Friday, May 15, 2009

natural disasters

I picked natural disasters because I knew alot about it. I enjoyed learning about natural disasters. I now want to learn more about natural disasters! It was important to me to have this subject because now i want to learn more about natural disasters.

Most people that took my survey felt that we can do something to stop pollution. They also thought that one place could have more pollution than another. They also thought that bigger places with more populated areas were more polluted.

I think that we should make biodegradable things like cups and wrapers.We also need to not throw things in the water!We need to make more wild life preserves 

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Junction

junction was so much fun my favorite thing was pedoligy we got to study sand ,silt,clay,and loam. we sprayed it with water and saw if we could roll it into a ball!!!!!!! It would be fun to be a pedoligist.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Button Mangrove - a Pioneer Species


The Button Mangrove is a pioneer species that is native to Bermuda, Southern Florida, the Bahamas, the West Indies, both coasts of Mexico, Central and South America and the Galapagos Islands. It grows along beaches and just landward. The soils are sandy and clayey with clacium and remnants of shells. The species is usually a shrub 1.5 - 4m in height but can become a tree up to 20 meters or more. It is an abundant seed producer. It has greenish-white flowers that look like buttons. The Button Mangrove does not like shade. It will not grow under the canopy of taller trees. It may live for several decades. It provides food and cover for wildlife such as crabs and insects. It protects the soil during storm surges. Information from: http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Conocarpus%20erectus.pdf