SCOUT CONSERVATIONIST (Public Service)

Know the meaning of the words: conservation, ecology and energy.

Explain the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

Find out ways in which your family wastes materials or other natural resources. Suggest how this can be remedied and take part in a re-cycling project.

Choose an area such as a churchyard, roadside verge or piece of waste ground and make a record of plants and animals found there. Produce a chart or diagram to show the likely food chain in this area.

Either
(a) Take part in a project with a conservation group or society. Or,
(b) Cultivate a small piece of ground with wild flowers or trees native to your area and grown from seed.

Note: In 3 and 4(b), permission must be obtained from the owner of the land.