Ashley Oelsen - Educating about Environmental Protection

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Ashley Oelsen- Educating about Environmental
Protection
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• Ashley Oelsen has been involved in the
  environmental protection field for many years. As
  an activist, she spends her time teaching others
  about topics such as water conservation,
  sustainable agriculture, and wildlife habitat
  restoration. Ashley explained what are these
  environmental protection fields and About
  Sustainability.

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What Does Environmental Protection Mean?

• Environmental protection means protecting natural
  resources and ecosystems from dangerous human
  activities that threaten their health and
  sustainability. In this Field, Ashley is making a
  difference by teaching children how they can help
  preserve the environment. Ashley said shes
  passionate about educating our next generation of
  leaders on environmental issues so they can make
  informed decisions about protecting our planet.

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What is Water Conservation?

• Water conservation is a process by which water is
  used and reused in order to save it. The goal of
  water conservation is to reduce the amount of
  freshwater that is used in order to conserve
  natural resources. Water conservation is an
  important part of a sustainable lifestyle. It is
  also one of the easiest ways to make an impact on
  your carbon footprint and help conserve natural
  resources. To practice water conservation, you
  can start by looking at your daily routine and
  making small changes that will have a big impact
  over time. Ashley Oelsen is working hard to teach
  others about how they can conserve water.

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What is Sustainable Agriculture?

• Sustainable agriculture is farming and ranching
  in a way that protects our natural resources and
  builds soil so that future generations can feed
  themselves. It is an approach that makes sense
  economically and environmentally. Farmers who
  practice sustainable agriculture use methods like
  crop rotation, cover crops, composting, mulching,
  and no-till planting to protect soil quality.
  They conserve water by using drip irrigation,
  mulch trees to reduce evaporation from the soil,
  and harvesting rainwater for their livestocks
  drinking needs. With these efforts, they minimize
  pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals in
  order to preserve air quality as well as wildlife
  habitats.

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Wildlife Habitat Restoration

• Wildlife Habitat Restoration is about bringing
  back healthy habitats that support native plants
  and animals so they can thrive. People around the
  world are using these principles to restore their
  landscapes, parks, farms, and even urban areas
  like sidewalks and rooftops. The benefits of
  restoring wildlife habitats include
• 1) Providing safe spaces for wildlife to find
  food and water in an increasingly human-dominated
  world.
• 2) Lessening some of the impacts caused by
  climate change such as droughts and floods.
• 3) Helping rebuild ecosystems that have been
  degraded from overuse or abuse such as
  agriculture, or pollution.

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• Thank You