1.  Define the following terms:

     a.  Habitat.  _________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     b.  Niche.  ___________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     c.  Food Chain.  ______________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     d.  Threatened Species.  ______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     e.  Endangered Species.  ______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     f.  Storm-water Runoff.  ______________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     g.  Water Table.  _____________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     h.  Aquifer.  _________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     i.  Recycling.  _______________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

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 2.  Describe a natural habitat near your community, including plants and animals.
     Find an disturbed area that has been significantly changed by human activities
     or natural disaster and describe what plants and animals live there now.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 3.  Select a food chain you are familiar with and describe it.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

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 4.  Obtain a list and pictures (photos or drawings) of some of the threatened and
     endangered species in your area.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 5.  Learn where the storm-water runoff empties in your community.  Explain what harmful
     things can be found in storm-water runoff.  Describe what pollutants do to the
     water and what can be done to prevent or remove these pollutants.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 6.  Visit a drinking or wastewater (domestic, industrial, or hazardous) treatment
     plant.  Write a 300 word report on your visit.  Include a description of the
     process used to treat the wastewater and, if possible, photos or drawings.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 7.  Describe how water cycles from the clouds to the ground and back again.  Explain
     the role of groundwater in this cycle.  Describe what surface water and groundwater
     resources are available in your area and what could contaminate them.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 8.  Learn if the use of septic tanks, underground fuel storage tanks, or backyard
     dumping is a problem in your area.  Tell why or why not.

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


 9.  List 3 ways your family can conserve water.

     a.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     b.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     c.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

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10.  List 3 ways your community can conserve water.

     a.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     b.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

     c.  ___________________________________________________________________________

     _______________________________________________________________________________

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11.  Give 1 example each of a stationary pollution source and a mobile pollution source.

     a.  Stationary.  ______________________________________________________________

     b.  Mobile.  __________________________________________________________________

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12.  Describe the features of a car that reduce air pollution.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


13.  Describe ways that factories or power plants could reduce smoke stack emissions.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

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14.  Do the following:

     a.  Weigh everything your family throws away as trash for 1 week.  Include all
         kitchen, garden, lawn, cellar, or workshop waste.  Multiply this by 52 to
         approximate how much trash your family generates in 1 year.  Record the total.

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     b.  The following week remove from the trash everything that can be reused,
         recycled, or convert to energy or compost.  Weigh these item and the item
         that get thrown away.  Multiply these weights by 52 to approximate how much
         your family could conserve in 1 year.

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     c.  Write a 300 word report detailing your findings.  List in the report the items
         selected to reuse, recycle or convert to energy or compost.  Describe what
         conservation methods have been implemented by your community.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


15.  Name some products your family uses that are toxic or hazardous.  Describe some
     environmentally friendly products your family could substitute for them.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature


16.  Either by yourself or with your Rangers group, take part in a local cleanup or
     restoration effort.

     ___/___/___  ___________________________________________  Commander's Signature