Hannah Breslow

North America is in the Northern Hemisphere. If you look at countries in the Southern hemisphere you'll see that they're experiencing very different weather than us. Actually the opposite. Winter in Australia begins in June! @franklinlorax #apesair

Kyle has lots of extra things plugged in that he isn't using, which uses more energy than he needs to, increasing energy bills for his family @franklinlorax #apesenergy

One thing I do to help conserve energy is by making sure I have things like my charger unplugged when i'm not using it. Its crazy how it is using energy still when its not being used. So this is a small thing everyone can do to help conserve energy! #apesenergy @franklinlorax

Items like this power strip use lots of energy when it's plugged in. By unplugging it when it's not in use, we can save a lot of energy. This is a small and easy way to preserve energy in your household! #apesenergy @franklinloraxs

Suburbs like Franklin are a product of urban sprawl. People from rural areas want to be close to cities for many reasons, mainly for more job opportunities, but urban sprawl has many adverse environmental impacts. @franklinlorax #apesland

Differant types of plants need differant types of soil for them to grow the best! Some plant don't grow well if the soil isnt the right for them. Some plant grow best in sandy soil while others grow best in clay or silt. Plants rock 🪴#apesland @franklinlorax

@zachhederapes @franklinlorax Wow, what a great example of urban sprawl! I also agree with you about the city hall landscaping :(

Granite is a heterogeneous rock, meaning that it's made up of multiple minerals. It was collected by surface mining and now it's a countertop! #apesland @franklinlorax

My mom only had one kid, which is less than the average in America of 2.1 She did her part to make sure the world's population is kept in check. Go Darla!

Using reusable bottles/products like this can help reduce your ecological footprint. It is important to be aware of your footprint and see what easy changes you can do to help reduce it. Doing small changes like these will help! #apespop @franklinlorax

My family cooks 2-4 meatless meals a week. This reduces the agricultural land, we eat at a lower trophic level and still enjoy delicious meals! @franklinlorax #apespop

Cats like this mine are k-strategists because they have few offspring, nurture them and they live longer. Unlike r-strategists which have many offspring, provide no parental care and few survive. #apeseco @franklinlorax

Living in a temperate seasonal forest biome makes snowy winters like this possible for us. Can't wait for the warm summer to come back though! @franklinlorax #apeseco

Dogs like this one here can be considered k-strategist because they produce few offspring and live longer. They are not R strategist because R strategist produce a lot of offspring but don't live as long. @franklinlorax #apeseco

Rain barrels capture water from the roof and hold it for later use. Collecting roof runoff reduces the amount of water that flows on our property. By using rain barrels we can use that water later for our lawn and plants! #apeswater @franklinlorax

Good to know Julia!

Interesting fact Grace!

Gardening is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint! Decreasing the plastic disposal from packaging and using compost as fertilizer. The majority of food scraps thrown into a plastic garbage bag can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. #apesintro @franklinlorax

Planting trees can create oxygen and help the air quality, make homes for friendly critters, reduce storm run off and erosion which diminishes the possibility of flooding. Also, it helps to keep the tree population strong! #apesintro @franklinlorax

Gardening minimizes carbon footprint, erosion, air and noise pollution, and energy costs! #apesintro @franklinlorax