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Exploring Water Purification: Nature's Filters & Eco-Services

Delve into Water Purification eco-services at our club site, studying nature's filtration methods: riparian zones, wetlands, and healthy rivers. Discover how ecosystems clean water and meet the diverse helpers in the Water Purification Department. Learn about Beaver adaptations and threats like Chemical and Sediment Pollution. Join us in safeguarding water resources!

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Exploring Water Purification: Nature's Filters & Eco-Services

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  1. Welcome to the Water Purification Department 1

  2. Every place on Earth is an ecosystem, includingour club site.

  3. In today’s club adventure, we will investigate Water Purification eco-services…

  4. …provided at our club site.

  5. So Much Water!

  6. But how much can we use?

  7. The Water Cycle From; http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Water/

  8. How does nature clean our water?

  9. Water Purification Nature’s Filters: Riparian Zones

  10. Water Purification Healthy Streams Clear water Plant cover Debris, rocks present Low to moderate nutrients

  11. Healthy Rivers Water Purification

  12. Water Purification Nature’s Filters: Wetlands

  13. Water Purification Saltwater Wetlands

  14. Water Purification Freshwater Wetlands: Okefenokee Swamp

  15. Wetlands provide water purification and more…

  16. In Garden Earth, Mr. Dipper oversees theWater Purification Department.

  17. Mr. Dipper has lots of helpers. Let’s meet some of them. Herbivorous Invertebrates:Feeding on Plant Material in Streams

  18. Invertebrates:Shredders Stoneflies Caddisflies

  19. Invertebrates:Predators Narrow-winged damselfly Clubtailed Dragonfly Dobsonfly

  20. Mussels: Filter feeding collectors

  21. Aquatic Snails

  22. Crayfish

  23. Fish: Bluegill

  24. River Otters

  25. Beavers Wayne Rotsch Painet Inc. David Westphalen Painet Inc.

  26. Let’s Compare: Beaver Adaptations Warm fur: Heavy coat Tail: Paddle Webbed hind feet: Flippers Sharp teeth: Chisel Eyes: Goggles Ears: Earmuffs

  27. Where ever you are, you are in a watershed. Water falls on land and flows into streams…

  28. …swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers.

  29. Water Used by Plants and Animals

  30. Land and Water Connections

  31. How will we learn about the Water Purification department? Stream Study

  32. Threats to the Water Purification Department: Chemical Pollution

  33. Threats to the Water Purification Department:Sediment Pollution

  34. We need to take care of our water.

  35. What can we do to help the Water Purification Department at our club site?

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