Appalachian balds

birds of prey. One kind of eagle is the bald eagle. The bald eagle is from the genus Haliaetus leucocephalus. The bald eagle's head, neck, and tail are white, and its body is dark brown. Its size is 30-43 inches tall, and its wingspan is 7-8 feet in length. The bald eagle usually lives around coasts, rivers, and mountains. It ranges from Alaska, Canada, to the south of the United States. It eats fish and carrion that animals have already killed. The bald eagle is the United States' national…

I decided I wanted to bolster the Appalachian name and establishment. Be that as it may, I would love to bolster the guiltless individuals on standby through the misery of their homes. It’s not hard to notice and realize that there is a major distinction amongst qualities and Environment in the Appalachian. Since the late nineteenth century, there has constantly been a reason behind Appalachian neediness and the backwardness and why they are named as the poor class of mountain livers along with…

Man and Nature Experiences shape the way we view and inform our being on how we proceed to do things or how we process them personally. Ever since the humans have walked on earth, we have coexisted with nature and try to understand how it all work. In the recent centuries, we romanticize or demonize nature as something eternal, ethereal, or powerful. From Kellert’s chapters in The Biophilia Hypothesis, there are nine elements that suggests reasons why we, humans, go to nature, and one of them is…

The French Indian War was during the time of colonization of the Americas leading up to the American Revolution. This war was fought from 1754-1763 and was the North American Theater to the worldwide Seven Years War. The French Indian War was also a cause for the later American Revolution because the colonists were angry that they had to fight for the British when all they want is to be left alone. Many think that this war was between the Native Americans and the French, but that isn’t the case.…

The White Mountains are a completely different animal than the Appalachian Mountains. Even so, as I hiked up Craggy Gardens off of the Blue Ridge Parkway just outside of Asheville, North Carolina a couple of days ago, I was forced to remember the first stretch of the Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The climb was gradual at first, but steady, with a low hanging forest and a stream running not far off the trail. Not 10 minutes in I was having thoughts akin to, “Oh my…

Ever since my first backpacking trip 6 years ago, I’ve had an affinity for the Appalachian Trail. I’m constantly looking for excuses to mash our lives into the giant, 50 liter bags, and hit the trail for a few days. This past year, in early fall, I convinced my parents to don their sturdy boots and disappear into the wilds of bear state park with me for three days. We were dropped off at the top of Bear Mountain and, while my parents argued over directions, I wandered around the windswept ridge.…

American life and society have created through time. The first settlers on this territory were those that had trouble with finances and other situations and were forced or “pushed” to leave their homes. Around the mid 1700’s through the early 1800’s these individuals were determined to make a new way and ventured out to the frontier. In a few routes, life on the Tennessee outskirts or frontier was altogether different than the way we live today but some components were amazingly comparable. Life…

We see pictures of poverty on the news from many different communities across the nation, but often, little of this news coverage is given to the people living in Appalachia. The ABC 20/20 episode entitled A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains shines a much needed light on the daily struggles people living in Central Appalachia face. Watching Children of the Mountains was a sobering experience for me. The most surprising thing in this video was the drug abuse and drug dealing. It was…

Bald eagles and peregrine falcons are both similar in numerous ways. The bald eagle and peregrine falcon are birds of prey that can both be found in North America. The bald eagle mainly feeds on fish while the peregrine falcon mainly feeds on other small birds. Bald eagles can mainly be found in the North America. There are about 70,000 bald eagles in North America, including Alaska and Canada. The bald eagle breeds in any American wetland habitat such as seacoasts, rivers, and lakes that have…

caught in a net, panic ensues; that’s what happens to birds at Big Bald. Last Thursday, I went on a bird banding expedition. Since I am an eighth grader, I have been on it for three years in a row. I have banded many birds for educational reasons. Bird banding is not only educational but it is also enjoyable. The Key Middle School went to Big Bald, which is a mountain on the state line of North Carolina and Tennessee. On Big Bald there is a bird banding station; there they capture birds in nets…