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Invasive Plants in the Media: Citizens and Scientists Showing Awareness
This week, I have provided my readers with three informative videos on invasive plants. The first, from University of Pennsylvania, discusses the impacts of invasive plants in the Northeast region of the United States. It provides examples of three species, Tree of Heaven, Autumn Olive, and Japanese Barberry and gives the best way to eradicate them. The second is a video from a Vancouver, British Columbia Canadian news station that talks about some of the invasive plants affecting native Canadian ecosystems. The third video is from UC Davis at the American River Parkway in California, which is very close to where I live. It talks about a few of the invasives affecting California and how they are changing the native diversity there. All of the videos are under five minutes long and illustrate how invasive plants are spread and what we as environmentally concious citizens can do to prevent this. Please watch and enjoy!
For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by the world around me. Unfortunately, over the years, I have been forced to witness its swift destruction. Whether it be paving a wetland to build a parking lot or clear cutting a forest, these practices
...For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by the world around me. Unfortunately, over the years, I have been forced to witness its swift destruction. Whether it be paving a wetland to build a parking lot or clear cutting a forest, these practices demonstrate the extremely selfish and unsustainable practices of humankind. Man often takes the resources that these ecosystems provide without thinking of the consequences that their actions may have. Habitat fragmentation, destruction by invasive species---these are all things that can be prevented with forethought. My passion and ultimate goal is to prevent further destruction from careless planning and action to occur in the ecosystems that remain on Earth today. I strongly believe that, by educating the public (schools, businesses, governmental administrations etc.) on ways to live sustainably and conserve it will be possible to preserve what little is left of the environment today. I want more than anything for my children and my children's children to have the opportunity to witness and explore the amazing things that nature and the environment have to offer. It is for this reason that I am driven to do everything in my power to spread the word of conservation because the environment represents and helps sustain everything I love in this world. (ELEA As.1)
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