In 250-350 words I want you to discuss any “biodiversity hotspot,” where it is in the country, it can even be your hometown. Then I want you to remark on how it impacts that local town and that particular areas habitat. Then finally I want you to discuss how this biodiversity hotspot can benefit both humans and the wildlife in that area.
In Wellsboro there is a National Monument called the Pine Creek Gorge, which is 47 miles long and sits in around 160,000 acres inside the Tioga state forest. What I wanted to accomplish in my own learning activity would be talking about the benefits this natural monument brings to both humans and various animals. Now for starters I want to talk about the economic benefits of the Pine Creek Gorge to Wellsboro. Every year thousands of tourists visit Wellsboro to see the Pine Creek Gorge either to walk the trail from top to bottom, or canoe or kayak through the gorge along pine creek, or to see the leaves change colors during October. This tourism brings a lot of people which in turn brings a lot of potential business for the townspeople of Wellsboro.
Secondly I want to talk about the biological benefits of the Pine Creek Gorge. The Gorge provides an excellent habitat for all kinds of migratory birds which include wild turkeys, woodpeckers, mourning and black-and-white warblers. I have also seen several different families of Bald Eagles. With a large stream full of trout, and bass its great conditions for a large bird such as the Bald Eagle. Also with 160,000 acres there is a great habitat for all kinds of wildlife, I personally have hunted for both bear and white tail deer in the state park.
Lastly there are hundreds of trails throughout this state park for both biking, running/jogging, and even horseback riding. I personally have run 25k trail races hosted in the state park that takes you on vigorous trials with beautiful views along the way. This is a classic example of ecosystem protection coupled with human recreation. With several combined efforts of the USGS, DCNR, and State Park Rangers. I hope with limited human tampering this state park can continue to serve both humans and wildlife for many more years of come.
Hi Garret I saw your post and clicked your link. I really enjoyed your post. Wellsboro sounds wonderful. I enjoyed reading about your hometown. I think you did a great job. Here a link to mine just to cover my basis but you already visited. Thanks again for reading my post and leaving your comment!
http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/13/module-10-biodiversity-samantha-luchansky/
Hi, I’m Eunice Lee majoring in Early Childhood Education. Your blog entry grabbed my attention because we both focused on using the hometown connection in to question. However, our concept was different. You focused more toward the biodiversity hotspot when I focused at the level of biodiversity. I thought your question was easy to follow and made a connection with the module as well. Moreover, I thought your hometown biodiversity hotspot, Pine Creek Gorge, was really interesting. Your hometown is very different from where I came from. Overall, I thought your entry was simple to follow and wrapped up what the module asked for.
Thank you for sharing and this is my blog entry : http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/13/module-10-biodiversity-4/
Great post! Here is a link to mine if you get a chance. https://wp.me/p3RCAy-eFz
Where is Wellsboro? The park sounds like a great place to visit. I really like seeing a well managed park, where all types of activity are encouraged. I know its a lot of work for the park service to keep up on all the visitors. Too bad people don’t have just a bit of courtesy to pick up after themselves, though. Thanks for your post!