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Introduction The Laguna Creek Watershed is located in Fremont, California covering 25.1 mi2. Engineered channels along the flatlands of the watershed allow the water that comes from the Mission, Sabercat, Aqua Caliente, Vargas, Washington, Canada del Aliso, and Morrison creeks to flow into Laguna Creek. Laguna Creek drains into the foothills of the Diablo Range and Mud Slough. (Laguna Creek Watershed) The Laguna Creek Watershed Council is a nonprofit alliance that serves to protect Laguna Creek

St Mary’s county is considered to be part of the Western Shore and extends from Charlotte Hall to its most Southern tip at Point Lookout. The peninsula is bordered by the Potomac Rivers, the Patuxent River on the northeast and the Chesapeake Bay to the east making it an ideal spot for abundant water activities such as fishing, jet skiing, water skiing, kayaking, and paddle boarding. The concern is that the access to these waterways is limited, especially in Leonardtown. Local water enthusiasts desiring

Below the Mogollon Rim near Payson runs the East Verde River, a waterway that is supplemented with discharge of water collected on The Rim at CC. Cragin Reservoir. According to Clay Thompson of the Arizona Republic, the area gets its name from the mechanization of the water’s power through a metal water wheel fashioned from milk cans that was used by gold miner James “Dave” Greer to crush ore and supply a sluice box with water. The United States Geological Survey pinpoints the waterway’s rate of

Bull Creek is a 45-50 acre dog-friendly natural park and swimming hole owned/managed by the city of Austin. The stream running through the center is perennial and runs over a small man-made damn. The park is close to Loop 360 and there is ample parking at several points along the hiking path. Bull Creek is mainly popular as a hiking spot you can bring your dogs to, rock climbing off of one particular granite face, and swimming. We did not swim on our visit because we had our kids with us and the

Earth surface is not flat but it consists of slopes. The slopes are either steep or gentle, long and gradual or short and sudden. Slopes generally covered with soil and vegetation or they can be covered by rock and rubble. In the evolution of landforms, weathering is followed by mass wasting. Weathering does not produce significant landforms. Rather, landforms develop as the products of weathering are removed from the places where they originate. Once weathering weakens rock and breaks it apart,

The book Guts is a non-fiction, 162 page book by Gary Paulsen that tells the true stories behind hatchet and the other Brian books. In this memoir Gary Paulsen writes about how plane crashes, swarming mosquitoes, and growing up in northwoods of Minnesota influenced the writing of hatchet. One of the many events that influenced Gary Paulsen's writing was growing up in Minnesota. His Minnesota heritage extended back all the way to the 1890s when his family first moved to duluth. Gary lived

Have you ever survived on your own before? If not, would you be able too? All alone in the wilderness? Throughout the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, the main character Brian survived a gruesome plane crash, and finds himself in the Canadian Wilderness, surviving on his own for 54 days. One of the main reasons why Brian was able to survive was because of fire. However, Brian went through many awareness moments to help him continue the survival in the wilderness. Aha moments are the one key that

In the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen the main character Brian faces many adversities. While Brian was flying a plane to go see his dad in Canada the pilot had a heart attack and Brian had to safely land the plane. Now he is all alone in the wilderness. The three adversities that Brian faced was flying the plane after the pilot died, making a fire, and making hunting weapons. The first adversity that Brian had to face was flying the plane when the pilot died. Brian overcame this adversity by remaining

Survival is number 1 in the book hatchet. Brian has to learn how to survive out in the forest where his plane crashed. He has to learn how to hunt, build a shelter, and find a good stream of water that is clean. The common thing is to keep a good mindset In the novel Brian tries to keep a good mindset and not think negative. For examples Gray Paulsen quotes: “Brian had once had an English teacher, a guy named Perpich, who was always talking about being positive, thinking

In the novel Hatchet, Gary Paulsen portrays many different scenes that are significant to the story. Near the middle of the story Brian is all alone in the wilderness where he has to find food and water to try to survive the challenges he is facing while being all alone. While out looking for food comes across a bear “ It was black, with a cinnamon-colored nose, not twenty feet from him and big” (Paulsen 29). The encounter with the bear is significant because the reader can see that not only does