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Animals
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Building and Grounds
Leadership and People
Wild Card
100
Guess the animal: RRIEPAI OGD
PRAIRIE DOG
100
One of the most sustainable natural resources on earth that is collected at the Nature Center
Cork
100
The amount of land that the Nature Center rents from the Town.
1 acre
100
The name of one of Emily Ciffone's dogs.
Peanut or Sunny
100

Event that hosts the most people each year at the Nature Center and is the biggest event in Town

Down On The Farm
200
An endagered or threatened species in Connecticut.

Sea turtle

Tern

Northern Bats

Bog and Northern Turtle

Knot


200
The benefits of buying in bulk
to avoid excess packaging


200
The number of air conditioning units that cool our building
10
200

The name of our Board President

Ashleigh Rader
200
The body of water in Darien that recently completed a dredging and the construction of a fish ladder to restore fish, eels and a balanced ecosystem.
Gorham's Pond
300
Name 10 types of animal at the Nature Center
snake, frog, turtle, bird, dove, cockatiel, chinchilla, prairie dog, rat, gerbil, bearded dragon, tarantula, ferret, iguana, cockroach, owl, guinea pig, hedgehog, gecko, sugar glider
300
Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the planet:

1. 1 time
2. 2 times
3. 3 times
4. 4 times

4 times!
300
What organization(s) own the trails and forest behind the Nature Center?
Darien Land Trust (1/2)

The Town of Darien (1/2)

300
What is the name of the current Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency? 


Bonus:  Why is he/she under investigation by the Government Accountability Office and the EPA?

Scott Pruitt


Excessive spending and conflict of interest issues.

300
A man-made cause for the drastic decline in pollinators including bees.
Garden and Lawn Care Pesticides and bug repellents.
400
The name of a group of chincillas
A herd
400
Three single-use plastic products (that are easy to give up)
Plastic bags, plastic water bottles, plastic straws, plastic tooth flossers, plastic utensils, plastic cups, coffee cups
400
What year was this new building opened?
2002
400
The names of the grandmothers on our staff (grandmothers can't answer!)
Marie Bryan, Nina Miller, and Cyndee Rogers
400
The difference between a tortoise and a turtle
(Molly not allowed to answer!)
Tortoises dwell on land and turtles live in the water most or all of the time.
500
The cost, on average, to feed and care for one animal each year?

A. $300
B. $600
C. $900
D. $1,100

It costs $900 per animal, per year to care for and feed each of our 40+ animals for a total of $36,000.
500
Are Starbucks Coffee Cups Recyclable?
No.  They have a thin layer of plastic on the inside that makes them unsuitable for single stream or paper recycling.
500
What is the animal on the weather vane at the top of the Nature Center?
Egret
500

The name of the Veterinarian who donates his time to our animals

Dr. Charles Duffy, Norwalk Veterinary Hospital

500
Year the Nature Center was founded.
1980