Outdoor Education Programs
This highly interactive evening activity has the students exploring the options of developing or conserving a plot of land. The large group is divided into smaller groups that are given roles to play (such as an environmental organization, a park ranger or the timber industry). The group will decide how the land should be developed and what it will look like, and then they present their plan to county commission. This activity exposes the students to group decision making and they will gain a better understanding on how town meetings are run. [Environment & Ecology 4.3, 4.8, 4.9; Civics & Government 5.3; Economics 6.5]