ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎳᎩ Michale Doran, ᎪᎯ ᎤᎵᏍᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏗᏗᏢ ᎤᏓᏎᎮᎸᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏅ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎬ ""ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ"" ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏚᏙᎥᎢ ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ 9/11. ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ, ""ᎪᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᏫᎵ ᏰᎵ ᎡᏆᏯ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏍᎬ ᎠᎺᎵᎨ."" ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᏍᎬ visceral ᎠᎵᏤᎸᎮᏍᎩ ᎦᏬᎯᎵᏴᏓ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏫᏒᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎠᏁᎶᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ Ꮎ Muslim ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎧᎸᎬ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎬ ᎦᏁᏰᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏊ ᎧᏁᏉᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᎹᏰᏟ ᎤᏠᏯᏍᏔᏅ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏔᏂᏗ ᎦᏙᎯ.

ᎩᎳ ᎠᏓᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᎵᏂᎬᏁᏗᎢ ᏅᎠᏓᏁᏗ wetlands, ᎯᎠ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ecosystem. ᏯᏛᎿ wetland ᎤᎭᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ ᎦᏃᎱᎩᏍᎬ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᎢ, biodiversity (ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᎾᏓᏁᎳᏍᎬ ᏗᎦᎶᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ ᎠᎹᏱ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏧᏣᏔᏊ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ), ᎠᎴ ᎠᎹ ᏕᎦᏅᎦᎵᏍᎬ, ᎢᏧᎳ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏄᎸᎲᏍᎩ toxins ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ pesticides ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎦᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏙᏯ ᎠᏓᎦᏴᎵᎨ. ᎯᎠ ᎣᏂᏯᎨ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏅ ᎠᏲᎶᎬ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᎴᏒ ᎠᎹᏱ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏗᏍᏗ turbidity Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎦᏃᏢᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ aquatic ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ.

ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎤᏛᏅᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏍᏗᏰᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏴᎩ ᏫᎵ ᎬᎵᏱᎵᏒ ᎠᏛᏏᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ. ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏰᎵᏍᏗᎢ; ᎯᎠ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏨᎢ ᎤᏛᏏᏗᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᎬᏂᏌᏅᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᎦ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏓᎦᏚᏫᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᏛ dehydrate, ᎠᏃᏢᏍᎬ ᏴᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏗᏰᎬ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᏧᏓᏃᏣᎵ.

ᎪᎯᏊ ᎢᏴ ᏥᎩ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ creating ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎣᏤᎵ microclimate. ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ ᎠᏓᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎦᏚᎢ Ꮎ ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ sunlight ᎠᎴ Ꮎ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ rainwater ᎾᎾᎯ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗ. ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᏙᏯᏗᎳ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ windier ᎠᎴ cloudier ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏯᏗᎳ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ dagatuwisdisgv countryside. ᏧᏓᎴᎾᎢ, ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎪᏢᏗ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᎤᏟ ᎤᎦᎾᏩ (ᎦᏁᎸ ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏁᎸ ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ) ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ dagatuwisdisgv ᎡᏍᎦᏂ, ᎤᏃᎴes ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎠᎾᎩᏍᏗ yvwatuwidv ᏕᎦᏚᎲ. ᏗᎦᏟᏌᏅᎯ, ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᏰᎵᏇ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᏍᎬ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎨᎢ ᏙᏯᏗᎳ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ.

ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏓᎴᎩ ᏩᏎᎸᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎤᎶᏒᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏔᎵ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ-ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᏩᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ, ᎢᏧᎳ ""ᎠᏙᏱᏯᏛ ᎠᎬᏩᎵ ᎠᎾᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎬ ᎦᏁᏰᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎬᏙᏗ-ᎤᏔᏂᏗ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎠᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ"" ᎠᎴ ""ᎠᏙᏱᏯᏛ ᎠᎬᏩᎵ ᎠᎾᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎬ ᎦᏁᏰᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎩ"".

ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎶᎻ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᏍᏆᎸᏙᏗ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ-ᎠᏰᎲᎩ ᎤᎭᎸᏂ, ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ sacring ᎤᎭᎸᏂ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎤᏃᏴᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎣᏩᏒ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎵᏣᏙᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᏂᏴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎾᏞᎬᏊ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎭ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᏛ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎠᏂ (ᎯᎠ ᎢᏳᏊ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛᎢ). ᎪᎯ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᏓᏎᎮᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏓᏂᏝᏅ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏚ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎠᏘᏣᏍᏗ ᎤᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ ganetliyvda ᎾᎾᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ (ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏧᎾᏍᏗ), ᎠᎴ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏗᏍᏆᎸᏙᏗ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬ, Ꮎ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏊ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎡᏙᎠ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏧᏓᎴᎩ, ᎠᎴ Ꮎ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎵᏣᏙᎲᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏚᏂᏴᏒ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏂ ᎭᎦᏔ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏩᏒᎠᏍᎦᏯ.