Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Spillway
Wednesday afternoon, students from Creek Connections visited Pymatuning's spillway. After eating lunch, students began feeding the carp, geese, and ducks with loaves of bread. However, we soon after learned of the negative effects our actions possessed. The phosphorus present in the chemical composition of the bread is readily consumed by the wildlife. The phosphorus is then excreted as waste by the organisms. Unfortunately this pollutes the lake and drastically limits the diversity of life.
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It's so hard not to feed them but its good to know that its not good for the ecosystem.
Spillway is just something amazing. It really impressed me when I visited that place. Really hard for visitor not to feed them. :)
Gosh, we always went to "feed the ducks" at a local park when I was little. We didn't realize it was harmful.
Wow, you really have to think forward about the consequences of your actions...I didn't think past the "animals need to take care of themselves in the wild" Guess fastfood is good for no one!
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