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The Upstream Journey At the peak of fall, anadromous salmon begin their upstream journey to go back to their birthplace and reproduce the next generation. Some swim seven hundred miles, and face adversity of all kind: hunters, bears, and eagles. Anadromous salmon have an inherent sense of smell, or direction, and of their long term goal. They adapt and change based on whatever environment they are put in. Nothing can keep salmon from reaching their final destination; because they are resilient…

The areas of Putah Creek within the vicinity of the university campus have been conserved to certain extents and heavily used by humans. The creek has been altered and manipulated over the past decades by humans and the alterations in the creek and nature are obvious at each of the stops of the self-guided trip. The trip featured the riparian plants in the reserves by the creek and the arboretum walkway. According to the field guide, UC Davis has been maintaining a policy of sustainability to…

In the opening scene, Scoot played by Mary Kate Olsen is a fourteen year old girl, that is learning how to be a deep water sailor. She is a very pretty girl and only five feet tall but very strong. Sully, Scoot’s older brother played by Zac Efron who. Scoot and Sully are on a sailboat off the coast off Baja California. The sky is clear, and the sun's rays danced across the water. Sully was teaching Scoot to be a good deep water sailor. Sully sent Scoot, who didn’t want to into the cabin to make…

and flora and quality of the water which flows into the Yarra River. This could result in a minute drop in quality of fauna and flora life, encouraging sediment sensitive animals to leave the area and attract sediment tolerant species. Furthermore, moderate deposition of sediment in Kestrel creek slightly hampers its ability to clean water and moderate deposition of sediment in the Yarra River decreases its quality and impacts on river…

Environmental factors that occur in Los Angeles make the area extremely vulnerable to debris flows. Because the debris flows descend into highly populated areas, the city of Los Angeles has put forth numerous efforts to control debris flows and the impact they have on housing developments. The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (now titled Sedimentation Section of the Hydraulic Division of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works) is responsible for the safety of the eight…

Beavers are most well known for their distinctive home-building that can be seen in rivers and streams. The beavers dam is built from twigs, sticks, leaves and mud and are surprisingly strong. Here the beavers can catch their food and swim in the water. Beavers are nocturnal animals existing in the forests of Europe and North America (the Canadian beaver is the most common beaver). Beavers use their large, flat shaped tails, to help with dam building and it also allows the beavers to swim at…

Hatchet Brian Robeson is a young boy stranded in the wilderness after his plane crash. Brian’s mind and body is weak in the beginning of the novel compared to the end of the novel. Brian has learned how to be wise ,mature , and resourceful during the time he has spent independently in the wilderness. His mind and body must work together , in order to be mentally and physically prepared to survive until he is rescued. Throughout the novel Brian will get creative and responsible with his ideas on…

The Rio Grande is one of the top ten at risk major rivers in the world whose waters transverse two different countries: Mexico and the United States. As any such large body of water between two large civilizations, the Rio Grande serves both as a water supply, a method to dispose of waste, and a source of dispute between the two nations in regards to regulation. The area of the river around Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, a highly populated region, unfortunately it is plagued by…

resulting in the great flood of 1913 (Williams, 2013). Though the rain would begin to fall on Easter Sunday, March 23, (And would fall for three days straight) by Monday – even after the local newspaper the Piqua Leader Dispatch reported the “Great Miami River will reach flood stage by nightfall” - those living in the lowest lying areas of the city would ignore the warnings. Why? Area historian and author Scott Trostel stated “crowds had gathered along the North Main Street levee in Piqua…

Honor-winning young-adult wilderness survival novel written by American writer Gary Paulsen. It is the first novel of five in the Hatchet series. Originally published: September 30, 1987. Series: Brian's Saga. Genre: Young adult fiction. Followed by: The River. Characters: Jim/Jake, Brian's mother, Brian's father, Brian Robeson, Terry. We don't know exactly where the story of Hatchet takes place because Brian is very, very lost. Brian's plane comes down somewhere in the North Woods, a vast area…