Jan 14 2010

Wilderness Legislation and Extinction!

Just a couple of questions: First, I know that the Wilderness Act of 1964 allows Congress to designate a wilderness area, but I am a bit confused why it is controversial. Do people think that it is too much, or not enough? (Question 23 in Chap 8 study guide) And then, for ecological extinction to [...]

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Oct 30 2009

Mass Extinction…what’s the upside?

The last two days we discussed mass extinction, and viewed a PBS video about them. You can find some of the ideas at the link, below. After reading the intro, click continue, then click on the part of the timeline that says “hominids” (don’t start at the beginning) and then read each pop-up and click [...]

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