ACTIVITY TITLE:WILDLIFE REFUGE


SUBJECT AREAS: Environment, Living Things, Language/Writing, Oceanography, Government


YOUR INVESTIGATION:


The President has commissioned you to head a task force to determine where government dollars could be best utilized for the coming year. You are investigating the Northeast Region of the country, writing to, emailing, and generally questioning the National Wildlife Refuges as to their programs and needs, to see whom you will choose as the recipients of the money.


QUESTIONS TO GUIDE YOU:

1. What states encompass the Northeast Region?
   
2. What problems would this region have due to things like climate, elevation, weather, population, available land, etc.?
   
3. What are the needs of a watershed unit?
   
4. What environmental contaminants exist here?
   
5. Are the coastal and inland wetlands able to support a wide variety of plant and animal life?
   
6. How does the state presently use government funds?
   
7. What are the current responsibilities of the Fish and Wildlife Service in this area?
   
   

*You can write or send email to any of the Refuges in this region, requesting information. Locate their addresses.


SITE TO SEARCH:


http://www.fws.gov


Activity created by Joan Berger
Internet Educational Consultant
jberger5@concentric.net