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Welcome to the Portneuf River Ecosystem Project
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The
land that drains into
the Portneuf River, the Portneuf
subbasin, defines a geographic area we call the Portneuf River
Ecosystem. Water
has shaped the land within this ecosystem, and the river in turn is
influenced
by the land around it. Water flowing into the Portneuf carries with it
evidence
of the soils, plants, and animals that live near the river. The river
also is
impacted by ecosystem processes such as fire, by geological processes
that
shaped the land within the subbasin, and by human activities such as
agriculture, industry, and urbanization. |
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In these web pages
we
discuss some of the factors that shaped
the Portneuf River Ecosystem in the past, some of the human history of
this
region, the ecology of this ecosystem, and some of the ways
that
we are
affecting the Portneuf River today. We hope that this information will
build a
better appreciation for the treasures that the Portneuf River ecosystem
contains, and that it will help us make decisions that will protect the
natural
resources that make it a wonderful place to live. |
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