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Mature trees wilting; ponds losing water in Johnston County, North Carolina
7/18/2018 2:24:14 PM



CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Johnston County, NC

Start Date: 7/15/2018 - End Date: 7/15/2018
With no rain since the last report, conditions are getting drier. Mature trees including oaks, sassafras, tulip poplars and flowering dogwoods are wilting and in some cases shedding leaves. Nearby crops are still showing signs of stress. I don’t have an accurate way to measure the water level in the 15 acre pond (a future project), but it continues to drop, with no water entering, to about 10 inches below full. Areas that we mow are brown and crunchy. CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Clayton 6.8 ESE on 7/15/2018
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