Ecology and the Fall
Line
Sustainability in the Curriculum
and a Sense of Place
Columbus, Ga 1914
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Transportation
Trade
Industry
Fall line cities
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Lowell, MA
Pawtucket, RI
Troy, NY
Trenton, NJ
Wilmington, DE
Washington, DC
Fredericksburg, VA
Richmond, VA
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Raleigh, NC
Columbia, SC
Augusta, GA
Macon, GA
Columbus, GA
Tuscaloosa, AL
Auburn, AL
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4th most biodiverse state in the US
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1st in aquatic systems
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turtles
fish
mussels (61% of nation)
crayfish
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2nd in extinctions (90 known sp.)
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2nd in currently endangered
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dams
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commercial forest (2nd)
SE focus
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Highest per capita electricity
consumption
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Energy efficiency spending 1/5
national avg
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Lowest EnergyStar penetration in US