Biodiesel

Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that is reducing U.S. dependence on foreign petroleum, creating jobs and improving the environment.  It is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel can be used alone, or blended with petrodiesel in any proportions. Biodiesel can also be used as a low carbon alternative to heating oil.  Four things are needed to make biodiesel which include waste vegetable oil, household lye, methanol, and water.  Biodiesel creates new green jobs and helps out the environment.  Biodiesel is available nationwide. It can be purchased directly from biodiesel producers and marketers.

This is the website that I used to get information regarding Biodiesel:
 http://www.biodiesel.org/what-is-biodiesel/biodiesel-basics

Topographic Map

Below I have a topographic map of Salt Lake City, Utah.  I was able to draw lines on this map due to Google Earth.

12 Soil Types

The 12 Soil Order Types of the World are:

1) Alfisols 

2) Andisols

3) Aridisols

4) Entisols

5) Gelisols

6) Histosols

7) Inceptisols

8) Mollisols

9) Oxisols

10) Spodosols

11) Ultisols

12) Vertisols

 The website I used to find out the different soil types was: 
http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/soilorders/orders.htm

Georgia's soils include clay, sand, loam, and silt. 


Micaceous Schist is a metamorphic rock that is made up of alternating dark and light colors.  The colors come in grey, green, silver, and dark brown. 

 

Urban Community Gardens

Urban Community Gardens are economically beneficial.  The definition of a Urban Community Garden is one plot of land being cultivated by a collective group of people who together share the benefits and the work.  There are many positive attributes to Community Gardening.  One of these is people being able to eat healthier since they are gardening themselves.  Neighborhoods improve and a sense of community is brought about by these gardens.  Community gardens provide fresh produce and plants as well as satisfying labor, neighborhood improvement, sense of community and connection to the environment.  There are even non-profits in many major cities that offer
assistance to low-income families, children groups, and community organizations by helping them develop and grow their own gardens

Pictured below are people helping build community gardens.
 

Tree Identification Lab

In lab, we walked around campus and looked at different trees and different leaves.  Trees are extremely important to our environment and during our lab we learned about some of the most amazing trees in the country.  Shown below are three of my favorite trees that we saw.  

Yoshino Cherry

The Yoshino Cherry Tree grows from 30-40 feet.  This tree is of unknown origin.  The Yoshino Cherry is able to adapt and tolerate heat and humidity, however it has a hard time with droughts.  The flowers on the tree have small black cherries on them.  Washington D.C is where this tree is most popular. 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

                                                                                                   Common Holly                                                                        This tree has a genus of 400-600 species.  The red berries on the tree are toxic and can make a person ill if they ate them.  People are told to stay away from the berries.  This tree grows in many different places throughout the world.  

                                                                                                                 

   

Southern Magnolia

This is a large tree with blooming flowers all over.  It has large dark green leaves and large white fragrant flowers.  The timber is hard and heavy, and has been used commercially to make furniture, pallets, and veneer.  The Southern Magnolia is widely cultivated around the world