Are we like Vanessa Carleton's song, Big Yellow Taxi
We don't know what we've got til it's gone.
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Q. How can we help people realize that littering our environment is ruining our ecosystems?
A. We can make people aware that they need to put their garbage in waste baskets or trash bins. We can encourage people to stop throwing items out the car window by putting up posters and recording public service announcements on our local radio stations. We can inform the public that they need to cut the rings on the 6 pack that pop comes in because animals with small necks get tangled in them every year. We can make sure that people know about the litter cameras that take their photos when they dump their trash on the sides of the roads. If their photo is taken, they will be fined up to $25,000!
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Q. What can students do to get involved in activites that encourage better environmental steps?
A. They could ask their teachers or principal about any clubs or groups that like to clean up places and care about the environment. They should join them. They could also start an organization for doing community services like the 4-H Club that provides services like clean-up days in the area.
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Q. How can students encourage recycling?
A. In the school newsletter, students could write articles about the recycling campaign held at school. They could encourage all students to participate in recycling and bring their recycled items to school such as newspapers, aluminum cans, and cardboard and place them in the recycling bin in the school parking lot.
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Q. Why should people conserve water?
A. People should conserve water because water is precious. If we waste it, someday we might not have any left! When we leave our water taps on for a long time, then we're not only wasting water, but we're wasting money and electricity also.
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Q. How can we tell other people how to recycle?
A. We can make posters that encourage cleaning up our environment and we can give community speeches throughout our neighborhood. We can also write up some ways of how to clean our community in the local newspaper or school newsletter.
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Q. Do you know when the Bridge Day was 1st celebrated ?
A. In 1980 the bridge was opened.
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Q. Where is the New River Gorge Bridge located ?
A. Fayetteville, W.Virginia.
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Q. What type of bridge is the New River Gorge Bridge.?
A. It is a combination arch with truss reinforcements making the arch stronger.
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Q. What does B.A.S.E. stand for ?
A. Bridges Are So Excellent -More than 300 BASE Jumpers and nearly 300 rapplers come to Bridge Day each year.
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Q. What is the length, the weight and how high up is the bridge?
A. The bridge is 3,030 ft. long. The bridge weighs 88,000,000,000 lbs. It is 876 feet high.
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Q. What are three resorts in West Virginia?
A. Winterplace, Timberline, and Snowshoe are only some of the great ski resorts in W.V..
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Q. What kinds of skiing are there?
A. Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and freestyle skiing.
The West Virginia team