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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR OC

1. COMMUNICATING AND INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC - These questions test for the ability to communicate effectively with individuals and community groups. Topics may include organizing and delivering public presentations, presenting and clarifying agency policies and programs, educating and informing about topics of concern, dealing with the general public, expressing sensitivity to citizens' concerns, and representing one's agency or program according to good public relations practices.

2. OPERATING AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER - These questions test for knowledge of the principles and techniques used in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating interpretive education programs; recruiting and utilizing volunteers; publicizing center activities; establishing and maintaining good public relations; and working with advisory groups and community organizations.

3. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

4. UNDERSTANDING THE NATURAL SCIENCES - These questions will test for basic knowledge in areas such as plant, wildlife and aquatic species and habitats; concepts in ecology including the impact of natural and artificial changes on the ecosystem; and conservation problems and practices related to air, soils, water, wetlands and other natural resources.

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