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Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit - 2009 Slide Presentation
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Slide 1: "L'acqua e Vita; La Vita e Acqua" (Water is Life; Life is Water)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Region III - Philadelphia
Slide 2: [image of a stream in woods]
Slide 3: [screen shot of EPA homepage]
Slide 4: Thelypteris palustris (Marsh fern) [photo]
Although it grows in shallow water in shade to full sun, it also does fine in moist, well-drained garden soils in shade or sun. Given time and the right conditions it will spread by shallow creeping rhizomes to become a rather large patch.
Slide 5: [screen shot of EPA Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds homepage]
Slide 6: We all live in a watershed - the area of land that drains to a common waterway.
Slide 7: [screen shot of EPA webpage, What is a Watershed?]
Slide 8: [image of a stream in woods]
Slide 9: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Adopt Your Watershed]
Slide 10: By visiting our website, you can find opportunities in your community to get involved with water monitoring, cleanups, and restoration projects.
Slide 11: Heuchera longiflora (Longflowered alumroot) [photo]
Many Heucheras are available in the trade, but H. longifolia is a lovely, rare perennial that has foliage patterned with silver and/or red. It’s the perfect size for any garden, and it grows well in sun or partial sun.
Slide 12: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Surf Your Watershed]
Slide 13: The headwaters for the Schuylkill River begin in Schuylkill County, PA. The river is the drinking water source for more than 1.5 million people, and you are currently in its watershed.
Slide 14: [screen shot of EPA webpage, map of Mid-Atlantic Watersheds]
Slide 15: [screen shot of EPA webpage, What are Wetlands?]
Slide 16: Wetlands are important elements of a watershed because they serve as the link between land and water resources.
Slide 17: [images of wetlands]
Slide 18: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Wetlands Protection]
Slide 19: [images of wetlands] ; As water, sediment, and nutrients move through the watershed, different wetlands perform different functions, but all contribute to the ecosystem.
Slide 20: Nationally, more than 50% of wetlands have been lost or destroyed in the last century.
Slide 21: [image of Purple pitcher plant]
Slide 22: Sarracenia purpurea (Purple pitcher plant) - What is remarkable about this plant are the low, fat pitcher-shaped leaves of bright purplish-green with dark red veining that arise in a rosette. The leaves rest on the ground open end up catching rainwater to help drown and decompose hapless insects that crawl into the pitchers after nectar. These insects provide nutrients, allowing plants to thrive in poor soils.
Slide 23: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Wetlands Education]
Slide 24: [image of wetlands]
Slide 25: [screen shot of EPA webpage, The Wetlands Program Across the Country]
Slide 26: Rhododendron tomentosum (Marsh tea) - Previously called Ledum tomentosum, this shrub grows in bogs and pond shores from Northern New Jersey to Alaska and Greenland. It grows to 2-3 feet high and as wide in sun or part sun in wet, acidic soil with a high organic content.
Slide 27: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Biocriteria]
Slide 28: The presence, condition, and numbers of types of fish, insects, algae, plants, and other organisms are data that provide information about the health of waterbodies.
Slide 29: [images of Mayfly nymph, Red Salamander, Eastern Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Dobsonfly larvae, Net-spinning Caddisfly larvae, Spotted Salamander, and Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)]
Slide 30: [image of a stream in woods]
Slide 31: [screen shot of EPA Region 3’s homepage]
Slide 32: [screen shot of EPA webpage, Healthy Waters Priority]
Slide 33: US EPA Region 3 - http://www.epa.gov/region03
Citizen Hotline/Help Desk
215-814-5000 or 1-800-438-2474 (when calling from within the region)