William B. Umstead State Park

This is a picture of Sycamore Creek that runs through Unstead State park, it was taken around 3:00 Saturday afternoon and is the site of where an old mill used to sit. I chose this picture because there is so much going on in nature that we do not even realize. The plants are surviving and growing using photosynthetic active radiation using what solar radiation is reaching the Earth, the rest is then reflecting back into the atmosphere. The animals are then in return eating the plants, and sometimes each other, to also survive and grow in their own individual niches. The fish in the creek are being exposed to high levels of PCB's and people are advised to not eat very many of the fish from it. This shows the impact humans have on almost everything in nature. I'm not sure how this would affect their niche, but I think it would adjust what their realized niche is since they are able to tolerate the contaminants in the water. This also all goes to show how amazing nature is and how everything works together to live and grow. I really enjoyed walking some of the trails in this park and attached the website if anyone else would like to visit. www.ncparks.gov/william-b-umstead-state-park

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