Is Invasive Species Management At The Huron Watershed

When I first arrived at the University of Michigan, I was pleasantly surprised to find out the first service event we were doing was invasive species management in the Huron watershed. Cutting down buckthorn and picking invasive species seeds were both activities very familiar to me. Growing up in Chicago, my middle and elementary school had done nearly the exact same thing every year in the Chicago River watershed. Going out into the woods and helping the often forgotten organic parts of our community was certainly a pleasant surprise for me. I initially thought going to college that almost everything I would be experiencing would be new and exciting, yet here I was coming full circle right back to where I had first started learning about community involvement. More often than not, our expectations of things do not match their true forms. Currently I am in Psychology 111 and recently we went over the science behind learning; a very basic way humans learn is through conceptual schema s. We have in our mind a prototypical idea of something and we compare everything new we see to those preconceived notions. This way of learning helps to explain why humans are so easy to stereotype and frequently oversimplify people, places, and ideas, often to our own detriment. The learning of most of these prototypes happens very early in our development and is completely at the mercy of our environment. For example when looking at gender identities, children will have already begun â€Å"toShow MoreRelatedThe Goals For The West Saginaw Bay Watershed1416 Words   |  6 PagesPriority Goals: The goals for the West Saginaw Bay Watershed are based on the past studies conducted in the watershed. The goals are aimed at protecting the water quality and wildlife habitat and address the resource concerns of the watershed. Milestones were identified indicating the steps needed to reach the objective. Implementing most objectives requires a combination of three types of activities: Implementing structural and/or vegetative Best Management Practices (BMPs) Reviewing and modifying existingRead MoreFactors That Scientists Look At While Collecting Data For The Health Of A Watershed1459 Words   |  6 Pagescollecting data for watersheds, and how these factors can serve as indicators of the health of a watershed. These factors may include: runoff, pollution, water cycle, erosion, and more. Therefore, it is important to maintain the health of watersheds as they provide many benefits to humans, animals, and agriculture. We can do so by bringing attention to the challenge of protecting streams, and identifying the problems that watersheds go through which can then be repaired. What Are Watersheds? Despite theRead MoreEnvironmental Impact On Environmental Effects On 280 Hectares Forest Habitat1306 Words   |  6 PagesAfter using this approach, some criteria for mitigation activities of mitigation banks are issued. It promoted the â€Å"watershed approach† which required landscape level plans and ecological strategic decisions about compensation. Then, it emphasized on wetland functions and values, and created the online database of mitigation projects. US wetlands compensation system highlights on qualifying potential bankers which will meet the biodiversity offsets goals. This system proved that banking will provide