North Carolina State University 's Environmental Technology And Management Program

The health of the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay was found based on Biological (macroinvertebrates and wildlife) and Chemicals characteristics (pH, dissolved oxygen, phosphates, nitrates, etc.) as well as physical observations (amount of forested buffers, wetlands, etc.) Overall it was concluded that the health of the water was good to excellent. What was found was that many of the macroinvertebrates found in the water were sensitive or facultative, meaning the water quality was good enough for them to live in. Also, the level of ph, temperature, dissolved oxygen, phosphates, nitrates, and turbidity showed that the water quality was good. Finally, while we were canoeing down the Susquehanna River, observations were made on the land

The Neuse River has played a vital role throughout much of the history of North Carolina. In recent decades however the river has seen degradation of its health and ecology via massive amounts of point and non-point source pollution. The result has been numerous events of eutrophication, resulting in the ecological “dead zones” found throughout the river. Notable contributors of this pollution have been industrial plants and agriculture, most notably power plants and hog farms. As a result, federal and state agencies have enacted strict regulations and water quality standards and procedures to monitor the tributaries, estuarine areas, and main stem of the greater Neuse River watershed.

On October 6th 2015, the students of Mattawan’s AP Environmental class took a trip to the local stream of the Mattawan Consolidated Schools area. The purpose of this trip was to conduct a stream study to determine the health, conditions, and pollution levels of this small body of water. A multitude of factors came into play when making a judgement on the stream’s health, and making sure to take all of these essential points was crucial to the study. A variety of thorough experiments were conducted to help make this overlying conclusion, as many students adopted many roles in the study. Students used a physical survey form, water test data sheet, and taxa recording sheet to record their findings. Teamwork was essential in making sure all of this information could be found accurately and efficiently. The combination of all of the final results allowed the class to make a judgement of the stream’s state.

The proposed Pohick Creek watershed stream restoration project PC9249 is located northwest of Parliament Drive and east of Queen Victoria Court in Burke, VA, which is in Fairfax County. This project was designated as a 10-year high priority project in 2010 due to erosion, location of the adjacent neighborhoods, and the invested interest of the surrounding communities. Presently, only the design for the restoration project has been funded and was completed in May 2015. Although it has been over a year since the concept design was completed, the construction funding is still pending. Based on the cost-benefit analysis, the survey results and the site evaluation, I recommend Fairfax County assist Southport and Signal Hill Homeowner Associations (HOA) to receive immediate funding for the construction costs ($1,990,000) of the Pohick Creek at Queen Victoria (PC9249) stream restoration project.

Heath Creek, located in Northfield, MN, was sampled at four locations: A, B, C and D in which each location was measured for depth and sampled for macroinvertebrates. Locations A, B, C, and D were respectively labeled according to the downward flow of Heath Creek into Cannon River, with Location A being farthest away from the end and Location D being near the merge of Heath Creek and the Cannon River. In every location, an area of 21 meters was measured and divided into three sections of 7 meters. In each section, the depth for the deepest and most shallow sites were measured, followed by a collection of two separate representative samples of the deepest and most shallow sites. Sampling was performed through a minute of D-net jabbing and another

Land transformation as a result of anthropogenic effects continues to be one of the biggest threats to the ecological integrity of headwater streams today. Land transformation induced by human alterations to the landscape, have been shown to have negative impacts on habitat, water quality, and the biota of natural waterways (Allan 2004). For instance, in 2004 Gage found that macro invertebrates were negatively impacted by anthropogenic mediated land use, which often lead to declines and even eliminations of sensitive taxa from the stream (Gage et. al. 2004). Urbanization is considered to be one of the driving forces behind land transformation and is mainly responsible for increases in impervious surface area. Increases in impervious surface area have led to the rapid conveyance of storm waters, resulting in the increased presence of oils, metals, and road salts within surface waters (Moore et. al. 2005). The increased presence of these solutes are leading to variations in ionic concentrations that deviate from natural concentrations, thus altering the conductivity within the water systems.

Currently, La Nana Creek is secondarily fed by a small runoff streams which at one point were naturally occurring intermittent streams. Around approximately the 1950s, the stream

Streamside specializes in the restoration of sediment. The streamside technology aims to decrease excess sediments (which are responsible for biological impacts and habitat impacts) and removes only the harmful fine sediments. (Streamside, 2016) Some benefits of using streamside are that the restoration can increase subsurface pore space. Another benefit is that it provides a favorable habitat for fish egg, and aquatic food organisms.(Streamside, 2016) Just like anything there is a downside, a downside to this treatment is that the treatment can become very expensive and hard for people to afford. Another downside to this treatment is that it takes a lot of work to set up and the treatment is a very long process. (Streamside,

A river basin is an area of land that water flows across or under to make it’s way to a river. Just like a bathtub, it catches all the water that falls within its sides, and its sends all falling water to a central river or to its estuary. It drains all of the land around a major river. There basins can be divided into watersheds, or areas of land around a smaller river, stream, or lake. North Carolina is made up of many watershed that are connected to each other. In each watershed, all water flows to lowest point, to a stream, lake, river, or ocean. Everyone lives in a river basin and the actions you perform could help or harm the water quality of the river basin. You have an ecological address, and you can change what

In sections 0-1050 ft Bank Erosion, Habitat Diversity, and Embeddedness are lower than preferred. Bank Erosion is at 2.3 out of 4, this proves that the sections’ banks are getting eroded with particles dissolving into the waters. Traver Creeks’ Habitat Diversity grade is 2.5/4, specifically this states that in some areas the vegetation is less diverse and cannot absorb harmful chemicals before they get to the creek. These chemicals could harm the organisms greatly in the Creek. Embeddedness which displaces many organisms by removing their natural habitat, is at 2.7/4. This is strips many organisms of their grounds and nests as is becomes more and more scarce. The flow rate is at 2.22 ft/s this is a safe speed for the Creek it’s not too fast that organisms get flushed downstream and it’s not too slow that the organisms will suffocate. Once again, but more importantly buffers need to be set in place to stop runoff from getting into the Creek to prevent high bank erosion and

By conducting this investigation it was discovered that there is no significant relationship between velocity and channel length based on the significance level chosen by the investigator. However, there is a significant relationship between discharge and channel length that can be mathematically shown. As a result, this investigation determines that it is inconclusive on whether or not velocity increases as Fanno Creek moves further downstream. Therefore, the answer to the question (Does Fanno Creek in Beaverton, Oregon follow trends displayed by the Bradshaw Model?) is yes, which was the same as the original hypothesis is. As for discharge the original hypothesis is rejected since the graphs provided by the data shows a negative

GIS data were obtained from Arlington County to support a limited detailed study of the stream. Since no surveyed cross-section data were available, the best available topographic data (e.g. 2-ft contours, roads, etc) from the County were used to cut cross-sections in ArcGIS and provide necessary input

In order to get a full understanding of stream health, all indicators should be individually weighted, as different indicators hold greater magnitude than others. Out of the seven indicators stated above the first three represent the predictor or x variables, while the later four represent the response or y variables. The x variables are indicators that directly affects the streams overall health, while falling outside the influence of the stream. The y variables are indicators of stream health that can are interconnected and ever-changing; these variables are influenced by the x variables. The x variables act as the independent, while the y variables act as the dependant because they are independent variables in themselves, but are guided and shaped by the results of the x variables.

After thorough examination into Under Armour’s (UA) strategies, evidence suggests the company has experienced exponential growth lead by high-profile endorsements and exceptional product quality. Furthermore, after comparing key financial ratios and other metrics to industry standards, UA remains destined not only to be a leader domestically, but internationally as well. However, both external and internal assessments indicate the company’s financials pale in comparison to their main competitor Nike. For example, after examining the apparel and textile’s industry profitability drivers, a Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) was conducted to determine UA’s strengths and weaknesses compared to their main competitor Nike, which produced weighted scores of 3.2 (UA) and 3.8 (Nike) (Global Edge, 2016; David & David, 2015). Additionally, an Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) Matrix is provided to first identify UA’s internal strengths and weaknesses, rate the degree of success the company sustains in each factor, and weigh it against its importance as it relates to success within the industry (David & David, 2015). Therefore, the ensuing paragraphs expand each factor within each of the matrices and whether or not each factor represents a strength or weakness for UA.

Change is to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc. of something different from what it is or from what it would be left alone (notes). Change is a continuous occurrence throughout the growth of organizations and their success can be correlated with how adaptable the organization is to these changes. SPEA’s current organizational structure is not working effectively, so in order to remedy this problem, we must change the organizational structure within SPEA. I have created a plan that will solve the communication problems within SPEA while simultaneously enhancing the structure and culture of the organization.