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Transcript: Green Hill By: Allison Carpentor (engineer), Maya Fikes (city council), Camden Fisher (postive/ negatives, ecologist), and Sarah Johnson (geologist) City Council Report: People that live on green hill are concerned about the new buildings that are being built. They are worried that animal’s habitats will be destroyed. Other people think that traffic will become too bad. We are sending around a petition trying to block any new building on our hill. People are also concerned about flooding or landslides. They think that the water running off the hill will cause this. Engineer Report When we cut into the side of the green hill, it makes it steep and it erodes when it rains. When we cut down plants and trees and replace them with buildings and roads, the water runs off in channels down the hill, because it cannot sink into the soil. To fix this, drainage pipes can be put in so that the water can flow down the hill without eroding it. Then the drainage pipes can be led to the Rolling River. Also we could plant a lot of vegetation on the slopes where there are no buildings to help prevent erosion. Geoligist Report: Green Hill is a hill. It has soft, loose soil. Some of the earth’s processes are weathering and erosion. The earth processes make the land erode or wash away over time. The changes of topography are that the Southeast side has eroded since housing was built but otherwise nothing else has happened. The land stability is good except the southeast side. One of the potential geological problems is that erosion will be accelerated due to the construction. Ecologist Report: Green hill has an environment similar to other hills in the area. Where there are no houses and roads, the hill is covered in thick forest. Common wildlife on the hill includes deer, raccoons, rabbits, and foxes. Green hill provides shelter for all of these animals, as well as space to move between pine forest, rolling river, and riverside forest. Building here will not only reduce wildlife population by destroying their habitat, but will also prevent them from moving between areas with food and water. Negatives: High erosion rate Weathering An increased rate of erosion during construction You could fall off the hill and fall in the river if you aren't careful Positives Low flood risk It would be fairly easy to put the houses on There is more room for buildings Houses would have less bug problems. Citations: "Hill River in Spate.jpg." QOOP.com. Web. 09 Mar. 2012. <http://my.qoop.com/store/James-Brown-5323481524508120/Hill-River-in-Spate-jpg-by-Picasa-2-7-qpps_8721554375752828/>. "JUNE IRISES Sold by Whyte's, Dublin, on Saturday, December 15, 2007." Artvalue. Web. 09 Mar. 2012. <http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--vahey-brien-1956-ireland-ire-june-irises-1702149.htm>. "Hudson Valley Painter » Olana and Hudson NY." Hudson Valley Painter » Olana and Hudson NY. Web. 09 Mar. 2012. <http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/category/olana/page/2/>. "Hudson Valley Painter » Olana and Hudson NY." Hudson Valley Painter » Olana and Hudson NY. Web. 09 Mar. 2012. <http://www.hudsonvalleypainter.com/category/olana/page/2/>. "Ireland Fields Sky Clouds (ireland Fields Sky Clouds.jpg) Public Domain Image, Royalty Free Stock Photo. About Public Domain Image." Public Domain Image. Web. 12 Mar. 2012. <http://www.public-domain-image.com/nature-landscape/hill/slides/ireland-fields-sky-clouds.html>. Geoligist Report: Thanks for Watching! By: Allison Carpenter, Maya Fikes, Camden Fisher, Mark Friess, Sarah Johnson!