The Trout Creek Mountains

be the product of visitors’ introduction of this unnative species to the Yellowstone Lake and River. The exotic lake trout has few natural predators in the Yellowstone area, and the expansion of a lake trout population in this area is likely to lead in an abrupt decline oft the favorable native cutthroat trout population as it has in other western lakes. This poses some serious problems for Yellowstone waterways as the cutthroat trout is known as a major food source for 42 species of mammals and birds. The cutthroat trout is also favored by the thousands of anglers who visit Yellowstone each year, and it has been projected that the deterioration of the cutthroat trout population could eventually lead to a three-decade economic loss of $640 million in possible Yellowstone National Park revenues and the further endangerment of the grizzly bear and bald eagle (two major feeders of cutthroat trout) (Schullery, Paul).

The mill creek watershed is 166 square miles with 450,000 people. The main sources of water are rivers, aquifers, and rainwater. The major body of water is the Ohio River. The land around it is hilly.The Mill Creek lies at the heart, soul, and industrial center of Greater Cincinnati. This 28-mile stream begins in Liberty Township, travels through 34 communities, and flows into the Ohio River just west of downtown Cincinnati. The Mill Creek Watershed has withstood two centuries of urbanization and is poised for a comeback. The Mill Creek drew settlers over 200 years ago looking for rich, fertile farmland and water power to support industry, ultimately building Cincinnati into a prosperous industrial powerhouse.

The Colorado River Basin starts in the Rocky Mountains and cuts through 1500 miles of canyon lands and deserts of seven US states and two Mexican states to supply a collection of dams and reservoirs with water to help irrigate cropland, support 40 million people, and provide hydroelectric power for the inland western United States [1,2]. From early settlement, rights over the river have been debated and reassigned to different states in the upper and lower basin; however, all the distribution patterns lead to excessive consumption of the resource. In 1922, the seven US states signed into the Colorado River Compact, which outlined the policy for the distribution rights to the water [3], however, this compact was written during an exceptionally

There are times in our lives in which certain events change a part of us, either emotionally, physically or mentally. In our own meaningful way, we have a storm like O’Conner, in which we go through an impactful change.

The Oak Ridges Moraine is landform located in south central Ontario, Canada. It expands from Caledon and Rice lake river. Furthermore, it covers about 1,900 kilometers in Geographic area and is the most important landforms in Ontario. The Oak Ridges Moraine is made out of 4 wedge shaped structures running east to west ( Uxbridge, Pontypool, Rice Lake, and the Albion Hill wedges ). The wedges are separated from east to west and was formed by sedimentation, the Rice Lake wedge is separated from the other three moraines and is south of Rice Lake. The moraine is made out of major geophysical structures that shape the Oak Ridge Moraine. The western portion of the moraine is by the Niagara Escarpment, the escarpment channels give a way for a

Communities that was adjacent to Buffalo Creek. When operation of the mine commenced in 1945 the practice dumping of slurry or coal mining waste into the hollow also began. Coal companies who operated upstream of the communities dammed Buffalo Creek to facilitate mining operations, which created an earth dam that held back 130 million gallons of water and coal waste. On average, a thousand tons of slurry had to be dumped every day. Although there were many complaints about the safety of the coal company and its regulation of the Buffalo Creek site, nothing was ever done to improve the dam’s conditions. The Buffalo Creek project had three earth dams ranging in

The painting by Albert Bierstadt “Rocky Mountain, Lander’s Peak” is truly magnificent. Its high horizon line portrays a wide, vast piece of land containing a Native American village besides a lake, sitting below the mountains in the background. The atmospheric perspective is present here with the mountains being painted lighter, and not as detailed, than the rest of the painting. There is a pretty prominent presence of a one point perspective, with the vanishing point being the light, oasis-looking, waterfall in the distance. The colors vibrancy are dependent on the clouds in the sky, being it is clearly not a bright and sunny day, giving a more realistic feel to the whole composition. The focus point, the waterfall, is painted with bright

Mesa Verde National Park on the Colorado Plateau contains many geological aspects of interest, including its sedimentary rock layers, its canyons, its alcoves utilized by ancient people and how these alcoves were formed. Mesa Verde National Park is located in the southwest corner of Colorado, close to the Four Corners area, on top of a high mesa overlooking the Mancos River (Harris et al. 2004). The park, covering 81 square miles, consists of several main sedimentary formations that are characteristic to the park (Encyclopedia Britannica 2015). Canyons are carved into the sedimentary rock, with the cave dwellings found high on their steep walls. These dwellings are an especially unique aspect to the Mesa Verde National Park, and are built out of large alcoves. The alcoves were produced by weathering and erosion of the sedimentary rock type. To better understand how these alcoves formed, we must understand the geology of Mesa Verde National Park and how it has developed over history.

Mesa Verde National Park, located in Montezuma County, Colorado, was established in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. This United States landmark was designated for the preservation of several Puebloan archeological sites and the vast geologic history exhibited within the 52,485 acres of land occupied by Mesa Verde. The Ancestral Puebloans, or Mesa Verdeans, associated with the archeological sites of Mesa Verde National Park, lived in the Mesa Verde region from the mid-sixth century to the end of the thirteenth century.[3]

BOGALUSA is located in southeastern Louisiana, approximately 45 miles north of New Orleans, in what is known as the Pearl River Valley. Its name is taken from the Choctaw people who inhabited the region before white people entered the area at the turn of the twentieth century. In Choctaw language the words bogue lusa means "dark or smoky waters," which describes the flowing creek that runs through the middle of the city. During the 1960s, Bogalusa was, and remains, the largest municipality in Washington Parish, with a population of 20,000 people. In 1906, Goodyear Industries of Buffalo, New York developed Bogalusa as a mill town. When brothers Charles and Frank Goodyear brought their migrating lumber operation to southeastern Louisiana, they found a place of virgin pine forest, a flowing creek, white sands, and the Choctaw people. Before long, the Choctaw were driven out and the Goodyear brothers were well on their way to constructing their "Magic City." From Buffalo, the Goodyear brothers cut a wide swath down through the Appalachian foothills, setting up lumber camps and mill towns.

Artists and scientists are subtle and devoted in depicting the nature of reality. Innovation in the architecture scenes have been greatly driven by the advancements in science and technology such as the Pont du Gard. For a building to be certified living, it was required for it to produce the amount of energy it consumed yearly and to capture rain water for all its use in 12months. Painters in the 19th century were faced with a situation that endangered nature itself. A painter by the name Albert Bierstadt painted The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak that caused a mass thrill that associated the canvas with the wealth of the natural resources. His paintings made the congress study geological features and mineral resources along the transcontinental

Have you ever pondered on a vacation and didn't know where to go. Well, if you love mountains, green hills and friendly people, then the Pyrenees mountains are for you. Located in Europe, it's a wonderful place with an open landscape, it’s the perfect place to reconnect with nature.

Cold, Steep, Rugged. These are just a few of the characteristics of the Great Rocky Mountains. The Rockies are an unusual harsh environment. The ecosystem is very different from the savannas, forest or arctic. Only a few animals are adapted to the low oxygen levels, steep terrain and frosty temperature. Some of these animals are wolves, eagles, grizzle bears, and mountain goats. Herbivores like the mountain goat whose diet mainly consist of the giant lobelia and Diapensia also have to adapt to the harsh environment. They form a tight waxy mat to be protected from the windy slopes.

Today is the day! I get to visit the Rocky Mountains. I have never seen the Rocky Mountains. Also, I am going on their 100th anniversary. The Rocky Mountains have been there for over 300 million years. In 2015, Rocky Mountain National Park was the third most visited national park with over 4.1 million visitors. I have to get there early because it will be packed. The temperature can drop up to 20 degrees on top of the mountains, so I better bring a jacket.

This information always seemed so foreign to me, I couldn’t really imagine the impact of losing these trout streams I’ve grown up with. It’s not just the fishing either, so many species of fish and other stream life being wiped out of an area would devastate the local environment. Species such as raccoons, opossums, beavers, muskrats, and other mammals as well as aquatic birds would be greatly impacted by the loss of these streams. There would be an even greater negative impact on insect life, for without these feeding, breading, and birthing grounds many species would be threatened or even