Impacts on Plants & Pollen
As we learned in Module 7: Plants & Pollen, pollination is a crucial process for humans. Our current agricultural system in the U.S. is hugely dependent on our ability to manipulate insect pollination. While many people associate honeybees with crop pollination, the human relationship with pollinators is complex. By one estimate, domesticated honeybees pollinate $14 […]
Water Quality Impacts: Nonpoint Source
In this short video, Matt Vincent illustrates rural nonpoint source impacts to water quality. Right-click or ctrl-click this link to download. In this short video, Matt Vincent illustrates urban nonpoint source impacts to water quality on Blacktail Creek in Butte, Montana. Right-click or ctrl-click this link to download.
Water Quality Impacts: Point Source
In the short videos on the next several pages, Matt Vincent illustrates impacts to water quality at several different western Montana sites, starting with point source impacts. Right-click or ctrl-click this link to download. In this short video, Matt Vincent illustrates a second type of point source impact to water quality. Right-click or ctrl-click […]
Sources of Water Pollution
Our waters quality can be impacted by so many uses and ways that it is hard to know where to begin. The best place to start is with us – humans. Pretty much everything we do as humans as it relates to our use of water results in a change to its quality. Introduction of […]
An Introduction to Water Quality
Water is a limited and precious resource on our planet. No living thing – plant, animal or human – can survive without a clean supply. Project WET’s “Drop in the Bucket” activity is an excellent way to illustrate the relative scarcity of fresh water on Earth. View the “Drop in the Bucket” lesson plan online, […]
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