• Awareness and understanding - you and your community

• "Adopt" an endangered species native to your area, find out how you can help conserve it, and inform the citizens in your community about your adopted plant or animal with speeches, newspaper articles, brochures, buttons, signs, videos, etc.

Common name

Scientific name

Facts

What is causing the declining numbers of this organism?

What is currently being done to help save this organism?

Action plan - how are you going to get involved?

• Contacts: Addresses, Phone numbers, Internet addresses, & E-mail.

• Conduct a public awareness campaign on the threats of non-native, invasive or exotic species. Under proper supervision, participate in native plant habitat restoration projects.

• Start a school newspaper to tell others about endangered species. Investigate issues thoroughly, and always stick to facts in your reporting!

• Produce Public Service announcements about environmental issues you care about and distribute them to the media.

• Conduct a community awareness survey. Write a newspaper column for a local paper to educate members of the community about their environment.

• Sponsor an environmental seminar or debate for both students and the community. Topics could include endangered species, water quality, recycling, composting, and environmental alternatives to harmful practices.

• When you and your parents are driving along highways where wildlife may be present (especially if there are signs), SLOW DOWN and keep a sharp lookout. Being alert for wildlife can help keep YOU safe, too.

• Collisions with cars and trucks are a major problem in certain areas for endangered species. Start a road sign warning system. Check with the highway dept. first

• Learn how your community's activities affect (both positively and negatively) the Get outside and go to one of the hundreds of Birding Festivals around the country! Check out the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Directory of Birding Festivals!