Papua, New Guinea map

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This is a google map that I created. It was easy to use. I found google images to add to the locations, and made Papua New Guinea my default map and learned how to embed the map. https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1qZ1wvbneItTbXaW_O349bC7oJQH-6yI&ehbc=2E312F This is an ArcGIS map. It is more complicated and technical. I added the ocean surface currents; […]

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When I was growing up, we had a neighbor, who had a beautifully manicured green lawn.  I wanted so badly to lay down and feel it’s cool green carpet, but the neighbor admonished me to never walk on her lawn.  It was to be looked at and nothing more. Now, when I see a lush green lawn, it doesn’t seem so beautiful to me anymore.  I see the water consumption, chemical use, and energy used to keep this monoculture lawn, and I think, “what a waste.” Biodiversity is needed not only in our front yard, but also in all natural habitats.  Biodiversity allows species to support each other and to develop healthy ecosystems. A lack of biodiversity could impact the food chain and cause droughts and famines. A variety of native plants will be able to fight invasive species. When you walk in a forest, you don’t see only one type of tree or plant.  We are all interconnected. There is a reason and purpose for it, and we need to support it. 

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When I was growing up, we had a neighbor, who had a beautifully manicured green lawn.  I wanted so badly to lay down and feel it’s cool green carpet, but the neighbor admonished me to never walk on her lawn.  It was to be looked at and nothing more. Now, when I see a lush green lawn, it doesn’t seem so beautiful to me anymore.  I see the water consumption, chemical use, and energy used to keep this monoculture lawn, and I think, “what a waste.” Biodiversity is needed not only in our front yard, but also in all natural habitats.  Biodiversity allows species to support each other and to develop healthy ecosystems. A lack of biodiversity could impact the food chain and cause droughts and famines. A variety of native plants will be able to fight invasive species. When you walk in a forest, you don’t see only one type of tree or plant.  We are all interconnected. There is a reason and purpose for it, and we need to support it.  Read More »

Papua, New Guinea, has interested me since I read about it years ago.  It is unlike anything I have ever experienced or will. It is isolated and rugged, with a unique landscape that I can only imagine. There are caves, volcanic fjords, coral reefs, craters, and remote villages inhabited by indigenous people who take pride in maintaining their culture and history.  It is the home of fanged frogs, fish that grunt, and giant woolly rats. The New Guinea rain forest is the home to threatened tree kangaroos and the largest butterfly in the world, the Queen Alexandra’s birdwing.  Biodiversity in this area is threatened by invasive fish and water lilies along with climate change, rising sea levels, deforestation, pollution, and overuse of resources. I am eager to share all that I will learn with others about their challenges and plans for their future. 

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Papua, New Guinea, has interested me since I read about it years ago.  It is unlike anything I have ever experienced or will. It is isolated and rugged, with a unique landscape that I can only imagine. There are caves, volcanic fjords, coral reefs, craters, and remote villages inhabited by indigenous people who take pride in maintaining their culture and history.  It is the home of fanged frogs, fish that grunt, and giant woolly rats. The New Guinea rain forest is the home to threatened tree kangaroos and the largest butterfly in the world, the Queen Alexandra’s birdwing.  Biodiversity in this area is threatened by invasive fish and water lilies along with climate change, rising sea levels, deforestation, pollution, and overuse of resources. I am eager to share all that I will learn with others about their challenges and plans for their future.  Read More »