Conservation as it Relates to the Urban Interface Project

Goals of Project for students:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of Wildlife and Land
Management as it relates to the urban interface.
2. Understand the status of endangered species which includes animals,
birds, plants, fish and aquatic organisms.
3. Gain a greater understanding of environmental issues and programs in
the State of California and Mexico.
4. Realize the political impact of environmental issues on communities
and humans by creating potential solutions for both endangered
species and economic growth.

Objectives:
1. Investigate and research an endangered species in our region. Species
can include plants, animals, birds, fish or aquatic organisms. Your
project topic will need to be approved by your instructor.
2. Create a visual display to tell the story of your chosen species
including (1) the situation (2) what is being done (3) any economic
impact on the community (4) potential solutions to the problem and (5)
what is your stance on the situation.
3. Visit Conservation area if accessible.
4. Meet with Wildlife officers to find out what is being done.
5. Create audiovisual information and images as resources.

Procedure:

1. Research an issue relating to an endangered species.

2. Find out if an environmental organization is involved in the process of
keeping the species safe.
3. If accessible, visit Conservation or Wildlife preserve and observe how
it relates to the urban interface.
4. Observe current land and wildlife management practices and interview
officers.
5. Write about the program including the situation as you see it, what is
being done, any economic impact on the community, potential
solutions and your stance on the situation. Include name of
environmental organization and any information about that group.
6. Create a visual display telling the story of your endangered species and
the situation of the species using a poster or power point presentation.
7. Perform an oral presentation.
Assessment:

A Visual presentation Written report is Oral presentation is

includes creative thorough and professional, clear and
audio and/ or visual creative and well concise. You provide a
images such as though out. At complete description of
pictures, interviews least 3-4 (double your endangered species as
and power point or spaced) pages of it relates to the urban
poster presentation. information interface and the
Clean, neat and including at least community it is impacting.
organized 3-4 references. Includes your opinion on
information Well written and the situation and potential
organized. solutions.
B Visual presentation Written report is Oral presentation is clear
includes creativity thorough and at and concise. You provide a
and visual images. least 2-3 (double description of your topic
Neat and organized spaced) pages of and your opinion of the
information. information situation as it relates to the
including at least urban interface.
2-3 references.
Well written and
organized
information well.
C Visual presentation Written report is Oral presentation is unclear
does not include incomplete and is or missing key information.
visual images and less than 2 pages Topic is unclear and lacks
lacks creativity, of information. 1- substance. No opinion is
images needed to 2 references and made on the subject.
present story. is unorganized.
D Visual presentation Written report is Oral presentation is unclear
is incomplete, incomplete and is and unorganized. Lacks
messy and only 1 page with information.
unorganized. limited
references.
F Incomplete Incomplete Incomplete

Useful Websites:

National Wildlife Federation

www.nwf.org

Worldwide Fund for Nature

www.panda.org
Wildlife Preservation Trust International
www.wpti.org

Conservation International
www.conservation.org

Wildlife Conservation Society

www.wcs.org

Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org/