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jgerek — 2014-05-19T15:26:11Z

link env issues; fix Birding link

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- '''30 questions to elevate your awareness of Rochester's Watershed.'''	+ '''30 questions to elevate your awareness of ["Rochester Environmental Issues" Rochester's Watershed].'''
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- 20) Name five birds that live here. Which are migratory and which stay put? ["Birdwatching" Resource]	+ 20) Name five birds that live here. Which are migratory and which stay put? ["Birding/Birdwatching" Resource]

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RickUrwin — 2006-08-04T02:02:38Z

Added Invasive_Species as a link to # 24.

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- 25) Name three wild species that were not found here 500 years ago. Name one exotic species that has appeared in the last 5 years. [http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html Resource] , [http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/announce.cfm?ID=475&Lang=e Resource]	+ 25) Name three wild species that were not found here 500 years ago. Name one exotic species that has appeared in the last 5 years. ["Invasive Species" Resource], [http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html Resource] , [http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/announce.cfm?ID=475&Lang=e Resource]

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-15T02:44:11Z

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- ==Peter Warshall’s Exercise in Watershed Awareness:==	+ ==Peter Warshall’s Exercise in Watershed Awareness: (with resources)==

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RickUrwin — 2006-07-12T00:51:06Z

Thought this watershed awareness quiz applied to Roc would be cool. Cool?

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	+ ==Peter Warshall’s Exercise in Watershed Awareness:== + '''30 questions to elevate your awareness of Rochester's Watershed.''' + '''How much do you know about the health, size and location of our watershed?''' + + We all live in a watershed and just about everything we do either has a positive or negative impact on it. Take this little quiz and see just how much you know about Rochester's watershed and it's history. + + 1) Point north. Good. The first one is always easy. + + 2) What time is sunset today? [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=421 Resource] + + 3) Trace the water you drink from rainfall to your tap. ["Hemlock Lake" Resource] , [http://www.mcwa.com/serv-supply05.gif Resource] + + 4) When you flush, where do the solids go? What happens to the waste water? [http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=04150200 Resource] + + 5) How many feet above sea level are you? ["Lake Ontario" Resource] + + 6) What spring wildflower is consistently among the first to bloom here? ["Highland Park" Resource] + + 7) How far do you have to travel before you reach a different watershed? Can you draw the boundaries of yours? ["Finger Lakes" Resource] , [http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/index.cfm Resource] + + 8) Is the soil under your feet, more clay, sand, rock or silt? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesee_River:_Glacial_Geology Resource] + + 9) Before your tribe lived here, what did the previous inhabitants eat and how did they sustain themselves? [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/timeline0.html Resource] + + 10) Name five native edible plants in your neighborhood and the season(s) they are available. ["Gardening" Resource] + + 11) From what direction do storms generally come? [Resource] + + 12) Where does your garbage go? [http://www.highacreslandfill.com/ Resource] + + 13) How many people live in your watershed? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario#Geography Resource] + + 14) Who uses the paper/plastic you recycle from your neighborhood? [http://www.monroecounty.gov/des-solidwaste.php Resource] + + 15) Point to where the sun sets on the equinox. How about sunrise on the summer solstice? (See #2 as to when you can conduct your experiment) + + 16) Where is the nearest earthquake fault? When did it last move? [http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/recenteqs/Quakes/ld1017880.html Resource] + + 17) Right here, how deep do you have to drill before you reach water? [Resource] + + 18) Which (if any) geological features in your watershed are, or were, especially respected by your community, or considered sacred, now or in the past? [Resource] + + 19) How many days is the growing season here (from frost to frost)? [http://www.rochesterbusinessalliance.com/scriptcontent/va_custom/va_cm/ContentPageDisplay.cfm?Content_ID=107 Resource] + + 20) Name five birds that live here. Which are migratory and which stay put? ["Birdwatching" Resource] + + 21) What was the total rainfall here last year? [http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/14605?locid=14605 Resource] + + 22) Where does the pollution in your air come from? [http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.showlocal&CityID=213 Resource] , [http://www.scorecard.org/env-releases/cap/county.tcl?fips_county_code=36055 Resource] + + 23) What was the dominant land cover plant here 12,000 years ago? [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/geology.html#12,000 Resource] + + 24) What primary geological processes or events shaped the land here? [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/timeline/geology.html#millions Resource] + + 25) Name three wild species that were not found here 500 years ago. Name one exotic species that has appeared in the last 5 years. [http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/zebra.html Resource] , [http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/announce.cfm?ID=475&Lang=e Resource] + + 26) What minerals are found in the ground here that are (or were) economically valuable? [Resource] + + 27) Where does your electric power come from and how is it generated? [Resource] + + 28) After the rain runs off your roof, where does it go? [Resource] + + 29) Where is the nearest wilderness? When was the last time a fire burned through it? [Resource] + + 30) How many days until the moon is full? [Resource] + + '''Bonus Questions:''' + + 31) What species once found here are known to have gone extinct? [Resource] + + 32) What other cities or landscape features on the planet share your latitude? [Resource] + + '''How many did you know?''' + + --Info and credits: [http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000957.php About the Big Here quiz.] + + [[Comments]]

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