• help "stomp" a new trail in a park, historical area, etc.
• sponsor a program to take kids on "a day in the woods"
• help younger kids with a leaf collection and identification project
• plant trees at a local school, park, community building, etc.
• help neighbors create a compost pile
• participate in the FACE project to create habitat for wildlife
• educate people on the negative impact of development on wildlife habitats, and ways to work around them and create homes for people and wildlife
• teach a hunter safety course
• have a fishing contest to raise money for a local charity
• raise goldfish with a day care or elementary class
• organize a river clean-up day
• take kids and/or elderly neighbors on a fishing trip to a nearby pond
• put up wood duck boxes, blue bird boxes, etc.
• build and place bird boxes or feeders at a nursing home
• organize a recycling program
• collect and recycle old phone books
• host a park clean-up day
• promote water conservation
• put up posters of ways to conserve electricity
• teach a workshop on making crafts from used items (such as a Coke can lamp)
• help senior citizens make Christmas ornaments from used items (such as bottles or light bulbs)
• assist with exotic plant control at a nature education center
• put up recycling bins at the county fair and give the money earned to a local charity
• help clean up after a flood, tornado, or other disaster
• teach others (through posters, workshops, etc.) about pollution

What other ideas can you come up with?

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