Preserving the Lakes in North Carolina
Diseases caused by pollution of the lakes of North Carolina have risen over the years. Aquatic animals in the lakes have suffered from the pollution of the lakes in North Carolina. I am taping my knowledge and time in helping preserve the lakes in North Carolina so that I can help reduce diseases caused by pollution of the lakes in North Carolina. The lakes in North Carolina have a great value to our economy. For generations now, North Carolina citizens have been drinking water from the lakes in North Carolina. The lakes provide a tourist attraction, and it’s where we go for summer holidays. Slowly by slowly, the lakes have been polluted by our industries. Statistics predict that there will be no rivers for recreation in two generations to come, no fish to fish from our rivers. The thought of all of this fading away makes me want to give my best in helping to preserve lakes in North Carolina.
My drive towards this project is to want future generations to experience what we experienced in the state’s lakes. The best part about this project is that many people are willing to help out with this project. I believe in doing this project; I will have achieved my goal in life. The fish in our waters are suffering because of the companies that are polluting the water. I want to learn more about this project so that I can help save aquatic animals.
I have background knowledge of the problems that are affecting our lakes. The greatest threat to the lakes being the vastly growing population. This means that development is getting better by the day. Industries dump their waste product into rivers and streams that are tributaries to the lakes in North Carolina. These chemicals are major nutrients that lead to excessive algae that are harmful to aquatic animals’ health. This prior knowledge will help me to start at the root of the problem, which is industrial pollution.
Project plan and budget
Identification of conservation targets
To identify conservation targets, I visited the department of environment and natural resources of North Carolina. Together I first looked into previous studies to assess if the information is valid. In conjunction with the national heritage plan (NHP), we established the following areas to be our conservation targets so that we can save our lakes and, at the same time, save the aquatic animals too. The areas included but not limited to; fish habitat and nursery, the important watersheds, mountains, in-stream community assemblies, and guilds. By conserving these areas, I am confident that we will have to preserve our lakes one step further.
Conservation planning tool
The conversation tool of North Carolina provides us with means for synthesizing and sharing information that will help us have informed decisions of the past so that we can identify the flaws of the past and improve on them.
Identify watershed condition
When we are identifying watersheds, we look into some quality of watersheds. A healthy watershed should have the ability to support native species. Also, the streams should flood flows without regular destructive flooding and erosion. So when we identify the polluted watersheds, they should not have any aquatic life, and the streams should have erosion residues.
Generating a set of priorities
I have acquired the information from NHP and the department of environment and natural resources and the conservation tool. I will now set my priorities for the project. I set my priorities as follows. First, I will identify; the best opportunities for preservation-based strategies. When identifying the preservation opportunities, we identify the areas that have not yet been polluted and preserve them first.
Secondly, I will identify the best opportunities for restoration- based strategies. When doing this, I will identify the areas in the lakes that need to be fully restored .these areas have been polluted and need restoration.
Thirdly I will identify the locations that need to be investigated further when establishing the locations that need to be investigated further. I will identify the locations that have not been cleared for restoration or preservation but need to be restored or preserved.
Lastly, I will identify the locations that have low resource value. First, we preserve the areas that have high resource values. The areas that do not have a high resource value are the lake areas not accessed by people often; hence the chances of pollution are minimal but not absolute zero.
Further uses for this information.
The information collected can be stored in archives so that any other person who needs statistical evidence on how to go about conserving lakes in any state can access it freely. The information can also be used in creating awareness for citizens and companies on the effects of water pollution. I can use the information to get to well-wishers who would like to assist in lake preservation in North Carolina. The information can be used in training potential environmental conservators like I was trained at the “Oconalufee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center.”
Comparison of results with previous assessments
I will compare my results with that of Wang to identify the overlaps and areas of difference. I will analyze the difference between Wang’s assessment and my assessment carefully and interpret the differences.
The estimated price for the project is $3.5 million. The budget has been substituted according to the priorities outlined. The restoration areas are many, so the cost is relatively high.
Pursuing the preservation and conservation of Lake in North Carolina has greatly contributed to improving my intellectual capacity. This is through expanding my knowledge of environmental management. Also, it has aroused my interest in looking after environmental resources. Increasing general knowledge in the care of various natural resources will ensure that people’s surroundings. On the other hand, the urge to conduct the project on the preservation of lakes has also influenced my career. This is because it has enhanced core self-evaluation, enabling me to get a promotion just because of my knowledge and the newly discovered conservative measures I invented. Similarly, pursuing the project plays a vital role in creating a clear view of various companies’ desired visions and missions. Therefore, I will work on following the goal to achieve overall performance.
Annotated Bibliography
Geophysical Research: Preserving the Lakes in North Carolina
Sun, Yu, et al. “Preservation of cyanobacterial UVR‐shielding pigment scytonemin in carbonate ooids formed in Pleistocene salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau.” Geophysical Research Letters 46.17-18 (2019): 10375-10383.
According to the source, the development of ooids and their representation to follow biogeochemical sequences have long been debated. An evaluation was done in the category of three layers of evaporite-flagged ooids within the Qaidam water shed. This encompasses a bed of dolomitic ooids created at 293 ± 4 kyr and flagged by gypsum at 266 ± 3 kyr, a bed of aragonitic ooids created at 163 ± 1 kyr and flagged by halite at 111 ± 0.8 kyr, and the last bed of carbonate mineral created at 38 ± 0.5 kyr and flagged by gypsum at 23 ± 0.3 kyr. The writer suggests that the organic excerpts from the ooids signify the universal preservation of Stoneman. The ooids have proven to be effective in the preservation of biomarkers from their depositional surrounding.
Lane, Chad S., et al. “Compound-specific isotope records of late-Quaternary environmental change in southeastern North Carolina.” Quaternary Science Reviews 182 (2018): 48-64.
The article explores the method the state of Carolina used to preserve Lake Jones and Lake Singletary. The author elaborates on how pollen, charcoal, and bulk geochemical substances were combined with hydrogen and carbon to preserve the lakes named above. The author also goes deep in explaining how the Pleistocene-Holocene transition is marked. He suggests that it could be done by rapid variations in hydrogen values, just like those patterns of boiling Allerød and Younger Dryas isotope. This designates the compassion of the local climate to brief, high-amplitude climatical scenarios. Consequently, the author states that the absence of a modification in the central Holocene hydrographical and the comprehensive diverse essence of the Quercus change on the anthropogenetic land administration activities may signify the thriftiest description for the locally persistent environmental modification.
Wang, Hongjun, et al. “Vegetation and Microbes Interact to Preserve Organic Matter in Wooded Peatlands.” bioRxiv (2020).
This article describes how peatlands continued as immense carbon sinks over the years, also during the past events of climate change. Wang also goes deeper into explaining how the concept of the abiotic theory manages various carbon decomposition fails to explain why peatlands constantly accrete peat over warm and seasonally unsaturated conditions. The author affirms that slow-growing bacteria often absorb organic matter but at a slow rate. Consequently, the fast-growing bacteria that dominate the Sphagnum site disintegrated is much faster than the slow-growing bacteria. Similarly, the article gives detailed information regarding the high-phenolic shrub that brought a change in bacterial structure. The above self-sustaining program manages and controls carbon cycling, which helps preserve various lakes to ensure that people do not misuse and contaminate the water bodies.
Watkins-Kenney, Sarah. Beyond the Waters’ Edge: Complexity and Conservation Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage by Public Agencies in North Carolina. East Carolina University, 2019.
The journal talks about the approaches used to examine the nature and conduct of the scheme within Carolina. Administrators can employ public rule to preserve the country’s subaquatic social custom from 1960. The authors argue that when corporal leftovers of the ancient are exposed, it creates preservation measures. However, when determining the actions to be done depending on the public entity managers-beyond the waters’
However, determining what activities are occupied lies with communal agency administrators – above the waters’ base. Aspects examined for this training included the participant’s interests, time, and conservation measures.
Berkman, Leah K., et al. “A Genetic Assessment of Missouri’s Lake Sturgeon after 30 Years of Restoration Releases.” North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2020).
The journal gives a comprehensive description of the government Carolina applied various measures to conserve Lake Sturgeon. The lake has about three sheds, including; the Great Seas, Hudson Beach, and the Mississippi bay. The author explains various activities that contaminate certain water bodies, including overfishing, contamination, and major river variations. The journal explores the reinstatement program to reestablish the Lake Sturgeon in the states’ main streams. The author reveals how the Carolina state screened Lake Sturgeon to control its region patterns. The state evaluated the overall variety and inherited structure of lake Sturgeon to determine the difference between various rivers within the state. Berkman reports that the Carolina state government found larger levels of genetic disparity. Similarly, the streams with higher waters recommended that closely associated aquatic animals might have accumulated at stocking sites. Lake Sturgeon is conserved majorly to enhance sufficient supply of water clean water within Carolina. The author recommended further research and controlled the reproductive habits and conservation of numerous depositing sites to continue focusing on the lake’s self-sustaining.
Works Cited
Berkman, Leah K., et al. “A Genetic Assessment of Missouri’s Lake Sturgeon after 30 Years of Restoration Releases.” North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2020).
Lane, Chad S., et al. “Compound-specific isotope records of late-Quaternary environmental change in southeastern North Carolina.” Quaternary Science Reviews 182 (2018): 48-64.
Sun, Yu, et al. “Preservation of cyanobacterial UVR‐shielding pigment scytonemin in carbonate ooids formed in Pleistocene salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau.” Geophysical Research Letters 46.17-18 (2019): 10375-10383.
Wang, Hongjun, et al. “Vegetation and Microbes Interact to Preserve Organic Matter in Wooded Peatlands.” bioRxiv (2020).
Watkins-Kenney, Sarah. Beyond the Waters’ Edge: Complexity and Conservation Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage by Public Agencies in North Carolina. East Carolina University, 2019.