Our Regional Enviroment

Ryan Stabonis
Our Enviroment


After reading the requires material for the week regarding the natural resource of water and watching Dr. Bob Beschta’s lecture I was amazed at what I had learned. I have come to realize that I personally have an impact on the water supply and habitat of the Columbia Basin. It is clear that my actions can be linked to the destruction of natural habitats and the destruction of naturally occurring water supplies. I have chosen to analyze this week’s topic with regards to my food consumption. I found several links between my dietary habits and the destruction of natural environments. First I found that Dams have been built thought the Columbic Basin as they have thought the United States. The purpose of these dams it to extrapolate hydrogen power and provide irrigation. “Today irrigation takes 10% of the Columbia’s flo...