Pollution from an overburdened sewage plant nearly destroyed Wilson Bay. Now a restoration effort has brought it back to life.
pollution
Preserving Biodiversity: Lesson Plan
Explain how the use, protection and conservation of natural resources impact the environment, including biodiversity, from one generation to the next.
Great Smoky Mountain Air
Great Smoky Mountains National Park's biologically diverse ecosystems face the threat of air pollution. However, the future may hold clearer skies as air quality over the park might be improving.
A Drone's Eye View of the Ocean: Lesson Plan
Infer how human activities may impact the environment and consider an example of human impact by studying Dr. David Johnston’s research.
Small Creatures/Large Lessons
Scientists conduct land surveys to discover what is living in an area and determine the health of the land and water. And it’s usually the smallest creatures that provide the most information.
Watershed Woes
What’s a watershed anyway?
Watersheds come in many shapes and sizes. That’s because Mother Nature doesn’t recognize city, county, state or national boundaries. It’s the geography and the contours of the land that determine where the water drains.
And that’s the key to understanding the concept of a watershed. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is above ground and even below ground drains into the same place.
Tubes in the Mud
The Good and Bad News about Nanotube Pollution in Wetlands
October 13, 2014
Week in Review: Eye-Level
UNC-TV Science Week In Review: August 15, 2013
Eye-Level