Phosphorus Cycle Follow-Up

1. The Phosphorus Group Project is No More... in class we worked through the problem as a group.
2. Don't forget to fill out the extra-credit course survey. (Click Here for Instructions)
3. Look at the previous post for directions to next Friday's Wild Game Dinner if you are looking for something to do.
4. Exam Review on Monday! You bring the questions.

Looking for something to do Friday 2/25 ?

The 5th Annual Wild Game Dinner hosted by HCC's Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Club will be held on Friday, February 25 at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. Event begins at 6:00 p.m.
Bring your favorite wild game dish, veggies or dessert (Bread & Drinks provided) NOTE: Electricity will be provided for crock pots!

• Requested Donation: $10 per person ($5 if you bring a dish)
• Action-packed Drawings, Silent and Live Auctions
• Grand Prize: North Carolina Lifetime Sportsman License (Hunting/Fishing)
• Live Music!
• Calling Competition (Open to Everyone!)
• Game and Non-Game - bring your calls

For more information, contact Jenny Carver, HCC Department of Natural Resources, at jcarver@haywood.edu or (828) 627-4560

Driving Directions:
From Asheville - Take I-40 West. Take exit 27 (Hwy 19/23). Take exit 104 toward Lake Junaluska/East Waynesville/Hot Springs. Turn LEFT onto Hwy 209/Crabtree Road. Go 1/2 mile, the Haywood County Fairgrounds is on the right.

From Sylva - Take Hwy 23/74 East. Take exit 104 toward Lake Junaluska/East Waynesville/Hot Springs. Turn LEFT onto Hwy 209/Crabtree Road. Go 1/2 mile, the Haywood County Fairgrounds is on the right.

Suggestions for Course Improvement....

Please complete the survey, found at this link (click here), to help us make any mid course changes necessary to improve learning outcomes for the class as a whole. I may not be able to address every comment, but wherever 'themes' emerge, I can certainly make changes. You can get extra credit for your trouble.

UPDATE: If you have not already completed the survey, please submit the CODE to receive your extra credit during class before the first exam. There were concerns about matching CODEs arriving via-email with time stamps that are associated with the survey.

Your responses are confidential and I am very receptive to constructive criticism.

Thank you --- Buddy

Identify the Location of the Erosion and win a Starbucks Coffee...

I did not have to walk far today to find some serious erosion issues. If you can give me the exact location of this site or take a picture of it yourself and e-mail me. You can win a free coffee! I am hoping it will make people look around for natural resources management issues in their own environment. First one with the correct location wins.

First Group Meeting: Lake Champlain Watersheds by Lake Segments.

For our first group meeting, we as a group decided to take a look at the surrounding areas specifically the lakes and streams. We came to conclusion that there is a number of watersheds in the surrounding area that continuously flow into the lake bringing in all good and bad nutrients. This being said that means that all materials that get into these watersheds whether it is from rain, snow, runoff or human dumping will eventually enter Lake Champlain and meet up with all the other materials that have come form the numerous other watersheds. The picture that is attached to the left shows all the water sheds that surround Lake Champlain and where they originally come from whether it be New York or Vermont. The picture has broken down each watershed into its own number so the viewer can get a better idea of the size and location of each of these watersheds.

Easter Island Continued...

Phosphorus pollution comes from many sources, mainly sewage treatment plants, storm sewers, and industrial sources. Most of these are point sources.
In rural areas, the sources are sewage treatments from small towns, improper septic systems, storm sewers, manure runoff, nutrient runoff, milkhouse wastes, and eroded soil. Most of these are non-point sources, non-point sources make it extremely hard to pin point exactly where the phosphorus pollution is coming from or how it is getting there.

Easter Island Population ...

Natural Resource Based Community Management

Easter Island Case Study Introduction....

We know from initial research that the four areas of the lake that are struggling the most to meet desired levels of phosphorus are: Missisquoi Bay, St. Albans Bay, Northeast Arm, and South Lake A. We also know that in these areas the phosphorus levels are either increasing or remaining stable. Water coming from wastewater plants generally meets the target load levels, and that nonpoint phosphorus pollution is the largest contributor to areas not meeting target levels. Areas such as Missisquoi Bay that struggle to meet target phosphorus levels receive the majority of their phosphorus from agriculture. Agriculture only accounts for 14% of the land area, but contributes 38% to the total nonpoint source phosphorus pollution. Phosphorus is easily transferred because it is found in dissolved water and has the ability to attach to soil particles, which is undoubtedly a reason that agriculture is able to contribute so significantly to the phosphorus load. Nutrient rich soil from farmlands, excessive use of fertilizer and erosion are key contributors to the phosphorus load in lake Champlain.