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Or, tell us about your "EekoWorld" ecosystem instead.

Step 1: Visit

and create your very own Truckee Meadows Creature. Think about what kind of creatures surround our beautiful landscapes. Will your creature need fins, legs, horns, a shell, etc.? Create a Truckee Meadows Creature that reflects your community. Most of all have fun!

Step 2: After visiting the EekoWorld website and designing your own unique Truckee Meadows Creature, answer the few questions below about your creature. Give your creature a name, a home, food, and tell us why you created the creature you did. KIDS - If you need some help with this, ask your parents, a sister, brother, grandparent or other adult in your life to help you with this!

Step 3: After you have completed the following questions be sure to send us the information by clicking on the "I Discovered the Oasis" button.

Step 5: Visit other fun activities on KNPB's Discovering the Oasis and the EekoWorld sites. Explore the 'take a walk' feature, see other links, then venture on over to TMWA Academy site and view their fun exciting and educational online tours.

Name your creature:

Describe your creature: (For example, what color is your creature, does it have fins, legs, arms, wings, a shell.is it friendly?)

Does your creature...?:

Fly
Swim
Walk
Crawl
Other:

Where does your creature live?:

Mountains
Tree
Water (river, lake, etc.)
Desert
Other:

Is your creature nocturnal? (Awake at night and sleeps during the day.)

Yes
No

What does your creature eat?:

Plants
Other Animals
Flowers
Seeds
Peanuts
Cookies
Fish
Fruit
Other:

Now that you have created your own Truckee Meadows Creature and explored both the Discovering the Oasis and EekoWorld websites, describe what ways you can help preserve the Truckee Meadows for both creatures and humans? (Think about how you might reduce, recycle, reuse, and/or conserve.)

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