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Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change and global warming are issues for Hawthorne Park, and many environments in British Columbia, Canada. In the past 100 years the temperature has increased by 1.4 degrees Celsius across British Columbia. Increases in water, weather and climate catastrophes through the last 30 years are thought to be attributed to the changing climate Garbage also washes into the streams and block up the stream path, ruining habitats for fish and other animals. Besides garbage, chemical waste has been found in both Hawthorne and Bon Accord Creeks.

Litter and land pollution near a creek

Oil floating above the water in Hawthorne Park

Litter and chemicals have been found in Hawthorne Creek and Bon Accord Creek, which changes the pH level, affect the turbidity , and destroy habitats. An acidic or alkaline pH level can result in the death of insects, fish, and plants in the water, while a high turbidity prevents sunlight from reaching aquatic plants requiring photosynthesis. . Animals, such as dogs, take in nitrates and nitrites from their food, which when excreted and comes into contact with the water may cause eutrophication .

As shown by Vancouver International Airport's "Web Track-YVR” web tool, Hawthorne Park is located directly under several different flight paths to and from YVR. Other noise pollution is caused by the cars by on the two major roads, 104 street and 108 street.

DENZEL'S

Keystone species

Coyotes

Coyotes are intelligent animals, their most outstanding senses are the ability to see and hear they are exceptionally well developed. Coyotes show up during the hours just after sunset and before sunrise, they tend to appear in used trails the most. Coyotes are opportunists, both as hunters and as scavengers. They eat any small animal they can capture, including mice, rats, gophers, rabbits, and squirrels.

If coyotes disappeared all the animals that coyotes fed on would multiply into larger groups and would slowly destroy the natural cycle of the ecosystem, due to exceedingly large amounts of the species. More animals, equals more intake of plants, and animals. Eventually causing the animals which the coyotes once fed on to slowly disappear seeing how there wouldn’t be enough resources after adapting to their new eating habits.

Bees

Bees pollinate flowers and seventy percent of your fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables. Neonicotinoids are chemicals to prevent crop eating insects and pests from eating plants. This affects the nerve system of bees and also contaminates nectar. Since bees bring back nectar to hives. The neonicotinoids can cause nerve damage.

Lots of stuff could fall apart if bees were to disappear. We could lose many important organisms, and resources such as; cows, cotton, and hummingbirds. The reason these would be most affected are because cows often consume flowers for nutrients

Salmon

Salmon usually die after spawning and this brings important nutrients to the place where they were born. Their death provides food for many species in the area. Salmon support over 137 species. If salmon were to become extinct, bears and eagles will not get their food source and die. Salmon is a keystone species in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, supporting wildlife from birds to bears and orcas. Mice will overpopulate and some plants will be endangered. We can protects salmon from being endangered, because salmon lives in rivers, lakes, estuaries, streams and open oceans the health of a salmon population are a good indicator of how well we can take care of their marine and terrestrial ecosystem. We can keep their habitat clean by cleaning all the pollution that can harm their habitat.

Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change and global warming are issues for Hawthorne Park, and many environments in British Columbia, Canada. Global warming is predominantly caused by greenhouse gas emissions created by humans. In the past 100 years the temperature has increased by 1.4 degrees celsius across British Columbia. . Increase in water, weather and climate catastrophes through the last 30 years are thought to be attributed to the changing climate. The City of Surrey projects that in the future, there will be hotter summers, increased frequency of rain and wind weather, higher scarcity of water, and that drier weather will incite more forest fires. All those factors may effect natural habitat in Hawthorne Park.

Environmental Issues

There are a variety of environmental issues in Hawthorne Park that can affect the health of both the wildlife and Bon Accord Creek or Hawthorne Creek. These issues include climate change and global warming, land pollution, water pollution and noise pollution.

Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change and global warming are potential issues for Hawthorne Park, as well as many other parks in British Columbia, Canada . Already,the average temperature of some regions of BC have increased between 0.5 - 1.7 degrees Celsius within the last hundred years, with projections showing further increases of 0.9 - 1.8 degrees Celsius by 2080. The escalating severity of water, weather and climate catastrophes through the last 30 years are thought to be attributed to the changing climate. The City of Surrey projects that in the future, there will be hotter summers, increased occurrences of severe rain and wind events, water shortages, and drier weather that will incite more forest fires

Pollution

Land Pollution

There is currently a large amount of litter in Hawthorne Park, comprised mainly of food packaging, cigarette butts or filters and furniture left behind by other humans. Ducks, coyotes and other wildlife could mistake the litter for food and ingest it, resulting in illnesses, diseases and even death. In addition, the consumption of litter can block the intestinal tract of animals, which may lead to malnutrition and starvation. There is also the chance that the animals at Hawthorne Park could get tangled up in plastic material and suffocate.

Water Pollution

Thin layer of oil on top of water in Hawthorne Park

When litter and chemicals have been found in Hawthorne Creek and Bon Accord Creek, it can change the pH level, affect the turbidity , and destroy habitats. An acidic or alkaline pH level can result in the death of insects, fish, and plants in the water, while a high turbidity prevents sunlight from reaching the aquatic plants requiring photosynthesis . Cigarettes that are left in the proximity of the creeks can leak many toxic chemicals into the water that may harm the aquatic ecosystems . The littering of large objects can destroy plant life, as well as the habitats of animals or insects. Finally, the domestic pets of visitors, such as dogs, take in nitrates and nitrites from their food. If the subsequent excrement comes into contact with the water, the nitrates or nitrites can cause eutrophication.

Noise Pollution

As shown by Vancouver International Airport's "Web Track-YVR” web tool, Hawthorne Park is located directly under several different flight paths to and from YVR. .Noise pollution is also caused by the cars by on the two major roads 104 street and 108 street. Animals may be disturbed by the houses along the perimeter of Hawthorne Park.