Nestled in the North-Eastern corner of Pennsylvania, we are
Freshmen anxious to share our thoughts with the world! We gladly
welcome comments from EVERYONE! To see student work, scroll down
to student entries on the right, or select an assignment under
teacher assignments and scroll beyond the directions. The Amazon
Rainforest is in danger. Deforestation is one of the most known
threats facing the rainforest today. Logging companies are
systematically destroying acres a day. Unsustainable expansion
of agriculture and cattle ranching, construction of roads and
dams, and activities such as illegal logging have the biggest
influence on deforestation. This may not seem important right
now, but it is. Right now we have the ability to change what is
to come in the future. Ecologists have predicted roughly 55% of
the rainforest could be gone by 2030. Think about it… Once this
amazing place is gone, its gone forever. There is no bringing it
back. Containing a variety of plants and animals, freshwater
fish, and reptil