Salmon run

The book This Republic of Suffering illustrates the great deal of hardship the American Civil War brought upon not only the soldiers fighting the battles along with the generals and political officials at the front of the war but also how the civilians were affected. The book shows how people of this time dealt with death and how the death of so many young soldiers would change their lives forever. It is evident after reading this book that the war brought many struggles that the American people…

In the winter of 1924 and 1925, there lived a sled dog by the name of Balto. This dog was made famous by the 1995 animated Disney film, entitled Balto. However, most people do not know the true depth of Balto’s story, which rightfully includes a number of other teams that also helped in this grand adventure. In December of 1924, the first case of diphtheria appeared in a two year old Inuit boy, but it was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis because of the lack of family history, or anyone in the area…

Kuskokwim mountain ranges, which can be some of the most difficult parts of the race (Harris 17). The Alaskan village of Nikolai is the first native village that a musher will pass through (Brown 30). Many of the checkpoints that mushers pass through are run by families and volunteers in the area (Brown 20). Some mushers will stay at checkpoints longer than others because they will have to take a required 24-hour break and two eight hour breaks at some point in the race (Doyle 15).…

tragedy that war really was. This process of capturing the realities of war required a lot of trial and error, as combat had never been attempted to be photographed before. This process began with a rocky start, photographing the First Battle of Bull Run, did not go exactly as Brady had hoped, he was unable to capture any real battle scenes and in the commotion of the Union retreat he was not really able to capture the reality of the battle 's aftermath. Slowly but surely Brady was able to…

The book The Killer Angels by Micheal Shaara is about the battle of Gettysburg and attempts to convey the historical event by presenting it in a fashion that feels fictional, but is based on documents and letters that were set around that time. The book covers the event through the eyes of different confederate and union officers, and is told in such a way that you feel sympathetic to the characters because you can see their panic, and the decision making process that each officer uses. This…

major battle of the Union and Confederate Armies, but it was also the Union’s first loss. The battle took place on 21 July 1861 and it referred as the battle of Manassas, however, became known as the Battle of the Bull Run due to meander stream where the battle took placed named Bull Run. It is important to point out that the battle was in repercussion from the attack of the Confederates Armies at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 near Charlestown South Carolina, “this is known as the beginning of…

of the salmon ladders is that it allows the salmon to be able to get to parts of the river they wouldn’t have had gotten to otherwise. Another advantage to the salmon ladders is that scientists can use them to judge how strong the salmon numbers are for a particular breed during a certain time of year. A disadvantage to salmon ladders is that sometimes they are only designed for certain breeds of salmon. Another disadvantage to the salmon ladders is that they only work for the adult salmon to go…

other predators. If these dams don’t have a way for fish to bypass them it won’t just effect that population of salmon, trout etcetera the impact would ripple out into the entire ecosystem for example the salmon is a keystone specie that means that they have a major impact on the environment in how other species live and need them to survive, when salmon spawn such as in the famous salmon run in Alaska many predatory species like bears and large…

Californianus Californianus are known as the California sea lions one out of the two species found in the washington state. The columbia river salmon and steelhead are facing a serious threat of extinction due to the sea lions since 2002, the salmon and steelhead population have been decreasing over the years and many are worried about the extinction of the salmon and steelhead. The population of the california sea lions has been increasing since the 1980’s in which the population was 300,000…

Most of California’s water comes from a few rivers. Some of rivers have their own benefits. California should invest money in restoring the San Joaquin River. With the restoration of the river along will come farmers get water, more crop growing, and salmon increase. The San Joaquin River restoration plan will be a benefit to all farmers. Although farmers may lose 20% of their water, but water districts will capture more water from flood years and save it for dry years.(Weintraub paragraph 8)…