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Wildlife� Station��Climate Change�2023

Holly Reynolds, Freehold Soil Conservation District hreynolds@freeholdscd.org

Becky Laboy, Education Outreach Specialist, Ocean County Soil Conservation District education@soildistrict.org (609) 991-1534

(PPT is adapted from one created in 2018 by Lynn Maun, Education Outreach Coordinator,

Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association

New Jersey is an extraordinarily diverse state in terms of wildlife and the ecosystems they inhabit. There are over 1,000 different species of animals in our small state whose ranges may expand throughout the state, and for some animals, their ranges are very small and specialized. Diverse wildlife populations are valuable indicators of a healthy environment. Understanding a species’ survival requirements is the first step in ensuring the continuing existence of that particular animal. Proper protection and management of their habitat will support optimum populations. The Wildlife Station offers two different components that test students’ knowledge about wildlife and their habitats – the Written Test and the Hands-On Test. All questions this year are through the lens of climate change.

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Written Test

Wildlife Species Inhabiting New Jersey
NJ Endangered and Threatened Species
Natural History
Conservation and Protection
New Jersey Habitat Types and their Components
Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife and their Habitats

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Vertebrates – Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish��Invertebrates – Annelids, Mollusks, Arthropods (Crustaceans, Arachnids, Insects, etc.)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

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Natural History

Life Cycles
Finding Food

Breeding, Nesting�Raising Young

Adaptations

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Habitat Types

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Impacts of Climate Change

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Hands-On Test

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Signs - Tracks, Scat, Feeding, Nests/Homes

Scat

Tracks

Nests

Specimens

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Holly Reynolds, Freehold Soil Conservation District hreynolds@freeholdscd.org

Becky Laboy, Education Outreach Specialist, Ocean County Soil Conservation District education@soildistrict.org (609) 991-1534