Young people must become actively involved in identifying and developing alternative energy sources. Suggestions are offered for projects, activities, and further reading. (Author/MLF)

This paper reports the results of several independent investigations of the reliability and validity of the Environmental Concern Scale, a 16 item Likert scale assessing respondents' concerns about conservation and pollution issues. The potential utility of this scale for future research is discussed. (Author/MA)

Substantiates reports that there will be a critical water shortage in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic state by 2020. Suggests plans for alleviating the problem. (MA)

Swedens necessity for and present efforts toward energy conservation are discussed. The district system for space heating and certain Swedish laws that promote energy conservation are described. (MDR)

The development and present activities of nine environmental groups are discussed. Groups included are the National Audubon Society, Sierra Club, American Forestry Association, National Parks and Conservation Association, Wilderness Society, Izaak Walton League, National Wildlife Federation, Friends of the Earth, and Defenders of Wildlife. (MR)

The conflicts between the logging industry and environmental protectionists in northern California is summarized. The eventual loss of lumbering jobs is discussed. (MR)

Concepts and practices employed in Third World countries for conserving space and energy in urban areas are described. Suggestions are offered for applying some of these ideas to an apartment complex on Roosevelt Island, New York. (GC)

An engineering-economic simulation model of residential energy use is employed to evaluate the effects of nine different residential energy-use "futures" as to economic impact on Americans to the year 2000. (Author/CP)

A detailed description of a community college's successful efforts to reduce its energy consumption by modifying its central heating and cooling plant. (DC)

Describes and illustrates how to build nest boxes to provide city homes for screech owls to reestablish a healthy ecological balance. Outlines how to conduct a pellet analysis of an owl's diet and how to study screech owl territoriality. (NEC)

Cites the public image problem of field biologists and systematists. Discusses systematics and natural history including species variation, ecology, management of organisms and appreciation of nature. Describes widespread fallacies which downplay the importance of field biology and suggests ways to improve its image. (CW)

Examines the Natural Reserve System two decades after its founding. Summarizes its role in California natural environment research and teaching. Discusses progress made, problems encountered, and the future of the project. Lists reserve locations and campus affiliations. Describes reserve use, acquisition of land and administrative organization.…

Discusses the varying philosophical viewpoints and program orientations associated with the conservation movement, assessing the implications of these divergences on the objectives and instructional methods of environmental education. Also identifies and explains the range of differences existing in environmental education programs. (ML)

Discusses a study which explored the role of non-monetary incentives in encouraging conservation related behaviors with sixth grade students. It was found that satisfactions dealing with the enjoyment of everyday types of activities and a sense of moral appropriativeness could be linked to energy conservation actions. (ML)

Analyzes the rhetoric of agricultural conservationists focusing on the 1930s Dust Bowl, revealing that its potential for promoting environmentally sound land-use practices was limited. Argues that the vulnerability of conservation efforts to competing forces was largely a function of the hierarchy of motives associated with land use. (SRT)