Natural/Environmental Capital
Natural Capital is agricultural resources, geographical setting and soils, human health and environmental hazards, plant communities, wildlife and habitat and a few other ideas involving a communities natural resources and surroundings. The exact definition from naturalcapialforum.com is “the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things” (What is Natural Capital).
In Anchorage Alaska, some geographical settings include mountainous region as well as residing on the Alaskan Gulf. Some of the environmental hazards can be heavy snow fall during the winter months in Anchorage. The average winter snow fall count is 74.5 inches. Aside from snowfall, during these winter months the temperature in Anchorage stays below freezing. On Average 20 days of the year the temperature drops below zero degrees fahrenheit (National Climatic Data Center).
Anchorage has many of wildlife in the surrounding area. Located in Alaska and quite spread out, this leaves room for numerous interesting animals. Some of these animals include wolves, moose, eagles, and bears (Municipality of Anchorage).
The water supply in Anchorage is clean and easy to access. Most of the supply comes from deep wells and two surface water shed – Eklutna Lake and Ship Creek (Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility Overview).
Works Cited
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility Overview, https://www.awwu.biz/website/about_us/aboutawwu.htm.
Municipality of Anchorage, http://www.muni.org/FastFacts/Pages/Wildlife.aspx.
National Climatic Data Center(2016), https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Alaska/Places/anchorage-temperatures-by-month-average.php
What is Natural Capital, http://naturalcapitalforum.com/about/.
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