5A - Identifying Local Opportunities
(I) Title: The Santa Fe Riverfest
(I) Title: The Santa Fe Riverfest
Description of the story:
The articles talks about how the droughts in Gainesville are effecting the
aquatic ecosystems of the springs by decreasing the water flow while increasing
the amount of nutrient being loaded into the springs. In addition, polluted
ground water from residential and agricultural system also has these similar
negative effects on the springs. These negative effects degrade the
recreational experiences of the spring users and. There is, however, can
organization called Our Santa Fe River is trying to bring awareness to this
issue by holding a RiverFest song writing contest for the past eight
years.
Description of the problem
presented: The problem that is present is the fact that natural habibits are
being polluted due to drought and the nutrient from agriculture being dumped
into the spring. With this prolonging, these ecosystems will be extinct. In addition,
we are no longer have the privilege to enjoy these recreational experiences.
Who has the problem: The problems
mostly pertain to those who enjoy going to the spring. The problem also extend
to most of Alachua County most of the water that is utilized for everyday
activities come from these springs.
(II) Title: Commissioner Adam Putnam Provides Update on Florida Wildfire
Activity
Description of the story:
The article discusses about forest fire and gives update on the active
wildfires in Florida. According to the article there are currently 33 active
wildfires. Wildfires are such a danger that the local Florida Forest Service
suggested that citizens never burn anything on a windy day, always keep a water
source and suppression tools when burning yard debris, and other rules that
correlate with the Florida’s outdoor burning laws.
Description of the problem
presented: The problem is how quickly forest fire can be spread and started, especially
in the summertime. The problem could be due to multiple of factors, such as
being uneducated about how easily fire can spread and lack of regulations.
Who has the problem: People
who lives near forest or in hot and dry climate, like here in Gainesville, are
most affected by this problem.
Description of the story: The
Alachua city is facing a problem regarding the high nitrogen levels in the
stormwater which cause the overgrowth of algae. The high level of nitrogen is
also due to agriculture. It was founded that 73% of nitrogen found in the Santa
Fe River is from agriculture
(III) Title: Officers Share coffee, Conversation
Description of the story:
Police officer would go to the Alachua McDonalds can serve coffee to ordinary
citizens. The officers would interact and communicate with local citizens to
reinsure them that they are just as fellow human trying to protect and build a
better community. By doing this, the police officers are breaking down the
barriers. The police officers are doing this to take part in a program started
in 2011 in Hawthorne and was later adopted in other cities.
Description of the problem presented:
The problem that is described in this article is that there is a barrier
between ordinary citizen and police officer. Most people who called police
officers are often intimidated by them or the people do not treat the police
officers as another human being.
Who has the problem: This
mostly has to do with everyone, due to the fact that most of us of a preconceive
notion that police officers are tough and unsociable.
(IV) Title: Free Tire Roundup
Link: http://www.alachuatoday.com/news-featured/latest/4103-free-tire-roundup
Description of the story: The
articles talks about recycling more specific recycling tire. Residents of
Alachua County can bring their tire to the event at no charge, however, the
event will only except the tires and not the trim. According to the article,
the rubber from the tire then can be turn into rubber mulch and asphalt
additives.
Description of the problem
presented: Within this article, there are two problems that can be extracted.
The first problem is the lack of recycling for tires or rubber in general and
the second problem is that advertisement regarding the problem.
Who has the problem: This
problem pertains to everyone who has a car, students who have a bike, truck
drivers, and especially car auto repair shops.
(V) Title: Opposition to Proposed County Stormwater Regulation
The city is, however, trying
to proposed a plan for this problem. The commission is trying to bush the
project but the lack to knowledge of what it will actually take to accomplish
the task.
Description of the problem
presented: Similar to the first article, this article also discusses about the pollution
of the rivers, especially the nitrogen pollution of the Santa Fe River. This is
due to the continuous use of nitrogen in fertilization which deposit nitrogen
in the river.
Who has the problem: The
mostly pertain the citizen of Alachua County or anyone that use the river as a
source of water.
Hi Tan. I think you put a great deal of time and effort into your post for this assignment. I think you chose great stories which had a problem integrated into it and correctly identified the intended person who has that problem in each. I think if you added more to your summary it would add more to your post but in all, it was well done!
ReplyDeleteI found the articles about the drought(The Santa Fe Riverfest) and the police officers(Officers Share coffee, Conversation) very interesting. For the drought article I found it interesting because I did not know there was a drought or any sort of disruption regarding water in the Gainesville area. I believe the opportunity that presents itself is if you owned a company that could create a solution for this and present it to whom ever would allow the construction or alteration of the landscape to fix the water issue. Regarding the police officer article I have been wanting to build a paintball arena here in Tallahassee and I want to have our mission statement be about uniting a community. The area would give discount admissions to local law enforcement, schools, and town employees. The idea is to have all different types of people mingle and plan. Our event would be extremely interactive and each day of running will be about lessons.
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