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"Montana Rush Hour". A bison herd brings traffic to a stop in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone NP. The goal of preservation set forth by the National Park Service is one of the main contributing factors that allowed bison populations to bounce back after going nearly extinct.
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Soaking in one of my favorite hot springs in the lower 48. Undeveloped hot springs like this one are in jeopardy, as private companies often buy surrounding land, and turn them into glorified swimming pools. Fortunately, this hot spring is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, ensuring that it will be pristine for years to come.
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My good friend Jerry looking down one of the highest vertical faces in the lower 48. Mount Siyeh, Glacier National Park MT. I don't know what this has to do with sustainability, I just think it's a cool picture.
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This photo was taken by myself at Kings Gap Environmental Center in Newville Pennsylvania. The Geography Earth Science theme that this photo shows and relates with is showing the visible light spectrum as the sun sets and with the increased particulate matter in the atmosphere results in darker orange and red wavelengths. This photo relates to the visible light spectrum and the atmosphere.
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This photo was taken by myself at the Laughlin Mill in Newville Pennsylvania. The theme of Geography and Earth Science that this photo relates to is the idea of water conservation. The mill is a cherished monument in the small town of Newville and acts as an over flow of the Big Spring Creek. When the water level is high enough, the waterfall operates a small water wheel that provides a great visual for those coming and going. This area is very fond with species diversity in terms of various fish and bird species as well as other aquatic species.
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This was a photo taken by myself of the American Blue Jay in Carlisle Pennsylvania. This photo relates to Geography and Earth Science in terms of avian species and species diversity. We have a plethora of bird species in Pennsylvania and the American Blue Jay is a native of North America in the Central and Eastern locations for the most part.
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An early morning, December image of a section of the Virginia Appalachian Trail, where visitors can enjoy a hike through nature while the integrity of the forest remains untouched.
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A small creek in Upstate New York that eventually leads into the St. Lawrence River. It is unused pasture, that was reclaimed by nature.
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Taken from a section of the Virginia Appalachian Trail looking East. What should be trees and forests, has become patches of farm land and houses. The reason why sustainability should be considered.
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Live life like a waterfall; go with the flow and roar with power.
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Even nature tells us that Ship rocks!
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With Burd Run next to campus, it is important to sustain such a beautiful feature that provides for all phyla of creatures.
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"The Wooden Walkway over Bass Lake, California" - Bass Lake is situated in the Sierra National Forest in California approximately 14 miles from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park at an elevation of 3,415 feet. Established in as early as 1895 as Bass Lake Village, the community grew up around the newly created Bass Lake Reservoir that supplied the first hydroelectric generating project in Central California. It is one of the major examples of environmental sustainability in that era.
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"A family of ducks at the Codorus State Park, Hanover, PA" - The 3,490-acre Codorus State Park is in the rolling hills of southern York County in Pennsylvania. The 1,275-acre Lake Marburg has 26 miles of shoreline and is a rest stop for migrating waterfowls and shorebirds. Environmental sustainability is a must in this area for scenes like this to keep happening.
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"Sunset on the Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, PA" - The environmental group ‘American Rivers’ named the River Susquehanna as "America's Most Endangered River for 2005" because of the excessive pollution it receives. Since then several ‘sustainability committees’ have been established and are in action for the improvement of the water quality of the River Susquehanna.
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Took a trip up to Banff National Park in Canada last summer and visited Lake Louise. It is surrounded by the Rocky mountains and the water is a beautiful emerald color because of rock flour that is carried into the lake by glacial melt water. Clear skies and the Canadian Rockies...doesn't get much better than that.
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I spend a lot of my time during the summer working on a Berry Farm. To my bosses, and many of the farmers around them, their livelihoods depend on being able to continually grow and sell their crops, so they are very careful about what they grow and where they grow it. They are big believers in the importance of sustainability, and giving back to the land what they take from it. (Taken at the Green Barn Berry Farm, Montgomery PA)
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This photo was taken at the Badlands of South Dakota. The rocks are a good example of the Law of Superposition, but I found them to be a reminder of how small we really are compared to the world.
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The view from a look out point in Southern Montana. You can see the winding road that you have to take to get to the top.
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What used to be a dry rock bed that was flowing with runoff water from all the snow melting in Montana.
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One of the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.
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This picture was taken in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. It relates to the theme of sustainability because it holds renewable resources in its contents. The flow of water can provide hydro- power through water mills. Many places in the world have flowing water, which can be used to create energy to sustain our day-to-day-lives. Regardless of if flowing water is clean, it can still be used to create energy without ever actually using up the water. It is a practical way for most places the world to have clean and renewable energy, even if the water is not drinkable. Also, the foliage in this picture is moving with the rhythm of the wind. The wind provides an excellent source of energy without ever having to harm our environment like most traditional ways of energy production would (e.g. combustion releasing fossil fuels into the environment) through windmills. Utilizing our natural world around us is not only pragmatic by providing an abundance of clean energy, but it is also necessary to sustain the human race and to save our planet.
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This photo was taken while I was on vacation on Bear Tooth Pass, Montana. I took this photo while in the car. It relates to the Geography- Earth Science theme of sustainability because the mountain is intact and is not in any worry of collapsing.
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I took this photo in Yosemite Park, California. This relates to sustainability because the photo was taken on top of a large mountain. Therefore, if it were not stable it would have collapsed. You can see that it has sustained so much that there is vegetation growing on top of the rocks.
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This photo was taken in Islamorada, Florida. This is a photo of one of the beautiful sunsets you can witness there. It is sustainable because the water is calm with no disruptions as well as the Palm trees barely moving with the wind.
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This is a picture of a popular fishing hole in the Falling Spring right by my house in Chambersburg. This stream has a specific law that fishermen are not allowed to fish using live bait, they must use artificial bait, which relates to the theme of sustainability. The law attempts to control over-fishing as the fish do not like the artificial bait as much, making it harder for them to be caught. Also, the legal fishing season is shorter here.
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This is the view off the Water St. Bridge crossing the West Branch of the Susquehana River in Northumberland. This road leads directly to Shikellamy State Park, which can actually be seen on the left hand hill. One of state parks' main purposes is to help conserve the land that they are on, while allowing people to use for recreational purposes, which contributes to sustainability. Boating is allowed here, and it is quite popular, as long as they are registered with the state. This section of the river is regulated by the Shikellamy State Park.
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Here is a view off South Mountain looking down at Mont Alto. Penn State Mont Alto was actually originally a forestry school. It was one of the first three forestry schools in the country. This school was made in response to the heavy logging in this area for the production of charcoal so iron could be made in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. All the logging caused severe negative impacts on the forests. Since, efforts have been made to conserve the land. No longer is there so much damage done by logging efforts, although it is still around, which shows how logging has been made more sustainable. The forest here, and all over Michaux State Forest is doing much better now due to the efforts others have made.
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A purple coral fan clings to life off of St, Johns (USVI).
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A lonely fish clings to the remnants of what once was a flourishing coral home.
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Some of the last colorful pieces of coral off the coast of St. John (USVI).
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Moab, Utah:
Arches National Park lies above a salt bed, causing the arches to form. These arches are cracks in the sandstone layer. Fun fact, when I visited this summer, our one guide said Moab used to be underwater!
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Lake Estes, Estes Park, Colorado:
This is the sunset at Lake Estes in Estes Park, CO. I captured this photo during my run around the lake. This lake is actually man made, and was created in 1947 to act as an afterbay of the Estes Power Plant.
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Longs Peak - 14,259':
Longs Peak is a "14-er" in Estes Park, CO, where I lived this summer. One morning my friend and I decided to take on this hike. Longs Peak is made of metamorphic rocks, mainly granite. This view is from the west side at the top of Longs Peak.
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The great Valley far above the Appalachian Mountains at Cliff Jones Field Station. A truly humbling experience to behold. This valley has seen the movements of man and beast, the birth of a nation, and the rise of global technology. However, with all that is has seen, it has endure the onslaught of humankind. It has been deforested, plowed, and developed but it has remained. In hope a better future, the people that enjoy the splendor of this great valley must sustainably protect it. If we don’t, then it will face its own destruction by our hand.
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Go With the Flow
Tsé bighánílíní - “the place where water runs through rocks” was a name designated by the Navajo people describing the Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. This slot canyon’s formation is a result of erosional processes, mainly flash flood events, on the local Navajo sandstone. The rainwater that falls during the wet season enters into the upland basin, then increases in speed and picks up large loads of sand on its way into the canyons. This high sediment load rushes through the narrow passageways, scouring the sandstone walls and resulting in the smooth, and flowing characteristics of the rocks. I had the opportunity to get a firsthand tour the intricate bends and passageways and stumbled upon this scene after turning a corner. I was instantly captivated by the stark color contrast of the rock due to the sunlight bouncing off the different mediums of sandstone.
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Vishnu were here.
Believe it or not there is around 2 Billion years of geologic time in this one photograph. The basal unit, known as the Vishnu Schist, is part of the continental craton of North America. The Colorado River has continuously carved down through the uplifting strata of the region and along with other erosional processes, such as wind and ice, they have formed the massive Grand Canyon. This photo was taken minutes before our hike into the canyon and was also my very first view of the canyon firsthand.
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Temple of Aeolus
This shot was taken from Angels Landing, a lookout point that provides hikers with the entire view Zion Canyon. The rocks show evidence of being uplifted, tilted, and eroded which form part of the super-sequence known as the Grand Staircase. The bottom rock unit of Zion is the top unit of the Grand Canyon and the top unit in Zion is the bottom unit of Bryce Canyon. Starting the hike up to Angels Landing you have full view of the daunting fin-like cliff that you plan on scaling and you think to yourself, “How the hell am I going to get up that?” 5 miles and 1500 feet of elevation gain later, you’re presented with a view unlike any other. The sense of accomplishment we felt after summiting was overwhelming. All of our aches seemed to just melt away in the surreal landscape before us. This experience has left us with a humbling sense of just how dramatic the Earth’s processes really are.
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The sunrise over Quemahoning Lake demonstrates balance between the Sun and Earth.
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Overlooking Blue Mountain at the sunset reveals a greater appreciation for the world we live in.
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This century year old maple tree, planted in Erie, PA, provides a sense of longevity and pureness.
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Taken at the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad, this Green Honeycreeper enjoys locally harvested banana and papaya. The primary goal of this site is to promote conservation and sustainable use of natural resources through public education and research.
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The island of Trinidad is known as the “Land of the Hummingbirds.” In high elevation rainforests, there is the unique opportunity to get incredibly up close with amazing species like this White-Chested Hummingbird. There are very few places in the world where so many different species can be seen in such a small area. Because of this, it is highly important that sustainable land use is practiced to maintain these critically important ecosystems.
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With its continental origin and proximity to South America, Trinidad has an extreme diversity of flora and fauna. As this nation becomes even more industrialized, the dichotomy of unsustainable development and conservation is highly evident. Tropical rainforests like this one along the northern coast of the island are prime examples of biodiversity hotspots that need to be responsibly managed to ensure that endemic species can continue to thrive.
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High and Dry:
In Northern Chile nestled beneath the Andes sit the wetlands of the Altiplano. For centuries an indigenous nation has called this area home. The Aymara people practice transhumance to survive, utilizing the bofedales (wetlands) as pastures for there camelid herds. Routine maintenance is needed to keep the bofedales healthy. Normally traditions of bofedale maintenance are passed down through generations, but many Aymara have emigrated to modern cities leaving the preservation of this unique habitat in jeopardy. In this picture you can see one such herd grazing in a bofedale with the the volcano Isluga in the background.
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Fire on the Mountain:
High in the Chilean Andes the green clouds sit rooted to the ground. While at first glance they may seem soft this is actually a prickly plant that is extremely compact. Yareta is an evergreen plant that grows in the Puna grasslands on the Andean highlands. The Aymara indigenous people use this plant as source of fuel. Routine burns are done in the grasslands to promote growth of grasses and exterminate plants that do not have value to the Aymara. In this particular picture it is being burned to make room for more grassland.
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Hourglass:
The unrelenting sun of the Atacama reveals the ghostly remnants of the Chilean nitrate industry, which are found littered throughout the desert. Glistening in the sun the shards of broken glass look like jewels. In the late 1870’s sodium nitrate was mined in the Atacama Desert for explosives and fertilizers. Archeologist today have studied these mines because artifacts get so well preserved in the Atacama. During this period trash from the nitrate mines was piled up and buried as means of disposal. The trash of these nitrate mines give us a window into the past. The bottle cap seen in this picture is very unique because it was actually recycled by a child and made into a wheel for a toy.