Wetland

channel erosion, pollution, and flooding to avoid adverse impact on land and water resources. Unregulated activities such as dredging, dumping, and filling were putting the remaining wetlands in danger. In 1970, the Tidal Wetlands Act was established to limit the construction and development action in tidal wetlands. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System authorized that federal property owners consider renovation designs that include alterations to existing small ponds and other…

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…

There are several Early Childhood Model programs that recognize the critical importance of educational experiences during the early years. Montessori schools are just one of the programs that produce short-and long-term positive effects on children’s cognitive and social development. The Montessori Method of education was developed by Dr. Maria Montessori. This program is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children. Montessori Method has been verified…

Currently, the species in the wetlands may be able to breed with those in the pond, however, after the construction of the road, species in the wetland on the upper side of the road will not be able to breed with those in the pond if they are not able to cross the road safely. Ecological speciation may occur, which is when divergent natural…

Gold has served as a sort of international monetary system dating all the way back to the first forms of trade and bartering. Gold has and will continue to have a profound impact on the world currencies (Allen). Recognizing the importance of gold people have been quick to collect as much gold as possible, as shown as the California Gold Rush. Before the gold rush in the West, South Carolina was home to one of the largest gold mines in the Southeast, Haile Gold Mine. Gold mining at Haile has…

of nutrients leading to salinity and even eutrophication. Which has caused deaths of fish and birds. As well as embryo defects to the fish residents of the Salton Sea. Making the Salton Sea a death trap instead of a safe substitution of the past wetlands. 2. Lake Cahuilla differs from the Salton Sea in the fact that it wasn’t man made. It naturally filled the Coachella, Imperial, and Mexicali valleys of southeastern California and northeastern Baja California during the centuries prior to…

The relevance or importance of environmental issues that are affecting populations locally and worldwide is growing and creating problems. Climate change, population growth, pollution, fossil fuels, alternative energy sources and many others are having an impact in our lives. Governments are implementing laws and policies aiming to reduce adverse impact to the environments. Scientists are busy studying and collecting data, new students enroll every year to study the environmental sciences. This…

Vernal Pools Vernal pools are wetlands that are being covered by shallow water, during different seasons example from spring to winter. The sizes of vernal pools vary hugely in size, from small lakes to deep to shallow lakes. They are usually found in grasslands in Northeastern and Midwestern states that has a Mediterranean climates. Under the Vernal pools, bedrock or a hard clay soil could be found. That helps the water to be in place. Vernal Pools are also a home for many aquatic, and land…

natural resources and cultural heritage,” as stated in its mission statement. Initially, they “had seen two other wildlife refuges in the area deteriorate” and considering the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data presented in 1987, a total of 82% of wetlands were lost. (Ethics of Dissent pg. 28) The Nevada Four decided to take action. However, attempting to discuss the relying issue within their organization was not pragmatic, because the “U.S.…

interfere. Even the Supreme Court couldn’t do anything about it. In the case of Sackett v. EPA (2011) examined a citizen right to question the EPA's authority. When a couple wanted to build a home near a wetland. The EPA told them couldn’t build the house because they were too close to the wetland, and building a home would disrupt the local ecosystem. The couple owned the property and sought legal actions to overturn the EPA decision. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the couple…