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May 2003 Archive

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Point North

1) Point North

Due to a technical glitch, earlier comments for Point North are located in a separate archive.

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 11:21 PM
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Sunset

2) What time is sunset today?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:55 PM
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Drinking water

3) Trace the water you drink from rainfall to your tap.

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:55 PM
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Sewage

4) When you flush, where do the solids go? What happens to the waste water?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:53 PM
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Sea level

5) How many feet above sea level are you?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:53 PM
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Spring wildflowers

6) What spring wildflower is consistently among the first to bloom here?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:52 PM
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Nearest watershed

7) How far do you have to travel before you reach a different watershed? Can you draw the boundaries of yours?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:52 PM
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Soil characteristics

8) Is the soil under your feet, more clay, sand, rock or silt?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:51 PM
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Previous tribes

9) Before your tribe lived here, what did the previous inhabitants eat and how did they sustain themselves?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:49 PM
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Edible plants

10) Name five native edible plants in your neighborhood and the season(s) they are available.

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:48 PM
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Storm direction

11) From what direction do storms generally come?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:48 PM
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Garbage

12) Where does your garbage go?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:47 PM
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Population of watershed

13) How many people live in your watershed?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:47 PM
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Paper & plastic recycling

14) Who uses the paper/plastic you recycle from your neighborhood?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:46 PM
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Equinox & solstice

15) Point to where the sun sets on the equinox. How about sunrise on the summer solstice?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:46 PM
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Earthquake fault

16) Where is the nearest earthquake fault? When did it last move?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:46 PM
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Water depth

17) Right here, how deep do you have to drill before you reach water?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:45 PM
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Sacred geological features

18) Which (if any) geological features in your watershed are, or were, especially respected by your community, or considered sacred, now or in the past?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:29 PM
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Growing season

19) How many days is the growing season here (from frost to frost)?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:29 PM
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Birds

20) Name five birds that live here. Which are migratory and which stay put?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:28 PM
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Rainfall total

21) What was the total rainfall here last year?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:27 PM
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Air pollution

22) Where does the pollution in your air come from?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:27 PM
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High tide

23) If you live near the ocean, when is high tide today?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:26 PM
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Geological processes & events

24) What primary geological processes or events shaped the land here?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:26 PM
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Wild & exotic species

25) Name three wild species that were not found here 500 years ago. Name one exotic species that has appeared in the last 5 years.

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:23 PM
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Minerals of economic value

26) What minerals are found in the ground here that are (or were) economically valuable?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:18 PM
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Electric power generation

27) Where does your electric power come from and how is it generated?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:17 PM
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Rain Runoff

28) After the rain runs off your roof, where does it go? 

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:17 PM
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Nearest Wilderness

29) Where is the nearest wilderness? When was the last time a fire burned through it?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:16 PM
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Full moon

30) How many days till the moon is full?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:16 PM
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Extinct Species

31) What species once found here are known to have gone extinct?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:13 PM
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Shared latitude

32) What other cities or landscape features on the planet share your latitude?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:12 PM
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Dominant land cover plant

33) What was the dominant land cover plant here 10,000 years ago?

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 6:11 PM
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Similar Continents

34) Name two places on different continents that have similar sunshine/rainfall/wind and temperature patterns to here.

Posted on May 9, 2003 at 5:53 PM