Assignment
Comparison of pre-settlement to current land cover near the College of DuPage
Questions:
1. How do the restored areas on the College of DuPage campus compare to what you discovered on the original Public Land Survey Records? Explain how they are similar and how they differ.
2. List and briefly describe the 3 closest natural areas you found from campus by answering the following:
(a) Try to name each site. How far away was each?
(b) What was their dominant land cover (forest, grassland, or wetland)?
(c) How did they compare in size to the natural areas on campus? Provide some way to quantify.
(d) Were they directly connected to one another? Explain clearly.
(e) What difficulties might wildlife encounter in trying to move among these natural areas and the ones on College of DuPage's campus?