Authors note: I am writing about geography and ecosystems and I thought this would be interesting to work on Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is our home, our happiness, and our life. We protect it, but we don't really bother to learn much about it. Why is this? If we knew more, we would have more pride to live here because we would be able to say, "Oh, that is in the Northern Highlands."
The Southeast Glacial Plains are where the school is and most of our homes are located. It was created from glacier deposit. It has rich soil for farming and has some small forest patches due to fire suppression. Ten percent of the 4.9 million acres is forest or wooded area. It is the largest area without a coastline.
The Western Coulee and Ridges area is the largest area with a coastline. It borders the Mississippi river. This area of Wisconsin is classified as highly eroded. In this region there is 6.2 million acres but only 3% is publicly owned. 38% is woodland.
Lastly the North Central Forest is the smallest of the three regions I am discussing. It has 6.1 million acres of land, 80% of which is woodland and 44% is publicly owned. It connects to Upper Michigan.
Also in this region there are a variety of wetlands.
These were only three of the sixteen regions of this state. I enjoyed working on this and if you want more information then go to this website: http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/.
Sources:
"Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin - WDNR." Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/>.
Wisconsin is our home, our happiness, and our life. We protect it, but we don't really bother to learn much about it. Why is this? If we knew more, we would have more pride to live here because we would be able to say, "Oh, that is in the Northern Highlands."
The Southeast Glacial Plains are where the school is and most of our homes are located. It was created from glacier deposit. It has rich soil for farming and has some small forest patches due to fire suppression. Ten percent of the 4.9 million acres is forest or wooded area. It is the largest area without a coastline.
The Western Coulee and Ridges area is the largest area with a coastline. It borders the Mississippi river. This area of Wisconsin is classified as highly eroded. In this region there is 6.2 million acres but only 3% is publicly owned. 38% is woodland.
Lastly the North Central Forest is the smallest of the three regions I am discussing. It has 6.1 million acres of land, 80% of which is woodland and 44% is publicly owned. It connects to Upper Michigan.
Also in this region there are a variety of wetlands.
These were only three of the sixteen regions of this state. I enjoyed working on this and if you want more information then go to this website: http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/.
Sources:
"Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin - WDNR." Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2011. <http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/>.
I enjoyed the author's note, but I wish you revealed also what the goals were as a writer. That always helps the reader to focus their attention where you would like to receive feedback.
ReplyDeleteThe topic is also very well chosen, but I was left wanting more from a reader's perspective. It felt rushed, as though you wanted to simply get it over. The reason that really stood out for me was in part because the introduction really has passion, but then the body paragraphs don't have that same passion. Where did it go?