{"id":8210,"date":"2018-11-18T16:35:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T21:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2018-11-18T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T21:45:26","slug":"yep-its-here-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2018\/11\/18\/yep-its-here-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Yep! It\u2019s Here Again!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-content\/uploads\/love-the-lake1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3858\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter brings slippery streets,parking lots and sidewalks. &nbsp;Follow these tips to maintain safe surfaces while reducing the use of road salt that can damage our lake as well as environment.&nbsp;Excess road salt damages local surface waters as well as groundwater, vegetation, and infrastructure. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most ice is formed by the pressure of foot and vehicle traffic &#8211; so shovel early and often!\u00a0 Clear the snow before applying any kind of salt\/deicer.\u00a0 <em>\u00a0<\/em>Deicers are substances that melt ice or prevent its formation. \u00a0Road salt (sodium chloride) is the most common choice, but it doesn&#8217;t work well below about 15\u00b0F, no matter how much of the product is used.\u00a0 Use just one pound of road salt per 250 sq. ft. of pavement. \u00a0One pound fills a typical coffee cup. \u00a0Overuse doesn&#8217;t improve effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salt should be scattered across the surface, with about three inches between granules.&nbsp; If leftover salt crystals are still visible after salt has been applied, then you\u2019ve used too much. &nbsp;Sweep up the leftover salt and re-use it, or dispose of it in the trash. &nbsp;Remember all salt applied in the winter will wash into our lake during the spring rains.&nbsp; Switch to other deicing agents on very cold days, or apply a little sand in place of salt. &nbsp;Sweep it up later to reuse throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember shoveling is the most effective way to prevent ice buildup.&nbsp; Minimize the use of road salt by paying attention to temperature and weather conditions to ensure you&#8217;re using the right substances and methods to manage snow and ice. &nbsp;As always, Love the Lake and Be Lake Responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter brings slippery streets,parking lots and sidewalks. &nbsp;Follow these tips to maintain safe surfaces while reducing the use of road salt that can damage our lake as well as environment.&nbsp;Excess road salt damages local surface waters as well as groundwater, vegetation, and infrastructure. &nbsp; Most ice is formed by the pressure of foot and vehicle &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/2018\/11\/18\/yep-its-here-again\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Yep! It\u2019s Here Again!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lake-management-articles","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8210\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roamingshores.org\/RRA1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}