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Front view, whole bush with clusters of red berries
Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle)
Illustration of a cruise ship
Hospitality: Cruise Ship 2
An illustration of a high-rise building.
Urban: high-rise building
A red-wing blackbird flying back and forth onto a large reed.
Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged blackbird) on…
The Arctic coastlines are highly variable, can be stable or extremely dynamic, and are the site of most of the human activity that occurs at high latitudes. Extraction of natural resources occurs in many locations around the Arctic Ocean creating the need for port facilities and the potential for pollution. These pressures are only likely to increase with time.
Human Dimension in the Arctic coastal zone
A conceptual diagram illustrates the seven key stewardship behaviors that can greatly impact the health of the watershed.
The Seven Key Stewardship Behaviors to Promote…
The steps in this diagram assist Trust Fund recipients in determining the best experimental design and monitoring method for their water quality monitoring project.
Water Quality Management Decision Tree
The Northern Great Plains Network consists of 13 park units located in the Dakotas, Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. This network consists of 11 ecoregions.
Northern Great Plains Network National Park…
Human impacts to Fort Union Trading Post include loss of native grass species, invasive plants and reduced river flow. Methods such as prescribed fire and the planting of native species have been used to restore and protect the site.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site…
Some of the most common threats to the national parks ecosystems include those to quality of air, quality and quantity of available water, and the parks native species. Prescribed fire is used to prevent uncontrolled forest fires and to reduce the growth of nonnative species.
Generic Resources and Threats to the Northern…
While Jewel Cave is currently in pristine condition there are several threats that could potential damage this site. These threats include the pollution of ground water that seeps into the cave at various points and visitor impacts.
Jewel Cave National Monument Threats and Features
Several connections were made at the Lower Mississippi River Basin workshops. These connections will be used to develop a basin-wide report card for the watershed.
Lower Mississippi Workshop Connections
Improvements in water quality can be counteracted by changes in nutrient sources and land-use practices. Increased nutrient loads from stormwater and intensified agriculture often overwhelm the positive effects of best management practices.
Counteracting Factors Impacting Best Management…
A diagram showing best management practices required to target the numerous sources and delivery pathways of excess nutrient loads.
Targeted Practices Diagram
Diagram showing resources of and threats to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Diagram showing resources of and threats to…
Diagram showing features of and threats to C&O Canal.
Diagram showing features of and threats to C&O…
Diagram showing features of and threats to Catoctin Mountain Park.
Diagram showing features of and threats to…
Illustration of a building with a green roof covered in vegetation, used to reduce heat and rainwater runoff in heavily urbanized areas.
Urban: green roof 3
Conceptual diagram illustrating tabulated Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Dying elm due to disease, on an Eastern Shore Maryland property.
Diseased elm
By elevating the rain barrel in this vegetable garden, the property owner is more likely to get a steady water flow.
Elevated rain barrel
Wood duck boxes are placed in and around a forest interior wetland on a farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Forest interior wetland
Landowner and Chesapeake Watershed Forester discuss how to handle the invasive poison ivy climbing the trees, on an Eastern Shore of Maryland farm.
Forester and landowner consult
Chesapeake Watershed Forester and landowner amid a healthy mixed forest, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Forester and landowner survey the forest
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