IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE PRESERVATION DURING

DROUGHTBY CHAD MARTIN

DROUGHT MAP

HOW IS MERCED

AFFECTED?• YOSEMITE LAKE

• MERCED RIVER

• AGRICULTURE

• WATER BILLS

• WILDLIFE

WATERFOWL

• 16% DECREASE IN

POPULATION

• PREDATORS

• DISEASE

FISH• STEELHEAD

• RAINBOW TROUT

• DISEASE

• HATCHERIES (430,000)

WHY DO THESE ANIMALS MATTER?

• POLLINATION

• SEED DISPERSION

• FOOD CHAIN

• NUTRIENTS

WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

• 100% WATER METERS IN

EVERY HOME IN MERCED

• SAN FRANCISCO

• 50% IN MERCED

WHY?

• MORE ACCURATE

READINGS

• INFORMATIVE

• HELPS CALIFORNIA

GOVERNMENT

WHY IS THIS THE BEST PROPOSAL?• TRANSPORTATION OF

FRESHWATER

• DESALINATION

HOW?

• GRANTS

• COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• ACTION FROM STUDENTS

"WHAT IS A DROUGHT AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT MERCED? - WE 'CED YOUTH MEDIA." WE CED YOUTH MEDIA. 25 AUG. 2014. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.

""EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT" EXPANDS IN PARTS OF CA." NBC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.

"WERC PRODUCTS." WERC PRODUCTS. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.

"MARK SUSINNO - UNDERWATER GAME FISH ART & FLY FISHING SCENES." ARTWORK BY. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.

"TURNBULL MULTIMEDIA - TURNBULL - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE." TURNBULL MULTIMEDIA - TURNBULL - U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.

"AG TOURISM IN MERCED COUNTY." - MERCED COUNTY. WEB. 30 APR. 2015."IDA." IDA. WEB. 30 APR. 2015.