Project Wetlands

When I go to the wetlands I will interprete what I’m tanking about. I will start with relating something to the audience like, Talking friendly, smiling, saying hi, making small talk, and making eye contact Then I will reveal some information by, Building up the topic, and by asking questions to see if they know what the topic is about. I will then combine many forms of arts like: Telling a story, telling some jokes, acting something out, and using a picture to tell a story. I will try to provoke interest by, Playing a game, asking information, and showing a poster. Be a part of the greater whole, Try to connect the little things to a bigger picture, like how a wetlands can have a big impact on climate change. The wetlands is the little thing and climate change is the bigger picture.

        Yesterday we had a presentation on Ecology by Oak Hammock Marsh. We did something called The ecology challenge.          We were put in pairs and had to go to every station and answer questions. There were 4 sections, aquatic ecology, soils and land use , wild life,  and forestry. In the wetlands section we had to identify the healthy and unhealthy parts of a wetland. We found that draining wetlands and cutting down trees are unhealthy.              Forestry: we learned to count the rings of a tree and find the age of the tree.              Soils and land use: we had to measure the soil.             Wildlife: we learned to identify animal foot prints, different bird calls, scat identification, and animal identification.             Aquatic ecology: we learned to identify invertebrates and the structure of a fish. Some other things we learned were: Ecology is the study of the relationship between living things. A wetland is usually 2 meters deep.

By definition interpretation is  the action of explaining the meaning of something. But interpretation is much more than just explaining the meaning, interpretation is the revelation of meanings and relationships using many different types of objects, illustrative media, and by firsthand experience.  Freeman Tildien- was an American writer who wrote a book on the 6 principals of interpretation. He traveled for many years observing the ways of interpretation in national parks.  Freeman Tilden (1957) 

           In my personal opinion I think that carbon mitigation. Reducing carbon reduces pollution. Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing our planet today. Wetlands help balance the amount of carbon in our air, too much carbon is bad and too little carbon is also bad. But wetlands help keep a balance so that there is just enough carbon in the atmosphere.

These are some of the Topics I will be covering for my presentation on the Importance of wetlands, - Reduces floods / flood control - Source of water - Habitats for animals / wetland animals: fish, mammals, amphibians, birds- waterfowl - Protect shores from wave action - C02 mitigation; C02 + H20 = H2C03 carbonic acid - Improve water quality - Biodiversity; after the Amazon Forrest, wetlands are the most biodiverse place on earth - Climate change mitigation - Reduce impacts of storm damage - Sustainable - Water control - Types of wetlands and the differences and importance of each - Erosion control - Removal of toxins from water / watershed - Flash flooding, high water in spring time on main rivers. No buffer exists to hold water - Economic benefits; tourism, savings for flood control, hunting, bird watching, upland uses - Education; research, awareness, knowledge of ecosystems and sustainability - Medicine; possible medical implications - phosph