Forestry

Aerobic Fitness Laboratory Report Ethan C. Bagwell University of Arkansas Introduction The problem addressed in this laboratory report is aerobic fitness and its association with cardiovascular disease and all cause mortality. Aerobic fitness is related to the ability to perform large muscle, dynamic, moderate to vigorous intensity exercise for prolonged periods of time (Thompson, Gordon, & Pescatello, 2014). Aerobic fitness has been considered a health-related part of physical fitness due to…

Haiti has the highest rate of deforestation in the world with only 20% of forests remaining. The main cause of the lack of forest is from people cutting the trees for human use. The forestry problem has created financial issues in Haiti, as well. Because there are no forests to block mud erosion from running, numerous landslides have occurred. Recent statistics prove that 55% of people in Haiti are not able to obtain water. Only about…

The slave trade was simply a way of recruiting labor for the purpose of exploiting the great natural resources of America This trade did not develop because Indians and Negroes were red or black...but simply because they were the best workers to be found for the heavy labor in the mines and plantations across the Atlantic (Caste, Class, and Race p.332). And other words, people of color were sold because of their capacity and their strength to handle works that white people wouldn’t do or were…

When President Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in as president in 1901 he was ready to put many things in action. His sincere and honest character led him to initiate policies that still exist today. He was a great hunter and loved to hunt games in his leisure time, therefore the nickname “Cowboy” that people used to call him. In fact, he respected and loved the nature so much saying that, “Unless we maintain an adequate material basis for our civilization, we cannot maintain the institution in which…

Mexico City, like other megacities in Latin America, faces several major environmental problems that have not just local but regional and global implications. One of the prominent issues that plague Mexico City is the pollution of water. Therefore with the rapid population growth, insufficient sanitation, urbanization, and inefficient treatment of waste water or lack of management of the water resources, the water pollution continues to rise each year. Due to the unclean water there have been…

The EAB issue greatly affects individuals involved in the forestry/timber industry. With nearly 4 billion ash trees in the state, the tree species makes up approximately 10% of tree cover. The value of the ash standing timber is estimated to be over $1 billion. With these trees lost, the industries will greatly…

The Amazon Rainforest, is located throughout ten different countries in South America, they include Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Giuana. This forest has many types of animal spices and plant species, which some of these species are endangered. In order to protect the rainforest, there are a wide number of management strategies that take place. These strategies are put into place so that the rainforest can be sustainably developed. The…

as being to weak” because they don’t want to cause problems for the president in farm states. Howard A. Cohen was fired from his position with the EPA shortly after that statement. Senator Allen Ellender served as the chairman of agriculture and Forestry for the Senate and also thought pesticide use is needed for agriculture and in turn national security. He was a democrat from Louisiana and was concerned with the reduction in the cost of producing…

The effect on panda after the 512 earthquake in Wenchuan,China Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca）is one of the world's most endangered species, that unique and rarely exist in China. The Earthquake that took place in 2008 Wenchuan, China, cause of huge damage to the ecosystem, which breaks down the environment that Panda live in and harm the living habitat of the panda. On May 12, 2018, an 8.0 degree earthquake took place in Wenchuan, China. The quake damage thousands of lives. Through the…

It has been another four weeks since I last wrote in this book. After Fort Hall we then left for Fort Boise, but we first had to cross the Three Island Crossing. When we got to the crossing, we had to manage to get across the Snake River. We didn't want to waste anymore money so we decided to let the animals swim across and have the wagon float across. That took way longer than needed, and we did have a little scare when Carol went underwater to “hide from us” and she didn't com back up for…