Quick tour of the RWCOE

5 things that I learned were:
1. Our wetlands has turtles
2. There is a quite a bit of saw grass in our wetlands
3. We have bird and bat houses around the wetlands
4. There is a big raven nest in the classroom
5. I learned that the wetlands used to be a gravel pit

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The Most Important thing about wetlands in my opinion

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.

What is interpretation?

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)

Importance of wetlands

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...

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