One-hit Wonder Do you know how your local area is run? How the Council works? Who your local councillor is? If not, take some time to find out.
	Repeating Challenge Keep yourself up-to-date on local issues by reading your local paper regularly.
	The Big Ask Join a local conservation group and get involved. The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers is a useful one to look at, with groups all over the country.
	One-hit Wonder Join a local environmental group such as a local Friends of the Earth or A Rocha group.
	The Big Ask Find out more about your local area. Many places have a local Natural History Society, which is a great way to learn about the ecology of where you live, and which other inhabitants you share your area with.
	The Big Ask Join your local Residents’ or Community Association. Here you will both find out the issues that affect you directly and have an opportunity to do something about them.
	Repeating Challenge Be a guerrilla gardener! Make the area near you look beautiful: grow flowers, grow food, regenerate a disused area…. It’s up to you whether you do it at night or not! For some inspiration, watch this video and have a look at Guerrilla Gardening.
	Repeating Challenge Work with others in your locality to save a threatened species. See EvE-Urgent for more information.