Winter 2006 Ocean/ENVIR 260 Study Guide Exam 2: Rural & Urban Watersheds, Study notes of Environmental Science

Download Winter 2006 Ocean/ENVIR 260 Study Guide Exam 2: Rural & Urban Watersheds and more Study notes Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! Ocean/ENVIR 260, Winter 2006 Study Guide Exam 2, Rural & Urban Watersheds Revised February 12, 2006 History of Puget Sound Watersheds Large logjams in rivers: habitat effects, reasons for removal, effects of removal on habitat in rivers & on surrounding lands Natural functions of wetlands Virgin river channels in lowland areas: habitat value; alterations, reasons for them, & impacts on salmon habitat and flooding Early logging practices: general impacts of logging; method for transporting logs to mills & impacts on salmon habitat; impact of sawmills on salmon habitat Skokomish River alterations & impacts on flooding Differences of flood impacts between species of salmon & reasons 3 major rivers in the Snohomish Watershed Impacts of cattle & farming Ways that river are being restored in the Snohomish River Watershed & purposes Urban & Suburban Habitat Sources of contamination in urban streams. Alterations that cause urban flooding City actions to reduce urban stream flooding Types & functions of sewage systems Problems with sewage systems & government actions to correct them Street Edge Alternatives: examples & rationales Regulations on new construction and their purposes Issaquah Highlands design practices & their purpose Alteration of Lake Washington & Ship Canal & impacts on salmon Managing the Watersheds Motivation for & general requirements of the Growth Management Act “Urban Growth Boundary” definition and purpose General aspects of King County CAO regulations on rural land development, streams and wetlands, farms, grading & clearing Forum Results The Washington Farm Bureau recently filed a Property Fairness Initiative. A similar and more detailed bill was also introduced in Olympia in mid-January 2006. Together these are very similar to Measure 37 adopted in Oregon in 2004. Compose a “Letter to the Editor” stating your view on this initiative. Be sure to address the following points. a) What would governments be required to do b) Arguments espoused by the advocates of the initiative c) Arguments espoused by the opponents of the initiative d) Methods available to the county, besides imposing regulations, to implement habitat protection, and the advantages and disadvantages of each e) Your position on the initiative, your justification for your position, and your response to possible objections to your position