Chestnut blight

stepping on to ground that was rich in biodiversity. The Northeast was a region plentiful with “great forests of American beeches, maples, birches, eastern hemlocks, and spruces from New England to northern Pennsylvania, and oaks, hickories, American chestnuts, and pines from Maryland through Ohio.” In terms of wildlife and game that would have provided food for the European settlement they would have had access to the harvest of “white-tailed deer, beaver, wild turkey, passenger

Upon the passing of redevelopment and urban renewal laws, Mayor Darst razed the Chestnut Valley area (University of Missouri St. Louis). This idea continued with Mayor Tucker as he razed Mill Creek Valley (University of Missouri St. Louis). Issues arose in the Mill Creek Valley area as it was predominantly African-American and had businesses ranging from schools to hardware stores (University of Missouri St. Louis). Consequently, the Mill Creek Valley area was known for its lack of cleanliness, and

Evidence: "On a research farm in Syracuse, New York, are rows of 10-foot chestnut tree tweaked with a wheat gene to make them resistant to chestnut blight, a fungus that came from Japan more than a century ago and killed millions of trees. Genetic engineering could likewise be applied to fight insects, said William Powell, a State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry professor directing the chestnut research" (Casey paragraph 25). B. My Side: Refute their claim: The use

The Northeast as a Bioregion Deep History Report-Week 4 Keith McNeal SFS 5020 01 Bioregional Theory and the Foodshed Lisa Trocchia-Balkits Due Date December, 2016 The Northeast as a Bioregion Currently residing in the state of Vermont the bioregion to which I’ve been informally assigned to is commonly known as the Laurentia bioregion. This assignment of bioregion is widely accepted, but when looked at more deeply assigning Vermont to the Laurentia bioregion becomes problematic. There are seemingly

When I first saw we had to read a book for this class, I was not that happy about it. However, this book was so fascinating to read, and I learned more than I thought I would. The beginning of the book freaked me out because Kolbert mentions that we’re in the middle of a mass extinction. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the thought of the human race becoming extinct. Every time I think about that, I always remember that documentary/movie called Life without People we watched in eighth grade. For her

Comparison between the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and the homologous film from 1996 -Berendi Camelia, EN-CH- The 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë has seen numerous film adaptations, which only added to its vast popularity. The bildungsroman follows the plain-featured, poor, but honest, intelligent and dignified orphan’s development from an oppressed young girl to an independent woman who has found balance between her often conflicting principles and sentiments. In her quest for a home and

The relationship between the environment and characters in literature played a large role in Victorian novels. This relationship is extremely evident in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, where Jane’s journey to freedom is reflected by her environment. However, Jane’s goal of freedom and equality symbolizes Victorian women struggling to gain these same values. According to Jennifer D. Fuller in “Seeking Wild Eyre: Victorian Attitudes Towards Landscape and the Environment in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre”

The Appalachian Mountains are a mountain range in the eastern part of North America. The origin of the mountain ranges name came about when “Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were exploring the Florida coast in 1528, they found a Native American town with a name they transliterated as Apalachen. The word ‘Apalachen’ was also applied to an inland mountain range, and through the course of time it became applied to the entire range and its spelling was changed” (“Appalachian Mountains”)

Influence on ecosystems range from human causes like the bulldozing of a forest to natural causes like a fire or a flood.  In recent times, the introduction and spread of invasive species has transformed native communities rapidly and, in some cases, created irreversible damages.  In the Earth’s history, changes have often occurred in the ecosystems.  For example, glaciers and the retreat of glaciers cause wide-spread changes.  However, although change is a constant in ecosystems, animals and habitats