Loggerhead Island Report

Tori Coberly

1. What special considerations did you have to make for the nesting sea turtle sites located on the barrier island?

• When building our resort we had to make sure our buildings were far away from the sea turtles so that they would not be harmed.  

2. What special considerations had to be made when determining a good site for the proposed fishing pier?

• We wanted to have our fishing pier in a safe and easily accessible area so we put it in the middle of the lagoon. 

3. What could be some of the potential problems that might arise from the proposed golf course? Propose some of the ways in which the impacts can be reduced.

• All the digging in the ground could harm some wildlife. To reduce having a problem like that we could not do so much digging and have a more wildlife safe environment 

4. What are the economic benefits to the community of Loggerhead County if the development was done with the least amount of environmental impact?

• There would be less damage to the wildlife . Which would better the lives of the sea turtles, scrub jay and the other animals that are living on the island. 

5. Describe three ways in which humans negatively impact coastal ecosystems such as the one you are working on with Loggerhead Barrier Island.

• trash and littering 
• pollution from the cars and houses 
• not respect the boundaries that are set to protect wildlife 

6. How can maintaining natural vegetation help us to reduce the damage caused by oceanic events such as hurricanes, tsunami and continued beach erosion?

• You could make a wall in the ocean to prevent the waves from crashing in and damaging the island

7. After listening to the other groups make their presentations, were there any ideas they had you would have used if you had though about it before-hand? You should list at least three different ideas and indicate why their idea is actually better for the environment than yours. 

• We should of spaced our buildings out better. Most groups spread there building out so that no building were all pushed together and close. 
• We should of put our golf course near where the sea turtles are instead of building our Villas there. Having the golf course in place of the Villas, it is a more safe environment for the turtles. They would not be as disturbed because a golf course is a calm place. 
• We could of have our research center farther away from the town and have it be in a more private place.  

Coastal Classification

A.Volcanic coast, primary
B.Primary, glacier
C.Primary, glacial  erosion
D.Secondary, coastal erosion
E.Primary, barrial island
F.Secondary, coastal plain
G.Secondary, costal plain
H.Primary, nonmarine
I.Secondary, mangrove coast
J.Secondary, fault line coast 
K.Primary, decomposition
L.Primary shore lines
M.Primary coastal plain
N.Primary, earthquakes
O.Secondary, land erosion 
P.Secondary, wave cut beach
Q.Secondary, land fall 
R.Primary, steep glaciers 

Sand Reflection

1.Hampton beach

• color is clear
• not magnectic
• the size is small
• texture is angular
• very well sorted
• mineral 

2.Bonaire

• color is white and pink
• not magnetic
• size is small
• texture is subangular 
• moderatley sorted 
• mineral 

3.Bahamas

• color was clear and white
• not magnetic
• size was small
• texture is angular
• very well sorted
• mineral

4.Red Rock Canyon

• color is orange and clear 
• not magnetic
• size is small
• texture is subangular 
• very well sorted 
• mineral 

5.P.E.I

•  color is orange, yellow and clear
• not magnetic
• size is small
• texture is angular
• very well sorted
• mineral

6.Key West

• color is clear
• not magnetic
• size is very small
• texture is subrounded
• poorly sorted
• mineral

7.Miles Beach

• color is white, yellow, and clear
• not magnetic 
• very small
• texture is angular
•  poorly sorted
• mineral

8.Maui

• color is orange, white, and gray
• magnetic
• size is small
• texture is well rounded
• very well sorted
• rock

Maui and Miles Beach were the two sands i was most intrested in. Maui's sand was very well rounded and was very pretty. The sand is very small rocks. The sand is also very smooth. Under the microscope the sand was very very well sorted.
Miles Beach was very different from Maui's sand. The texture was very different. It was small but very rocky and sharp. The sorting was also very different. The sorting was poorly sorted. It was also much smaller than Maui's sand. Also Miles beach is not magnetic but Maui's sand is magnetic.