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*The Upper Paint Creek Watershed

*General Information

Counties:*Madison, Fayette,

Ross, Highland, ClintonLocation:*Located in the

Southwest quadrant of Ohio*Drains into the Ohio

River

Land Use:*Land is used for

agricultural reasons with some forest areas

Sources of Impairment:

*More General Information

*Hypothesis As the amount of agricultural areas

increase in the riparian zone, the fish diversity decreases.

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When the percent of agricultural land in the riparian zone increases

then the nitrate level should increase.

*Hypothesis

Nitrate Ion

* My Graph on Nitrates and Agriculture

*HypothesisIf the substrate quality is poor, the

fish diversity will also be poor.

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Current Conservation*Conservation Tilling: When

at least 30% of the soil is covered with residue*No-till farming: When the

most of the soil is covered all the time. The soil is also firmly compacted, which decreases runoff. *Strip farming is when the

farmers put vegetation in between the land

What can we do to help?

* Improve the quality of the riparian zone by planting more vegetation

*EPA requests 30ft of high quality riparian zone

*Use the prescribed amount of fertilizer

*Conclusion

*Thank You!

We want to say thank you to the chaperones, the teachers, the OSC staff, and OSU for doing this camp and helping out! It was really fun and we learned a lot about Environmental Science.