Poverty 2 Prosperity - Challenge Pack

Connecting your journey ... local to global The Environment... Why not try something new? Find a part of your local area that you would like to know more about, and check out your local groups and specialist organisations to see how they can help you. As a small group: Get a group together to attend a course. Try active break volunteering or arrange to meet people whose jobs are outdoors. Find out what connections they have to the natural world. As an individual: Sign up to take part in the John Muir Award. Keep a weather diary. Add the weather information to your Facebook page. Check out the world weather on a regular basis. www. metoffice.gov.uk/weather As a community: Establish your own local group to protect and develop and area that is special to you. Set up a weather station. Wildlife Trusts – www.wildlife.trust.org National Trust – www.nationaltrust.org RSPB – www.rspb.org Wildfowl and Wetland Trusts - www.wwt.org Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty – www.aonb.org National Parks – www.nationalparks.gov.uk Forestry Commission – www.forestry.gov.uk Country Parks – www.countryparks.org Groundwork Trust – www.groundwork.org Field Studies Council – www.field-studies-council.org BTCV – www.btcv.org.uk British Trust for Ornithology – www.bto.org John Muir Award – www.jmt.org Duke of Edinburgh – www.dofe.org BBC – www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/partners/ charitable_organisations/ Do these organisations have local groups that meet regularly, local reserves or events programmes? Do they run courses and training, and are there opportunities for volunteering? 37