Samantha Baxter

4 days ago | fondriest.com | Samantha Baxter

While the development of solar-powered monitoring systems has improved access to real-time environmental data, solar power is still limited by low light conditions, such as poor weather, nighttime, or high-latitude environments. To supplement these incumbent power solutions at sea, Ocean Motion Technologies has developed a small-scale ocean wave energy system that can be directly integrated with existing data buoy platforms.

1 week ago | fondriest.com | Samantha Baxter

By Samantha Baxter on June 18, 2025With a widely developed shoreline, Chautauqua Lake experiences influxes of non-point source pollution that have historically impacted the health of the lake. The Chautauqua Lake Association (CLA) has been monitoring the lake for over two decades, reporting on changes that have occurred over the years.

2 weeks ago | fondriest.com | Samantha Baxter

Carbon and nutrients are the foundation of lake food webs and play an important role in the chemical and physical processes that shape aquatic ecosystems and various lake dynamics. Studying these cornerstones can help improve understanding of other lake conditions like harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, and phytoplankton community composition.

2 weeks ago | fondriest.com | Samantha Baxter

North Texas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the state, an area that is expected to face increasing water needs. In order to meet these demands, the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) is building Lake Ralph Hall near Ladonia in southeast Fannin County, Texas. The lake has been in the works since 2003, with construction finally beginning in 2021. The population of the UTRWD is expected to grow 5-fold over the next 50 years, leading to increased water use.

2 weeks ago | lakescientist.com | Samantha Baxter

As part of the larger Powering the Blue Economy (PBE) initiative started by the Department of Energy, coastal researchers in fresh and saltwater environments are turning their attention toward harnessing wave energy through converters integrated into existing and new open-water platforms.