Hannah Breslow

Apes 20-21

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

North America is in the Northern Hemisphere. If you look at countries in the Southern hemisphere you'll see that they're experiencing very different weather than us. Actually the opposite. Winter in Australia begins in June! @franklinlorax #apesair

[Zach Heder @zachhederapes]

Kyle has lots of extra things plugged in that he isn't using, which uses more energy than he needs to, increasing energy bills for his family @franklinlorax #apesenergy

[grace krawczyk-burish @gkb508442apes]

One thing I do to help conserve energy is by making sure I have things like my charger unplugged when i'm not using it. Its crazy how it is using energy still when its not being used. So this is a small thing everyone can do to help conserve energy! #apesenergy @franklinlorax

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Items like this power strip use lots of energy when it's plugged in. By unplugging it when it's not in use, we can save a lot of energy. This is a small and easy way to preserve energy in your household! #apesenergy @franklinloraxs

[Zach Heder @zachhederapes]

Suburbs like Franklin are a product of urban sprawl. People from rural areas want to be close to cities for many reasons, mainly for more job opportunities, but urban sprawl has many adverse environmental impacts. @franklinlorax #apesland

[grace krawczyk-burish @gkb508442apes]

Differant types of plants need differant types of soil for them to grow the best! Some plant don't grow well if the soil isnt the right for them. Some plant grow best in sandy soil while others grow best in clay or silt. Plants rock 🪴#apesland @franklinlorax

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

@zachhederapes @franklinlorax Wow, what a great example of urban sprawl! I also agree with you about the city hall landscaping :(

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Granite is a heterogeneous rock, meaning that it's made up of multiple minerals. It was collected by surface mining and now it's a countertop! #apesland @franklinlorax

[Zach Heder @zachhederapes]

My mom only had one kid, which is less than the average in America of 2.1 She did her part to make sure the world's population is kept in check. Go Darla!

[grace krawczyk-burish @gkb508442apes]

Using reusable bottles/products like this can help reduce your ecological footprint. It is important to be aware of your footprint and see what easy changes you can do to help reduce it. Doing small changes like these will help! #apespop @franklinlorax

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

My family cooks 2-4 meatless meals a week. This reduces the agricultural land, we eat at a lower trophic level and still enjoy delicious meals! @franklinlorax #apespop

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Cats like this mine are k-strategists because they have few offspring, nurture them and they live longer. Unlike r-strategists which have many offspring, provide no parental care and few survive. #apeseco @franklinlorax

[trinity coppernall @TC508418apes]

Living in a temperate seasonal forest biome makes snowy winters like this possible for us. Can't wait for the warm summer to come back though! @franklinlorax #apeseco

[grace krawczyk-burish @gkb508442apes]

Dogs like this one here can be considered k-strategist because they produce few offspring and live longer. They are not R strategist because R strategist produce a lot of offspring but don't live as long. @franklinlorax #apeseco

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Rain barrels capture water from the roof and hold it for later use. Collecting roof runoff reduces the amount of water that flows on our property. By using rain barrels we can use that water later for our lawn and plants! #apeswater @franklinlorax

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Good to know Julia!

[JuliadanesAPES @danes_julia]

There are things you can do at home to increase supplies of freshwater! You can change your personal habits... Today, when I washed my dishes, I made sure to turn the water off when it wasn't needed. This conserves so much water. @franklinlorax #apeswater

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Interesting fact Grace!

[grace krawczyk-burish @gkb508442apes]

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has about 80,000 tones of garbage in it. If we use reusable water bottles and straws instead of plastic one we can help reduce the number of plastics in our oceans! #apeswater @franklinlorax

[Grace @graceb_fhs]

Gardening is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint! Decreasing the plastic disposal from packaging and using compost as fertilizer. The majority of food scraps thrown into a plastic garbage bag can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. #apesintro @franklinlorax

[Reilly Jaworski @RJ508769apes]

Planting trees can create oxygen and help the air quality, make homes for friendly critters, reduce storm run off and erosion which diminishes the possibility of flooding. Also, it helps to keep the tree population strong! #apesintro @franklinlorax

[Hannah Breslow @HB508405apes]

Gardening minimizes carbon footprint, erosion, air and noise pollution, and energy costs! #apesintro @franklinlorax