class impressions

I think colloquium presents students with wealth of information on what’s really going on in the world.  It shows us the injustice of the agricultural industries.  It shows what our ecological footprint really is and how we compare to other countries.  I was surprised when I saw how electronic waste is really disposed of and recycled.  The field trips were great, I really enjoyed going to the trash facility.  I never knew we could burn our trash like we do fossil fuels.  The national park was also beautiful as we walked through the different habitats.  All in all I can say I gained more appreciation for the world I live in and will treat it better as a result of taking this class.

garden

The gardening group showed us practical ways of growing our own food.  The girls printed a very well made brochure that was packed with information.  They also provided plenty of pictures of how to plant things as well as hand painted pictures done by an art major.  The project was very informative and showed us how to plant a garden on a college student’s time and budget.

going green

Going green was an interesting 2 part project, one with an informative video filmed on campus.  The video was a little trite with more recycling statics but the second part was really original.  David wrote a very well throughout and expressive poem that depicted nature leaving from the earth due to maltreatment.  It was very original and I think it sums up the state of affairs today, in my opinion going greens project was by far the best presentation.

Tree Health

The group that presented tree health experiment had a real interesting and original concept.  They cored trees and looked for rings to indicate the health of a tree.  They found that most health trees had 6-8 rings a year.  The tress closest to campus showed great distress having only 1-2 rings per year.  The only thing missing was a bench test for a tree out in the wild.

Recycling video

The group with the recycling video presented us with a lot of statistics.  I did not find the video interesting at all because it has no sound only sheets with statistics written on them.  I think recycling is a bit of a trite environmental topic because it’s been shown to all students so many times already.  To be honest I did not learn much from this presentation but they certainly had a lot of information.  They also had a fish made out of recyclables that was very artistic.

Ocean Pollution

The group presenting on water pollution described the 3 different trash island located in the worlds ocean.  They presented us with interesting facts about recycling and how trash will eventually go out to sea if not disposed of properly.  The video was short and direct with some comedic bloopers in the end.  I had no idea there was more than one trash island but it turns out there’s three

climate change

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