Lake Samish Association : Lake Samish Association

Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine whether there has been a change in the overall water quality of the Lake Tarpon Basin, and if so, whether the quality has improved or worsened. The variables that will determine whether the quality has changed are: nutrients (phosphates and nitrates) and dissolved oxygen (DO). The expected changes are lower dissolved oxygen levels (from the already low levels), higher nitrogen levels (from the already high nitrogen levels), and the state qualifications still are not met for nutrients and dissolved oxygen (Levy, Flock, Burnes, Myers, Weed, River 2010). This topic relates to environmental management because the changes in water quality would be due to pollution, which relates to the question “How does human activity lead to the pollution of water stores?” The hypothesis that will be tested is that Lake Tarpon’s water quality will have worsened since the last measurements by Levy, Flock, Burnes, Myers, Weed, and Rivera in 2010.

I will never forget the first time I stepped foot into the Boundary Waters. It was February of 2016, a brutally cold weekend but one I will hold with me forever. My family and I took a day trip away from Camp Menogyn to go visit Rose Falls, one of the only waterfalls in Minnesota located in the Boundary Waters. When my mom told me we would be within park limits, I was ecstatic. Growing up, I heard stories from my parents and sister about the adventures they’d encountered in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. I felt so excited for my first experience.

Some people may not rent nor live on the lake but simply choose to visit. Senior Devin Craig hung out with friends all summer until the flood that dried up the lake. For those six years, he never payed a visit.

     Keeping the pollution to a minimal isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. The major water pollutants are chemical, biological, or physical materials that

On October 8th, 2015 I went to the Conodoguinet Creek with the rest of my 8-orange team. The main thing we were doing there was testing the level of water pollution. Before we arrived there we had to make a hypothesis stating whether or not we thought the water was polluted. Knowing a little bit about the creek and looking back on past years data, I stated in my hypothesis that I thought the water was polluted. While we were there, they had us do other activities that helped us determine the pollution level and helped us learn more about the creek. In total we did three stations to get all the information we needed to be positive about our statement on the level of pollution. We accomplished finding critters, testing the pollution levels, and testing the velocity of the surface water in one day.

It’s almost as if you are swimming in beer. My favorite thing about the lake is that the lake floor is pure sand. I hate going into a lake and having bottom be all mucky. The sand floor of Big Sandy feels wonderful on the feet, and this is where the name Big Sandy came from. The lake also has beautiful shorelines. Most often the shores lead into sloping hills full of trees, but there are a few areas with natural sand beaches that stretch for hundreds of yards. Wildlife is always in abundance at Big Sandy. Everything from bears, deer (which I have actually seen swimming in the lake on a couple of occasions, to huge eagles, hawks, and turkey vultures. Fishing is also excellent for most kinds of fish in Minnesota, and there are some big uns in there as well (just last summer I saw a huge Northern Pike sticking its head out of the water).

More than 24 billion gallons of untreated sewage waste and storm water are pumped into the lakes annually. Pollution is increasing as well, due to the cottage development, where people enjoy spending their summers relaxing. For many years, the lake habitats have been affected by pollution and habitat destruction. The market for fish is tremendous; so much so, that we have depleted our fishing resources, and have had to market on invasive species.

Onondaga Lake has brought many things to this area.One of them being getting polluted as said in Document 1. The sewage was dumped into onondaga creek, whichs happens to lead into the lake. That is one of the factors that has increased the pollution. It was the simplest and closest way to dispose of the waste. There was about 55 years of dumping into the lake. In Document 2 the industry Solvay Process Company quickly took its place in the salt city industry alongside the lake. The company helped pollute the lake because they were a main company that dumped into the lake with their sewage.The

“the bass has become America's favorite gamefish” (Homer). This is good news and bad news. This could be bad for fishermen because there will be more competition and more boats that pollute the water. “Continuous noise and waves intrude on bass fishing enjoyment” (Homer). This is a result of overfishing and over population, sometimes lakes get over fished because of their reputation for having big fish. Then people from around the world come to fish in it and are disappointed because there is tons of other people already there. “It also spawned the national movement to return bass for others to enjoy catching — especially the lunkers” (homer). Sometimes when lots of people fish the same lake they fish in it for different reasons, for example some people keep the bass they catch to eat and if done enough that can be bad for the population.” All of these are examples of how or why lakes can be

Every summer for the past few years, I have been constantly on the gorgeous glittering waters of Lake Allatoona. I have experienced everything from boating to tubing and even jumping off of double decker docks. It’s hard to say goodbye to the waters for another year until Memorial Day. Even though I only see a small but beautiful portion of Lake Allatoona, the “Tri-State Water Wars” are still a large problem for this blossoming community surrounding Lake Allatoona.

A new lake, one that was in all respects mini Lake Powell. With Red Sand Stone cliffs, and beautiful red sand beaches this new lake had all of the qualities of Lake Powell. In Addition to the lake there are massive sand dunes that attracted 4-wheelers, Jeepers, Campers, and Hikers. In short all kinds of people were flocking to the New Park that was closer to St George than the 2.5 Hour Drive to the much Larger Lake Powell. Quickly a few problems surfaced, the largest of which was trash. People would bring sack lunches or dinners to the lake and enjoy them on the sandy beach, but when it came time to leave the sac they brought it in broke and they would often leave the trash on the beach. The Park struggled to manage the problem, Paid Staff and Volunteers where brought in multiple times a week to try to clean the beaches. This is where my Eagle Project came

Located in Coos Bay, Oregon, lies the Coquille Indian Tribe standing strong with over 1,000 members situated on 7,043 acres of land. This group of native americans derived from a, “mispronounced or misunderstood native word that described the river along which our forebears lived or some particular physical attribute of the surrounding estuary environment,” (Tribal Heritage). Not to mention, that’s exactly what this tribe is about, settling on low valleys of the Coos and river waters. As can be seen, the Coquilles are a very distinctive group of native americans due to their unique living styles.

On the far Northern border of Dundee Wisconsin, a small Scout Camp was founded in 1946 and a legend was born. This camp was named Long Lake, after the lake upon which it resides, and it would experience its fair share of storms and turmoil over the ensuing years. Some of its visitors only ever viewed it as a mosquito infested swamp while others would go on to call it their second home. To me however, I have always had a love hate relationship with its wooded trails and murky waters, yet I shall always cherish my memories of it in my heart. Regardless, Camp Long Lake is still one of my favorite places to visit with its quaint ecology conservation lodge, the various activities its main waterfront has to offer, and the thrills of sleeping

 Water pollution is a problem that most everyone would agree does exist.  The toxic substances in the water can kill the plant life, animal life, and in some cases, the human life.  In Teluk Mengkuang, Sijangkang,  156 ponds filled with tiger prawns died

Most of our water resources are gradually becoming polluted due to the addition of foreign materials from the surroundings. Rapid urbanization and industrialization has put a lot of pressure on the existing water bodies (Waziri et al., 2009; Sawant and Telave, 2009). Anthropogenic development and changes around lakes affects their ecosystems (Mouri, G et al 2011). Lakes have a complex and fragile ecosystem, as they do not have a self-cleaning ability and therefore readily accumulate pollutants (Abida et al 2008; J.C Akan et al 2012). Continuous water quality monitoring is essential for efficient management of lakes and for control of pollution. It is