Case Study: The Logan County Conservation District

To begin with, getting a new learning experience and I mean being able to work with livestock and machinery. Being able to see what farmers deal with when it comes to weather, pest, and harvest time. I have learned that the FFA has been around for over 50 years. The FFA has had people that are famous like Johnny Cash. I also

Providence Canyon should become a national park, but the federal government thinks otherwise. I believe that it should become a national park because it has an environment that you can not see anywhere else in Georgia besides at this canyon. This canyon was formed long ago by old time farming methods which would not be fully developed for another 100 years or

Growing up on a family farm in rural South Dakota, I never considered myself different from any other farm kid. At the age of eight, I joined the local 4-H club. Through my ten years of membership, I have participated in many differing project areas from showing beef calves to visual arts and everything in between. Through my many failures, I learned from my mistakes taking numerous best of show awards at county fair and finding success at state fair. 4-H has also given me the opportunity to become more involved in my community through local, county, and statewide community service projects. 4-H sparked my interest in agriculture.

The field trip was educational and informational. I would like to thank the BGMS staff and nature experts for making this trip possible. Outdoor education is important because we need to know how to help, protect, and restore our rivers. Field trips are important because they give you information and education with a hands on

I am interested in the Maine Rural AmeriCorps Outdoor Adventure position that was advertised on OutdoorEd.com. This position combines my love of nature and educating people, especially children, in an outdoor setting where everyone can experience and learn about the world around us. The Midcoast Conservancy is wonderful organization that connects people to place and place to people via

The taxes we pay go towards making the state better as a whole. The county commission is there to make sure our taxes are not wasted. If we have more parks and attractions more tourists will come and that will create more stores. The more stores the more jobs and jobs help make West Virginia the best it can be. If the county commission can create jobs, then more people can support their families.

OTHER BUSINESS: Commissioner Everett referred to the last Commissioner’s meeting discussion regarding Harcatus Tri County Community Action’s request for the use of three parking spaces in the Fair Avenue parking lot. Commissioner Everett has spoken with Jane Clay, Executive Assistant/Park Coordinator and Ms. Clay believes the parking lot is probably full. Commissioner Everett said the county needs to resolve the issue of the four spaces formerly used by Tischbein State Farm before they can proceed with the request from Harcatus. Commissioner Everett asked if there is a list of county employees that park in the Fair Avenue lot. Commissioner Abbuhl said the county employees have a choice of which lot (Fair or Front Ave.) they park in. There are not assigned spots for county employees, but Ms. Clay said there are several spots assigned for county departmental use. Commissioner Everett would like an inventory of how many spaces the county has in both lots and how many spaces are used by county

The environment of Jackson County is a mix of urban and rural areas. The downtown areas of the cities have been restored and mostly historical buildings. These buildings house a variety of restaurants, bars, and small businesses. The homes near the downtown areas are mix of homes that have been restored or are in need of repair. The larger, newer homes are in the outlying areas. The homes in Jackson County are overall well maintained with landscaping, which includes trees, shrubs, and flowers. The homes in the area have a mix of heating sources such as wood, electric or gas. The county would be considered rural. There are large farms, vineyards, and orchards between each city. Some of the cities are in rural mountainous areas. The newer neighborhoods have incorporated parks within their subdivisions. These parks have playgrounds and walking paths. These common areas appear to be open to everyone.

Being involved in an agricultural background has given me an edge in school because it has taught me how to study intensely and never give up. As I helped with raising livestock and growing vegetables, my interest in FFA grew. Involvement in FFA helped develop my communication and problem solving skills. Farming traditions, such as living skills, has provided me with individual commitment and diversity.

Kings city conservation area has been donated to Seneca college by a family. The is covered with dense trees and huge lake. Variety of outdoor recreational activities have been offered by the management looking after the area.

To me, Case Western Reserve University symbolizes everything that an individual could, and should, want to be a part of. World-renowned academic excellence, top notch facilities, and an unmatched commitment to its students are all things that make Case Western Reserve University a dream institution. For the longest, the only thing I knew about Case was its undergraduate programs. As I was getting ready to apply undergraduate programs, I received numerous brochures and letters from the institution filled with information. In the end, I decided to stay closer to home for family reasons.

Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife with permanent protection as conservation lands.

Since Delaware Valley Resource Recovery facility is located in Chester, you expect Covanta to mainly be burning their waste, but in reality only 1.5% is Chester’s waste. “Covanta thrives on making Chester the burning ground for waste from Delaware Country, Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and many other states” (“Chester Environmental Justice”). Using trains to carry trash from New York City, they want to increase the rate from 200,000 tons per year to 500,000 tons per year. I believe Covanta took control over the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery facility because it was a “divide-and-conquer strategy” located near “political boundaries such as the border between two cities. By locating on the boundary between two cities rather than in the

1. From the economic analysis provided by PC b, Envision Alachua definitely appears to be an appetizing approach to utilizing Alachua County’s property. PC b states that conservation easements are “likely to provide tens of millions of dollars of value to the public in the form of forest ecosystem services” (pp 18).One of the goals of the Envision plan is to provide Alachua with recreation, aesthetics, and cultural use through 23, 216 acres of conversation easement while also addressing the rivalry of those goals with resources management and private use. While conservation will diminish resource utilization for private use, PC b goes on to state that between $18.2 and 72.8 million is valued for the services of timber, carbon sequestration, and water quality, thus increasing natural resource common pool goods. Regardless, even If these areas are protected from pure private use, the county is still saving money long term as they will not have to invest in water quality initiatives or carbon reduction. Additionally, the potential for public benefit is even acknowledged in the dissenting SP B article, in the form of jobs for surrounding areas which can also be seen as a Common Pool good. All in all, at the surface, Envision Alachua seems like a promising plan that balances public and private wants to effectively manage and conserve land through economic development, natural resource preservation, and secondary uses such as residential areas.

Environmental conservation, particularly waste diversion, is an important social problem for the reason that it not only affects people but the planet as a whole. The shocking reality is that the United States produces the greatest amount of waste in the world, while it only makes up five percent of the overall world population as stated in “Recycle Across America” (as cited by Worldwatch Institute). When people think of Colorado, they probably tend to think of its capital Denver, however, when I think of Colorado, I think of the city Boulder due to its zero waste initiatives. Boulder is leading the initiative to recycle and reduce waste while Denver is the big city and capital of Colorado and it only has a diversion rate of nearly twenty percent (“We Are Zero Waste,” 2017). This means that less than twenty percent of used products are composted or recycled while the other eighty plus percent goes to landfill. Boulder is leading the initiative with a diversion rate of thirty-nine percent as of 2015 and has a company called Eco-Cycle and other companies similar which handle recycling and volunteer at events throughout Colorado to make events a green event (“We Are Zero Waste,” 2017). Based on the Factfinder Census, it is important to note that there are a few key reasons as to why Denver has a lower waste diversion rate than Boulder. To elaborate, Denver has an estimated 2016 population of 693,060 while Boulder has only an estimated population of 322,226 (United States