Meech Lake Accord

Us as humans we need to save Florida's Everglades. The Everglades is filled with rich bodies of waters swamps, marshes and bogs. All of these bodies of water are useful for animals especially endangered animals that need the everglades to survive and also for us humans the swamps marshes and bogs help slow down the hurricanes and storms that are heading to land. They are also ''known as “transition zones” because they are the link between water and land, and they have a unique combination of the…

It started with a dead cat, and it ended with a dead cat. Well, it technically ended with therapy, but you get the picture. Flashback to ninth grade: a friend of my mother called us up to tell her one of the stray neighborhood cats had died, leaving behind a litter of day old kittens. She said she didn't have the time or resources to care for them, and asked if my mom could take them off her hands until they became old enough to give to the SPCA. My mother, with her wretched bleeding heart,…

To the Environmental Protection Agency, As you are aware of, there is a rising threat that was introduced over 50 years ago in Lake Victoria. The massive and ravenous fish, Nile Perch was released by humans into Lake Victoria and was introduced to improve the fishing economy. They were brought from other African lakes like Lake Albert or Lake Turkana which the Nile Perch is indigenous to. According to National Geographic The Nile Perch was inserted into an ecosystem where it had no natural…

I’ve lived and even more with me being in the Navy. I honestly thought that Lake Michigan was pretty clean growing up with the exception of the seaweed and litter floating around. While at summer camp one year, I traveled to Green Lake WI, and was so amazed that the water was actually green. On a side note, I remember that WI water always smelled like eggs. At that age, I also couldn’t tell you the difference between a lake and ocean. When…

American exceptionalism. What is it? American exceptionalism is the characteristic and political views that the United States is a free nation that is built upon democratic ideas and liberal views based off the ideology of Americanism. American exceptionalism stems off of the history of the United States and how it is inherently different from the birth of other nations. We set apart from Europe and began a new nation which stemmed from the American Revolution. We as Americans take pride in…

The Carp species, scientifically known as Cyprinus Carpio are a Freshwater fish Native to Asia. There are three main types of Carp, the Common carp, the Koi carp and the Mirror carp, all part of the Cyprinidae family. Carp were introduced into Australia in Victoria in 1858 for agricultural and ornamental purposes, with the intention to imitate the European environment. However, the Carp spread around Australia through the escape of ornamental fish. Now, carp can be found predominantly in…

known as the Great Lakes region that we all know and love. The Great Lakes region is made up of the five great lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Channels and rivers connect these lakes, such as the St. Mary’s River, St. Claire River, Niagara River, St. Lawrence River, and Detroit River. We have about 23,000 km3 of water covering a span of about 244,000 km2. According to Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2013), the Great Lakes contain the…

Over the winter of 1905-1906, it seems, Dr. Leonard was persuaded by Sir Wilfred Powell, the British consul for Pennsylvania to purchase some land on Blackstone Lake. His choice was a 31⁄2 acre island he named Oriole purchased from the Crown on April 11, 1906. At the time Dr. Leonard was suffering from radiation burns to his hand and later in 1906 had a forefinger amputated. The reason for this distressing situation was the fact that Dr. Charles Lester Leonard was one of the first…

acres on lakes. Chinampas were small, rectangular islands that were artificially made by the Aztecs and contained vegetation on top that would allow up to six crops to be grown at once (Aghajanian 2007). Small rows were strategically placed in between the chinampas in order for canoes to fit through, allowing easier access to the crops. Irrigation systems, such as aqueducts and damns, also created by the Aztecs themselves, provided the water for the crops as did the water from the lake. The…

sea; not only is this the longest river in New Zealand, but it is also one of the most polluted waterways in the whole entire nation. The Waikato River start at Lake Taupo, and in a study (Waikato Regional Council, n.d.) showed that the clarity of the water passes 10 metres far in the beginning, this quickly shifts very shortly beyond Lake Taupo. Even just by the Ohaaki Bridge, the clarity of the water is awfully diminished to four metres. As we go farther onward, the water becomes progressively…