Sentences with phrase «local plants and animals»

Among the highlights of the tour were an interactive rooftop solar lab, educational signage about the sustainable building features, physical design elements related to local plants and animals and a solar clock integrated into the school entranceway.

These parts might not have very high human populations, but they tend to live near the shores, and the local plants and animals can be affected by these rapid changes.

In addition to being licensed surf instructors, instructors such as Manuel are certified life guards, and also are certified nature guides, so you'll learn a lot about the local plants and animals along the way to the beach.

Guides are also very knowledgeable about the local plants and animals, and have a good sense of where to find monkeys.

The park is great for families looking to teach their kids about local plants and animals, amateur naturalists hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the area's rare birds or casual outdoorsmen hoping for a relaxing hike away from the hustle and bustle of greater Miami.

It's a great opportunity to get a glimpse of local plants and animals — a small sample of what you can expect on the main island.

Among the highlights of the tour were an interactive rooftop solar lab, educational signage about the sustainable building features, physical design elements related to local plants and animals and a solar clock integrated into the school entranceway.

Our vacation week programs for children ages 5 - 12 are designed to nurture curiosity as kids learn about local plants and animals.

Would you like to learn more about local plants and animals, tracking, foraging, and primitive skills?

Our programs are designed to nurture curiosity as kids learn about local plants and animals.

Enjoy a live performance, learn about local plants and animals, find out about special habitats and have a blast at a Pokémon Spring Carnival.

Each week is packed with fun and informative activities, such as exploring nature trails, painting, baking sourdough bread, journaling as Muir did, and discovering local plants and animals.

For three years, Stanford biologist Jose Fragoso and his collaborators worked with these people to collect extensive information on local plant and animal species, as well as demographic information on the nearly 10,000 residents of the Rupununi region.

Participants will be introduced to the local plant and animal residents (more likely seen in early morning), all of whole have been invited to stop by and meet you.

Participants will be introduced to the local plant and animal residents (more likely seen in early morning), all of whom have been invited to stop by and meet you.

From a report described on the IPY (International Polar Year) site dated 2/25/09: «Snow and ice are declining in both polar regions, affecting human livelihoods as well as local plant and animal life in the Arctic, as well as global ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level.»

Not exact matches

Here, kids ages three to twelve can enjoy crafts and activities that immerse them in the Southwestern experience, such as making Indian headbands and pinch pots; hearing tales told by cowboy storytellers; learning about local culture, geography and indigenous plants and animals; or splashing around in the Water Playground.

The plant offers direct benefits to Michigan's pork farmers and animal feed suppliers such as corn and soybean farmers, as well as other local businesses.

These streams form a network of natural corridors through the farm that connect the large protected forests in the two river valleys, providing a healthy environment for the local animals, birds, and plants.

They are also the result of the efforts of many local people, including landholders, who are doing their bit to work with us to protect and preserve their waterways and wetlands and the many animals and plants dependent on them.

I use local suppliers and recycle everything we can reuse from our greenhouse plastics, to office materials, refilled ink cartridges, repurposed furniture from Habitat Restore, recycled materials for the animal shelters and beverage 6 packs for easily transportable plant containers for people picking up plants at the greenhouse or Farmers Market.

We can choose to support a more equitable and sustainable food system by purchasing local, organic or small - scale produced food as well as adopting a plant - based diet, low in animal products - which have the highest eco-footprint.

Join Attleboro native and Mass Audubon's Regional Scientist Gene Albanese, PhD, and Sanctuary Director Lauren Gordon for a fun hike while learning about local plants, animals and birds.

That common bond we share is one that will help our children have compassion for all the animals and plants in their local environment.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

«Once fires in this region burn deeply, all these other things start to happen, affecting plants, animals and local people,» Mack said.

This has become a widespread weed present in 88 per cent of 24,824 of quadrats — small areas of habitat selected at random as samples for assessing the local distribution of plants and animals — monitored by researchers.

A photograph of an insect, plant or animal, tagged with the date and location where it was taken, can provide valuable scientific data, e.g., on how urban sprawl impacts local ecosystems or evidence of local, regional or global climactic shifts.

The findings come after UEA research revealed that up to half of all plant and animal species in the world's most naturally rich areas could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if carbon emissions continue to rise unchecked.

New research, publishing on December 8th in the open - access journal PLOS Biology, shows that local extinctions have already occurred in 47 % of the 976 plant and animal species studied.

Local extinctions have already occurred in 47 % of the 976 plant and animal species studied, report researchers.

«Climate change is already causing widespread local extinction in plant and animal species.»

The new study, by Professor John J. Wiens from the University of Arizona, used these range - shift studies to show that local extinctions have already happened in the warmest parts of the ranges of more than 450 plant and animal species.

Up to half of plant and animal species in the world's most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face local extinction by the turn of the century due to climate change if carbon emissions continue to rise unchecked.

That mechanism probably will not help solve the type of problem that emerged last week when Queensland declared «sovereignty» over its plants and animals in an attempt to ensure that profits from genetic resources went to the local government (see This Week).

«As an animal eats and drinks, the local strontium isotope composition of the water, plants and animals consumed is recorded in its skeletal tissues.»

As part of the workshop, Dave took the educators on a field trip to conduct a mini ecological study using DNA barcoding to identify plants, animals, and fungi from the local habitat.

Almost half of plant and animal species have experienced local extinctions due to climate change, research reveals, with the tropics suffering the most pronounced loss

I spent almost seven years eating exclusively plant - based, which included a variety of plant - based proteins, local vegetables, whole grains, and no animal products.

You get to learn about local plants, animals, and history.

Idea 1: For younger students: Have students create a picture book about the animal and plant life in or near local rivers.

AnimalKind lesson plan 10 (from a set of 23) View / order the accompanying resources and AnimalKind film at: www.AnimalKind.org.uk Objectives: • To understand that the local environment (school grounds) affords a variety of habitats that meet the basic needs of a range of animals and plants, which depend on each other in an interconnected way called an ecosystem.

The Square of Life project sets students off on a journey to explore their local and global environments by gathering information about the plants, animals, and nonliving objects found in their schoolyard.

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Discover how plants and animals are connected by taking a closer look at your local ecosystem to examine the interdependence of living organisms.

You will also find information on the potential dangers to them, including products and plants, for example, plus where to report animal abuse, what to do if your animal is lost, how to prepare for a disaster, and how to assess whether your local animal shelter is doing the best for the animals.

The thought that their local animal shelter puts thousands of cats to death every year upsets the Bartrons, especially because the bodies are sold to a rendering plant to be turned into soap and shampoo.

When a prairie dog colony is decimated by plague, the effects reverberate through the entire local ecosystem, from animals to plants and even the soil.

In the company of a local Naturalist, you'll encounter indigenous plants and animals found only in the Galápagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, Galápagos fur sea lions, and marine iguanas — just to name a few.

With Hike Maui, your guide shares local knowledge about the land, culture, and plant / animal life along the hike.