Watershed

Governed by both statute and regulation, the DAS includes the management framework required to implement all policies and principles. Decision points and milestones throughout the DAS process provide necessary watersheds to supervise and manage the acquisition process. These watersheds require specific achievements in order to proceed to the next phase and thus facilitate decision-making. Additionally, recognized as a key principle of the DAS, acquisition categories define programs according…

Eurasian Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a 14cm long “Demersal; potamodromous fish that can live up to 11 years. “Originally, minnows were spread because fishermen used them as live bait for catching species like brown trout (Salmo trutta), Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), perch (Perca fluviatilis) and pike (Exos lucius) (Huitfeldt-Kaas 1918). This practice is considered to be the main reason for most introductions throughout the 1900s. However, minnows have also been accidentally introduced in…

Point source: Built in or settled pollutant discharge facilities. In other words, single and identifiable source of pollution. For example, industrial wastes or certain chemicals such as mercury can be discharged from industrial discharge pipes to rivers or lakes. Waste disposal pipes can be another example. Non-point source: Release of potential pollutants from a range of activities without a single or definite source. Agricultural facilities can be considered as non-point sources. Stormwater…

controls can be introduced – which is coming – it’s just that by the time we get them here it might be too late if we don’t act quickly. In a meeting sponsored by the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) held at the Naples Village Hall on December 5th, analyst, Steve Lewandowski, from the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Alliance, Cornell University entomologist, Mark Whitmore, Edith Davy from the Ontario County Soil & Water Conservation Service, Jim Engel from White Oak Nursery and a local…

Background Facts • Lake Ontario provides drinking water to 9 million people. • More Canadians live in the Lake Ontario watershed than any other watershed in the country. • Lake Ontario never completely freezes because it is so deep. • Lake Ontario is one of the 5 Great Lakes, which comprise 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. • Lake Ontario is the 14th largest lake in the world. • Water from the Great Lakes flows through Lake Ontario, before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean • Lake Ontario is…

In 2009, it became evident that we needed a new agreement that would be more efficient. This is when the Watershed agreement came into existence. This agreement consisted of ten different goals: the sustainable fishers goal, vital habitats goal, water quality goal, toxic contaminants goal, healthy watersheds goal, climate resiliency goal, land conservation goal, stewardship goal, public access goal, and environmental literacy goal.…

The Sally Anne task is a classic false belief experiment which determines theory of mind (ToM) in children. It involves the child being seated behind a desk opposite the experimenter; on the desk are two dolls, which are named as Sally and Anne. The dolls are introduced to the child. The experimenter proceeds to describe a make believe scenario which involves Sally putting a marble in her basket and then leaving the room. Whilst she is unable to observe, Anne takes the marble from the basket…

The American Civil War is renowned as a watershed event in United States history – without doubt, nothing was ever the same after its conclusion. While the war sorrowfully pitted countrymen by birth against one another, the optimist would trust that their blood was not spilt in vain. As a result of the conflict, the nation's unthinkably evil practice of slavery was at last abolished, and out of the deadliest war in American history emerged the possibility for a virtuous future. However, although…

On the east coast of Virginia lies the Chesapeake Bay, is a 200-mile estuary that stretches from Havre De Grace Maryland to Norfolk Virginia with its own very unique and delicate ecosystem. One ongoing issue that faces the Bay is the harvesting of the oyster reefs. 1 Oysters are natural filters and one oyster can filter an average of 50 gallons of water a day. In this delicate ecosystem oysters offers habitat and food to other sea creatures. The oyster industry has played an important role in…

the last several years research has proven that fish, shellfish, and crabs in the Virginia and Maryland bays and rivers have shown positive for containing harmful toxins (Horton, 2003). Since the bay runs throughout six states: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, many people on the east coast are affected each year. One of the thousands of pathogens affecting humans throughout the bay is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as ALS. When ALS enters in…