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Roads wind through the mountains at Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Winding roads
Illustration of Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter).
Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter)
Waterfall in Shenandoah National Park.
Waterfall
Illustration showing the downtown of a community in Fiji.
Urban: downtown (Fiji)
Illustration of American Water Lotus bud (Nelumbo lutea).
Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : bud
Front view illustration of American Water Lotus flower (Nelumbo lutea).
Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : flower 1
Side-view illustration of American Water Lotus flower (Nelumbo lutea).
Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : flower 2
Illustration of American Water Lotus pad (Nelumbo lutea).
Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : pad
Illustration of American Water Lotus seed pod (Nelumbo lutea).
Nelumbo lutea (American Water Lotus) : seed pod
Illustration of White Water Lily flower (Nymphaea odorata flower).
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : flower
Illustration of White Water Lily pad (Nymphaea odorata).
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : pad
Some plants use the wind as the primary means of seed dispersal. This is the case with Taraxacum spp. (Dandelion) as well as others such as Acer spp (Maple).
Seed parachute
Conceptual diagram illustrating preparations for the effects of climate change: Elevating and moving houses and utilities away from flood plain boundaries make them less vulnerable to storms and may lower flood insurance rates. Rather than building a concrete levy to protect property, consider a natural shoreline that offers the same benefit.
Adaptation to Climate Change
Conceptual diagram illustrating preparations for the effects of climate change: In an area where all of the organisms are alike, it is possible to lose an entire population due to a single pest infestation. Landscape with a variety of native, drought-resistant plants to support biodiversity and resilient backyard communities.
Biodiversity for Climate Change
This butterfly was spotted on a flowering shrub outside Cambridge, MD, but it ranges from Eastern North America, from Ontario south to Gulf coast, and west to Colorado plains and central Texas.
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Natural fiber logs for sale at a local hardware store in Cambridge MD. These logs are designed to be used in constructing a natural
Fiber logs
Conceptual diagram illustrating the life cycle of a Marine Protected Area (MPA).
Life Cycle of a Marine Protected Area
Iconic representation of knowledge or idea.
Light bulb
Conceptual diagram illustrating the mean sea level trends at Ocean City, MD and Norfolk, VA. Source: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Local Sea Level Trends
What you can do to prepare for climate change diagram from
Prepare for climate change
Iconic representation of the pieces that make up an entity, effort, concept, etc.
Puzzle
Conceptual diagram illustrating the eight key recommendations to assist those working towards creating functioning Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Recommendations for becoming a functioning Marine…
Conceptual diagram illustrating a hardened shoreline vs a natural shoreline. The hardened shoreline has concrete rip-rap or a sea wall. It can be very costly and can also interrupt natural shoreline processes and sand movement that can lead to increased erosion downdrift from the structure. A natural shoreline incorporates native vegetation with a buffer strip of sand and/or fiber logs. It filters runoff and traps sediment, actually widening the beach, and providing valuable shoreline habitat for wildlife.
Shoreline erosion control
Highbush blueberry is one of the most important plants in the blueberry family. It is found around wetlands, in woodland clearings, and open meadows, and provides food for many birds and a few mammals.
Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry)
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