Environmental Science Mrs. Pearson Semester One Chapter Two Part One * For those watching by recording, watch for questions on the slides throughout the presentation. me the answers to the questions within two days of the lesson being presented in order to receive credit for watching the recording.

Valuables! What do you value? I’m sending you off to the breakout rooms – each group is only allowed to have three values. Weed out your many values to the three that are most important to you. You have 10 minutes – be sure you choose one group member who will report back to the rest of us!

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Section 3 Making Informed Decisions Objectives Describe three values that people consider when making decisions about the environment. Describe the four steps in a simple environmental decision-making model. Compare the short-term and long-term consequences of two decisions regarding a hypothetical environmental issue. Chapter 2

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Values and the Environment Values are principles or standards that an individual considers to be important. How does what we value have anything to do with environmental science? Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Values that Affect Environmental Decision Making Section 3 Making Informed Decisions Chapter 2 **Those watching by recording, include in your two values that affect environmental decision making.

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu An Environmental Decision-Making Model A decision-making model is a conceptual model that defines a process for making decisions. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu A Hypothetical Situation The golden-cheeked warbler population is declining in Valley County. The town of Pleasanton, in Valley County, is growing rapidly, and much of the new development is occurring outside the city limits. Biologists who have been studying the warbler warn county officials that if they do not take action, the state fish and wildlife service may list the bird as an endangered species. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu A Hypothetical Situation Several groups join together to propose that the county buy several hundred acres of land where the birds are known to breed and save the land as a nature preserve. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu A Hypothetical Situation The group also proposes limiting development on land surrounding the preserve. The group obtains enough petitions to put the issue to a vote, and the public begins to discuss the proposal. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu A Hypothetical Situation People who own property within the proposed preserve oppose the plan. Other landowners support the plan and fear that without the preserve the warbler will be listed as an endangered species. Once listed as endangered, the state will impose a plan to protect the bird that will require even stricter limits on land development Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Decision-making The hypothetical situation in Pleasanton can be used to illustrate how to use the decision-making model. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Consider Values People on the town board and citizens should consider the environmental, economic, and recreational values of the preserve. They might also think other values are more important to consider. Some people will think about short term issues and others will consider long term impacts on both sides of the issue. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions **Those watching by recording, include in your one long-term and one short-term consequence of setting aside a nature preserve.

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Back to the Breakout Rooms! If you find yourself in group number one, you are a landowner who will be forced to sell your land to the government for the preserve. Your group needs to choose a spokesperson and prepare a one minute defense to the board explaining why you should not have to give up your land create the preserve. If you find yourself in group number two, you are another land owner in the area who is concerned about keeping the warbler off the endangered species list. Your group needs to choose a spokes- person and prepare a one minute statement trying to persuade the board to go ahead with the preserve. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Back from the Breakout Rooms! Welcome back! As each group speaks, try to envision what it would be like to be in that person’s situation. After each group presents, you will vote – there is no right or wrong vote to cast and no-one will be able to see the vote you cast. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions **Those watching by recording, include in your the outcome of our informal vote – will we have a preserve or not?

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Make a Decision As you learn about issues affecting the environments, you can use this decision-making model as a starting point to making your decisions. Be sure to consider you values, weigh the pros and cons, and keep in mind both the short-term and long- term consequences of your decision. Chapter 2 Section 3 Making Informed Decisions

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu Chapter 2, Section 3 Values affect environmental decision making. There are NO easy answers. Long and short term affects need to be considered in any issue. Having a decision making plan in place can aid in weighing out difficult issues. Review

Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved. ResourcesChapter menu QUESTIONS?