...The Northern spotted owl vs. Logging interest in the Pacific Northwest The rich ecosystem of the old growth forest provides a home for the Northern spotted owl, and a habitat for the owl’s primary prey. However, these same towering trees of cedars and firs which serve as the owls’ habitat, is also the primary source of a multi-billion dollar logging industry. However, if the forest is destroyed due to logging, the Northern spotted owl will lose its habitat. The Northern spotted owl has been on the rapid decline, with over half of the population being wiped out. The old growth forest, the home of the spotted owl, has become a huge income earning logging industry that has created jobs for thousands of workers. As a result of logging, approximately only 10% of the original forest remains intact leaving limited space for the already dwindling number of the owls in the region. In response to this decline, environmentalist petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service to place the owl on the endangered species list, arguing that as an indicator species, the northern spotted owl is a gauge of the health of the forest that provides its habitat. Since the main threat to the spotted owl is habitat loss due to logging, the US government declared the owl as a threatened species in 1990, a move which was vehemently opposed by the timber industry, as millions of acres of Pacific Northwest forest was protected to help slow or even reverse the decline in owl numbers...
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...The General Environment surrounding the timber industry and Weyerhaeuser is highly reliant upon six different segments. These segments are: demographics, economics, political/legal, sociocultural, technological and global. The environment within which a company operates is directly influenced by what is going on in each segment. Weyerhaeuser must constantly analyze the surrounding environment through scanning, monitoring, forecasting and assessing, to determine the environments changes and its subsequent effect on the company. Over the past decades the timber industry has had minimal demographic diversification. However, within the last decade they have recognized a demographic change within the U.S workforce and have mounted an aggressive campaign to recruit and develop job opportunities for women and minority groups. Weyerhaeuser, knowing that their current workforce is ageing has made it a priority to update their recruitment plans for new employees. Having seen class action lawsuits against other large companies for alleged gender and racial discrimination2, Weyerhaeuser is determined to change the internal culture of the company to incorporate women and minority groups into its workforce. Another issue for bringing in a diverse workforce for Weyerhaeuser has been its consumer market. In many states Weyerhaeuser’s markets are made up of a significant portion of an ethnic group. This has urged Weyerhaeuser to hiring a workforce that is supportive and reflects its consumer...
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...Without the prominence of North American entrepreneurs throughout the 19th century, our current lives would be drastically different. Over the past decades, contributions made from entrepreneurs affiliated with the lumber and timber industry have changed the daily operations of modern society. Specifically the North American entrepreneurs, John R. Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser, have impacted these industries and benefitted the business economy as a whole. These well-known characters both mastered techniques of the lumber industry throughout their business career and have earned their title as the “Lumber King”. Although Booth and Weyerhaeuser contributed to the economy around the same time frame, they worked in separate countries and not in collaboration with each other. Many did not realize how big of an opportunity the lumber industry in the 19th century was, whereas Booth and Weyerhaeuser made sure to take advantage it. While these two influential individuals were raised differently and experienced incomparable life events, they both attain similar characteristics that helped them achieve their success. Firstly, John R. Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser were both raised in an environment where the importance of work was stressed which evidently led to the introduction of their careers at a young age. Both living in religious households, Weyerhaeuser was Protestant his entire life while Booth was Presbyterian. Even though Weyerhaeuser was born and raised in Germany and Booth...
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...Deforestation Deforest is defined as the cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area. (Dictionary.com) The action of deforestation damages the quality of the land. The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in damage to habitat, biodiversity loss and aridity. (Wikipedia) Deforestation affects the environment greatly and is one of the primary contributors to climate change. When deforestation occurs, carbon dioxide is released and remains in the atmosphere. As the carbon dioxide accumulates it catches radiation, which leads to heat. Oxygen doesn’t hold radiation like greenhouse gasses do. The heat that is produced is considered global warming. Trees store carbon and when it is cut down that carbon is released into the air. According to the World Carfree Network (WCN), cars and trucks account for about 14 percent of global carbon emissions, while most analysts attribute upwards of 15 percent to deforestation. (Scientificamerican.com) Another aspect of the environment that deforestation affects is the water cycle. Trees help perpetuate the water cycle by returning water vapor back into the atmosphere. Without trees to fill these roles, many former forest lands can quickly become barren deserts. (Society) Water vapor is a greenhouse gas. The flow of water vapor and carbon dioxide is disrupted directly by cutting down trees. The water that the trees draw from the ground is eventually emitted into the air. When the land is empty...
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...A gentle breeze blows uninterrupted across a barren landscape. With every gust, small particles of dirt, once held in place by the mighty roots of towering trees, fly into the air. The wind carries the particles for miles and miles of infertile land. If logging continues at its present pace, the inhabitants of Earth may expect their home to resemble this horrid scene. For centuries, people have been taking natural resources from Earth; unfortunately, in recent years humans have increased the pace, specifically that of logging. Logging is simply the process of removing trees, generally for any purpose. Logging harms forests and the environment, but there are means to prevent the horrible consequences of logging. Although proponents of logging claim strategic removal of trees will prevent depletion, loggers rarely implement such tactics. Avaricious harvesters raze entire forests with animosity, as if the ancient landmarks were uninvited weeds on a well-kept lawn. Unfortunately, Americans have been annihilating their natural resources for decades, specifically since the beginning of industrialization during the early twentieth century. According to Julie Casper PhD, in her book Forests, foresting had a profound effect upon the nation: “… the massive deforestation in America moved inland. In the early 1900’s, about 500 million board feet of redwoods were harvested each year. Then, from 1947 to 1958, this rate rose to a billion…” (81). During the huge economic boom of the mid-twentieth...
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...Nandu Jubany expresses his love for nature and for everything wild in the beginning of the film. He discusses his desire for authentic ingredients and authentic cuisine which to him is food with a good flavor and good smell. His expressed love for nature is undermined in the paradox of the way that he prepares the woodcocks as his signature dish. At the beginning of the process of the dish, the two woodcocks are shown in their natural state (other than being alive of course) with all of their feathers and body parts intact. This is the way that Jubany describes how he prefers things, authentic, wild and as nature intends it. the next eight or so minutes in the film depict this nature lover completely transforming the bird into something unrecognizable, and the opposite of how he described liking it. By hand, Jubany begins de-feathering the bird, dismembering the bird, cooking it different times on the stove and in the over, and transforming it into his signature dish. There are times of delicate preparation as he carefully ties the bird and delicately salts it, but these are contrasted with the aggressive cutting of the bird into pieces and the mashing of the entrails in the mortar. The various steps of preparation and the varying degrees of intensity all contribute to the transformation of the bird away from its natural form. While the extensive preparation contradicts Jubany’s love for “authentic” nature, there are parts of the process that do show his love for the wild...
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...enroll. The button or dropdown option will not appear if you are already enrolled. You will be guided into the course. Follow the course instructions. You can find any courses that you are enrolled in on the My URMC tab. d. Press “Go,” then scroll to find the course that you are looking for. 2010 URMC-SMH Mandatory In-Service B. If you do not have an account or are not sure If you are a URMC employee, an account may have been created for you. Try using your NetID (HRMS ID) and password. If that does not work, try your Active Directory (e-mail) username and password. If that does not work, click Request an Account at the top of the Blackboard Support page http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/blackboard. f you are still having problems logging in, call the Help Desk at (585) 275-6865. Blackboard...
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...1. A graph showing the growth of forest volume over time looks like ... 1) A U shape 2) An inverted U shape 3) An S shape 4) A pyramid 5) A straight line 2. Maximizing the profit of timber harvesting involves all of the following except… 1) The total costs of harvesting 2) The total revenues from harvesting 3) The interest rate 4) The ecological value of forest diversity 5) The mean annual increment 3. The mean annual increment is calculated by ... 1) Dividing the annual change in biomass by the age of a forest 2) Dividing the total biomass by the age of a forest 3) Multiplying the annual change in biomass by the age of a forest 4) Dividing the annual change in biomass by the interest rate 5) Multiplying the annual change in biomass by the interest rate 4. A higher discount rate will tend to do all of the following except ... 1) Reduce the optimal harvesting period 2) Increase clear cutting 3) Encourage timber harvesting to pay off debts 4) Reduce the mean annual increment 5) Increase ecological damages to forests 5. What is the main cause of global tropical deforestation? 1) Slash-and-burn agriculture 2) Timber harvesting for export 3) Forest clearing for commercial ranches 4) Forest cutting for pulp 5) Forest clearing to build cities 6. How does total forested area tend to change as human populations increase? 1) Total forested area continually decreases 2) Total forested area continually increases 3) Total forested area...
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...Frederick Weyerhäuser This paper is on Frederick Weyerhauser and his extraordinary leadership ability. Living in northern Michigan, the Weyerhauser Company does a lot for the forestry industry in this area. I was familiar with the company prior to taking this assignment. In addition, learning about the man’s accomplishment was very interesting to me. I enjoyed reading about how he gained corporation, though out the forestry industry while he became wealthy in the process. Introduction Friedrich (Frederick) Weyerhäuser life was based on challenges and opportunities. Coming from a small town in Germany, at age twelve, he was forced to quit school and work on the farm after his father's death. At the age of eighteen, he sold the family farm and immigrated to America. He brought his family with him, on only the money from the sale of the farm. That is when he changed his name to Frederick Weyerhäuser. Once in America, he started working at a brewery for a short period of time. He had a few other odd jobs and found himself working at a lumber mill. He was a hard working employee. He advanced quickly where he worked. “At the mill his hard work was rewarded with quick advancement, from mill man to night foreman to payroll manager, and finally was he was put in charge of the saw mill and later a lumber yard”(NNDB, n.d). The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership Leadership defined Frederick Weyerhauser came from a small begins in Germany, he worked hard, was a good family...
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...contribute to your success. Scavenger Hunt Matrix |Student resource |List the specific steps you used to locate |Explain how you can use each resource to support your | | |each resource. |academic, career, or personal success. | |Course syllabus |After logging in to UOP. I would click on|Having to see what needs to be accomplished in the | | |classroom. Under the Class title are tabs. |weeks to come will help me prepare and organize my | | |The course syllabus is the last tab. I |reading time and assignment time. | | |would then click on the Full Syllabus tab | | | |to view the syllabus. | | |Academic policies |After logging in the UOP, to the right of |The Academic Policies can answer questions regarding | | |the screen, there are boxes. Under the box |the rules and procedures as...
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...The gutters on your home are hard working. They take all the water that hits your roof and redirects it down the side of the house and away from the foundation. Gutters can work for years without any problems. However, over time, they can start to develop problems that need attention. That is when you need to call for gutter repair. Is the Water Flowing in the Right Direction? Gutters are installed with a slight slope so that the water they catch gets directed into the downspouts. Over time, that slope can be changed, causing the water to go in the wrong direction. The upside of the slope may be pushed down due to loose fasteners. Damage caused by falling limbs can tilt the gutter in the wrong direction. Correcting the flow of the water is...
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...The success stories of early North American industrialists were often characterized as being about conquest through resourcefulness and natural ability. John Rudolphus Booth and Frederick Weyerhaeuser both came from an agrarian lifestyle and yet managed to evolve into “lumber kings” that prospered in the lumber industry through amassing significant amounts of knowledge about the trade. They both enjoyed “outside” work more than dealing with managerial problems and they were described as being very private people. However, John R. Booth was much more reticent and self-sufficient than Frederick Weyerhaeuser when it came to business whereas, Weyerhaeuser was very reliant on relationships with other people throughout his career. Therefore, while both of their careers seem incredibly similar at times, it was their personal characteristics and individual modus operandi that accounted for the disparities in their vocations. For instance, Weyerhaeuser, from the very beginning showed a tendency to move forward in business through networking and connections whereas, John R. Booth preferred to be self-supporting and achieving through preserving. In 1856, after moving to the Coal Valley Township in Rock Island County, Illinois, Weyerhaeuser began working in a small lumberyard attached to the Rock Island and sawmill . This was where he met F.C.A Denkmann who was also a German born immigrant much like Weyerhaeuser himself. They formed a friendship that later on changed into a family relationship...
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...The decades-old debate between the logging industry and conservationists is starting up again. Today the house passed a bill that mandates higher levels of lumber production for much of the west. If it becomes law some regions will produce ten times more lumber. The package also includes an act from Congressman Raul Labrador (R – Idaho) that will give two million acres of federal forests to state and local communities to manage. Labrador says this bill will boost the economies of rural towns that are dependent on lumber production. But conservationists say we're taking two steps back to policies that once decimated our natural resources. Lumber production across the nation has dropped nearly seventy five percent in the last thirty years. Labrador says this decline has hurt communities that sprang up during the lumber boom in the seventies and eighties. He says the bill will give needed support to those communities. While environmentalists say most of congress doesn't understand western land management. "It is time to permanently provide our counties with a solution that will create jobs, generate tax receipts for the counties, and improve forest health," said Labrador when he argued in support of the bill. "This isn't like the battles days where it was jobs versus owls or environmentalists versus loggers,” said Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League. “There is a lot more collaboration on the ground right now. We're working with communities in many different places...
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...Betty Bates AC1300186 Introduction to Ecology Assignment 8 The Northern Spotted Owl Habitat vs. Logging Interests in the Pacific Northwest The Northern Spotted Owl (Strix Occidentalis Courina) likes to live in older forest growths. It is often thought of as the medium sized owl, but in reality, it is the largest owl in North America. Spotted owls do their hunting at night. The spotted owl’s diet consists mainly of small rodents, other birds and reptiles, but have been seen feeding on cairns, and insects. Owls are usually found in California and the Pacific North West in the United States, where they live in old forest growths. (The Defenders of Wild Life). They will not tolerate habitat “disturbance” and are very protective of their territory in which they live, and hunt. Owls prefer tall trees with broken tops where they can fly under and past these broken tops, where they like to nest and raise their young. The Northern spotted owl is a protected species. Due to extensive logging, the owls and their habitat is swiftly declining at an alarming rate; they were added to the endangered species list in the early “1990s” (The Defenders of Wildlife). Unfortunately, the habitat they prefer is a direct target for the logging industry the cutting of trees in their habitat, conversion of land, wind storms, and wildfires have decreased their numbers“( example: 100 pair in British Columbia, 1200 pair in Oregon, 560 pair in Northern California, and 500 pair...
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...Keylogger A keylogger, also known as keystroke logging or keylogging, is a method of tracking the strokes on a keyboard without the knowledge of the user. This information is then collected and used to access private accounts or collect personal information. Types of keyloggers Keyloggers can be one of three types: Hardware Keyloggers: small inline devices placed between the keyboard and the computer. Because of their size they can often go undetected for a long time, but they do require physical access to the machine. These hardware devices have the power to capture hundreds of keystrokes including banking and email username and passwords. Software using a hooking mechanism: a type of logging that uses the Windows function SetWindowsHookEx() that monitors all keystrokes and can even capture autocomplete passwords. The spyware will typically come packaged as an executable file that initiates the hook function, plus a DLL file to handle the logging functions. Kernel/driver keyloggers: a this type of keylogger that is at the kernel level and receives data directly from the input device (typically, a keyboard). It replaces the core software for interpreting keystrokes. It can be programmed to be undetectable by taking advantage of the fact that it is executed on boot, before any user-level applications start. However, since it runs at the kernel level, it cannot record autocomplete passwords, as this information is passed in the application layer. How keyloggers...
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