My first Journal entry

Today is September 24, we went seeking in Century Park. Seek is an app that identifies different species in flora and fauna. We arrived at the park and started Seeking immediately. We walked near the lake and found some dragonflies and damselflies however, they moved around too much for Seek to be able to identify its species. Other than that on the ground I found some Japanese Mazus, they are these purple flowers that grow on the ground. I wonder how weeds grow since I’m assuming this is a weed and not purposely planted there. According to Wikipedia the Japanese Mazus (aka Mazus Pulimas) are commonly found in wet grasslands, stream banks, and trail sides. It’s also an invasive species in North America.

Being a global citizen means respecting everyone, including nature, and strive to rid of problems (like global warming). This project relates to being a global citizen because when we upload our photos, scientists and researchers can see these images. To me, nature is more important than mere humans, although humans are advanced in work and developing countries, we are also really good at destroying nature around us. The fact is that we rely on nature and nature doesn’t rely on us. If nature stopped existing one day, we’d mostly be doomed, but if humans stopped existing one day, nature would take over the world again. I believe that instead of destroying Earth and then moving onto Mars just to destroy that too, we should do something about the issues that are pushing us towards moving to Mars. Although a single person cannot do much, if everyone worked together (or if the governments take action as well) we can restore forests and places where animals thrive. Livestock farms take up more space on Earth's surface than forests do. Overall, I strongly believe that humans should take action on the chaos we caused ourselves.

Posted on 27 de setembro de 2021, 03:59 AM by saspd_ann