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Sustainability in the Curriculum and a Sense of Place

Ecology and the Fall Ecology and the Fall LineLine

Columbus, Ga 1914

Transportation Trade Industry

Fall line citiesFall line cities

Lowell, MA Pawtucket, RI Troy, NY Trenton, NJ Wilmington, DE Washington, DC Fredericksburg, VA Richmond, VA

Raleigh, NC Columbia, SC Augusta, GA Macon, GA Columbus, GA Tuscaloosa, AL Auburn, AL

4th most biodiverse state in the US

1st in aquatic systems turtles fish mussels (61% of nation) crayfish

2nd in extinctions (90 known sp.)

2nd in currently endangered

dams

commercial forest (2nd)

SE focusSE focus

Highest per capita electricity consumption

Energy efficiency spending 1/5 national avg

Lowest EnergyStar penetration in US

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