new york county environmental assessment orange county by russell armstrong
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
New York CountyEnvironmental AssessmentOrange County By Russell Armstrong
![Page 2: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Orange County on the Map
Orange County is located in Region 3 of NY state. Some of the habitats in Orange County are swamps and woods.
![Page 3: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Watersheds and Rivers
Orange County has the Delaware watershed.
![Page 4: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Rivers in Orange county
The Delaware and Hudson rivers run through Orange County.
![Page 5: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Mountains in Orange County
- Hudson Highlands: 700 million year old
- Ridge and Valley Mountain Range
- Allegany Plateau
![Page 6: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Native American communities
- Around 1600, the Delaware Indians lived in Orange County
- They often lived along the sides of rivers and/or streams leading to the Delaware River
![Page 7: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The Marcellus Shale
- Orange County is in the Marcellus Shale- Fracking can cause water and soil pollution. Then, we
drink the water and get horribly sick!
![Page 8: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES A Climate Smart community is a
partnership that bonds a town/city and a state to meet climate change challenges.
The town of Woodbury is a climate smart community
![Page 9: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
ENVIROTHON! The North American Envirothon is an
environmental education program for high school students in the U.S.
![Page 10: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
A Fun Fact about my County is… A fun fact about my county is that it is
shaped like a dog’s head! See?
![Page 11: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Bibliography Department of Environmental Conservation. New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
United States Environmental Protection Agency. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
Envirothon. North American Envirothon, 2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
National Resources Defense Council: The Earth’s Best Defense. National Resources Defense Council, 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2014. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
“State & County QuickFacts.” United States Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce, N.D. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
“Danskammer Generating Station.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 22 Mar. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
![Page 12: New York County Environmental Assessment Orange County By Russell Armstrong](https://reader033.vdocuments.us/reader033/viewer/2022051516/56649e675503460f94b632b1/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Questions?