Wetland

According to scientists, around 150-200 species of plant and animal go extinct every 24 hours. This statistic doesn’t seem so shocking until the realization comes that this is almost 1,000 times the natural rate for extinction. Humans contribute a great amount to this pandemic. A prime example is that of the dodo bird, which was famously hunted into extinction. Around 20,000 species are currently listed as threatened by extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).…

Snow Camping Quinzee Building Introduction Snow camping is a much different form of camping than its counterparts – dry and wetland camping. This excursion encompasses building a shelter, staying dry, and ultimately staying warm. A quinzee is a shelter made of snow that offers protection from the outside weather through its elevated floor, insulation, and all around protection. It is one of many forms of snow shelter and with the proper tools, practice, and conditions can be an effective…

1. A). Saylorville and Prospect Park Upland are the most similar communities. This was determined by a value of 48% (Table 4). This suggest that Saylorville and Prospect Park Upland has similar ecosystems. Wherein, they may have similar elevations, soil types, sun/shade exposure, and slope aspects. B). The two communities that are the most dissimilar are Saylorville and Prospect Park Floodplain. There is 1.3% similarity between Saylorville and Prospect Park Floodplain (Table 4). This suggest…

released their proposed rule, which clarify which are the waters that are protected under the Clean Water Act. That includes to restore protection to all of the tributaries of waters that the Clean Water Act already covered and in addition to the wetlands, lakes, or other waters within the floodplains of the tributaries mentioned above. Although this is a great way to help our environment and a great stand, I feel like there’s still some shortcomings. For example, there will always be some…

The reintroduction of the wolf into Yellowstone National Park proved significant to the development and growth of species in and around the park. John Muir once said, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Here, Muir believes that when one individual component of a habitat is affected, the rest of the habitat is also affected. This idea can best be described as a keystone species. Keystone species are a species of animal that is involved…

Some of the conditions that have been placed on Syncrude in order to have a tailings pond include submitting a biannual update on research for tailings. This research will include forest ecosystem research and wetland ecosystem research (Approval). There is also a stipulation about having a waterfowl protection plan, this plan must include “techniques and procedures for a comprehensive bird deterrent program for all tailings, composite tailings and waste ponds…

On November 17, 1973, at noon, Susan Miriam Spaet, the youngest of the three girls, was born at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Scarsdale, New York. Susan was born by c-section and didn’t meet her mother, Mona Spaet, until a few hours later when the nurses asked the tired woman, “Is there anything we can do for you?” Then her mother could hold her little five pound, ten ounce, ninteen inch long girl. Her father, Theodore Spaet, was a hematologist and research scientist. In the fourth grade she…

HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS Sand Scrub: “By definition, scrubs are xeric communities growing on well-drained infertile sand formations of marine origin in both coastal and interior Florida. Evergreen or nearly evergreen scrub oaks or rosemary shrubs or both predominate in some scrubs, while in others, sand or slash pines are present, sparsely or abundantly. The scrubs in Jonathan Dickinson State Park are coastal scrubs, which grow along today’s coastal sand and are influenced by salt spray.” (Means,…

There are many concerns about the changes in the overall climate of the earth. One of these dangerous climate problems is referred to as global warming. Global warming refers to the recent and ongoing rise in global average temperature near Earth 's surface. However, global warming itself represents only one aspect of climate change. Some people think that these changes are a result of natural events; others think it is human activity and some think it is a combination of both. In this paper…

They can also be found in wetlands and open waters. Like most waterfowl, buffleheads migrate at night and in some instances will travel during the day if a storm system approaches. While migrating, buffleheads find sources of open waters for temporarily feeding and resting grounds…