Mini-Case Study and Some Wrap Ups...

• If everyone on the planet lived like us (including me) we would need 4.67 earths class Average; (self-reported Low was 3.1, High was 6.8; Median value = 4.5 ) Got full credit as long as there was brief description and "# of Earths" indicated.
  
  
• Finish up information from last time.
  
• Mini-case study. Aswan Dam.

Role Play Wrap-UP and Land Conservation

1. Finish up role playing exercise.
2. View Sample of Resources we need to manage.
3. Discuss Tragedy of the Commons.

How to End the Tragedy of the Commons 
Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Prize winner for Economics

Planning and Environmental Management

Video Assignment

Today you watched a video on the Highlands of Roan. The video focused on the grassy bald ecosystem and the associated management/conservation challenges.

Answer these questions (click to open) and hand them in on Monday, January 24th at the beginning of class.

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Here are the questions posted for those who could not view:

YOUR NAME:____________________________

Take Home Exercise for the Video Expeditions: Grassy Balds in the Heart of Roan.

1. What is a bald? (‘your instructor’ will not be counted as a correct answer)
2. Grasses and _____________ make up most of the plants on a grassy bald.
3. List the common name of one rare and endangered plant mentioned in the movie.
4. What role did the last ice age play in plant species distribution from the Roan Highlands of NC to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire?
5. Explain what the theory of island biogeography has to do with the highlands of Roan Mountain.
6. How long have the rare high-elevation northern plant species been hanging on in the grassy balds of North Carolina? (circle the best answer)
1. 1000-5000 years
2. 8000 - 10000 years
3. 18,000-20,000 years
4. over 100,000 years
7. What is arguably the most famous rare plant found on Roan Mountain? For extra credit: Who discovered and named this species?
8. What is the prevailing theory on how the grassy balds were created?
9. What are some of the difficult decisions that must be made when managing grassy balds?
10. What is one way that native, but invasive, blackberries can be controlled without chemicals?
11. What drove Bison and Elk from the grassy balds and lead to the need for active human management to keep the rare ecosystems intact?
12. What did the camouflaged Horned Lark chicks look like that were shown in the video?
13. What are two of the many organizations mentioned that play a role in protecting the Grassy Balds of North Carolina?
14. Do grazing cattle necessarily damage the grassy balds? Explain why or why not.

Here is a brief excerpt from the movie:

Lecture 2 - Managing Human Environment Interactions.

We discussed Human-Environment Interactions and you were asked to create an ecological footprint. (Link is on slide 16). This lecture was based on the reading in Chapter 1 of the textbook.

Lecture 1 - Syllabus Review and Intro

Course Syllabus: (This link will take you to an up-to-date copy of the syllabus)