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SMALLVILLE PRAIRIE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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Begin your research for the Smallville prairie development by visiting Internet sites of real companies and organizations. Information about real-world companies may help you identify some benefits of your development project and give you ideas regarding possible environmental concerns. From this URL, you will usually find links to other sites. Keep a record of specific URLs you visit and the information you find in your daily group log.
Before proceeding, be sure you are familiar with and follow your school's acceptable use policy! If you accidentally go to an inappropriate Internet site, immediately inform your teacher. Sites you access are recorded and may be reviewed by your teacher.
Commonwealth Franklin
A power plant that will provide 75% of the energy for Smallville - Start with:
- Exelton: http://www.exeloncorp.com
Ten Banners Over Smallville Amusement Park
A family-oriented theme park featuring Hootsie the Owl and his prairie friends - Start with:
- Disney World: http://www.disney.com/
- Idlewild Park: http://www.idlewild.com/
Dino-matic Oil Refinery
A fossil fuel finishing factory focusing on fine fuel for factories - Start with:
- Amoco: http://www.bpamoco.com/
- Mobil: http://www.mobil.com/
- Somerset Refinery: http://www.somersetoil.com/
Wright-Built Prairie Homes
A multifamily residential community providing affordable housing options for up to 200 families - Start with:
- Housing Information: http://www.buildingonline.com
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): http://www.hud.gov/
Prairie Rover Automobiles
A subsidiary of Colonel Motors producing mufflers and chassis parts - Start with:
- General Motors: http://www.gm.com/
- Ford: http://www.ford.com
Prairiefield Mall
A corporation offering over 100 stores in one location - Start with:
- Charlestown Mall: http://www.charlestownemall.com/malls
- Shopping Center Search: http://chicago.citysearch.com/?cslinks=topbar_home
- Mall of America: http://www.mallofamerica.com
Scent of the Prairie Landfill
A 40-acre waste depository that will be transformed into a local recreational area when it is filled - Start with:
- Landfills: http://www.lalc.k12.ca.us/uclasp/ISSUES/landfills/landfills.html
- How Landfills Work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm
- The Basics of Landfills: http://www.ejnet.org/landfills/
Pride of the Prairie Internet Shopping Discount Club
Corporate headquarters and warehouse for a multinational purchasing club offering discounted items to club members - Start with:
- COSTCO: http://www.costco.com/
- Intermall: http://www.1mall.com/
- Sam's Club: http://www.samsclub.com
Prairie Advisory Council
An alternative proposal that will save the entire prairie - Start with:
- Prairies in the Prairie State: http://www.museum.state.il.us/mic_home/schools95/newton/project/prairie_grass.html
- Great Lakes Info Network: http://www.great-lakes.net
- Endangered Species: http://conbio.net/VL/browse/
Prairie Resources
The following prairie resources may provide information for the prairie mangement plans and the environmental impact statement prepared by each company or the biological assessment prepared by the Prairie Advisory Council.
- Prairie Site Links: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairielinks.html
- Northern Prairie Science Center: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/
- National Biological Information Infrastructure: http://www.nbii.gov/
- Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois: http://conbio.net/VL/browse/
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: http://www.fws.gov/index.html (use search mode at site)
- Fermilab Ecology: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about/campus/ecology/index.html
- Prairie Restoration Information: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/help/prairie/Prairie_Res/index.html
- Chicago Wilderness - Classic Prairie Restorations: http://chicagowildernessmag.org/issues/summer2000/fermilab.html
- Flight of the Bumblebee: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/help/prairie/Franzen/Bombus.html
- Fermilab's Online Prairie Data: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/data/life_sci/data/stud_index.shtml
- Illinois Natural History Survey Library: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/