Hi everyone! To begin this journey, my partner and I have been brainstorming ideas. We discussed the potential issue of handling invasive species, the various perspectives on hunting, the positive and negative aspects of fracking, and even the effects of World War I on our campus and in our community. As Claire and I dipped our toes into research, we found that fracking was, and still is, a serious issue in our area. It caused a multitude of issues in the economy, the environment, and the dynamic of the town. To determine the best sources for our project, we spoke to one of our friends who is a geography major at our university. He connected us with professors who have researched the effects of fracking in our area. Claire and I will reach out to them in the coming week and we hope to conduct a few interviews to gather different perspectives. We are also planning on looking through the archives to uncover the changes in the economy throughout the years. One of our professors informed us that the costs of living and rent increased drastically when the men working for the fracking industry moved in. Families could no longer afford the costs and were forced to move. We hope to study this further and examine how the issue was resolved. We believe that the aspects of fracking should be known by the community and examined to prevent further issues from the ongoing projects.