Ocean County Worksheet

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Dina Sipos November 8, 2015 Professor Jeanine Rodgers Water County Paper

Soil Health in Ocean County Worksheet. 40 points

The site tells us that development and population rise with Ocean County has to do with the fact that Ocean County has developed as a tourist location that was very popular. People from different reasons come to Ocean County to enjoy waterfront activities, which are provided to us by the Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

To try and offset this a bit Ocean County has been preserving State Parks and National And Forest Wildlife Areas. Ocean County has started to develop programs that preserve acres of land as well as protecting farms.

The mission of the Ocean County Soil Conservation District
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The soil quality on an Athletic Field affects several things. It affects regulating water, it affects plant and animal life as well because in order for plants and animals to survive they need healthy soil. The soil quality on an Athletic Field affects if the ground is a safe surface for playing. If you have good soil for an Athletic Field, then you will have less runoff from pollutants and from storm water. Athletic Fields are usually built on flat areas, which means that runoff and soil erosion can be reduced. Having organic matter added to the soil helps to feed organisms that are found in the soul because it provides a source of …show more content…
Another practice to control soil erosion is the use of a silt fence, which is useful at a construction site because it will collect storm water that carries soil that is loose. Erosion control matting is another practice that can be used to control soil erosion because it is used to protect an area from runoff. A shoreline restoration project helps to rebuild a shoreline that has been damaged by erosion by using recycled materials for a barrier and those recycled materials that have the ability to subjected to the impacts or erosion that come from the damage of winds and