Old growth forests

layer of soil has formed over the top and is supporting a lush, almost jungle-like deciduous forest housing several different species of trees and even some rare species such as sassafras and hackberry trees. This park also has many sand beaches due to it being on the coastline and many large cattail marshes. In my poster, the spotlight is on the marsh boardwalk, leading to one of the many deciduous forests in the park, this is also one of the few remaining marshes left in all of Canada due to…

One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second. It is estimated that within 100 years there will be no rainforests. Since 70% of the world’s flora and fauna live in forests, these species are rapidly going extinct because of such a high deforestation rate of their habitats. Over 121 natural remedies can be found in the Amazon Rainforest which…

The forest provides not only timber and fuel but also beneficial medicinal herb and other vegetations. Furthermore, the forests can be resting areas to people, and it plays an important role in generating the oxygen, as well as reducing an impact of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Nonetheless, according to Live Science, the main causes of cutting off forests are “[F]or making more land available for housing and create room for cattle…

Have you ever wonder, what will happen when trees in the Amazon rainforest are all deforest? The Amazon is the biggest forest in the world. Also, knowing as the lungs of Earth. While having the biggest river in the world. The Amazon rainforest is 5,500,000 square kilometers. More than half the size of Unite States of America. Despite these fact, the Amazon forest is in a threat of disappearing. The Amazon rainforest is getting deforestation at the rate of 1.5 hectares every second. However…

I think Ramstad School should give the money we raise to the rainforest foundation, because this is a very exposed area, where thousands of trees and plants get cut down every day. It is very awful, and the rainforest is important for all over the world.…

A Local Ecosystem Investigation- The Disappearing Micro-Bats Of Scheyville National Park Habitats Habitats that exist in Longneck Lagoon for the micro-bats are terrestrial and aquatic. The forest is classified as a Cumberland Plain Woodland. A healthy ecosystem has 15% to 20% herbivory, in the terrestrial ecosystem it had an average of 33.5% herbivory. In the terrestrial ecosystem, to illustrate the distribution a transect and a transect study was used. From the 160m transect study. Four…

head would hurt a lot. But for woodpeckers, that might be different story! Woodpeckers are part of the Picidae family and can be found in most countries. “There are 180 different species of woodpeckers”(wikipedia.org). You can find woodpeckers in forests and wooded areas. Most woodpeckers peck on a wooden tree trunk to find insects to eat. Some species peck on trees to communicate with other woodpeckers. “The largest woodpeckers can reach 20 inches in length. While the smallest woodpeckers can…

cattle. Another contributor to deforestation is logging in the Amazon which occurred because of the massive marketing for wood products worldwide. As well as selective logging in rainforest leads to rise susceptibility to fire because it leaves a dense forest which becomes naturally resistant to burning, this is a nature cause for…

The Silent Voices of People from the Endangered Redwood Forests According to Woody Harrelson’s letter to the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, there was a protest on September 14, 1997, of people cutting down many redwood trees that occurred in Northern California. Thousands of people came together during this time to stop the horrible destruction. Charles Hurwitz was the main person who was involved in the logging of the trees and he was the chief executive in charge at the Pacific Lumber…

(128). Why would you destroy things that benefit us? Robbins brings up the fact that there we are dealing with an issue when trees start dying out. He points out that trees can actually help reduce stress. Japan has uncovered the fact walking in a forest reduces the level of chemicals in our body while also fighting off illnesses. Who would’ve thought that trees could be a source of relaxation? Trees play such a huge role in our lives and many people don’t even have a clue as to how much they…