Erosion

Within the United States 93% of the entire land is suffering from slight to moderate erosion. To solve problems with deforestation we should have more natural parks to reserve rainforests. According to ‘The Rainforest’ “Fewer than 5% of the world’s tropical forests are included in parks or other kinds of protected areas,” (The Rainforest…

occurred in this creek, the problem that we noticed that is the most impactful, is the amount of erosion on the creek. Erosion is the process by which the surface of earth is being worn away because of water, ice, wind, waves, and other natural forces. Erosion can also be caused by other things such as, non paved roads, steep slopes, agriculture purposes, and or construction, but we infer that most of the erosion is caused by all…

cave, I start the trail. After passing the Visitor’s Center I come to a talus slope. A talus slope is a pile of loose rocks that have collected at the bottom of a mountain, cliff, or any high point. Looking at the walls around the area I can see how erosion has weakened the walls near the hiking trails. As a hiker, it will be important for me to mind falling rocks from above and pay attention to the red tape areas park rangers have noted as hazardous areas. Continuing along the path I take…

Soil Erodibility Factor (K) The soil erodibility factor (K), a measure of the susceptibility of soil to erosion under standard conditions, is a function of the percentage of silt and coarse sand, the soil structure, the permeability of the soil, and the percentage of organic matter. Wischmeier et al. (1971) defined the soil erodibility factor mathematically and Foster et al. (1996) converted the equation into the following SI unit equation: The soil erodibility factor (K) is determined for each…

Program Agroforestry Agroforestry is incorporating trees into agricultural farms and is strategy of revegetation of the Department of Parks and Wildlife. This addresses the impact for the loss of habitat which results in loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and degradation and salinity problems in the wheatbelt. The Mallee trees, multi-stemmed trees, were chosen due to their growth in low-rainfall areas and they can help the biodiversity, water and soil. These trees do not require fencing and…

Introduction For my self guided field trip i originally chose Belmar beach in New Jersey, but with my chaotic school schedule and work schedule i had to travel locally. Instead I chose to take a day trip to Ocean City, Maryland. I lived in Ocean City, Maryland the summer prior so I had knowledge of the fun little beach town. (www.oceancity.com) My schedule consists of academic work Sunday through Thursday and working Thursday night through Saturday. Usually i work Saturdays but out of luck i…

The factors that have formed New Zealand’s Coastline The land mass of New Zealand is the raised portion of the submerged continent of Zealandia. Zealandia is 4 million square kilometres, but only 7% makes up the country known as New Zealand. New Zealand has jurisdiction over the largest ocean zone in the world. The extensive coastline stretches over 15,000 kilometres in length. It is home to vast varieties of environments that range from sandy beaches to rugged cliffs and beyond. Many iconic…

Introduction: Soil samples where collected to test at Green River College, King County Washington, Sec 16 T21N R05E, W.M. in the gator pond retention area. Testing was done every half chain, for a distance of 528 feet to the north/south, 16 lines. Plots to the east/west where done until the water no longer flowed into the water shed. Data collected included, amounts of sand silt and clay, the amount of gravel, and dominate and co-dominate species in a 4 foot radius and the density of each plot.…

The Student Housing office is located in the somewhat beige colored building across the street from the southern dorms and adjacent to the music department building. Also, it is on the upper floor of the maintenance department. I observed that the exterior of the building seems to be kept well maintained being that I smelled the aroma of the freshly trimmed grass. Keeping the grass tamed regularly really has an impact on the overall appearance of the exterior. For example, I noticed that the…

The last ice age happened 2 million years ago until 10,000 years ago. At this point, North America is at its normal position, north of the equator. The glacier that covered the Ice Age was the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Before the Ice Age, there was a valley called the Hudson Valley. During the Ice Age a glacier scraped through the rock, which gouged out 240 meters of rock. The sediments got removed from their previous location and deposited in a huge pile, a terminal moraine in Long Island. The…