Save our rivers

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by Peter Chang4 views·Updated Nov 25, 2020
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  1. rivers are God's beautiful gift to the world.
  2. Over 200 years ago, Lewis and Clark laid eyes on
  3. the Mississippi River.
  4. They described how water descends in one, even an uninterrupted
  5. sheet to the bottom, where dashing against the rocky bottom
  6. rises into Fleming, bellows with great height and rapidly glides
  7. away. Hissing, flashing and sparkling rivers have always been filled
  8. with beauty in life, but today, a rivers air being
  9. threatened by the consequences of human actions.
  10. As an avid outdoors person, I spend lots of time
  11. in different rivers exploring seeing how much they have changed
  12. over the years, and as time goes on, I've noticed
  13. a trend with the rivers I visit, they all are
  14. becoming polluted.
  15. Today, many of our rivers are being polluted at an
  16. alarming rate.
  17. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, nearly half of our
  18. rivers and streams and more than one third of our
  19. lakes are being polluted and unfit for swimming, fishing and
  20. drinking. This is extremely concerning because rivers are a vital
  21. part of our ecosystem rivers, a responsible for transporting nutrients
  22. throughout the ecosystem and also have many various plants and
  23. animal species.
  24. Polluted rivers also cause imbalances and ultimately destroyed vital ecosystems.
  25. Although rivers air being destroyed, there are things we could
  26. do to help prevent it.
  27. One way we could take action in reducing pollution.
  28. Our rivers is to prevent chemical runoff.
  29. Chemical runoff can be caused by fertilizers or other toxic
  30. substances that leak into the environment.
  31. Toxic chemicals such as heavy metals can lead to algae
  32. blooms that deplete oxygen rivers.
  33. This causes many plants and fish to die, leaving the
  34. environment degraded.
  35. According to the EPA, the Ohio River, which passes through
  36. six states, contains around £23 million of toxic waste, 92%
  37. of which is nitrate compounds, and much could be caused
  38. by fertilizers.
  39. If people switch organic fertilizers, it can lessen the chances
  40. of chemical runoff.
  41. All that would cost more, and it is more ICO
  42. friendly and safer for pets and animals.
  43. Using organic fertilizers will help reduce the amount of toxins
  44. that leach into rivers and is more sustainable alternative to
  45. toxic chemicals.
  46. Knowing solutions to the problem is great, but imagine if
  47. we didn't take action to help our rivers.
  48. Okay, imagine walking around Yellowstone National Park.
  49. You see the beautiful rock formations and trees around.
  50. However, as you continue a horrible scent of rotting flesh
  51. things your nose As the breeze blows, you arrived to
  52. river covered with green slime and full of dead fish.
  53. There's garbage everywhere and even dead animals poisoned from drinking
  54. the water.
  55. You're disgusting, terrified of what the river has become.
  56. If there's no action to take toe, help or save
  57. our rivers, our wildlife and environment could be in danger.
  58. But imagine if we did take action to protect our
  59. rivers. The waters would be crystal clear with Native Challenge
  60. other species swimming in the currents.
  61. There would be an abundance of wildlife interacting in vivid
  62. vegetation. Around the rivers.
  63. People could once again enjoy swimming and fishing.
  64. If we clean up our rivers, we could see growth
  65. not only in our waterways but everywhere else in the
  66. environment. The vision of the destroyed river does not have
  67. to be realized, and there's still hope for growth in
  68. abundance. Taking action is the only way we'll be able
  69. to save our rivers.
  70. If we continue to allow chemical waste and garbage to
  71. enter our rivers, it won't be long until our rivers
  72. die off, along with the rest of the ecosystem.
  73. By switching to organic fertilizers and cleaning up our rivers,
  74. we can get closer to having a beautiful and clean
  75. water way to take action.
  76. You can visit American rivers dot or GE.
  77. There you can donate to help protect a rivers.
  78. You can also set up a river cleanup or become
  79. a river ambassador.
  80. Rivers are like natural roadways.
  81. They connect waterways together.
  82. They transport life throughout the environment.
  83. As a fisherman, I hope that we can preserve our
  84. rivers. I hope that one day our future generations can
  85. enjoy the beautiful sites and species that these sacred waters
  86. have to offer.