Many threats face the freshwater turtle, Chelodina colliei, also known as the oblong turtle. A community education project, Turtle Watch, focused on this target species and enabled effective conservation action to be implemented. Turtle Watch was conducted in the Perth Metropolitan Area of Western Australia, as the oblong turtle inhabits the…

Describes a program in Fairfax County, Virginia, in which Elementary Science Study (ESS) materials are constructed and reconditioned in an Instructional Materials Processing Center using local community labor. Also discusses an inservice program for training teachers in the use of ESS materials. (JR)

Water pollution is not a recently discovered problem. Humankind's ability to generate pollutants continues to exceed its ability to control them. The Adopt-A-Stream program invites people who care for waterways to take an active role in assuring their well-being. High school groups supported by local co-sponsors agree to evaluate their adopted…

Presented are guidelines and strategies for community-level energy education. The main emphasis is upon practical self-help activities in the classroom and the community. The guidebook has three major sections. Section I provides an overview of types of energy education programs and presents models for project development and curriculum planning.…

The objective of this program was to increase the awareness of locally-elected public officials, who must be considered among the key decision-makers of northwest Indiana, to the impacts of their decisions on environmental quality in this heavily industrialized region. Conferences and workshops were held to accomplish this objective and the…