date: Pond: Inspected By: Water Level: normal high low Water condition: good fair bad duck weed algae trash Comments on water condition: Wildlife observed: Problem plants (check those observed): (refer to Chapter 3 for pictures of plants) Air potato (vine) Mikania (vine) Alligator Weed (floating) Paragrass Brazilian Pepper (shrub) Parrot Feather (submerged) Carolina Willow Peppervine Cattails (emergent) Primrose Willow (emergent) Ceasarweed Ragweed Dog Fennel Skunk Vine Elephant Ear Torpedo Grass Grape Vine Water Hyacinth (floating) Hydrilla (submerged) Water Lettuce (floating) Kogon grass Survival of planted species: > 85% > 50% < 50% Comments: Activities for next work day: Special problems, i.e.
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    IJPCBS 2012, 2(4), 494-499 samanta Krishanu ISSN: 2249-9504 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Available online at www.ijpcbs.com Review Article A DETAILS STUDY ON HYGROPHILA DIFFORMIS Samanta Krishanu* Pharmacy College, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. ABSTRACT The knowledge of medicinal plants must have been accumulated in the course of many centuries but it is our misfortune that proper chemical and pharmacological evaluation of most of these plants have not done till now. Keeping this view, a details study on Hygrophila difformis Blume (Family-Acanthaceae) along with phytochemical study have done. It is commonly known as water wisteria. It is a tropical aquarium plant used as environmental ornaments. It rapid growth helps prevention of algae. The plant grows to a height of 20-50 cm with a width of 15-25 cm, & slender lacy leaves and upright growth. It is found in marshy habitats on the Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Hygrophiloside was found in the aerial parts of Hygrophila difformis. It is an iridoid glucoside having hepatoprotective activity. On preliminary phytochemical analysis Cardiac glycosides, tannins, steroids, flavonoids & saponins were found. It is used as coagulant by tribal people. The aerial parts of the plant showed good antioxidant property and also shows anthelmintic activity, Ethanolic extracts of aerial parts of the plant shows CNS depressant activity along with analgesic activity in mice. Keywords: Hygrophila difformis, Antioxidant activity, Analgesic activity, Anthelmintic activity. INTRODUCTION algae because the plants absorbs a great Under the family Acanthaceae, Hygrophila number of nutrients from the water. The difformis is commonly known as water storage of micro nutrients leads to pale leaves wisteria.