Wildlife Week 2001: Nature in Your Own Neighborhood - Brief Article

National Wildlife, April-May, 2001

During National Wildlife Week, April 16-22, NWF is encouraging children to look for opportunities to help protect wild creatures in their own communities.

Reflecting this year's theme, Explore Nature in Your Neighborhood[ordinal indicator, feminine], NWF is featuring:

* National Wildlife Week Fun Book with hands-on activities such as building a bug trap or exploring a nearby pond. Teachers can download the free guides in English and Spanish from the Federa-tion's Web site, www.nwf.org/wildlifeweek.> * Stewards of the Earth community service projects, such as stream monitoring and cleanups or trail and habitat construction, that benefit local wildlife.

* Schoolyard Habitats projects, which serve both as mini-wildlife refuges and outdoor learning labs. Schools can get ideas from NWF's Web site and free certification of their habitats if they download applications from the Web site during Wildlife Week.

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