Forest and Grasslands Lab

A.      Your textbook lists seven ecological services of forests. List these along with three more you can find in this video or elsewhere. They can be subsets of the “main” ones.

Support energy flow and chemical cycling, Reduce soil erosion, Absorb and release water, Purify water and air, Influence local and regional climate, Store atmospheric carbon and provide numerous wildlife habitats.  Also: Provide wildlife and humans with food, Create nutrients and seeds for plants growth and Create nutrients and seeds for plant growth.

B.       Why is an International Day of the forest important to recognize?                 

International Day of the forest is important day because in celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forest and trees.

C.       Name two groups involved in the preservations of forests.                                                           

American forests and Rainforest action network

Wild Earth Guardians

A.      List the characteristics and ecological values of wilderness.                                                           

Wilderness characteristics provide a range of uses and benefits in addition to their value as settings for solitude or primitive and unconfined recreation.

Air and Water filtration, Climate regulation and Maintenance of Biodiversity

B.       Name and describe two things in this document that “speck” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?    I have always loved animals so hearing about they being killed off because of things that people have done but it’s also nice that there are people out there that really care about persevering our world. These two touched me because one side some people really just don’t care what they are hurting and on the other side there are real humans out there. Sometimes it’s really hard to see the real and passionate side of people and it’s good to see that there are people out there.   

C.       Name two groups involved in preservation of wilderness.

National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife service and Bureau of Land Management.

D.      If you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do? I already off ways to help by collecting cans and also doing paperless billing, it’s also helped with getting my bills sooner because the mail service can be a real pain in the butt at times. I think a huge thing people should do is cut the can holding things I don’t like buying 6 packs because of that. I saw a picture of a turtle and just seeing that I was done.

The land of Mountaintop Removal

A.      What is the impact on people living in the areas where this takes place. Do a little research and describe.                                                                                                                                             

The impact on people living in these areas is people having to leave because the dumping of the non wanted earth somewhere so that’s affecting people and also it’s affecting the water resources. They can’t live somewhere that they can’t get good water and it can be harmful for them.

B.       Name and describe two things in things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?                                            

Two things that made me really sad were people having to leave there homes because they are being invaded by unwanted earth and then the water resources are being affected and that can be very harmful for people. Another sad thing is wildlife being destroyed because of the removing of the mountains.

C.       Name two groups involved in preservation of mountaintops.                                        

Mountain Area Preservation and Natural Resources defense council

D.      If you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?                                                     

Join one of these groups and signing their petitions, just your signing a paper can go a long way.

Avatar Grove Making a Stand

A.      List the characteristics and ecological values of old growth forests.                                                               

Old growth forests are important because they included diverse of tree structures that provide for wildlife habitat that increases the bio diversity of the forested ecosystem. Old growth forests are exceedingly ecologically important, and have a biologically diverse and often home to rare, threatened and endangered species of both plants and animals.

B.       Name and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?

One thing that truly made me sad was that 73% of the forest has already been destroyed, don’t get how people can think this is okay. That’s why we have a lot of endangered animals because they find these places as homes. The second thing is seeing the clearness of the forest that’s truly sad but it’s good they have people out there trying to save this place. It truly looks amazing if it was full of trees it would probably be the most beautiful place.

C.       Name two groups involved in preservation of the Avatar Grove.                                                  

Ancient Forest Alliance and Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce

D.      If you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?                                                     

If someone wants to help they can sign petitions or send money to these people that are trying to save the forest.

Climate, Trees, and Legacy    

A.      Describe assisted migration and why Connie and others feel it is so important.                            

Assisted Migration is the act of deliberately helping plant and animal’s species colonize new habitats   when driven out their historical habitats due to rapid environmental change. Connie and others feel like this is important because certain species will not be able to survive because of the climate change, the animals have diminished that previously dispersed their seeds, as well as cities and roads block the ability for the seeds to grow.

B.       Name and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?                                                                            

A huge thing that spoke to me is that hearing how much climate change affects the trees and how some can’t adapt to the weather so they become diseased. Normally these diseases can be fought but because the climate changes they can’t. Another thing that made me that I found interesting was she said trees can’t move like animals, even if they wanted to they are move. She says that we have to help them now and she said oh shit which kind of made me smile because she doesn’t have a filter when it comes to something that matters to her.

C. If you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?                                                                                         A way you can get involved is something called assisted migration and getting more people informed about   what’s going on because seeds where able to spread themselves but now people need to help too. She also mentions a lot more organization that people can get involved in and says people shouldn’t become arrogant.

E.       Do the “homework” near the end of the video.                                                                                              

What did trees mean to me, are first house when moving to Mayer from phoenix I will always remember my brother climbing this one tree and my mom said you’re going to fall and he never listened but one day he did fall out of the tree but he just keep doing it. I learned never to climb trees because I thought I would get hurt. We used trees as forts and had a tire swing on one that was really fun.                  Importance of Northern Arizona Grasslands

Name five ecological service grassland provide and five threats to grasslands.                             

A.      Ecological: Enrich the soil, Produce oxygen, Purify water, Provide a storehouse of biodiversity and Hold soil in place preventing erosion.                                                       

Threats: Erosion, Fire suppression, inappropriate grazing practices, Invasive (non-native plants) and Roads, building, and subdivisions

B.       Name and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?                            

C.       Reading about all the invasive species and how they can pose a serious challenge to land mangers. They can also affect the species that’s living around there because if they affect the food they are eating they will go places to find what they like or they will die because they can’t find it. Another thing that really sucks is the land management are put in hard spots to make decision without knowing what’s go to happen, it has to be hard for them if they make a bad call they will blame themselves for things that have happened. 

D.      Name two groups involved in preservation of grasslands.

Arizona game and fish department and the nature conservancy

E.       If you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?                                                     

I think a huge thing is being informed of what’s happening and going out there to make others know.

E.O. Wilson on Biodiversity Hotspots

A. Name ten biodiversity hot spots.                                                                                                                       

Australia, India, Peru, Indonesia, China, Ecuador, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil, and Madagascar       

B. Write a four sentence biography of E.O. Wilson.                                                                                                                Edward Osborne was born on June 10, 1929 and in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his early  training in    biology at the University of Alabama. After that he received his doctorate in biology at the Harvard University in 1955. Wilson made important discoveries, including the determination that ants communicate primarily through the transmission of chemical substances known as pheromones.        

C. Name and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?                                                                                                            It’s amazing to see that there are these hot spots that have a large amount of species and they are in danger. It’s good that they classify these places I really never knew about this but another thing is how much it cost. There is a lot of money being spent elsewhere so there has to money to help these animals being they are huge for are ecosystem.

D. Name two groups involved in preservation of biodiversity hot spots.                                                                               Critical Ecosystem Partnership fund (CEPF) and World Wildlife Fund