Jul
29

Out of the Computer Lab and Into the Field!

July is coming to a close, as is my time in Williamsburg for the summer.  Over the past month, I have really been focusing on finding a quantitative pattern of agricultural field drainage.  After going through the GIS steps on my chosen fields to find flow accumulation, I graphed the results using Kaleidagraph.  After graphing…
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May
12

Riparian Buffer Bypassing and its Negative Effects on the Chesapeake Bay

Hello everyone! My name is Sarah Young, and I am a Geology and Environmental Science Double Major here at the College.  My Honors Thesis project that I will be working on this summer and next year revolves around the problems associated with agricultural runoff bypassing riparian buffers, allowing excess nutrients into the already unhealthy Chesapeake…
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