Possible Poster Project topics 

Melanie Waite-Altringer’s        Environmental Science Class     Biology 1103

Problems:

Populations-

        Beluga Whale in the St. Lawrence Seaway

        Deformed frogs in Minnesota

        Amphibian disappearances

        Kirtlands Warbler

        California Condors in Arizona

        Desert Elephants

        Purple Loosestrife (Minnesota)

        Harp Seals- the real story

        American Chestnut

        Hawaiian Nene geese

        Javanese Rhinos

        California Blue Butterfly

        Brazilian Yanonami

        Decreasing sperm counts in humans

        Beef Cows

        Increasing cormorant populations

        Freshwater mussels

        Great lake lamprey

Buckthorn

        Piping plovers in Great Lakes

        Mad cow disease outbreaks

        West Nile Virus

        Chronic wasting Disease in Deer

        Mille Lacs Lake Fishing problems/Concerns

        Overuse of National Parks

        Lyme disease

        Spiny water Flea

        Eurasian-water milfoil

Communities-

        Wildlife preserves in Rwanda

        Owens Valley, California: Water issues

        Galapagos Islands: tourism

        Mites, honeybees and effects on communities

        Lake Victoria: fish & people

        Columbia River Oregon

        Brazilian rain forest project: size & shape of biological reserves

        Hotels & Coral Reefs

        Salt water aquariums- where do the creatures come from?

        Elephants & the Serengeti

        Prairie Potholes

        Boundary waters access

        Biosphere

Ecosystems-

        Antarctic Ice shelves

        Damming the Yellow River in China

        Nitrates in groundwater (Minnesota)

        Gold tailings in Colorado

        Ozone hole: effects on plants & animals (other than humans)

        Acidity & Forests

        James Bay Hydropower

        Canadian Rainforests

        Artic National Wildlife Refuge

        Yucca Mountain- Nuclear Storage

        Space junk

SOLUTIONS:

        Arcata, California

Balinese water management

Earth First & Edward Abbey

Conservation & Conservatism

Annapurna Conservation Area Project

Peregrine Falcons

Bald Eagles

Genetic Engineering: BT corn

Plastic Recycling

Lake Erie

Wind energy at Buffalo Ridge Minnesota

Solar cookers in the third World

Sukatani in Java

Garden Cities

Urban landscape restoration

Organic farming

** If you do not like these choices- you may choose one of your own.  You just need to have my approval of the topic.