Wildlife and Natural Resource Management

Chapter 3

Mr. Schanbacher

Troy High School

Conservation: Wise Use of Natural Resources

Understand the importance of conservation in the use of natural resources.

Identify common conservation techniques.Understand the positive effects conservation

has on the environment.Understand the negative effects a lack of

conservation can cause.

Objectives

How can we best conserve our natural resources?

Essential Question

What is a natural resource?

Renewable?

Nonrenewable?

Why are natural resources important to humans?

Review

Why should we conserve the natural resources we have?

Why should we work to develop alternatives to natural resources?

Introduction

Work in soil conservation became important during and after the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s

Erosion is a natural process, but abuse of soil, or improper management can lead to accelerated erosion

Soil Conservation

Raindrop

Splash:

Sheet:

Look at any bare soil the next time it rains…

Water Erosion

Raindrop

Water Runoff:

Rill:

Gully:

Stream Bank:

How can we prevent each of these….GO

Water Erosion

Types of Water Erosion

One More

Wind Erosion builds on itself

It can be extremely harmful to items in its path

Sand Blasting

Wind Erosion

Second Video

Video

Formed to educate farmers about good soil management practices

Shelter Belts:

Contour Farming:

Soil Bank, CRP, CREP:

Bradford County Conservation Practices

Soil Conservation Service

We currently have about 738 million acres of forests in the US.

70% of original amount

Habitat:

Wood Products:

Forest Conservation

The ticket to the future

Another Video

Reforestation

Wildlife Conservation

Find Ways to use less

Find Alternatives

Can We Change???

Fossil Fuel Conservation

This does not get the pressing attention that fossil fuels get…but it is important

METAL RECYCLING

Mineral Conservation

70% of Earth is covered in waterOnly 3% is freshwaterHalf of all freshwater is frozen in glaciers and

icecapsOf the 3% only 2% is available for use

Water Conservation

Human Sanitation

Industry Controls

Irrigation

Agriculture Practices

Water Pollution

Surface Water

Ground Water

Water Use

Each person uses about 150 gallons of water each day

Bath=30-40 gallons VS Shower @ 5 gpm

Toilets used to avg 3 gpf and now it is close to 1 gpf.

Wash Cars, Water Lawns, Remove Waste….

What can we cut out?

Water Conservation

How can we best conserve our natural resources?