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Science Component – Part I County Name _____________ Group members ________________________ Vermont’s 14 counties have a wide variety of natural resources which play a major role in the economy. These resources include rocks and minerals (marble, slate, granite), forests for logging and tourism (leaf peepers pay into the local economy), mountains for winter sports (snowboarding and skiing), wildlife for hunting and fishing, and state and national parks for a variety of recreational activities. Your task is to compile information on these resources so that they can be part of a presentation to bring people into you county. Start planning to get samples, pictures and other visuals to spruce up your presentation. Map work For each county locate any of the resources available in your county: Identify the natural resources along with the town names in which the resources can be found. Record below with specific information for each resource listed above as well as other natural resources you can identify. a. Rock and mineral quarries (marble, slate, granite) b. Forests for logging and tourism (leaf peepers pay into the local economy) c. Ski areas for winter sports (snowboarding and skiing) d. Wildlife for hunting and fishing (forests, lakes and rivers) e. State and National parks Science component part 2 - Vermont Wildlife Read Vermont’s Wildlife Action Plan (provided). Focus on the specific categories listed below. Primary Challenges to Vermont's Wildlife Vermont's wildlife action plan identifies 22 major categories of problems adversely affecting species or their habitats. The most common, widespread and serious problems include: loss of habitat the impacts of roads pollution and sedimentation invasive species climate change For each of the categories above try to determine how your county is being impacted. loss of habitat o How can you determine and show how much development has occurred over the last 40 or 50 years? o What animal species have been most affected? the impacts of roads o Identify major roads that run through your county (by name or number). What kind of roads are they? (2 lane, 4 lane, highway) pollution and sedimentation o What rivers and streams in your county run along-side or intersect with roads? o What rivers and streams run through more business and commercial areas (stores, factories, auto shops, etc.)? invasive species o What are the known invasive, or non-native, species of plants and animals that can be found in your county? o What are some environmental problems caused by these invasive species? o What is being done to eliminate these species? climate change o How is climate change affecting the wildlife and natural resources of your county? Helpful Links Link to Species of greatest conservation need http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/SWG_list.cfm Cool interactive mapping site http://maps.vermont.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=VCGI_basemap