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Computer Science Professor Randy Pausch sadly lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008. more about Randy Pausch: http://www.randypausch.com more about The Fence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University_traditions |
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Computer Science Professor Randy Pausch sadly lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008.
more about Randy Pausch: http://www.randypausch.com more about The Fence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University_traditions |
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A gorgeous day and a spectacular view. From this point in southern Arizona one can see well into Mexico, including a long stretch of the Border Fence. |
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The United States Geological Survey(USGS) is conducting a soil erosion study in a highly disturbed area along the east rim of Kawela Gulch on Moloka`i. This area, once dryland forest, has been greatly impacted, first through cattle grazing, and now by large herds of feral goats. The lack of plant cover leads to massive erosion that carries silt into Kawela Stream and into the Pacific Ocean, smothering near shore reefs and destroying sensitive marine spawning grounds. This long term study will document water and silt runoff in a control, unfenced area, compared with a fenced area that will prevent grazing by feral ungulates, and allow plant recovery.
This gigapan, http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15058 , puts the site into a larger context. |
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A view from inside the fence. The ground is barren now, but with winter rains, and no grazing, vegetation should re-emerge. We'll check back in six months or so.
The vertical line is due to post stitching processing to try to correct for large exposure differences due to changing lighting conditions. Unfortunately, in order to properly expose the foreground, the south coast of Molokai got way overexposed. |
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This is a picture of a backyard in Novato, Ca |
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View #2, from about 50 meters closer. The United States Geological Survey(USGS) is conducting a soil erosion study in a highly disturbed area along the east rim of Kawela Gulch on Moloka`i. This area, once dryland forest, has been greatly impacted, first through cattle grazing, and now by large herds of feral goats. The lack of plant cover leads to massive erosion that carries silt into Kawela Stream and into the Pacific Ocean, smothering near shore reefs and destroying sensitive marine spawning grounds. This long term study will document water and silt runoff in a control, unfenced area, compared with a fenced area that will prevent grazing by feral ungulates, and allow plant recovery. |
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In the Valley Just outside Luray, VA |
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Morning view to the south at the Windows Section of Arches National Park. |
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Old Head of Kinsale Golf course fence |