Assignment 6_ Watershed Special Characteristics or Feature (See from page 05) Assignment 7_ Flood and Drought Data (See from page 15) Assignment 8_ Watershed Organization Research (See from page 21) The Pandapas Pond_ Poverty Creek-Tom’s Creek Watershed.pptx
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Dendrology
Plants or trees are one of the most important characteristics of a watershed as the plant community determines how the ecosystem will act in that environment, like the soil, air, and water quality, what kind of animals will be attracted towards this area, and so on. Fig: White Pine in Pandapas. Source: https://blog.twoknobbytires.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p3200370.jpg?w=300&h=400 The Pandapas Pond has diverse plant and animal species that shape particular yet different looks during different seasons. Some of the common plants that are found in this watershed are listed below: Virginia Pine, White Pine, Broom Sage Grass, Rhododendron , Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Table Mountain Pine, and Coltsfoot. (The bold letters indicate native plants) Some other native plants found in this area are Sugar Maple, Black Maple, American Barberry, Yello Birch, Eastern Redbud, etc. Source: https://blog.twoknobbytires.com/2010/04/21/pandapas-pond-field-guide-for-nature/ h...
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Hello, all! My name is Prema Nandi. I am a graduate assistant and a Master of Landscape Architecture student at Virginia Tech. I am originally from Bangladesh where I completed my undergrad in Architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Apart from my academic studies, I love to do music, painting, graphic design, traveling, etc. I have chosen the "Pandapas Pond", its adjacent area, and the Poverty Creek that runs with it as a beginning point of my watershed selection. the larger watershed it falls into is called the Kanawha Subregion. https://data-montva-gis.opendata.arcgis.com/apps/MontVA-GIS::watersheds-of-montgomery-county-va/explore I selected this because I visited this place quite a few times and liked the biodiversity and landscape around it, so much that I illustrated this pond last summer. As I was looking for a watershed to study, I also found something interesting about its position. It sits very close to the continenta...