NATURAL RESOURCES

NATURAL RESOURCE

• ANYTHING FOUND IN NATURE HUMANS CAN USE

BRAINSTORMING

• WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN?

• WHAT ARE NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES?

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO STUDY NATURAL RESOURCES?

• PRESERVE/CONSERVE OUR RESOURCES

WHAT CAN WE DO TO PRESERVE/CONSERVE

RESOURCES?• REDUCE

• REUSE

• RECYCLE

• WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF EACH OF THE ABOVE METHODS?

RECYCLING

• WHAT % OF U.S. GARBAGE IS FOOD WASTE?

• 17%

• OUR GREENHOUSE ALSO PRODUCES A LARGE AMOUNT OF PLANT WASTE

• ALL THIS WASTE CAN BE RECYCLED

VERMICOMPOSTING

• USING WORMS TO RECYCLE FOOD AND PLANT MATTER

• CREATES A RICH ORGANIC FERTILIZER