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ARTICLES:
UNIT 1:
Found in the USGS
weekly bulletin August 2004.
You may wish to take a look as these articles for integration into Unit
1.
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Fishermen, environmentalists cheer Klamath report (Bend.com), 7/30/04
July 30 - PORTLAND -- Commercial fishermen and conservationists on
Friday today applauded the release of the California Department of Fish
and Game's final report on the causes of the tragic 2002 fish kill on
the Klamath River. The exhaustive, peer-reviewed report's primary
conclusion that
low water flows resulting from upstream irrigation diversions were at
the heart of the kill is consistent with previous analyses conducted by
the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Yurok Tribe.
http://www.bend.com/news/ar_view%5E3Far_id%5E3D17094.htm#no-hash
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High
mercury risk in fish raises alarm (Seattle Post-Intelli(WA)), 8/4/04
'Problem a lot more widespread than we realized,' group says
Mercury is turning up in fish in Washington state's remote lakes and
reservoirs at levels that could be harmful to women and children, and
more than half the fish tested nationwide also are contaminated,
according to a study by an environmental coalition. The results
highlight the need to take stronger action to reduce mercury pollution,
particularly from coal-burning power plants, according to Clear the Air,
a coalition pushing
for more stringent mercury-emission standards.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/printer2/index.asp?ploc=t&refer=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/184782_fish04.html
POSTERS:
At
the August 2004 ChemCom Workshop at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA,
Barbara Sitzman displayed a selection of posters that you may wish to
purchase. I've cut in a list of all the USGS Posters available listed
on this page:
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/georesource_posters.htm
but have asterisked (***) the two that Barbara shared.
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Each
poster listed below was originally available in two versions--grade
school and middle school. Several of the posters are currently
out-of-print. Six posters of the nine-poster set may be viewed at the
following Web site:
http://water.usgs.gov/public/outreach/OutReach.html. The front side
of each poster has a colorful cartoon graphic depicting the topic of the
poster. The back sides of the posters contain educational activities,
definitions, and interpretive questions concerning the poster topic. The
educational materials on the back determine the appropriate grade level.
The posters can be joined to create a wall mural. Black-and-white
posters do not have activities printed on the back side and are coloring
exercises for children in grades K-5.
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Water: The Resource That Gets Used and Used and Used For Everything!
Shows 12 uses of water, from mining to transportation. The flow of water
is depicted from the mountains through a reservoir, and past urban,
rural, and industrial settings where various uses are featured. This
poster is also available in Spanish.
96-0461 (grade school)
96-0462 (middle school)
96-0460 (black-and-white version)
96-0040 (black-and-white Spanish version)
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***How Do We Treat our Wastewater?
Illustrates the process by which wastewater is treated in cities, small
towns, and rural areas.
96-0465 (middle school)
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Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants, and People!
Defines general types of wetlands, demonstrates how wetlands are
depicted, and teaches how wetlands are beneficial. The diversity of
plants and animals in wetlands is also shown.
96-0467 (grade school)
96-0468 (middle school)
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***Ground Water: The Hidden Resource!
Displays the movement of water in a ground-water system.
96-0458 (grade school)
96-0459 (middle school)
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Water Quality . . . Potential Sources of Pollution
Features human activities associated with different sources of water
pollution. It also shows the movement of waters between surface and
ground-water systems.
96-0469 (grade school)
96-0470 (middle school)
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Navigation: Traveling the Water Highways!
Highlights the different kinds of vessels, port facilities, structures,
and equipment needed for commercial operations on rivers and in coastal
harbors. It was designed to introduce students to the many aspects of
navigation.
96-0474 (middle school)
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Hazardous Waste: Clean-Up and Prevention
Shows various hazardous waste sites, different types of cleanup methods
used on these sites, and how hazardous waste moves once it is released
into the environment.
96-0475 (black-and-white version)
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Watersheds: Where We Live
Depicts three watersheds, identifying different physical features and
management options within each watershed. The poster also depicts
flooding and the importance of flood plains.
96-0479 (grade school)
96-0480 (middle school)
96-0478 (black-and-white version)
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Oceans-Coastal Hazards: Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Coastal Erosion
Describes several natural processes or events that can change the shape
of the coast and affect nearby environments. Designed as a contribution
to the Year of the Ocean.
96-454 (grade school)
96-455 (middle school)
96-453 (black-and-white version)
Order any of these posters from the following:
USGS Information Services
Box 25286
Denver, CO 80225
1-888-Ask-USGS
For ordering information, please phone 1-888-ASK-USGS
Fax: 303-202-4693 Orders for sales items are accepted by fax with a
Visa or MasterCard number. When ordering, please include the ordering
identification number that follows each publication description. It
notes that many of these posters are out of print but it appears that
the two we were interested in may still be available. No prices were
posted on any of the water series but their other posters run $7.
I was unable to find the other poster for ordering that Barbara
shared ("The Water Cycle: Nature's Recycling System", US Dept. of
Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Water Environment Federation)
*** however, I did find one really awesome poster that you can probably
just print or save to your computer and print out in color...very
detailed and useful for Unit 1:
www.mainstreetsusa.com/ ptec/wc3.htm
or the simpler USGS version at:
http://www.ncar.ucar.edu/eo/basics/images/usgs_water_cycle.jpg
or other available .jpg files online that are of quality :
ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/images download both they hydro1 and
the water_use.gif from this location...(right click and save)
***Actually, now that I've reviewed all the downloads, Barbara's Poster
is actually the hydro2.jpg located on the image page above (ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/images/hycycle2.jpg).
I have been unable to find a location to order it but you can at least
display it as a printed color overhead or on an LCD projector.
~ J. Flint Baumwirt |
