The river simulation was a helpful activity to get introduced to civics. The simulation gave one the knowledge of how the government and people worked together. The simulation of having a drought was a creative topic to work with because there are draughts in modern time. The simulation showed different ideas and perspectives that one may have to solve the problem.…
Provided in the articles ‘‘River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds’’ by Bill McEwen and ‘‘River Restoration Project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope’’ by Daniel Weintraub give demonstrations of pros and cons for a $400 million dollar project to restore the San Joaquin River Restoration (SJRR). I feel that this project stands as a waste of money for a cause expected to fail. Using Bill McEwen’s article, an ethos argument consists of several experts on the matter and famous institutions reported the impossibility of its success, for the logos side of the matter, a number of studies prove the downfall of this project, and for a pathos, the local farmers lose water for their crops due to this project. The article ‘‘River Plan Too Fishy for my Taste Buds’’ published in the Fresno Bee occupies Fresno, California. Robert McEwen, a writer at the Fresno Bee for 35 years, attended Fresno High School and Fresno State.…
The Trustees of the Davis Conservation Foundation require that you provide a completion report. If the project is not completed within 12 months of receipt of funds, please provide a brief written progress report in the interim. 1. What were your original goals and objectives for this project and to what extent were they achieved?…
On Sunday 06/19/16 at 0008 hours I was dispatched to Green River Community College located at 12401 SE 320TH ST in the City of Auburn, King Co, WA for a recovery of a stolen vehicle. Dispatch advised a Kent Police Officer who is part of the Auto Theft Task Force, stated there was possible an unoccupied blue Ford pickup with an Idaho plate, but unknown what the number was. Officer T. Nunn arrived to assist me in searching the parking lot of the college and informed me that the truck was possibly related to this case. Officer Nunn went on to say Auburn Police detective D. Burney had put out an "Attempt to Locate/BOLO for a stolen 2005 blue Ford F-250 ID/K17560T". I later printed a copy of the BOLO and included it in the case jacket.…
After working in the French Creek Watershed I began to hike around the lakes and streams. This means by having cleaner streams I would personally benefit from aesthetically pleasing clean streams. Even on a short weekend walk behind the cemetery I would pick up any bottles or small objects I saw I felt an obligation to give back to the area I was able to enjoy. I also understood it was vital to keep the area clean so it would stay enjoyably and inhabited by the animals I always hope to see. It is shown that people will spend more time hiking in clean areas and bring an economic benefit to the area (Loomis et al., 2000).…
This document discusses the disadvantages that the pointless efforts of The San Joaquin River Restoration Plan will bring to the table. The San Joaquin River Restoration Plan (SJRRP)…
If the name Headwaters Forest Preserve does not ring a bell, you might recall Julia Butterfly Hill, who spent 738 days between 12/10/1997 and 12/18/1999 in the tree affectionately known as "Luna," to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down. Pacific Lumber had been bought by Maxxam Corp., and they were clear cutting everything in sight to pay off the bonds they sold to buy this forest. Pacific Lumber, which had been doing sustainable logging for generations, suddenly became an environmental villain due to the hostile takeover. Senator Dianne Feinstein helped put together $380 million in state and federal money to purchase Headwaters, a pristine old growth redwood forest, within the Pacific Lumber lands, east of Eureka.…
California’s San Joaquin River was a source of life. It helped provide food for thousands and was a home for many, but the Bureau of Reclamation took it all away when they ordered the construction of the Friant Dam. The Dam wasn’t created to destroy life, but to give life. It helped southern Californians get the water they needed by diverting the river into an aqueduct and sending it south. But what many didn’t predict was the mass die off of many fish that once lived in the San Joaquin.…
Bill McEwen in the article, ”River Plan Too Fishy for My Taste Buds,” points out that those who are all for the restoration plan really should not be celebrating. Why right? McEwen supports his position by pointing out two big problems with this plan, one is putting salmon back in the river and the second is, there is no funding for the dams or river recirculation. The authors purpose is to expose the flawed restoration plan and to do that he clearly states that experts at UC Davis, who study California’s rapidly declining salmon population, prove that salmon need to be in clear, cool, and highly oxygenated water to thrive. The river has not been in the conditions since the 1940’s.…
Before Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as President, more than 25% of the population was unemployed. The New Deal agencies gave these families a chance when they had no hope. One of those successful agencies was the CCC–Civilian Conservation Corps. Locally there is Clarkco State Park in Quitman, MS that was founded and built by the CCC. Currently there is the CCC Legacy that was founded to not let the history and purpose of the CCC die after it was disbanded in 1942.…
The Burnett River’s recreational activities are ruining the environment. * So much so, that the river can be completely ruined if action is not taken. The river descends 485 metres over its length, and the length is 435 kilometres. The river flows south past Eidsvold and Mundubbera before heading east, next to Gayndah and Wallaville before entering the city of Bundaberg. Boating, fishing, and even something as seemingly innocent as camping can deeply affect the environment if done incorrectly.…
While the state agrees culvert removal is vital to restoring our salmon runs they also feel efforts and money would be spent more effectively on different restoration…
The overfishing of the Nisqually River and transformation of tidal flats into farmland by colonists, nearly drove Chinook Salmon to extinction. The efforts of the Nisqually tribe to restore the natural habitat and the establishment of the Clear Creek Hatchery has prevented them from becoming extinct. In order to restore the Nisqually River there were political battles that had to be fought. The results of the restoration project has shown the extent of nature's resilience, leaving hope that we may be able to successfully restore the environment in areas in an effort to renew the resources we have depleted. Unfortunately, the success of the Salmon are still dependant upon the hatchery; however, there has been an increase in wild Salmon in the river.…
The Chattahoochee River, Georgia’s most heavily-used water source, is home to a variety of fish and a supplier of over 70% of the drinking water in metro Atlanta; it was also ranked number three on America’s ‘most endangered’ list. Each day, more than 250 million gallons of sewage waste water is dumped in to river, so news that the river is constantly contaminated with E. coli is no surprise. Even with the vast amount of contamination, Georgia allows the dumping of waste to continue; they give out permits to dump in the waters. Without proper laws and regulations, the continued dumping of waste on the Chattahoochee River will eventually cause it to become too contaminated for human use and wildlife survival. The Chattahoochee River begins in the northeast of Georgia and continues down 524 miles to Apalachicola Bay, Florida.…
Through going up in Green Bay and De Pere, Wisconsin, there has always been a topic that has continuously appeared and disappeared. That is the condition of the Fox River, throughout my childhood I was never able to fully use the river to swim or fish within. That is because of the dangerously high levels of pollution that are within the water. The river has been found to have 209 chemicals found in a study by Sharon A. Fitzgerald and Jeffrey J. Steuer. Throughout my studies, I have found great effort to restore the river to the conditions it had been before the comings of the paper mills.…