Dr. Tom Coon, Director of MSU Extension asked me to forward this to the organic listserv readers. If you use barley straw in your ponds it would be great if you could respond. Thanks Vicki Morrone Subject: Barley Straw study/survey Dear Dr. Coon, My name is Felicity Francis and I am a graduate student at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. To complete my Master's degree in Environmental Biology, I am working on a project to gauge the effectiveness of barley straw as an algistatic agent in aquatic environments. I am trying to locate aquatic managers or others who have used barley straw and would be willing to complete a survey to gauge the success of this method in controlling algae. I am hoping you may have information and/or contacts that will assist me in completing this project. The survey can be sent electronically or via the postal service. Along with this email address, other contact information is as follows: Felicity Francis 2 Hill Circle Round Hill, VA 20141 Home phone: 540-338-4828 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Thank you for your attention to this matter. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Felicity Francis If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html