Ecology · Sandbox simulation
Town Ecology Simulator
Start with a natural landscape and an outside road connection. Build a functioning town while protecting the ecosystem.
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Your town planning mission
The town council wants a careful first neighborhood connected to the outside road. Your job is to plan growth while protecting the ecosystem. Before building, predict which part of the ecosystem is most at risk.
- Choose one habitat to protect.
- Choose one development risk to watch.
- Predict what may decline first.
- Start building and test your plan.
Act 1
Survey & Predict Planning Notebook
Your prediction:
Current mission
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Map legend — what each tile means
Natural habitat
ForestDense habitat — birds, mammals, predators
ShrublandLow scrub — pollinators & small mammals
MeadowOpen grass — pollinators thrive here
WetlandWater filter — fish & bird habitat
RiverFish habitat — avoid polluting
Town
ResidentialWorkers & rent income
CommercialIncome needs customers & staff
IndustrialHigh income — high pollution
FarmIncome drops with poor water quality
RoadRequired for building access
BridgeCrosses the river, connects roads
Utilities
SolarClean power — needs road access
Coal PlantHeavy power — heavy pollution
Water TowerFuture drinking-water service tile
Sewer OutfallCheap untreated sewer discharge near the river
Wastewater TreatmentTreats sewage before it returns to waterways
LandfillFuture garbage-handling service tile
ParkRestores habitat — costs upkeep
Disturbed land
BarrenEmpty — ready to build
ClearedFormer forest — ready to build
Ecosystem health
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Wildlife populations
Active events
- No active events.
Economy
0 avail.
0 created
0 unfilled
Low
Low
Low