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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Greetings pond/lake friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The only feedback I received on my previous note was general agreement that such “office hours” would be appreciated. It will thus be so. My intent for the trial run is to entertain pond/lake/fisheries questions
live via Zoom 4:00–6:00 pm every Tuesday (beginning tomorrow, May 12<sup>th</sup>). I will plan to tweak hours and times as I gain some sense for demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Do note that my expertise is more “wild”-like sites, ponds and lakes as habitats, and recreational fisheries (i.e., as relate to fishing). If your question is better related to production aquaculture (e.g.,
fish farming), consider dropping a line to my friend and able colleague, Mr. Matt Smith:
</span><a href="mailto:smith.11460@osu.edu">smith.11460@osu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There is a “waiting room” associated with the meeting “space,” so I can address your questions privately, one at a time. I won’t have any sense regarding how long a typical wait may be until we try this. Feel
free to plan to show me photographs of your pond issues or even specimens of aquatic plants, etc. with the caveat that there may be some wait to do so (expect to keep specimens cool and wet for an unknown length of time).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Eugene<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Eugene C. Braig IV</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Program Director, Aquatic Ecosystems<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Ohio State University Extension</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> School of Environment and Natural Resources<br>
379a Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Rd. Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-292-3823 Office | 614-292-7432 Fax<br>
<a href="mailto:braig.1@osu.edu"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white">braig.1@osu.edu</span></b></a>
<a href="http://osu.edu/"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white">osu.edu</span></b></a>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">My listserv:
<b><a href="https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/pond-management-news"><span style="color:blue">https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/pond-management-news</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Braig, Eugene <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 4, 2020 10:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pond-management-news@lists.osu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Proposed pond/lake "open clinic" hours<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My office voice mail often backlogs with pond-inquiry messages. That situation is even worse with COVID having exiled me from my office and routine contact with me desk phone. I never asked my department to provide me with a cell phone
(it would be cumbersome to procure one at the moment), and (as you might imagine) I’m a little reluctant to share my personal number publicly for work purposes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I thus had an interesting epiphany late last week. The necessity to conduct business remotely has made me into a frequent user of Zoom (and other meeting software). I propose to set up an electronic “open clinic” for pond, lake, and aquatic
science questions in general whereby I spend two hours each week at an open Zoom video meeting. You may have seen some of the press regarding Zoom meeting being subjected to a fair amount of cyber-vandalism. Much of that originates in the lax security practices
of some Zoom users. No worries: I take at least some precautions and in my many dozens of Zoom meetings (sometimes four or more in one day), I’ve never been “bombed.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For this purpose, I would use Zoom’s waiting room feature (kind of like the electronic version of a waiting room at a medical doctor’s clinic) to only interact with one Extension client at a time. You could ask your questions in complete
privacy, and any “bombing” with inappropriate material would thus find me as the only recipient. I have relatively thick skin; I think I can take it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The video nature of the software would allow you to share photos; show me aquatic plant specimens; if you’re portable with internet connectivity, even to walk your pond’s shoreline and show me stuff in situ; whatever. My initial thought
is for a late afternoon into early evening weekday to allow those still working away from home at least some time to potentially reach me: perhaps 4:00–6:00 pm on Tuesdays. I like the idea and would like your thoughts. If you’d care to reply to me personally
(click <a href="mailto:braig.1@osu.edu">braig.1@osu.edu</a>), please let me know:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>What day of the week would you be most likely to make use of? (I will favor weekdays because this is my day job and ordinarily conducted during the week.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>What time of day would you prefer?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>9:00–11:00 am<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>1:00–3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>4:00–6:00 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">d.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Some later evening block (please specify)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to your reply.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Eugene<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Eugene C. Braig IV</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Program Director, Aquatic Ecosystems<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white">Ohio State University Extension</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> School of Environment and Natural Resources<br>
379a Kottman Hall | 2021 Coffey Rd. Columbus, OH 43210<br>
614-292-3823 Office | 614-292-7432 Fax<br>
<a href="mailto:braig.1@osu.edu"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white">braig.1@osu.edu</span></b></a>
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