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Buckthorn
I went to a community park in Carol Stream. The community park is part of Chicago Wilderness. When I got there, I saw evidence of many environmental issues. The main environmental issue that I found in the forest was the Buckthorn, and I think it is the most important issue.
I first learned about buckthorn was in community college. I was part of an environmental club. This club took students to forests to expose them to nature and different types of trees. This club creates teams of students that went out into the forests. In forests, club leaders would direct students to cut invasive trees. One of those invasive trees was the buckthorn. Before we started to cut buckthorn, our professor explained the history of buckthorn trees. He told us that buckthorn was brought to the United States from Europe. The first state in the U.S. that the buckthorn trees started growing in was Minnesota. That state got the buckthorn trees in the 1800s, and then buckthorn started to spread throughout the country. Our professor also mentioned that there are two types of buckthorn, and both types come from the genus Rhamnus. These two types of trees either appear as tall shrubs or small trees. Also, their heights could reach up to twenty feet. Some of the buckthorn trees also have multiple stems at the base. Buckthorns have many sharp leaves, and those leaves go against each other. This is disadvantageous to plants trying to grow beneath buckthorn.
I chose to talk about buckthorn because it has an unhealthy effect on other plants and nature. Light and water are vital in plant photosynthesis. Buckthorns have huge long leaves that would cover many plants beneath it. Those leaves can stop many plants from thriving. The reason that would lead these plants not to thrive is that there won't be enough light reaching those plants. Those buckthorn leaves would also prevent some of the rain from reaching plants directly. That could stop plants from thriving. When plants don’t breed as much, it would degrade nature, and reduce the amount of nutrients that we get from those plants. One of those nutrients is oxygen which is vital for human. Buckthorn can limit those nutrients and degrade habitat.
Buckthorn trees could also prevent natural growth. The reason is that buckthorn is like a disease that keeps nature from growing. This would lead to limit slowing wind sources which could cause damage in the city. Buckthorn could also threaten the future of forests, which means it will degrade habitat in the city. When there are only a few forests in the city, that could cause an unhealthy environment. Life could not exist without trees because they serve as air filters. Trees take carbon dioxide and give oxygen through photosynthesis. By destroying forests, most animals will die because of their homes being destroyed. Forests should get special treatment from people because having forests is vital in the world.
In conclusion, I think it was a great opportunity for me to be exposed to these types of trees. Buckthorn trees spread fast throughout the country which makes me worried about the future of nature. Since I was young, I like to volunteer to improve nature. Being involved with the environmental club to clean forests from invasive trees makes me feel that I made an impact. Nature should get respect from us because without it life wouldn’t exist.
Buckthorn
I went to a community park in Carol Stream. The community park is part of Chicago Wilderness. When I got there, I saw evidence of many environmental issues. The main environmental issue that I found in the forest was the Buckthorn, and I think it is the most important issue.
I first learned about buckthorn was in community college. I was part of an environmental club. This club took students to forests to expose them to nature and different types of trees. This club creates teams of students that went out into the forests. In forests, club leaders would direct students to cut invasive trees. One of those invasive trees was the buckthorn. Before we started to cut buckthorn, our professor explained the history of buckthorn trees. He told us that buckthorn was brought to the United States from Europe. The first state in the U.S. that the buckthorn trees started growing in was Minnesota. That state got the buckthorn trees in the 1800s, and then buckthorn started to spread throughout the country. Our professor also mentioned that there are two types of buckthorn, and both types come from the genus Rhamnus. These two types of trees either appear as tall shrubs or small trees. Also, their heights could reach up to twenty feet. Some of the buckthorn trees also have multiple stems at the base. Buckthorns have many sharp leaves, and those leaves go against each other. This is disadvantageous to plants trying to grow beneath buckthorn.
I chose to talk about buckthorn because it has an unhealthy effect on other plants and nature. Light and water are vital in plant photosynthesis. Buckthorns have huge long leaves that would cover many plants beneath it. Those leaves can stop many plants from thriving. The reason that would lead these plants not to thrive is that there won't be enough light reaching those plants. Those buckthorn leaves would also prevent some of the rain from reaching plants directly. That could stop plants from thriving. When plants don’t breed as much, it would degrade nature, and reduce the amount of nutrients that we get from those plants. One of those nutrients is oxygen which is vital for human. Buckthorn can limit those nutrients and degrade habitat.
Buckthorn trees could also prevent natural growth. The reason is that buckthorn is like a disease that keeps nature from growing. This would lead to limit slowing wind sources which could cause damage in the city. Buckthorn could also threaten the future of forests, which means it will degrade habitat in the city. When there are only a few forests in the city, that could cause an unhealthy environment. Life could not exist without trees because they serve as air filters. Trees take carbon dioxide and give oxygen through photosynthesis. By destroying forests, most animals will die because of their homes being destroyed. Forests should get special treatment from people because having forests is vital in the world.
In conclusion, I think it was a great opportunity for me to be exposed to these types of trees. Buckthorn trees spread fast throughout the country which makes me worried about the future of nature. Since I was young, I like to volunteer to improve nature. Being involved with the environmental club to clean forests from invasive trees makes me feel that I made an impact. Nature should get respect from us because without it life wouldn’t exist.