Woodpeckers are a vast bird family, composed of approximately 217 species worldwide. They are found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, with the largest number of species occurring in the tropics of the New World. Here are a few woodpecker species you may encounter, along with some of the more unique members of the woodpecker family. Red-headed woodpecker The Red-headed Woodpecker is known for its fiery red-head and black and white body. It resides predominately in the Midwest and…
Assignment 1: Biodiversity Issue – Tanya Williams Feral Horses: a cultural icon or an environmental nightmare. With the population of brumbies growing, the Victorian government are looking to find alternative ways to manage the numbers of feral horses that are living within the Alpine environment. However, when Australians think about wild horses, they associate them with the Australian identity as they have helped form our ‘outback’ culture. This has caused debate between environmentalists…
Whether you love being outside or engaging in adventurous sports like mountain climbing, Patagonia makes the most stylish clothes for all of your outdoor adventures. Patagonia is a fashion line based on environmental concerns that is made out of excellent quality, that lasts a lifetime. Yvon Chouinard was an environmentalist, climber, businessman, and founder and owner of Patagonia. Chouinard and his father moved to California to start a new life. It was then that he realized he was a craftsman…
The intention of this essay is to investigate the Western relationship with colonisation, which shall be explored through Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide (2004, THT) and Ella Hickson’s Oil (2016). Both texts raise questions about governance and colonisation in relation to environmental change through their use of character portrayal. Although neither text aims to provide an immediate solution they instead inform the reader and provoke thought on real issues whilst acknowledging that situations…
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.…
Logo The Cerebral Palsy Alliance logo represents an organization that provides support and a better quality of life for people with disabilities. The logo is formed by 11 irregular shapes and three words. When looking at the logo we can identify the shape of a palm print. The gestalt law of closure makes this possible as the viewer closes the gaps between the shapes and groups them accordingly to construct a “whole” which results in a familiar form. Proximity and similarity help identify the…
and have adapted to live in that region’s climate and habitat. These species live in this region with all the other species to form an ecosystem. Non native species on the other hand, are species that are introduced to an area they're not used to by humans, either by accident, or intentionally (getthegreen). Invasive species are a type of non native species, that are very likely to cause harm to the ecosystem (NOAA). They destroy the habitat of other species, and eventually kill plants, and/or…
not supposed to be, toxic things can occur. Maybe all this trash from humans that is landing in our oceans along with high temperature of water produces this unknown bacteria that is attacking the sea stars. Although a piece of trash does not seem like a big deal on the surface, it can go a lot farther than we would think. Even though this outbreak is occurring and it might be too late to clean up all of the pollution we as humans have produced into the ocean, it is never too late to start…
The field site that was observed was one of Cook County’s Forest Preserves called Glenview Woods located in Glenview, Illinois. The weather was sunny with a high of 84°F with clear skies, and low humidity. Glenview Woods is an open woodland area that has the north branch of the Chicago River running through it. The oak-hickory wood’s main plants are small-large trees, shrubs, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous flowers that cover the forest’s floor. It has areas that are paved for exercisers, dog…
Predator-prey size relationships focus on how both the predator and prey survive or die out due to the population size difference. There are two kinds of relationships. The first one being the stable predator-prey relationships. These are the ones where both the prey and predator numbers fluctuate in order to live in harmony. This fluctuation, the cycle of ups and downs between the two species, will continue without one going extinct. An unstable prey-predator relationship is one in which one…