Temperate rainforest

If the name Headwaters Forest Preserve does not ring a bell, you might recall Julia Butterfly Hill, who spent 738 days between 12/10/1997 and 12/18/1999 in the tree affectionately known as "Luna," to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down. Pacific Lumber had been bought by Maxxam Corp., and they were clear cutting everything in sight to pay off the bonds they sold to buy this forest. Pacific Lumber, which had been doing sustainable logging for generations, suddenly became an…

3.5 to 7 billion trees get chopped down each year. Humans have been destroying the environment for years, only now we are finally coming to the consequences of our actions. The only way to protect the environment is for people to take responsibility for their own lifestyle. The Lorax is a playful, enthusiastic movie that helps show the importance of keeping the environment healthy. The movie, The Lorax, depicts global and ethical citizenship because it had symbolism that can help the audience…

The Loggers should be allowed to continue to cut trees down in the rainforest. The three reasons on why they should continue are that: logging has the ability to benefit the environment, clear-cutting also has the ability to be good for the environment, logging provides useful materials for both building and fuel. Loggers do have the ability to choose how many trees they cut down. Loggers can also choose the amount of clear-cutting they do. Loggers also Firstly, Logging does benefit the…

Brazil also holds Christ the Redeemer, which is a huge statue built by brazilians. Brazil's covers a big variety of land which affects the climate. Although Brazil is known to be a very tropical country. The southern part of brazil is cool and stops temperate lands. Most of Brazil's big cities are on the banks of rivers or the Atlantic coast. Brazil has a large rain forest which is located all over the north central portions of Brazil. The rain forest produces timber, rubber, and Brazil nuts…

PBL #1: Evolve a Primate! Species Name: Crescens ignis Common Name: Fire Crescent Monkey Geographic Distribution: Crescens ignis are native to regions in the heart of the Amazon’s tropical rainforests. They live in highly arboreal where there are seasonal changes in rainfall and temperatures. According to Fragaszy (1950), with such a highly arboreal area these monkeys are able to “use all levels from the canopy to the understory, going to the ground to drink, forage or travel” (p. 1). These…

I have been mowing the lawn for a long while now, but this is the time where I stop mowing the lawn. I can see many reasons why you need me to mow the lawn, but there are other people in our family that can mow the lawn as well. There are also many casualties that may come along with mowing the lawn. So I believe that I should not have to mow the lawn. There are many reasons why I should not mow the lawn. First of all, I am a busy man. You cannot expect me to mow the lawn for forty-five…

The Industries Experiment on the Planet I spent time in several locations: a natural forest, a clear cut, and a plantation. Within these spaces, the five bodily senses; sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste, helped to identify how each location felt overall. With all the raw data collected, further analysis will take place using information obtained in class time. Furthermore, ideas will be applied to the three locations and a lengthy analysis of the course content will be applied to everyday…

According to FAO, poverty and overpopulation are believed to be the main indirect causes of forest loss. As population grows the demand for food also increases. With growth in population, more people means more food and space requirement whereby more land for agriculture and habitation are required resulting in more clearing of forests. However, overpopulation is not a problem exclusive to Third World countries. Any individual in an industrialized country is more likely to consume in the order…

Most threats facing animals and plants at present can be linked to human influences. Habitat destruction is the greatest contributor to the extinction of species. Human actions which threaten biodiversity can be divided into two categories, deliberate actions and unintentional actions. Many habitats for example, swamps, wetlands, forests and other habitats get destroyed for human consumption and industrial gain. By destroying habitats, many different animals face death because they no longer…

for timber, paper pulp, charcoal and fuel, because they have short rotation period and they have advantages in competing for light, nutrients and water resources over native plants (Li et al., 2014; Nguyen et al., 2014; Chaudhary et al., 2016). In temperate and boreal zones, Populus are planted to provide shelter, protect soil and water resources, and sometimes produce wood fuel. For Salix species, they can be used as potential bioenergy crops (Brown, 2000). According to Chaudhary et al. (2016),…