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1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Jersey
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Saving Ethiopia's Church Forests
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A Bee's Best Friend
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chicago Illinois USA
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Anyone willing to take on helping with a project such as this is to be admired. So much to do and so few willing.
The google aerial shot of one of the church forests shows clearly how verdant they are compared to surrounding areas. |
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Heron
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Michigan/detroit
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In Ethiopia it's forests and churches, In Michigan it's Subdivisions and Retention Ponds, Since the areas that have city water and sewer get their water from lake Huron or the Detroit River and likewise use these waterways to recycle treated waste water [Don't know how it's done on the lake Michigan side but Chicago is similar to Detroit/Windsor] all newer Subdivisions have Retention Ponds even if built near a large stream,,This accomplishes 3 things, First it allows roof, street, and driveway runoff to be diverted from sewage treatment saving treatment costs and unregulated discharge into waterways. Second it allows heavy rainfalls to be moderated and prevents flooding, And third creates Migratory stopovers for waterfowl. Of course the Canada Goose has found these ponds ideal habitat and the bluegrass lawns provide plenty of food. Of course if you have an older home you can help by installing rain gardens near your downspouts which I have seen some of you have done. In Havalota's case with the gravel "Spillway" leading to the bay the Engineers figure the area [SQ FT], [AVG PREC] and let the soil bacteria clean the water of road grime before it enters the lake.
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biodiversity, church, conservation, ecosystem, ethiopia, forest, forests, hydrocycle, pictures, presentation, preserve, saving, shrinking, woodlands, woods |
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