It was very hard to find an article that I found interesting enough to report about. I find environmental issues in the news most of the time to be very dry, lacking luster and one sided on the issue that they are trying to report on. Also most of the articles on environmental issues were hard to understand without a lot of background knowledge However I finally found something !
The Unite Nations meet recently to take smaller steps in addressing climate issues. Last year at the year's meeting in Copenhagen they began talking about how they were going to put a stop the carbon emission problems and deal with the fact that we are living in a warming world.
In the meeting the representatives from each country were coming together to discuss deforestation and coming up with agreement on financing and monitoring measures would preserve forests.
What I really enjoyed reading about was the steps they are taking for clean energy it made me think about the trips we took in to ECHO. They are trying to find ways to inform poor countries in ways to improve their lives .
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-11-23-cancun23_ST_N.htm
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Invasive species and Pythons Oh my !
At the beginning of my colloquium class I knew for a fact animals are not my favorite things to be around, I mean unless it is a cute little puppy please refrain from having it around me. The more I enjoy my colloquium class the more I realize things about myself. I am beginning to appreciate different things about the natural world. However there is still a lot for me to learn.
Recently in class we talked about invasive and exotic species of animals and plants. Until this point I just classified all animals that I saw in Florida as native to the state because there is an abundance of those animals. The Melaleuca is a pest, especially in the Everglades and surrounding areas, where the trees grow into immense forests, virtually eliminating all other vegetation, takes all of the nutrients from the soil and has an extensive root system that harms the other native plants. I was told while my class went on the nature trail that the people whom are working in getting rid of this invasive species cut the tree and drip some sort of dye on the plant to insure that it is dead. All invasive plants are usually brought over to the state from travelers on boats or people let pets free in the wild. I feel that something needs to be done to inform people about the damages that they are doing by letting animals free and planting exotic trees and flowers. If people are more informed the problem may cease to exist. Educating people can help the environment immensely.
In watching the PowerPoint about the Python, I was extremely frightened about the power that this animal can have. The larger the snake the more damage it can do and the more it fit in its mouth! It’s very scary to think that this animal can be in the yard of a Floridian and could possibly devour a full size adult.
Recently in class we talked about invasive and exotic species of animals and plants. Until this point I just classified all animals that I saw in Florida as native to the state because there is an abundance of those animals. The Melaleuca is a pest, especially in the Everglades and surrounding areas, where the trees grow into immense forests, virtually eliminating all other vegetation, takes all of the nutrients from the soil and has an extensive root system that harms the other native plants. I was told while my class went on the nature trail that the people whom are working in getting rid of this invasive species cut the tree and drip some sort of dye on the plant to insure that it is dead. All invasive plants are usually brought over to the state from travelers on boats or people let pets free in the wild. I feel that something needs to be done to inform people about the damages that they are doing by letting animals free and planting exotic trees and flowers. If people are more informed the problem may cease to exist. Educating people can help the environment immensely.
In watching the PowerPoint about the Python, I was extremely frightened about the power that this animal can have. The larger the snake the more damage it can do and the more it fit in its mouth! It’s very scary to think that this animal can be in the yard of a Floridian and could possibly devour a full size adult.
Journal 8 CorkScrew Swamp
Going to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary was a very intersesting and enlightening experience. It is always a pleasure to find out about things that happened in history in my local environment; I got a lot out of it. It made me envision the around the time period of ‘A Land Remembered’, and what the MacIvey family had to walk though to get the other side of the state of Florida.
Even before walking across the boardwalk I gained more of an understanding of the history about Southwest Florida area. Women’s fashion during that early time period led to the land being protected if you think about it, the amount of plume birds that were killed led to people taking interest in the area and led to the birds being protected.
I especially enjoyed my time when we entered the Cypress swamp and began to gaze at the huge Bald Cypress Trees. To think these trees have been there more than 500 hundred years and if all goes well and we continue to improve the way we treat the environment they shall be there for many years to come.
The Anhinga bird was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen in my life! It was sitting perched up in a tree and with its wings opened slight spanned. Out of nowhere it dive under the water to catch its lunch, it was the most beautiful thing in the world. It could have come out of a movie!
Another cool thing about the Corkscrew Swamp was as we were leaving I got to witness a mother Alligator and her twenty babies gators sun bathing. It was an experience I will never forget , that I will hopefully tell my children about.
Even before walking across the boardwalk I gained more of an understanding of the history about Southwest Florida area. Women’s fashion during that early time period led to the land being protected if you think about it, the amount of plume birds that were killed led to people taking interest in the area and led to the birds being protected.
I especially enjoyed my time when we entered the Cypress swamp and began to gaze at the huge Bald Cypress Trees. To think these trees have been there more than 500 hundred years and if all goes well and we continue to improve the way we treat the environment they shall be there for many years to come.
The Anhinga bird was the most amazing thing that I have ever seen in my life! It was sitting perched up in a tree and with its wings opened slight spanned. Out of nowhere it dive under the water to catch its lunch, it was the most beautiful thing in the world. It could have come out of a movie!
Another cool thing about the Corkscrew Swamp was as we were leaving I got to witness a mother Alligator and her twenty babies gators sun bathing. It was an experience I will never forget , that I will hopefully tell my children about.
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