Action already taken
In August I gave a 10min presentation at the west lakes united church in Adelaide. Where i detailed how human impacts are affecting out waterways and oceans and detailed that in the short future i will be presenting a detailed lecture on climate change and how everyone can do their part to make a difference.
Im currently completing a TAFE course as well as Uni in 'Renewable Energy Sysyems', where this week we are conducting a Home Energy Audit. Through this im calculating how much Greenhouse Gases are being ommitted per appliance in my house, per day, week, month, quarter, year and how this amount can be reduced to not only save money but also save the environment.
Through these studies i would love to complete home enery audits on other people's homes and help them not only save the environment but their wallets too.
Other action already completed includes.......
In April I attended the Earth Sciences Field Camp to Pt Lincoln, where I took part in groundwater hydrology, Soil Chemistry and Geophysics experiments that were taken on a wetland to test whether an old dump 200m from the coast was leaching its chemicals into the ocean through groundwater movements. An interesting part of this study was the installation of peizometers into the water table to test the groundwater direction and speed of flow. It was found that this dump is leaching its chemical waist through the groundwater to the beach itself !
I’m a volunteer for the Million Trees Program. I’ve been involved in numerous planting tree days, weeding and sand dune rehabilitation.
Through the past three years of my degree I have completed various tasks both individual and group such as in first year, I wrote a report on the Hydrological system of the Blackwood Forest Recreational Park and in second year on Adelaide’s developing Coastline. This year my task was to put together a report on the catchments of the Flinders University Lake and to find alternative water sources, rather than topping up the lake each summer with tap water. This involves working like an Environmental Consultant, carrying out Lake Flow mechanisms, Rainfall-runoff modelling, Soil hydrology and Stormwater runoff.
In addition, I am currently putting together a folder of water and energy efficient housing tips, alternative sources of energy and information about global climate change. I enjoy all aspects of learning about and actioning solutions of environmental needs.
