Mystery of the Megaflood

The Mystery of the Megaflood is a PBS documentary about the huge glacier build up after the ice age that created a huge flood that destroyed large areas of land in what is today Washington state. The floods were created by the melting/cracking of huge glaciers. The glaciers were holding back large amounts of water, but at a certain point they could not bear anymore and they cracked and released gigantic amounts of water. The floodings that occurred created what are known as the Scablands.

12 Soils of the World

There are 12 soil types in the world. The different soils are organized by their varying composition, texture and color. The 12 different soils are listed below. Alfisols Andisols Aridisols Entisols Gelisols Histosols Inceptisols Mollisols Oxisols Spodosols Ultisols Vertisols Here is a map of the soils

Urban Community Gardens

Urban Community Gardens have become more relevant in recent years. This is due to the way the climate is changing and the heightened awareness of the climate change throughout society. There are a lot of economic reasons to start a community garden, such as heightened prices of food or the ongoing economic depression. These events have caused people to spend less money and community gardening is a good way to save. These gardens are also good because large groups of people will work together in order to receive a benefit. This can help bring a community together because they will work together and share the profits. These gardens provide healthy food for people to eat, which in turn makes people healthier! For more info on community gardens: http://www.communitygarden.org/

Trees

Loblolly Pine: one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States, from central Texas east to Florida, and north to Delaware and Southern New Jersey. The wood industry classifies the species as a southern yellow pine. U.S. Forest Service surveys found that loblolly pine is the second most common species of tree in the United States, after red maple.

Southern Magnolia: a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from Virginia south to central Florida, and west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma. Reaching 27.5 m (90 ft) in height, it is a large striking evergreen tree with large dark green leaves and large white fragrant flowers. Widely cultivated around the world, over a hundred cultivars have been bred and marketed commercially. The timber is hard and heavy, and has been used commercially to make furniture, pallets, and veneer.

Pecan Tree: a species of hickory, native to south-central North America, in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz, in the United States in Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack.

Yoshino Cherry Tree: a hybrid cherry of unknown origin, probably between Prunus speciosa as father plant and Prunus pendula f. ascendens as mother. It occurs as a natural hybrid in Japan and is now one of the most popular and widely planted cultivated flowering cherries (sakura) in temperate climates worldwide.

Ocmulgee River Transect Line

This is the river transect line at the Ocmulgee River. I created this using Google Earth. We did a manual transect at the same location using poles, strings, and yard sticks. http://www.newtownmacon.com/projects/ocmulgee-heritage-trail/

Sierra Nevada Mountains

This is the trail I drew on Google Earth. The trail is in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.