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Restoration of Turkey Branch - Journal

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Restoration of Turkey Branch - Journal

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Occupation	Student
Introduction	The goal of my personal project is to adopt a section of a creek [Turkey Branch], which flows into Rock Creek, and to restore it, as closely as is possible, to its natural ecology. I was inspired to take on the restoration of Turkey Branch after participating in a community clean-up of this stream. This stream is in very bad ecological condition. It is full of liter, invasive plant species, and has poor water quality. There are a number of things that I hope to learn by doing this project. The “over-arching” goal for learning is: can a polluted ecosystem be restored? This restoration will begin with: 1. Cleaning the creek 2. Monitoring its ecology and removing invasive plant species. 3. By removing invasive species, an opportunity will be created for native plant species (especially those species that are endangered)to establish/re-establish themselves in this ecosystem. 4. Work towards the further restoration of the stream, and all of Matthew Henson Park, by acting as an advocate with local government and the community.

Occupation

Student

Introduction

The goal of my personal project is to adopt a section of a creek [Turkey Branch], which flows into Rock Creek, and to restore it, as closely as is possible, to its natural ecology. I was inspired to take on the restoration of Turkey Branch after participating in a community clean-up of this stream. This stream is in very bad ecological condition. It is full of liter, invasive plant species, and has poor water quality. There are a number of things that I hope to learn by doing this project. The “over-arching” goal for learning is: can a polluted ecosystem be restored? This restoration will begin with: 1. Cleaning the creek 2. Monitoring its ecology and removing invasive plant species. 3. By removing invasive species, an opportunity will be created for native plant species (especially those species that are endangered)to establish/re-establish themselves in this ecosystem. 4. Work towards the further restoration of the stream, and all of Matthew Henson Park, by acting as an advocate with local government and the community.