Oral Presentations
Location
Schewel 208
Access Type
Open Access
Entry Number
24
Start Date
4-6-2022 1:15 PM
End Date
4-6-2022 1:30 PM
Department
Environmental Science
Abstract
Transportation of trash debris within water systems is a prominent occurrence which has been linked to natural and artificial processes such as wind, rain, and littering. Recreational areas, such as activities along greenway trails, have been determined to be a source of debris found in waterways. This study examines whether the presence of an established recreational trail system limits trash accumulation in the entirety of a watershed. Trash data collected at Blackwater Creek, which contains an established trail system, was compared to trash data collected at Fishing Creek, containing a non-established trail system, to answer this hypothesis. A distance of 100 yards upstream and downstream of three locations along each of the creek’s trail systems was walked to collect trash debris. Results from this research are to be used to assist the City of Lynchburg in the Tyreeanna & Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Plan development.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. David PeraultDr. Jennifer StyrskyDr. Priscilla Gannicott
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Mapping the Impact of A Trailway System on the Amount of Trash Present Within Two Watersheds of Lynchburg City, Virginia
Schewel 208
Transportation of trash debris within water systems is a prominent occurrence which has been linked to natural and artificial processes such as wind, rain, and littering. Recreational areas, such as activities along greenway trails, have been determined to be a source of debris found in waterways. This study examines whether the presence of an established recreational trail system limits trash accumulation in the entirety of a watershed. Trash data collected at Blackwater Creek, which contains an established trail system, was compared to trash data collected at Fishing Creek, containing a non-established trail system, to answer this hypothesis. A distance of 100 yards upstream and downstream of three locations along each of the creek’s trail systems was walked to collect trash debris. Results from this research are to be used to assist the City of Lynchburg in the Tyreeanna & Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Plan development.