Mississippi River near its headwaters in MN
This small charming roundabout between Fisher Halls and Kamine Hall is modified by Lafayette students to control stormwater. Because our campus locates in the Bushkill Creek watershed, stormwater accumulating on the surface of campus combining with pollutants and sediments will run into Bushkill Creek. The creek will thus be polluted and damaged by stormwater. In 2017, students from our school built this area to alleviate this problem. They carefully chose soil and native plants to increase biodiversity and stormwater infiltration. There are five species of flowers in this area and they have different colors. Red, blue, yellow, orange, all these colors complement each other and constitute a vivid canvas. I found it is so ingenious that these flowers not only aesthetically complement each other but also have specific functions. For example, the Green and Gold flowers in the middle of the picture provide low-growing ground cover, while the orange flower in the back called Butterflies Milkweed attracts butterflies and bees.
I found it interesting when I found out that some fish can travel upstream in a way of water steps. A few years ago Easton was given 1.4 million dollars in seeking to improve the new fish elevator. Still, fish find it hard to maneuver up the rapids because the fish are traumatized by the warmer water and the faster unfamiliar rapids which affect their reproducing.
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This is a picture of the Lumberville- Raven Rock Bridge on the Delaware river. This bridge is about 30 minutes from my house, and is a pedestrian bridge, meaning it does not accommodate vehicles. Construction for this bridge started in 1853. I find it interesting that it has survived all these years with minimal damage from floods/other weather events.
One of the local country clubs, Riverview Country Club, lies alongside the Delaware River. As the name suggests, the course feature various views of the Delaware in addition to various water hazards that derive from the Delaware. While the Delaware River doesn’t serve as a direct hazard for golfers on the course, it contributes to an incredibly pleasant atmosphere.
If you walk around campus at night, you cannot help but to notice these grey spotted spiders around campus. I see them every night around Pardee and Farinon. If you look above the doors, usually near lightining, you’ll see many of these grey spotted spiders. Personally I hate spider so seeing numerous amounts of them makes my skin crawl. I wonder if these spiders are native to Easton, or are they like the spotted lantern flies around campus? This just makes me realize how much nature there is around campus. You just have to take a second to observe how much life there is around us.
15 years ago, in September of 2004, the Susquehanna River flooded three quarters of Pennsylvania, including Easton. The flood was caused by Hurricane Ivan. The water went up to 24 feet, 7 feet higher than the height of the water for it to be considered a flood (17). Pennsylvania had $264 million in property damage due to the flooding.
These are monarch butterflies. Monarchs are unable to survive cold winters, so they migrate during the fall to southern Mexico. In forests there millions of monarchs will spend the winter before flying back north. Their migration creates a river through the air. It’s a beautiful sight to see and if you’ve never seen it just spend some time on the quad when it is just beginning to get cold. Monarchs have already had several close calls with extinction, so make sure to see them before they’re gone.
The River Thames is a river in England that runs through the center of London and flows out to the North Sea. It is considered the cleanest river that runs through a major city. In an effort to keep the river clean and show people how important the river is, the Zoological Society of London developed a virtual reality device that takes you through the river to see the wildlife. The river includes all kinds of creatures like pike, eels, seahorses, bull sharks, grey seals, and even dolphins and whales on occasion. Below the picture is a video about the virtual reality experience of the River Thames.
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This past weekend I walked down and explored Easton with my aunt. We walked to the point where the Lehigh and the Deleware Rivers meet. I had observed the dam from afar, but never looked at it up close. The word that came to mind to describe it was “powerful.” I think looking at a dam and the rush of moving water helped me realize the power and constant flow the river has. I also thought it was interesting to see how covered the dam was with algae. I bet the dam looks different now than it did when it was built, and will look different in 10 year again because of the way natural life (such as the algae) grows around it.
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