Green Bay

ethnicities; my favorite one being Jamaican. It’s fair to say I’ve heard, and done plenty of research of the land of the Black, Green, and Gold. At the age of eight learning the whole Jamaican National Anthem, and citing it just about everyday since then. Knowing fun facts like the population of my dad’s hometown, Montego Bay, being 96,488 people. Also, people don't know Montego Bay wasn't considered a city until May 1st, 1981; seventeen years after my father was born. I can say as an early…

This paper explores the reasons behind the functional extinction of the Eastern Oyster in the New York Harbor, the ecological services that the oyster provided to the Harbor’s ecosystem and the steps to bring back this keystone species. When Europeans first came to the New World, oysters were so abundant around New York City that it was considered the Oyster Capital of the World (Driscoll, 2011) but within 300 years this title would be no more as the oyster became functionally extinct due to…

When you first pull an oyster out of the Chesapeake Bay it looks like nothing at all, but as you turn it over in your hand, the dusty green slime falls away and you are left with a misty grey shell. It is rough to the touch, with ripply layers that reflect the water it came from, and it sits in your hand in such a way that makes it feel ancient. If you were to stick a shucking knife in that oyster and pry it open, you would find a thick salty slime surrounding a tan leathery lump. The contents…

contaminants are not absorbed before reaching the body of water (Howard County Packet 9). In addition, Howard County residents, which are middle to upper-middle class on average, pay on a relative basis low residential charges in comparison to other, more green-friendly places in the U.S. For instance, Howard County residents pay an average monthly residential charge of $4, while residents in Seattle, Washington pay an average monthly residential charge of $23 (Howard County Packet 10). In…

The full life span of this turtle is unknown. (NOAA, 2014) The Olive Ridley was named after its olive green, heart shaped shell. (Olive Ridley Project) Hatchlings appear as black with green hues on their sides and then later develop their nice olive tone. Olive Ridleys have 5-9 costal scutes (this separates them from the Kemp’s Ridley) and they have 1-2 claws on their flippers. (NOAA, 2014) Olive…

Island is currently dealing with, and some solutions that the government and local people have come up with. I will also explain why these issues are such a big deal, and how they have affected the state. The first one, is pollution in Narragansett Bay, which is probably the biggest freshwater supply available to Rhode Islanders. Lately, big companies and industries have been trying to find loopholes in the Clean Water Act since it was passed 40 years ago.The Clean Water Act is a law that…

process at Bantry Bay Farm in Prince Edward Island and how his experiences relate to material…

Samantha Dorushkin Mrs. Scherer AP US History- Period 6 September 11th, 2014 Unit #1/A.S #4 Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century The Unhealthy Chesapeake Life in the American wilderness was brutal for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Diseases such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid took 10 years of the life expectancy of the newcomers from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive twenty years. Due to disease, women were so scarce in numbers…

Green Day’s Revival of Pop Punk Eye liner, black clothing, tight pants, electric guitars, and drums; these are the first thing to pop into one’s mind when the punk rock is mentioned. These qualities would not have been associated with punk rock if it were not for the band Green Day. Green Day consists of band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, and Jason White. Originating from East Bay, California, Green Day formed in 1986. Because of Green Day, along with some other accredited…

Section 1: Effects of “Swim with the Turtles” Tourist Attractions on Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Health in Barbados, West Indies Kimberly Stewart, Terry Norton, Harwich Mohammed, Darren Browne, Kathleen Clements, Kirsten Thomas, Taylor Yaw, and Julia Horrocks Section 2: Green sea turtles tend to change their diets as they age. Green sea turtles start life as omnivores in pelagic water, but once their carapace length reaches 20 to25cm they move to coastal regions; their diet, then shifts…