Temperate+Deciduous+Forest+Conservation

//** ﻿ Welcome to the Conservation page of the **// //** Temperate Deciduous Forest! **// By: Alison B and Jaycie D

** Negative: ** ** By: Alison B **
 * What is the human impact on your biome? **
 * 1) Positive
 * 2) Negative

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We impact the temperate deciduous forest in many positive and negative ways. One obvious problem that seems to be increasing instead of decreasing in the temperate deciduous forest is deforestation. Deforestation is when you strip down all the trees in an area and clear the land. Although I don't know how many trees we cut down in the U.S a day, I do know that the average American uses seven trees a year in paper, wood, and other products we use trees to make. That's about 2,000,000,000 trees being cut down per year. No wonder in Europe and North America, less than 1% of undisturbed temperate deciduous forest remains. Stripping the land of its trees is not only taking away our oxygen source, but is also disturbing the biome and the animals and plants within it. Just think about how many organisms were killing per day by cutting down all these trees. This biome is considered a home to both many organisms and to us. Cutting down all these trees and clearing the land is an example of secondary succession. It will take about 20 years for a forest to grow back into a climax community with deciduous trees and a large variety of plants and animals. Although it provides us paper and wood and supplies, just think about how much we would be doing the earth and ourselves a favor by not cutting down all these trees. ======

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According to the website according to the experts of the Deforestation Technical Support Package, deforestation also causes loss of water quality, climate change, erosion of top soil and nutrient loss, and increased flooding during wet periods. As you can see, deforestation is very bad for our environment. Out of all the paper produced because of deforestation, approximately 1 billion trees worth of that paper is thrown out every year in the U.S. But, if we recycle all of this paper instead of throwing it away, we could save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of land space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy, and 7,000 gallons of water per ton (2,000 pounds). This represents a 64% energy savings, a 58% water savings, and 60 pounds less of air pollution! If we stopped deforestation, we could save the world. ======

** Positive: ** ** By: Jaycie D ** As you see above we have destroyed homes to millions of animals. But we also have helped the animals that have lost their homes and have become endangered such as the gray wolf, red wolf, orange-bellied parrot and the once endangered the bald eagle. The most common reason these animals are endangered is because they have lost their homes or have been hunted down. Now we are trying to help the endangered animals by relocating them so their population can grow. We can help them by donating money to national parks that help endangered animals and reduce using fossil fuels that pollute the air and destroy their homes.

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 * What are the problems in your biome that need to be addressed by humans? **
 * 1) Problem 1 and its possible solution
 * 2) Problem 2 and its possible solution

** Problem 1: Soil Pollution ** ** By: Alison B **   One problem that we need to address is soil pollution. Soil pollution is caused by air pollutants from fuel that we burn. Air pollutants cause acid rain, which destroys the forests and poisons the soil. The soil in the temperate deciduous forest is very rich and fertile and needs to be protected instead of poisoned. The biggest contributor to acid rain is car exhaust. Some ways that we could help prevent soil pollution is carpool as much as you can to decrease the amount of car exhaust that we produce. Another way in the future is to find an alternative for fossil fuels so were not polluting the earth, soil, and air as much. If we don't dump the toxins, the posion won't be seeping into the soil. Also, a way that we can reduce the amount of soil pollution is to reduce water pollution and stop dumping toxins into rivers and streams around the temperate deciduous forest. In the future, I hope that we can somehow conquer soil pollution and stop poisoning our earth. **Problem #2: Air pollution** Another problem we need to address is air pollution. Air pollution causes lots of problems. One problem it causes is acid rain. Acid rain causes soil and water pollution that destroys forest. The destroyed forest causes animals to lose their homes and become endangered. Using fossil fuels such as oil causes air pollution. But there is a way we can lessen the use of fossil fuels. Here are some tips to help stop air pollution.

About half of the air pollution comes from cars and trucks. Two important ways to reduce air pollution are to drive less and to drive smart. Driving less doesn't mean you have to stay home. Try combining driving with alternative modes of transportation: 1. Carpool. 2. Walk or ride a bicycle. Saving energy helps reduce air pollution. Use less gasoline, natural gas, and electricity (power plants burn fossil fuels to generate electricity): 3. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. 4. Replace energy hungry incandescent lights with fluorescent lighting. 5. Insulate your water heater. 6. Add insulation to your home. 7. Use a fan instead of air conditioning. 8. Install low flow showerheads. 9. Dry your clothes on a clothesline. It takes energy to make and sell the products we use. Here are ways to cut energy use, reduce air pollution, and save money: 10.Choose recycled products. 11. Recycle paper, plastics, and metals. 12. Print and photocopy on both sides of the paper. Air pollution is a problem indoors and out. Most people spend at least 80 percent of their lives indoors. Here are some ways you can reduce pollution in your home, office or school: 13. Don't smoke. Send smokers outside. 14. Products such as cleaning agents, paints, and glues often contain harmful chemicals. Use them outdoors or with plenty of ventilation indoors. 15. Use safer products, such as baking soda instead of harsher chemical cleaners.

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