Watershed

The Arroyo Seco Watershed is located in Southern California in which its water sources come from precipitation, imported water (the Eastern Sierra Nevada, the Colorado River, and the Sacramento River), and the Raymond Basin (Brick 2003). The water budget created for the Arroyo Seco Watershed was developed using a spreadsheet model that included data available for precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and…

If I were in charge of managing an urban watershed like Hoy Creek, I would make it mandatory to have a healthy, wide enough, and diverse surrounding riparian area, with frequent check-ins and maintenance to ensure its best condition. Correspondingly, there would be strictly preserved areas, where…

Strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum Sabine, is valued by the general public of Hawaii for its ornamental characteristics and fruit, which is frequently prepared into jams, jellies, juices, cakes, and pastries. However, due to false advertising and commercialization, guava as well as coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples are seen as icons of Hawaii, yet they aren’t native to Hawaii. Even though these species aren’t native to Hawaii, coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples do…

Many people used to call Lake Elsinore “Lake Smellsinore”. There are water skiers, boats, wind surfers, and swimmers (Stienstra 429). All of that activity can bring a lot of DNA and proteins into the water. By testing water samples from various parts of Lake Elsinore, for quality of DNA and protein, one can determine where the highest concentration of life exists. What is DNA? DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is in all living things. Most cells in the human body have the same DNA…

The initiative was funded from the proceeds of Feast in the Forest held by Kolopore Springs and the Ontario Trillium Grant which was won by BMWT. The objective was to educate on environmental issues and watershed health, so landowners would be capable to recognize areas on their property in need of restoration. These areas could be thin forest lines, degrading buffers, and erosion along streambanks. Over the course of six months, members of BMWT and the Silver…

This factor is used to express the effect of vegetation cover of the watersheds. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) it is one of the most commonly used methods to determine the C-factor. In this study, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data (period 2017) generated by Satellite Landsat 8. with…

The Dwarf Wedge Mussel is a small freshwater mussel once found in locations from North Caroline to New Brunswick with 70 population locations. However, in recent decades the population of mussels has shrunk to approximately 20 locations in eight watersheds. As filter feeders, mussels are significant to water systems by helping to maintain water quality, stabilize substrates, decrease erosion, and add to habitat complexity. Dwarf Wedge Mussels are most often found in small streams to large…

potential (Trout Unlimited 11/11/2015). The founders of Trout Unlimited (TU) shared an appreciation for Michigan’s quiet streams of trout and made it their mission to “conserve, protect, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds” for future generations to come (Trout Unlimited…

Stormwater runoff brings many problems besides polluting the Bay. It causes a chain reaction of negative events such as killing the native life in the watershed, causing diseases in humans, polluting the air, and loss to the economy. It’s more than simply making the water look repulsive. Stormwater runoff hurts the Bay, and there are simple everyday actions citizens can do to benefit to the Bay. The government can only do so much to protect the Bay. Citizens can build ourselves, volunteer, and…

main characters, Ruth from Small Great Things and Thomas from A Walk Across the Sun. Both characters grow and develop throughout their respective novels. Their personal growth and development are due to three factors: family and external parties, watershed events and the justice system. In many ways the character of Ruth and Thomas are very similar, both are hardworking, extremely driven in their careers and enjoy the work they do. The parents of Ruth and Thomas play a large role in their…