Ecological Restoration At This Site Essay

There is much preservation throughout this country. One that is most famous to New Jersey is the Pine Barrens. I don’t believe this bio diverse ecosystem should be developed on. This precious preservation should be saved. In these following paragraphs the author will discuss the animals involved, the plants, major parts, and the dangers facing it today.

Ecosystems can be restored by retaining and restoring the ecological sustainability of watersheds, forests, and rangelands for present and future generations.

In our Change Project, we collected a sufficient amount of data and learned information on a endangered species, the Ridgway’s Rail. This environmental issue is not very well-known, which explains the lack of help and volunteering. In this service project, our Change group went to Don Edward and help improved the habit of Ridgway’s Rail. Throughout this project, we tried to spread awareness about endangered species and find ways we can enhance their surroundings. My Change group used this opportunity to not only help prevent the extinction of Ridgway’s Rails, but also to help other species that are living in the same habitat. In order to help the Rails, we tried to figure out the reason behind the destruction of the marsh. Through an experienced volunteer, June Smith, we learned that invasive plants are the culprit of the extinction of the Ridgway’s Rails.

Lastly, one of the biggest benefits of the Wisconsin’s Managed Forest Law at the state level has been its effects on Wisconsin’s forests’ ecosystems. Within forests, the MFL has helped to provide wildlife habitat for game and threatened/ endangered species, maintain forest ecosystem health and vitality, conserve and maintain water and soil resources on and around forestland, and promote forest conservation and biological diversity (Gass 10). To help aid in creating sustainable forest environments, the Wisconsin MFL requires that landowners follow mandatory practices including: releasing trees from competing vegetation, reforesting land to meet minimum forest density standards, performing pre and post harvest treatments to insure forest regeneration,

I agree with Anderson’s idea of making use of restoration techniques used by California natives because it focuses on conservation through action rather than a “hands off” approach. The California native techniques may be useful because it can help caretakers actively participate in restoration of flora and fauna while learning about their habitat and what makes them flourish. The natives were also concerned with “a sense of respect which consequently promoted habitat heterogeneity, increased biodiversity, and a well maintained vegetation system” (Anderson 2005). If caretakers can take native management techniques and combine it with their background of sciences concerning the natural world they can come up with a whole new technique of restoration

Roughly 45% of the North East Region is agricultural land (S. Wheeler, A. Loch, A. Zuo, H. Bjornlund, 2014). The primary industry is livestock grazing, with almost half the region’s agricultural land under pasture. Although the focus has been predominantly on Livestock, increases in hops, grapes, olives and nuts have expanded within the region. As observed below (Figure 1), Broad acre cropping and Dry land Pasture are considerably higher in volume then Remnant Native Vegetation RNV and Plantations.

Transects from the third creek catchment (transects 4-6) severely lack in native biodiversity with transect 4 completely arranged with non-native plant life. This could be attributed to the fact that Fourth creek resides within a state conservation park, thus there less influence of human activity on vegetation. This region of the Adelaide hills has been preserved since colonisation however introduced plant species still grow throughout the region. The anthropogenic biome of this catchment enhances the prominence of native species, contrastingly third creek runs throughout rural settlements, including cherry and grape orchards. These factors alongside the plantation of introduced species by white settlers has fostered a reduction in native fauna and thus an increased prominence of European plant life. Native vegetation within this region is mostly restricted to eucalyptus trees. Regarding the structure of diversity within each transect, there is no major difference when comparing the third creek catchment to the fourth creek catchment. Transects 1 and 5 consists of a large variety of plant layers, from large trees to ground cover. Conversely, transect 2 and 6 comprises of mostly lower-ground vegetation with a lack of large bushes or trees. The diversity of vegetation fluctuated throughout each creek, making results in

The Southwestern Grady Oak Savanna includes exotic, non-savanna species, and high tree density areas. By restoring this unit, we would be dealing immediately with one of the most complicated parts of the restoration project and end up with a bigger area of oak savanna (compared to alternative one), once this unit connects with the northern part of the West Knoll. Considering Bur Oak distribution in the unit, tree planting wouldn’t be necessary and efforts would have to focus on invasive, non-savannas and some savanna species removal and most likely grasses and forbs planting. As a result, this alternative would require a bigger amount of resources and time, but the outcomes would be more significant from a restoration perspective. One disadvantage of this alternative could be the effect it would have in the public. As mentioned before, drastic changes are not always welcomed and changing the aesthetics of a big area could create some

With the funds I purchased nearly two hundred trees, a mixture of red-osier dogwood shrubs, sandbar willow, and beaked willow trees. In September, I assembled a team of a dozen volunteers and we planted, watered, and mulched the saplings along the creekbed in our community. Rejuvenation of the health of the riparian area will take place over time, since a significant amount of time has not yet passed, there is no visible change in the strength of the creekbank. New diversity in the Wolf Creek area and the strength that the trees will bring to stop soil erosion will increase as time passes and help stop the environmental decay of the riparian area that do affect communities heavily in the overall environmental health, wildlife habitat, and the natural filtration of chemicals before they enter water

Munro grew up in town of Wingham in southern Ontario. She remembers the days when she was young and the town was full of nature and beautiful sites to view. When she went to British Colombia she longed for Ontario landscape. After fifteen years when she came back to Ontario the land had changed .she looked around to see any beautiful landscape and found none. Most land had been used to build schools and hospital. People had fenced their lands and trespassing was not allowed. She couldn’t cut through lands without owner’s permission as before. The river and streams that had clean water for animals to drink and humans to swim, had been choked with various kinds of algae and water plants over stimulated by fertilizers flowing from the fields.

The 100,000 acres of watershed protected by the Ko’olau Mountains Watershed Partnership serve as an invaluable resource. Without the support of the Partnership, this amazing natural resource could be in imminent danger from a variety of threats. Conserving our forests enables us to preserve the water supply that we depend on, so actively working to sustain that supply by protecting the forests is in the best interest of everyone who resides in or visits this paradise on earth. Through the efforts of the Ko’olau Mountains Watershed Partnership, we are able to maintain the delicate balance needed to ensure the longevity of the watershed of the Ko’olau Mountains.

The Reef catchments descriptively portray the community’s perspective and views on natural resource management in the area and what their values are. Their vision is made clear.

As the Premier of Ontario, I have finally made the decision about the forests of Temagami. By going through everybody’s needs and wants, I have decided that not the old growth pine forests but instead, the regular forest trees are the ones that are going to be cut down for Temagami’s economy. Since cutting down no trees is not an option, the best choice left is to let our old growth trees live. Old growth forests are home to more than half of the world’s red and white pine trees. Only a tiny fraction of these forests is left and if we keep on cutting them down, we are going to lose them all. Those trees are already suffering because of the wild weather conditions in that region. Also, this way, we can leave the regular forests for the loggers

I am writing to you in regard to the Bridger -Teton National Forest. It is “the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 United States. Offering nearly 1.2 million acres of designated Wilderness, over 3,000 miles of road and trail and thousands of miles of unspoiled rivers and streams.” (USDA Forest Service)

The reserve is surrounded by highly modified landscapes dominated by intensive agricultural and horticultural land use. Common land use for surrounding areas include the growing of cereal crops, grapes and citrus (DOC Gray's Bush. n.d).