ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROFILES
FISCAL YEAR 1994
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
June 21, 1994
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June 21, 1994
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM
PROFILES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994
Enclosed are profiles of the 255 Fiscal Year 1994 environmental
education grant awards funded by EPA Headquarters and each of the 10 EPA
Regional Offices. EPA Headquarters awarded 14 grants and the EPA Regional
Offices awarded 241.
This grant program is authorized under section 6 of the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-619). The statutory ceiling
under the Act for any one grant is $250,000 of federal funds. EPA's Regional
Offices award grants of up to $25,000 in federal funds. EPA Headquarters
awards grants with a federal share between $25,001 and $250,000. Under the
Act, at least 25% of the total amount of environmental education grant funds
must be awarded for grants of $5,000 or less.
In Fiscal Year 1994, the total amount of environmental education grant
funds was $2,964,000. Each EPA Regional Office awarded up to $180,000 for
environmental education grants for a total of $1.8 million, and EPA
Headquarters awarded up to $1,164,000.
The table below identifies the number of applications received by EPA
and the number of grants awarded. These statistics show that the smaller
grants awarded by the Regions (e.g., especially those for $5,000 or less) have
the greatest chance of being funded because fewer applications are received.
The table shows that:
For grant requests to the Regions for $5,000 or less,
approximately 1 out of 3 applicants were successful in receiving
awards.
— For grant requests to the Regions between $5,001 and $25,000,
approximately 1 out of 10 applicants were successful in receiving
awards.
For grant requests to Headquarters for more than $25,000 and up to
$250,000 approximately 1 out of 25 applicants were successful in
receiving awards.
The solicitation, evaluation, and award processes which indicate how EPA
arrives at our final decisions on grant awards are described each year in
EPA's annual environmental education grants solicitation notice. You may
obtain a copy of the Fiscal Year 1995 solicitation notice by reviewing the
Federal Register (located in most local public libraries). We expect it to be
published in the Federal Register in early June 1994. Alternatively,.you may
obtain a copy of the solicitation notice by contacting EPA Headquarters or an
EPA Regional Office. A list of EPA contacts is provided at the end of this
document.
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Fiscal Year 1994 Environmental Education Grant
Applications and Awards
Amount Applications Awards Percentages of
of Received Made Awards Made Compared to
Award Applications Received
EPA Headquarters
>$25,000
and up to
$250,000
EPA Regional Offices
I. <$5,000
>$5,000*
II. <$5,000
>$5,000*
III. <$5,000
>$5,000*
IV. <$5,000
>$5,000*
V. <$S,000
>$5,000*
VI. <$5,000
>$5,000*
VII. <$5,000
>$5,000*
VIII. <$5,000
>$5,000*
IV. <$5,000
>$5,000*
X. <$5,000
>$5,000*
Region <$5,000
Totals >$5,000*
325
55
65
43
84
28
41
74
62
89
78
50
63
29
30
31
26
71
47
48
49
519
545
14
18
6
21
4
19
5
18
4
21
4
19
5
19
5
15
6
23
5
18
6
191
50
4%
33%
9%
49%
5%
68%
12%
24%
6%
, 24%
5%
38%
8%
66%
16%
48%
23%
23%
11%
38%
12%
37%
9%
* As stated above, the EPA Regions award grants of up to $25,000 and must
award 25% of the total grant funds for projects of $5,000 or less. Thus, the
">$5,000" used in this table refers to grants greater than $5,000 and up to
$25,000.
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EPA HEADQUARTERS GRANTS BETWEEN $25,001 AND $250.000
CALIFORNIA
Regents of the University of California ($108,000)
Neil Maxwell, Lawrence Hall of Science, Regents of the University of
California, c/o Sponsored Projects Office, Sproul Hall, room 336, University
of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
The "Environmental Education School Action Projects" will develop a model
school action and public education program in the Greater San Francisco Bay
Area. It will provide teachers, students, and community volunteers with an
opportunity to work together to develop projects designed to solve local
environmental problems. The project will include an environmental education
teacher institute for primary and secondary school teachers and community
volunteers and will draw hands-on curricula from already existing programs
that teach responsible decisionmaking and action.
COLORADO
Food, Land, and People ($35,000)
Roxanne Brickell, National Steering Committee, Project Food, Land, and People,
643 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206
This project will teach K-12 students about ths interdependencies between the
environment and agriculture. It will emphasize a holistic learning of
environmental and agricultural issues (e.g., relating to water quality, solid
waste management, natural resource management, soil conservation, pest
management, food production, sustainability, biotechnology, and land use).
The project will use existing materials, complete the development of new
materials, and translate key lessons into Spanish.
IOWA
Hoover Elementary Scbool ($30,000)
Roberta Dardyshire, Hoover School, 1002 Spring Street, Davenport, IA 52803
The project will add several weeks of instruction to the school year to teach
preschool through 3rd graders about the importance of preserving the
environment and providing them with stewardship skills. The majority of
school's students are considered to be "at-risk" (e.g., from low income and/or
minority families or testing at or below grade level in reading and
mathematics). Teachers will use existing curricula that use an
interdisciplinary approach to learning and that emphasize student interaction
with the natural and social environment (e.g., Project Learning Tree, Project
Wild, and Project Aquatics).
MASSACHUSETTS
Manomet Observatory ($58,880)
Janis Burton, Manomet Observatory, 81 Stage Point Rd., Plymouth MA, 02345
"Save Our Migratory Birds" will emphasize the global nature of environmental
and natural resource issues by teaching middle school students in the U.S.,
Mexico, Canada, and Argentina how to protect local habitats used by migratory
birds. This "think globally, act locally" project includes a partnership
between non-profit conservation and education organizations in all four
countries.
Boston Private Industry Council, Inc. ($119,956)
George Moriarty, Boston Private Industry Council, Inc., 2 Oliver St., 9th
Floor, Boston, MA 02109
"Green Tech" is an environmental career work-to-school transition program for
South Boston High School students (73% of which are minorities) and is
designed to teach students that what they learn in the classroom as well as
through work experience are fundamental to future employment opportunities.
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The program will increase student awareness about environmental career
opportunities through classroom instruction and on-site experiences such as
internships and summer jobs in environmental agencies, businesses, and
nonprofit organizations.
Environmental Careers Organization (ECO) ($80,000)
Lori Colombo, Environmental Careers Organization, Inc., 286 Congress Street,
Third Floor, Boston, MA 02210-1009
"Environmental Studies: 2000 Project" is a national program to assist
university environmental studies programs in preparing for environmental
workforce needs and to assist students in preparing for environmental careers.
The program will disseminate the results of an ECO study which assesses the
needs of environmental employers vis-a-vis the interests of environmental
studies departments and students through workshops at national conferences and
minority academic institutions. Activities will include developing
environmental career strategies and creating lasting partnerships between
educators and employers.
MINNESOTA
Prairie Island Tribal Council ($26,260)
Lin Nelson, 118 Island Blvd., Prairie Island Tribal Council, Welch, MN 55089
This project will enhance environmental awareness and motivate area school
children, tribal members, and visitors to the reservation community to be more
environmentally conscious in making decisions that affect the environment.
The project will develop culturally sensitive curriculum 'that addresses a
wide-range of environmental problems on the reservation, including problems
associated with air and water pollution, woodland ecology, and solid waste
disposal.
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Department of Education ($224,583)
Sylvia Kaplan, NJ Department of Education, 225 E State St., CN 500, Trenton,
NJ 08625
"Project CLEEN" will prepare New Jersey vocational technical students for
environmental careers. It will identify ten occupational areaa throughout the
state which have the greatest pollution problems, develop environmental
management curriculum resources to address problems at these sites, host
educator workshops, and disseminate curriculum and professional development
materials nationwide. The focus of the project will be to prepare individuals
to prevent pollution in the workplace.
NEW YORK
Educational Broadcasting Corporation ($100,000)
Rose Tatlow, Foundation and Government Underwriting, Education Broadcasting
Corp., 356 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019
"Nature Trail" is a 13-week half-hour television series that will educate .
children about their everyday natural world. It will demonstrate to young
people that they don't need go outside of their immediate environment to
experience nature; they can learn about the importance of protecting the
environment from suburban backyards, city streets, neighborhood streams, and
urban parks. Educational materials will be developed along with the series to
be disseminated to schools and environmental education'organizations.
NORTH CAROLINA
East Carolina University ($36,551)
Roger Rulifson, Biology Dept., Howell Science Complex, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC 27858
"Project TEACH" will provide elementary and junior high school science
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teachers with knowledge and instructional skills to teach students about
coastal environmental problems in Eastern North Carolina. It will educate
students about basic ecological principles and man's role in the balance of
nature as well as develop student skills in analyzing data and solving local
environmental problems. Teachers will be acquainted with local environmental
problems, provided with a variety of classroom field activities suitable for
their grade levels, and aided in integrating these activities into their
science curriculum.
TEXAS
University of Texas Health Science Center ($69,594)
Irena Cech, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science
Center, Houston, TZ 77225
"Outreach for Community Health Workers" will expand existing environmental
education and field demonstration outreach efforts to help meet the
environmental health education needs on the U.S./Texas-Mexican border. It
will provide environmental health training for community nurse-practitioners,
doctors, and other health care providers to enable them to recognize and
address environmental causes of ill health in the communities they serve.
Environmental health problems to be addressed include those relating to
inadequate treatment and management of sewage, industrial effluents, and
agricultural and mining wastewater.
VIRGINIA
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences ($33,175)
Ginger Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA 23062
The project will train Virginia middle and high school science educators to
incorporate real environmental monitoring data on estuarine debris problems
into their instructional materials. It will disseminate educational materials
through a computer network as well as through various existing marine science
programs.
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point ($100,411)
Abby Ruskey, College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, 1900
Franklin, CNR Bldg., Stevens Point, WI 54481
The "Environmental Education Demonstrations State Project" will build state
governmental capacity to develop and deliver environmental education programs
in five states — Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Illinois. It
will assist these states in developing and implementing comprehensive' state-
wide environmental education action plans which may include the development of
state coordinating councils and/or pre-service and in-service teacher
training.
WASHINGTON
Adopt-A-Streaa Foundation ($100,000)
Tom Murdoch, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, Shoshomish County Admin. Bldg. 4th
Floor, 3000 Rockerfeller, Everett, WA 98201
The "Northwest Region Streamkeeper Network" will train volunteers in
Washington, Ore'gon, Idaho, and British Columbia to become watershed stewards
by monitoring the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of
streams and developing action plans for protecting them. The project places
emphasis on establishing and maintaining partnerships between citizen
volunteers, community leaders, and the Foundation.
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EPA REGIONAL GRANTS UP TO S25.000
AIABAMA
Poarch Band of Creek Indians ($3,500)
James Z. Martin, HCR 69A Box 85B, Atmore, XL 36502
A classroom presentation to high school students of a scientific field
demonstration project in water quality assessment including identification and
understanding of pollution sources and methods of abatement.
M.ASKA
Alaska Pacific University ($3,941)
Dr. Richard Myers, 4101 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4672
The University will construct environmental science kits, primarily for water
testing in rural Alaska villages. Workshops will be held to train teachers on
the use of the kits. The kits will be distributed statewide, including to
isolated village schools and will enable educators to increase residents'
awareness of their environment.
Kenai Peninsula School District ($5,000)
Diane Borgman, 150 Park Ave., Soldotna, AK 99669
The Kenai Peninsula School District will introduce environmental education to
the students by infusing it into existing curricula using thematic units at
each grade level. To accompany the thematic units, a series, of seven tubs
(materials) will be developed for kindergarten through sixth grade. Tubs will
contain "hands-on" materials. Facilitators will be hired to train the
teachers at a pilot school in the use of the materials.
Prince William Sound ($4,710)
Nancy Bird, P.O. Box 705, Cordova, AK 99574-0705
A team of educators will visit Prince William Sound communities and present a
series of interactive environmental education activities in each of the
elementary schools. The activities will be tailored to meet the needs and
concerns of each community. The educators will bring "self-contained"
education kits and provide environmental education resources and extension
activities to the community school.
ARIZONA
Hualapai Tribe ($5,000)
Thomas Gordon, P.O. Box 179, Peach Springs, AZ 86434
The "Hualapai Environmental Education Program" program, aimed at all community
members, will also have particular emphasis for high school youth. Community
activities will include recycling workshops, clean-up days, poster contests,
and Earth Day Fair. An environmental education summer camp and habitat study
will be conducted for the tribal youth.
Rough Rock School Board, Inc. ($5,000)
A. Keith Warner, P.O. Box 217 RRDS, Chinle, AZ 86503
"Reservation Environmental Science Education Training"
Staff development training in the environmental science curriculum will allow
Native American students to get involved in hands-on projects that address
daily environmental problems of waste management and water pollution on the
Navajo Reservation.
Southwest Center for Education & Natural Environment ($5,000)
Kathryn Kyle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ 85287-2512
"Integrating Environmental Education into the Existing Curriculum Through
Teacher Training Workshops"
The effects of urban development on the Sonoran Desert ecosystem is the theme
of a teacher workshop designed to transform scientific content into classroom
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environmental education activities. The grant will also identify gaps in the
database of existing environmental education materials and offers teachers
training in accessing this database.
Tempe Unified High School District ($4,965)
Mike Trimble, 500 W. Guadalupe Rd., Tempe, AZ 85283
"Environmental Biology Field Courses"
This project will provide training for 24 high school students who will
investigate and explore the fragile and varied desert environment. Their
observation of key wildlife species, riparian ecosystems, and the relationship
of human influence on these species and three habitats will form the basis of
a report to be disseminated at Arizona teacher conferences.
Growing Connections, Inc. ($5,000)
Linda Herzog, 2123 E. Grant Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719
"Teacher Training Workshops in Environmental Education"
Organic gardening and nutrition are the themes of the two day workshop which
will be presented twice for 32 elementary school teachers. Teachers will then
guide their students in planting environmental gardens. Parents will be
surveyed to determine if students' eating habits or other behavior has been
effected.
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Community College ($5,000)
Don Vargo, P.O. Box 2609, Pago Pago, AS 96799
"Tree Production Project"
The community college will team with Manumalo Baptist School in a forest
conservation project. Students will learn about the role trees play in Samoan
culture and the fundamentals of forestry as they nurse seedlings along until
they are ready for transplanting.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology ($18,000)
Gregg Patterson, 8001 National Dr., Little Rock, AR 72209
Purchase equipment to support the "Arkansas Water Education Team" program in
which students will monitor a water resource near their community and study
the results to better understand the impact of surrounding land use practices
on water quality.
Arkansas Recycling Coalition ($4,000)
Maureen Rose, P.O. Box 190825, Little Rock, AR 72219
Conduct workshops for -elementary and junior high school teachers from central
and southeastern Arkansas. Focus will be on solid waste management, recycling
and source reduction.
CALIFORNIA
Armory Center for the Arts ($5,000)
David Spiro, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
"Children Investigate the Environment"
This project brings together teaching staff from the arts as well as the
sciences to promote interactive science education thrqugh observation,
experimentation, data gathering, classification, and problem solving.
Atascadero Unified School District ($3,842)
Gene Elsdon, 5601 West Mall, Atascadero, CA 93422
"Atascadero Creek Schools"
Using Atascadero Creek and the Salinas River as environmental education
laboratories, high school students will join with faculty to present "Creek
School" workshops to elementary students and teachers.
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Calaveras Unified School District ($5,000)
Betty White, P.O. Box 788, San Andreas, CA 95249
"A Child's Place in the Environment"
This project presents an interdisciplinary, thematic, environmental education
program to K-6 students with the goal of encouraging environmental literacy
leading to responsible lifestyles.
Daedalus Education Foundation ($4,840)
Merle O'Neil, 12702 Via Cortina #201B, Del Mar, CA 92014
"Environmental Education Teacher Training Institute"
This project provides for environmental education training for 120 teachers in
Tijuana, Mexico. The content will focus on the environmental issues linked to
water, health, solid waste, land and resource management, and human
interaction with the surrounding environment.
Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee ($4,850)
Jun Lee, 255 S. Grand Ave. #2203, Los Angeles, CA 90012
"Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Education"
A one day conference will bring together high school teachers with
representatives of government agencies and private conservation organizations.
The task of the workshop participants is to develop a sample teaching plan
which employs endangered species themes for an interdisciplinary curriculum
for four pilot high schools.
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary ($5,000)
Marcia Brockbank, P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604-2050
"Estuary Environmental Education Program"
The project will target two inner city classes and their teachers in a ten
week action project. In these activities the students, working with local
resource agents, will clean up and enhance estuary habitats near their
schools.
Konocti Unified School District ($5,000)
Olga Clymire, P.O. Box 6630, Clearlake, CA 95422
"A Child's Place in the Environment"
Demonstrations on how an environmental education program can be organized
through integration of the traditional elementary school subjects will be
offered in teacher workshops in four geographical regions of California.
Teachers will participate in hands-on activities of the curriculum model and
develop in cooperative groups a plan to assist their students in selecting and
implementing environmental enhancing projects.
Napa Valley Unified School District ($5,000)
Dr. Barbara Pahre, 2425 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94558
"The New 3 R's: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle"
Pollution prevention becomes an issue that students can impact on a daily
basis through their hands-on involvement in gardening and composting
components of this waste reduction curriculum.
Outward Bound Adventure, Inc. ($4,948)
Helen Mary Williams, P.O. Box 202, Pasadena, CA 91102
"Meaningful Water Conservation for Inner-City Students"
Funds will be used to prepare a curriculum of water learning concepts and
conservation and to provide six 1-day field trips for 24 middle school
students to sites that are linked to the delivery and usage of water to the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. Selected students (12 from Markham Jr. High in
Watts and 12 from Washington Middle School in Pasadena) will also prepare for
a seven day High Sierra environmental study trip that will be funded from
other sources. Thereby students can trace a drop of melted snow through the
delivery system to their own neighborhood.
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Rising Sun Energy Center ($5,000)
Michael Arenson, P.O. Box 2874, Santa Cruz, CA 95063
"Solar Energy Education"
Student interns from the Department of Environmental Studies at UC, Santa Cruz
will be trained in solar energy and conservation to develop lessons and
activities that are compatible with Santa Cruz school district's science
education goals. The interns will make in-class presentations at four public
elementary schools.
Sacramento Science Center ($5,000)
Patricia McVicar, 3615 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95821
"Water Education Project"
Three workshops for separate groups of 20 elementary school teachers will
emphasize stewardship of water resources. Each participant will create a
"make it-take it" kit for subsequent use in their classrooms.
San Bernardino County ($5,000)
Phyllis Hebbard, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92415-0160
"Hazardous Waste Education Outreach"
Health Services will offer a video/lecture presentation to public and private
schools in the county to increase awareness of hazardous household products,
less toxic alternative products, the dangers of improper hazardous waste
disposal, and the location of hazardous waste collection centers.
San- Francisco Bay Delta Aquatic Habitat Institute ($11,259)
Kathryn Kramer, 1301 S. 46th St. #180, Richmond, CA 948O4
"Kids in Creeks: A Creek Exploration and Restoration Program"
This proposal will provide educators in Contra Costa County with two and a
half days of training in creek ecology, access to a lending library, and
support for conducting community-based action projects with their classes.
San Joaquin Office of Education ($5,000)
Judi Wilson, P.O. Box 213030, Stockton, CA 95213-9030
"Kids Make a Difference: Environmental Projects for Elementary Students"
Fifty teachers will be trained to use action projects related to an
environmental issue that children at differing developmental levels can work
on together, share perspectives, and arrive at a common objective to solve the
problem.
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District ($4,998)
Jane Orbuch, 6134 Highway 9, Felton, CA 96018
"The River Project"
The San Lorenzo River and its watershed provide the unifying theme for this
project which will involve students K-12 in hands-on monitoring, measuring,
and classifying water quality, riparian vegetation and wildlife, status of
aquatic organisms, sedimentation and erosion, and human uses and impacts.
Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District ($14,438)
Sheila Adams, 1301 Redwood Way Suite 170, Petaluma, CA 94554
"Adopt-a-Watershed Curriculum"
The proposal will provide in-service training for participating teachers in
Sonoma Valley and Petaluma schools. This training will assist teachers in
providing their students with increased environmental sensitivity through
outdoor field observation and experimentation.
TreePeople ($10,000)
Diane Hunt, 12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 9O201
"The Magical City Forest"
Three teacher workshops for 150 teachers of grades K-6 will emphasize hands-on
training in the curriculum which links information about the cycles of the
earth, air, trees, wildlife, fresh water, and oceans with children's everyday
lives in Los Angeles. To give students a sense of where they fit in the
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ecosystem/ the curriculum addresses the realities of urban living.
COLORADO
Bmuder Eleaentary School ($4,970)
Mary Joyce Pink, 2345 W. Prospect Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526
Bauder proposes to develop and implement an Environmental Literacy for
Families (ELF) program. The overall purpose of this project is to target
environmental education at the family level, focusing on (1) air pollution,
(2) land management, (3) water pollution, (4) energy conservation, (5) solid
waste management, and (6) co-existence with other animal species.
Bookcliff Middle School ($2,698)
Teri Lindauer, 2935 Orchard Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81504
This project is designed to motivate students to be more environmentally
conscious and to make informed decisions through hands-on involvement in
environmental situations. The school will conduct ecology based community
service projects by converting the campus into an environmentally sensitive
recreation area and developing it as a learning environment.
Clean Air Campaign of the Pikes Peak Region ($3,450)
Linda Lewis, 219 W. Colorado Ave. Suite 210, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
This project proposes to improve environmental education teaching skills by
conducting educator workshops, and distributing the curriculum and
accompanying kits to each participant for classroom use. The overall purpose
is to educate the community to solve air pollution problems through pollution
prevention activities.
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, Inc. ($5,000)
Walt Blackford, P.O. Box 101744, Denver, CO 80250
The overall purpose of the project is to significantly improve a statewide
database and clearinghouse service of environmental education training,
curricula, materials, and other resources. This is a project which develops
capacity for the dissemination of environmental curricula and resources to a
statewide network of environmental education organizations and individuals.
Colorado Division of Wildlife ($5,000)
Karen Hardesty, 6060 Broadway, Denver, CO 80216
The project will improve environmental education teaching skills through a
series of advanced workshops for teachers that use inner city places and
people to enhance environmental awareness. It will target adult teachers of
and urban student populations to develop an increased self-confidence in their
abilities to teach environmental education in any neighborhood setting.
Colorado Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (CHHE) ($5,000)
Patricia McClearn, 2140 S. Holly St., Denver, CO 80222-5607
CHHE will hold three workshops in Denver, Pueblo and Grand Junction to educate
participants about recycled paper and soy ink to promote their increased use
for hospital print materials. This project has good potential as a model for
other industries in helping them to participate in source reduction to solve
the solid waste problem.
Colorado State Forest Service ($4,800)
Mike Way, Project Learning Tree, Fort Collins, CO 80523
The overall purpose of this project is to enhance the demonstration and
dissemination of Project Learning Tree and Project Wild (PLT/PW) environmental
education curricula materials. This project will recruit and train a cadre of
PLT/PW workshop trainer/facilitators from the ethnic minority community in the
Denver metro area, with special attention on cultural diversity and at-risk
students.
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Hallett Elementary School ($5,000)
Cynthia Kahns, 2950 Jasmine St., Denver, CO 80207
The Eco-Urban Sensory Garden will be an outdoor science lab for teachers and
students in an urban neighborhood. This project is part of the school renewal
program, and is designed to improve the teaching of elementary science to
students and their families through a hands-on approach in ecology, plant
growth, and habitat development in the urban environment.
Woodland Park School District RE-2 ($2,191)
Fred Wall, P.O. Box 1808, Woodland Park, CO 80866
The purpose of this project is to provide a wetlands learning environment for
students and to innovatively control the flow velocity of the water downstream
from the school property. This will provide a hands-on study experience for
science students who will help create a wetlands environment.
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study ($25,000)
James Ellis, 830 N. Tejon Suite 405, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
This program is part of a five year project that will improve the background
in science content and teaching skills of teacher in grades four through six
and to support the implementation of effective instruction in science, with an
emphasis in environmental education.
Colorado Bird Observatory ($24,910)
Michael Carter, 134O1 Piccadilly Rd., Brighton, CO 80601
This program will develop Birds Beyond Borders, an international education
program designed to link teachers and students from different countries and
cultures through shared environmental issues and natural resources, using
migratory birds as the bond. Workshops will be offered in Colorado and in
Jalisco, Mexico, that will equip teachers with information they need to
encourage government support of environmental education.
The Keystone Center ($18,031)
Dr. Jon Thompson, P.O. Box 8606, Keystone, CO
The Institute will provide a six-day, intensive training program to educators
from rural communities covering terms involved in environmental issues,
providing a scientific framework for use in diverse issues investigations,
offering specific hands-on activities, teaching educators how to develop and
implement their own classroom plans, and conducting a mediation role-play to
demonstrate the pubic policy process.
Thorne Ecological Institute ($18,750)
Susan Foster, 5398 Manhattan Circle Suite 120, Boulder, CO 80303
This program will improve efficiency in educational outreach and increase
participation by educators and children through trained volunteers. A
guidebook will be developed to provide background on Chatfield State Park's
ecological setting, human history and critical environmental issues for use in
participating in hands-on workshops that can serve as a model for replication
elsewhere.
CONNECTICUT
Farmington River Watershed Association ($4,975)
Maryon Attwood, 749 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
The "Phase I Adopt-A Stream" portion of the Farmington River Green Way Project
will identify and create a plan to focus on the unprotected lower portion of
the Farmington River. The project will facilitate the partnership of diverse
groups through environmental education and community stewardship activities.
The groups to be targeted include community civic groups, town officials, and
businesses in seven area communities. Eventually an area of over 600,000
people may be impacted. The collection of natural resource data and the
subsequent adoption of sections of the river by these different groups will
lead to a multi-town river corridor conservation plan.
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The Nature Conservancy ($4,586)
Stephen R. Fatten, Box 1162, Weston, CT 06883
The "Interactive Interpretive Trail Guide" will provide visitors to the Lucius
Pond Ordway - Devil's Den Preserve - education in watershed protection,
ecosystem function, and conservation of biological diversity. Through these
interactive, outdoor education and walking tours, visitors of varying
backgrounds, will learn about watersheds, habitats, and wildlife migratory
routes on their own while walking a 2-mile loop within the 1,660-acre
preserve.
Science Center of CT/Roaring Brook Nature Center, Inc. ($7,790)
Beth Dml Negro, 70 Gracey Rd., Canton, CT 06019
The Roaring Brook Nature Center project will establish a partnership with 17
developmental pre-schools, composed of 680 four-year-old children, over 70% of
them African American or Hispanic, in the Hartford Public School system.
These "developmentally at-risk" pre-school children will be exposed to, and
build an understanding of, the interconnectedness of the natural world of
people, plants, and animals. The project consisting of an initial teacher
workshop, in-class program, and field trip to the Nature Center, will lead to
an increase in the children's familiarity with the natural world and greater
environmental consciousness by children and teachers alike.
University of Connecticut ($24,494)
Dr. Richard Cooper, 1084 Shennecossett Rd., Groton, CT 06340
The National Undersea Research Center at the University of Connecticut through
its "Aquanaut Program" will facilitate environmental/research partnerships
between high schools and research scientists. All high schools in Rhode
Island will be provided with a brochure promoting the program highlights,
including the use of scientific method and its application utilizing modern,
in situ technology. Teachers and students will gain experience in hands-on
research through the Narragansett Bay summer research cruise which will
provide access to and promote regional geographic relevancy of environmental
issues.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ($25,000)
Stuart Freudberg, 777 North Capitol St., NE, Washington, DC 20002
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments will establish a public
education campaign to teach minority communities about reducing non-point
source pollution generated from vehicles. The result is to increase used oil
recycling and antifreeze, battery, and tire returns in minority communities by
10 percent. The environmental objective is to increase awareness of non-point
source pollution in such communities.
FLORIDA
Broward County School Board ($5,000)
Frank Mandley, 600 Southeast 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
The Plantation High School EGO-LAB will provide high school students an on-
site opportunity to investigate, observe, and experiment with a small scale
southern Florida ecosystem.
Broward County Audubon Society, Inc. ($5,000)
Karen Mauck, 616 NW 22 Court, Wilton Manors, FL 33311
The Broward Outdoor Natural Urban 'Studies project will train 150 teen and
adult volunteers to conduct hands-on, outdoor, nature/science activities for
1200 fourth grade students in a series of investigations of the living things
found in the elementary schoolyard.
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Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center, Inc. ($4,675)
Joy Duperault, 10941 Burnt Store Road, Punta Gorda, FT, 33955
Will adapt an existing eatuarine curriculum to the Charlotte Harbor watershed
region and conduct middle school teacher workshops in the use of the
curriculum.
Northwest Florida Water Management District ($5,000)
Carol Pugh, Route 1, Box 3100, Havana, FL 32333
Field trips and hands-on environmental science activities for middle school
students and teachers that focus on environmental actions to reduce storm
water run-off pollutants and surface water degradation. Approximately 30,000
K-12 grade teachers and students will be involved in the project.
Tampa Palms Elementary School ($5,000)
Charmaine Jones, 6100 Tampa Palms Blvd., Tampa, FL 33647
Will provide all elementary teachers hands-on curriculum materials and
workshops to heighten their awareness of the Hillsborough River as an
important resource needing environmental protection.
GEORGIA
Bleckley County School System ($4,990)
Donald M. Turknett, P.O. Box 516, Cochran, GA 31014
Will, develop a K - 12th grade environmental education center, which includes
an outdoor classroom and natural resource study stations to emphasize hands-on
learning activities.
City of Atlanta ($4,735)
Commissioner Remedies K. del Rosairo, Department of Water, 68 Mitchell St.,
Suite 5700, Atlanta, GA 30335
A partnership with the Atlanta Water Department, Georgia-Pacific Corporation,
Georgia Water Wise Council, and the Atlanta Public Schools will introduce the
Water Sourcebook to 36,000 students in grades 3-5 and 1400 teachers.
Friends of Geosphere ($5,000)
Deron Davis, 8615 Barnwe11 Road, Alpharetta, GA 30202
Working in the Magic Garden will provide a training program for 30 K-5 grade
teachers to establish Wildlife Sanctuary Outdoor Learning Centers at 5
economically depressed, urban elementary schools.
Georgia State University ($24,906)
Jack Hassard, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303
Will conduct a summer teacher preparation institute based on the Global
Thinking Project, a computer-mediated distance learning curriculum, and
convene a Global Summit consisting of 2 days of workshops and seminars on
global thinking and environmental science for 8 elementary school teachers, 2
high school teachers, and 800 ethnic minority and low-income students in
grades 5-7.
Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Area ($4,450)
Jerome Brown, 1016 Lowe Road, Albany, GA 31701
"Operation Clean" will develop a solid waste collection and composting
demonstration site and conduct a high school teacher workshop to increase
county residents awareness of environmental issues and encourage them to take
an active role in addressing environmental problems.
Griffin-Spalding County School System ($5,000)
Ann Nunan, P.O. Drawer N, Griffin, GA 30224
The "Outdoor Environmental Laboratory Urban Model" will emphasize ecology and
biodiversity to demonstrate how elementary environmental education can be
implemented in a limited natural resource environment.
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Medlock Bridge Elementary School ($4,995)
Virginia C. Smiley, 10215 Medlock Bridge Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30202
The "Living Classroom II" will develop an outdoor classroom area and utilize
the site as a teaching laboratory to train K-5th grade teachers in Project
Learning Tree and Project Wild workshops.
Scitrek, Science and Technology Museum ($24,000)
Bernadette M. Peiffer, 395 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
Will disseminate to grades 3-5 the "Water Sourcebook," using a teacher
training model and community partners. The project will create 200 teacher
trainers across Georgia and establish 12 partner site learning communities.
HAWAII
American Lung Association of Hawaii ($4,860)
Shirley Robinson, 245 N. Kukui Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
"Partnership in Health Education"
The American Lung Association is joining with Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii
Children's Museum, and the State Department of Education in an outreach
project expected to extend to 10,000 students, promoting awareness of
potential health hazards associated with indoor air pollution. At the end of
the education unit, students and their parents will be able to recognize
indoor air pollution hazards and know how to minimize and control them in
their home and school environments.
County of Maui ($5,000)
Steve Parabicoli, 200 S. High St., Wailuku, HI 96793
"Wastewater Education"
An educational partnership between the Wastewater Reclamation District and the
county's schools will be established by combining classroom presentations with
tours of the wastewater reclamation facilities.
Hawaii Nature Center ($20,000)
Tamar Chotzen, 2131 Makiki Heights Dr., Honolulu, HI 96822
"Wetlands Endangered Species Environmental Education Field Program for
Elementary School Students and Teachers"
This project will provide teacher training and produce resource guides for
field study of wetland endangered species. This training effecting up to
11,000 elementary school students focuses on preservation of wetland
endangered species and conservation of their habitat.
IDAHO
Better Living ($5,000)
Loreca Stauber, Route 1 Box 54, Genessee, ID 83832
Workshops for youth leaders, teachers and high school students will be
designed to enhance their skills in "hands-on"environmental education and to
give them a good understanding of ecological concepts and factual background.
The workshops will take place at an environmental park site in Moscow, with an
emphasis on ecological implications of Moscow's land use practices.
Boise Stats University ($5,000)
Dr. Richard McCloskey, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725
The University will hold an elementary and secondary teacher workshop on how
parks, zoos, botanical gardens and natural areas can be used to teach science,
and the use of journaling and children's literature to teach environmental
education. The workshop will include investigations of river ecology and will
demonstrate riparian "hands-on" activities.
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Native American Educational Services College (NAES) ($24,995)
Faith Smith, 2838 West Peterson, Chicago, IL 60659
To develop a comprehensive environmental education program at the NAES campus
located on the Menorainee Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin. With the
grant, NAES College will develop a bachelor's degree program in natural
resources; formalize a community service training program with the Tribe;
integrate environmental instruction into K-12 Native American study; and,
create a local library resource for Menominee community members related to the
environment. The project will reach more than 2,000 Menominees.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago ($5,000)
Ellen Giantz, 625 W. Jackson, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60661
To develop a community network for solid waste management education. With the
funds, the organization will offer bilingual workshops that will result in
improved recycling practices and reduction of waste in the Lathrop Homes
Community. Lathrop Homes' is comprised of 1,000 families, predominately
African American and Hispanic. The workshops, which will be presented in
partnership with other Chicago non-profit organizations and local government
offices, will be targeted toward parents and emphasize family recycling.
DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District ($5,000)
Carol Thompson, 804 W. VanBuren, PO Box 617, Clinton, IL 61727
To collaborate on an environmental education program with Weldon Springs
Foundation and State Recreational Area that will offer some 2,087 K-12
Clinton, Illinois students the opportunity to learn about habitat enhancement
and the local ecosystem. Funds will be used to develop a teacher workshop and
lesson plans that present the park as a living classroom.
Environmental Education Association of Illinois ($5,000)
Dr. John Beaver, 47 Horrabin Hall, WIU, Macomb, IL 61455
To assist the Environmental Education Association of Illinois in its
sponsorship of the 1994 Midwest Environmental Education Conference. Funds
will support educational programming at the conference which will be held
October 27-29, 1994, at the Eagle Ridge Resort and Conference Center in
Galena, Illinois. Sponsorship of the Midwest conference rotates between
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The theme of this year's conference
in Illinois is "Environmental Education: Making the Right Connection." The
conference, which will offer workshops, interact sessions, presentations, and
networking opportunities, is open to all Midwest environmental educators.
Mark Sheridan Magnet ($5,000)
Susan O'Neill, 533 W. 27th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
To add a strong environmental education component to the school's math,
science and art curriculum. Funds will be used to teach ten classroom
teachers and five artists to integrate environmental issues into their
classroom curricula and focus on the ecosystems of Southeast Chicago and
Northwest Indiana. Workshops will foster higher order thinking and learning
by teaching environmental education through the arts. The project at Mark
Sheridan will serve as a model for teacher training at 43 other schools
throughout Chicago's sixth school district.
Madison County .Soil and Water Conservation District ($4,913)
Larry Firkus, P.O. Box 482, Edwardsville, IL 62025
To facilitate in the delivery of environmental education programs to the
community. Funds will be used to hire an environmental education coordinator
to work in cooperation with several local organizations. The Madison County
SWCD environmental education coordinator will work to integrate environmental
education in 14 school districts throughout the county; make presentations to
city officials on erosion control and storm water management; and, assist
rural landowners with sustainable agriculture research.
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INDIANA
Indiana Recycling Coalition ($16,000)
Jane St. John, 1040 W. 17th St., Blooming-ton, IN 47404
To establish the "Environmental Education Master Teacher Network" and sponsor
environmental education workshops for master teachers in sixteen counties of
southern Indiana. Master teachers will in turn educate other teachers so that
the program could potentially reach 24,000 K-12 students. The workshops will
revolve around an interdisciplinary environmental curriculum developed by the
Heritage Education Foundation of Indianapolis called, "Partners with the
Earth."
Clarksville Riverfront Foundation ($5,000)
Kenny Karea, 430 Marriott Or., Clarksville, IN 47130
To develop a hands-on ecosystem education program for the nearby Falls
Interpretive Center. The center will serve more than 800,000 people in
southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. The project will enable the Falls
Interpretive Center, which will be established in 1994, to offer teacher
education workshops and student programs that focus on the diverse habitat
found on its 1,400-acre wilderness area.
IOWA
Grant Hood Area Education Agency ($24,974)
Dean Eartman, 4401 6th St. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404-4499
The "Save Our Water Project" is designed to improve the quality and quantity
of environmental education teaching skills in the upper elementary grade
levels. Teacher workshops will use new, interactive hands-on tools and
techniques. A locally relevant water quality resource guide will be developed.
An increased partnership between educators, students and parents and their
community soil and water conservation personnel is expected to evolve.
University of Iowa ($24,862)
Susan H. Blunck, Van Allen Hall, University of IA, Iowa City, IA 52242
"The Iowa Floods Follow-up Project" will be a means of improving environmental
teaching skills. The project will build on a nationally recognized teacher
in-service program known as the Iowa Chautauqua Program, which is a model
science in-service program. The focus will be the effects in Iowa of the
floods of the summer of 1993. Teachers will use information from their
investigations during visits throughout the state to create modules that can
be used in the classroom. The university will coordinate teacher planning and
design of resource modules for summer workshops.
Betterdorf High School ($5,000)
Barb Jacobsen, 33333 18th St., Bettendorf, IA 52722
The project is a four stage environmental source reduction education project
using a new methodology called Search, Solve, Create and Share developed by
teaching researchers at the University of Iowa. The goal is to involve others
in environmental education in an active role. Along with workshops for
teachers and students, an activity booklet related to solid waste issues will
be developed.
Iowa Department of Education ($5,000)
Duane Toomsen, Grimes State Office Bldg., Des Moines, IA 50319
The goals of the "Volunteer Wilderness" project are to enhance teaching skills
through a wilderness awareness and ecological restoration workshop for
educators, to enable the educator to communicate this experience with a
participant presentation, and to expand the knowledge base within the
community to enable community members to make more positive environmental
choices. The program will affect more than 1,500 people. It is done in
cooperation with the Iowa Department of Education, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Fish and Game, The
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University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University Extension Youth and the 4H
Program.
Iowa 4-H Foundation ($4,989)
Beverly Berna, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA 50011
The project will improve environmental education teaching skills by providing
curriculum integration and modeling of classroom in-service to educators.
Classroom educators or learning center teachers will be empowered to teach
their students with an age specific, integrated, sequential curriculum.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in community projects such
as paint recycling and household hazardous waste reduction.
Kirkwood Community College ($5,000)
Douglas Fell, P.O. Box 2068, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
The project is to develop a curriculum package that will motivate marginally
literate adults and their families to be environmentally conscious, informed,
and responsible. It does so by coupling environmental issues with the Adult
Basic Education curricular emphasis on family literacy and life skills. This
curriculum will teach basic environmental responsibility to marginally
literate adults via "hands-on" activities adapted from the pre-reader program
funded last year and successfully administered.
Eastern Iowa Community College District ($4,250)
Ed Stoessel, 306 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA 52801-1221
Eastern Iowa Community College will provide high school teachers with the
opportunity to discover environmental resources and experience environmental
education through a five-day workshop. Participants will receive an
environmental science resource instructor guide and a sampler of an
environmentally centered English composition anthology comprising classical,
journalistic, and technical selections.
KANSAS
Johnson County Parks & Recreation District ($3,705)
Bill McGowan, 909 M. Highway 7, Olathe, KS 66061
The purpose of the project is to improve the aquatic education program Ecology
Encounters, which is a fourth through sixth grade field trip with hands-on
activities. This project will reach five school districts in Johnson County,
Kansas; schools in Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri; and
numerous private schools. Based on figures from past years, the expected goal
is to reach 700 to 800 students with the Ecology Encounters program.
Emporia State University ($3,735)
William P. Lanier, Emporia State Univ., Emporia, KS 66801
The purpose of the project is to publish one issue of the Kansas School
Naturalist dealing with the 1993 flood of the upper Mississippi region, which
continues to affect the populations of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
The proposed issue of the Kansas School Naturalist will address certain
aspects of flood science and will provide problem-solving activities along
with basic science behind common flood phenomena. The'issue will be
maintained and referenced over the years by a loyal audience among school
libraries.
Geary County Fish & Game Association ($5,000)
Kathy Brown George, P.O. Box 631, Junction City, KS 66441
The project is for a teacher workshop that will blend discussion sessions with
hands-on activities designed to supply information through the full range of
education from elementary to secondary and special education classes. The
workshop will reach beyond the science curricula instructors to the classroom
teachers in emphasizing the blending of science, mathematics, social studies
and language arts into a connected pattern of learning that includes
environmental education.
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Olathe East High School ($5,000)
Brad Williamson, 14545 W. 127th, Olathe, KS 66062
The project is to expand the monarch butterfly tagging effort and to implement
new student-based research projects related to the migration phenomenon. A
workshop will give teachers necessary skills and materials to culture the
monarchs under different light regimens. Protocols for investigation will be
developed in a collaborative manner and piloted by the core schools. The
tagging aspect of the monarch project will involve teachers and students from
the Midwest. It provides the opportunity for students to learn science by
doing science in collaboration with a professional researcher.
Eraporia State University ($3,735)
Dr. Thomas Eddy, Box 4050, Emporia State, Emporia, KS 66801
The purpose of the project is to publish one issue of the Kansas School
Naturalist that deals with the newly understood role of animals in succession.
The Kansas School Naturalist integrates birds, insects, and other animals as
co-determiners of succession through seed dispersal and soil development. The
issue will be maintained and referenced over the years by a loyal library
audience in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Kansas State University ($6,676)
Carol Shanklin, KSU, 2 Fairchild Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-1103
Train-the-trainer workshops for food service managers and personnel will deal
with environmental problems and alternative approaches for managing solid
waste and preventing air and water pollution by food service operations.
Participants will use the knowledge learned to present training sessions to
their employees or other food service managers.
KENTUCKY
Jessamine County Middle School ($750)
Grant Felice, 851 Wilmore Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356
"Water Analysis in Jessamine County" will integrate life, earth, and physical
science into the 6-8 grade curriculum, using water quality testing as an
environmental education medium.
Kentucky School For The Deaf ($5,000)
Angela K. Wilson, P.O. Box 27, South Second St., Danville, KY 40422
A series of workshops will provide teachers with the tools to give pre-school
through high school hearing-impaired students a wide range of non-sheltered
environmental education experiences, such as trips to nature centers and tele-
communication projects with Kentucky Educational Television.
LOUISIANA
Imperial Calcasieu Resource Conservation and Development ($5,000)
Council, Jim Neveu, 2422 Port Dr., Jennings, LA 70546
The "Forestry Awareness Project" will target sixth grade students in Allen and
Northers Evangeline Parishes. Will use hands-on activities to address issues
of multiple use of the forest and the many varying concepts of multiple use.
Sam Houston High School ($5,000)
Linda Wygoda, 880 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy., Lake Charles, LA 70611
A week-long workshop will train teachers to use hands-on water monitoring
activities for the intensive study of the Calcasieu River.
Southern University and ASM College ($18,000)
Dr. Chukwu Onu, Southern Branch Post Office, Baton Rouge, LA 70813
The "Environmental Awareness and Career Training" program will use a variety
of environmental education activities and hands-on experiences to improve
decision-making skills of non-technical minority college students and
community leaders.
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MAINE
Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District ($4,900)
Forrest Bell, 381 Main Street, Suite 3, Gorham, Maine 04038
"The Campers' Lake Ecology Book" will provide campers and camp staff within
the Sebago Lake Watershed with information on soil and water resources.
Specifically, it will explain to younger "lake users" (ages 6-10) how lakes
function, how they are threatened, and how they can be protected via a variety
of activities including puzzles and illustrations. The goal of the "Camper's
Book" is to teach about lake ecology and stressing the importance of the water
quality of their lakes to young .campers.
Department of Environmental Protection ($3,600)
Nick Archer, 1235 Central Drive, Presque Isle, Maine 04769-2053
The St. John River "Mr. and Mrs. Fish" water quality education program will
market its project focusing on enhancing the understanding of water ecosystems
among students living on the American, as well as Canadian side of the river.
The program, directed at third grade students and their teachers, consists of
a teacher workshop, performance for students, and a training package. This
will provide teachers with the resources to introduce water quality lessons in
the classroom curriculum. Furthermore, the project will enhance partnerships
between local school systems, municipalities, and regional natural resource
agencies, all on behalf of the water quality of the area's St. John River.
Maine Audubon Society ($4,998)
Maureen K. Dates, 118 U.S. Route One, P.O. Box 6009, Falmouth, ME 04105
"The Casco Bay Water Quality/Watershed Education Project" will provide middle
and high school teachers with hands-on experience in water quality and
watershed issues. Teachers will participate in interactive workshops, and use
watershed models and topographic and watershed maps for wetland education in
classroom practice. The Casco Bay Watershed program is the vehicle which
will establish a student/community water quality monitoring project on Casco
Bay and foster ongoing "mentoring" relationships between citizens and the
classrooms.
MARYLAND
Alliance for Community Education ($5,000)
Anne Pearson, 5103 North Grain Hwy., Bowie, MD 20715
The Alliance for Community Education will start an adult education program,
primarily for minority students, about non-toxic lawn and garden care. The
goal is to provide jobs and to launch "green gardens," which will treat lawns
and gardens "as an ecosystem." The environmental objective is to reduce non-
point source pollution into the Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore Metropolitan Council ($24,954)
Jack Anderson, 601 N. Howard St., Baltimore, MD 21201
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council will launch a Reservoir Watershed
Protection project that will result in staff training and curriculum
development.
Baltimore School District (Sussex Elementary) ($4,955)
Kathy Brauer, 515 S. Woodward Dr., Baltimore, MD 21221
Baltimore County Public School (Sussex Elementary) will fund a water quality
project using the ChesNet forum on the Metnet bulletin board system. This
project will create a network of teachers and students who have been trained
"in both environmental and telecommunications technologies. The environmental
objective is to encourage environmental education.
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The Loading Dock, Inc. ($15,900)
Hope Cucina, 2523 Gwynns Falls Pkwy., Baltimore, MO 21216
The Loading Dock, Inc., a non-profit building materials recycler, will publish
ft Guide to Successful Building Recycling and provide technical assistance,
one-on-one, to improve methods of materials reuse, as well as alternative
means to supporting the creation of low-income housing.
Clean Island* International, Inc. ($5,000)
8219 Slvaton Drive, Pasadena, MD 21122
"Environmental Lessons on Video" is a U.S. Virgin Islands Education Project
consisting of teacher workshops for Virgin Islands educators and a video for
those unable to participate in the workshops. Goals of the project include
development of methods to promote environmental awareness, conservation
practices relevant to the resources and restrictions of island communities and
effective decision making for solid waste disposal alternatives.
MRS SACHUSETTS
Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies ($5,000)
Alan Harris, 430 Potomska Road, P.O. Box 87037, South Dartmouth, MA 02748
The "Docent Program" will train volunteers to lead school children in
explorations of their local environments. There will be ten workshop
sessions, including coastal field studies, wildlife in the school yard, and
marine organisms. The workshops will provide volunteers with the ability and
access to materials necessary to lead students in hands-on investigation. The
program will reach a diverse audience, both adult volunteers and children from
across New Bedford, promoting and enhancing environmental education in the
area.
Massachusetts Audubon Society/Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary ($5,000)
Anthony Symasko, III, 127 Combs Rd., Easthampton, MA 01027
The Arcadia Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, a local arm of the Audubon
Society, will expand its six-week summer environmental field trip program to
eight weeks and continue serving 350 Holyoke Hispanic children, ages five to
eleven in their increasing awareness of their natural environments through
hands-on discovery. The expansion will emphasize adult workshops, hire an
additional part-time professional educator, prepare assistants in the use of
observation and sampling eguipment, and provide additional contacts hours for
children at the sites and at community meeting halls after the field trips.
MA Audubon Society/Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary ($5,000)
Christine Brothers, P.O. Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
Through classroom sessions, field trips, and summer interpretation, "Project
Pond" will educate 240 tenth grade biology students in the natural history and
management of the Outer Cape's kettle ponds. The program will expose the
students to scientific research, natural resource management and work
experience in environmental management and education. They in turn will use
these skills and knowledge to educate town residents and visitors who use the
ponds.
Patriots' Irail Girl Scout Council ($7,965)
Brenda Rich, 95 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116
"Trails to Action," a weekend workshop, will provide approximately 150 Girl
Scout troop leaders with environmental materials and curricula which will
enable them to bring environmental education to the girls, volunteer staff,
board members, and committee members. It is expected that the leaders as well
as the girls will display environmental awareness in all aspects of their
lives and take appropriate action.
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Reading Public School ($4,990)
Leo P. Kenney, 62 Oakland Rd., Reading, MA 01867
Through its "Vernal Pool Education Project," the Reading Public Schools seek
to improve environmental education in Massachusetts by involving high school
students and their teachers in the identification, study, and certification of
vernal pools in their communities. Via a series of workshops, students and
teachers from approximately 60 high schools in Middlesex county will get
involved in data gathering, study and certification of vernal pools. The
workshops will use an investigative hands on approach using color infrared
aerial photographs to identify and plot vernal pools on USGS maps, eventually
leading to applications for vernal pool certification. The project will also
promote partnerships with agencies such as the Department of Environmental
Protection Wetland Conservancy Program and the Essex County Greenbelt
Association.
Silvio O. Conte Institute for Environmental Health ($24,976)
Charles Heinstein, Berkshire Common, Suite 370, 2 South Street, Pittsfield, MA
01201
The establishment of the "Summer Institute in Environmental Health" will
provide a week-long, residential, credit-bearing program for middle high
school teachers. The Institute will train teachers to incorporate
environmental health into the science curriculum of public schools in
Massachusetts, with particular emphasis being placed in the recruitment of
schools serving minority populations. Through workshops and lecture/
discussions by key scientists, participants will attain the analytical and
evaluative skills essential to teaching environmental health. The program
ultimately seeks to encourage students to become active citizens aware of the
health effects of the varied sources of pollution.
Westport River Watershed Alliance ($5,000)
Gay Gillespie, 1151 Main Rd., P.O. Box 3427, Westport, MA 02790
The Westport River Watershed Alliance's "Watershed Education Project (WEP),"
will expand its environmental program by using hands-on, grade-specific
curriculum kits, expanding teacher workshops, and developing Family Nights
wherein students will share with parents and friends the activities resulting
from the WEP kits. This program will now incorporate communities within the
Westport River's watershed, like Fall River and Freetown, MA and Tiverton and
Little Compton, RI, which were previously not covered. The expansion of "WEP"
will increase the students' and public's awareness of the environmental health
of the watershed.
MICHIGAN
Washtenaw County ($23,241)
Dr. Rebecca Head, 220 N. Main St., P.O. Box 8645, Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645
To develop a new program entitled "Environmental Equity Community Outreach,"
which aims to form partnerships between Washtenaw county government agencies
and low income, diverse communities in the county. The goal of the program is
to increase citizen awareness of the county's environmental programs and
services and to gain input from citizens to ensure that county programs meet
the expressed needs of underrepresented communities of color. Citizens will
participate in community workshops, presentations, and environmental projects.
The project builds on a 1992 EPA environmental education grant awarded to
Washtenaw County to run an Environmental Career Internship Program for
students of color. The former interns will assist in cultivating community
contacts for this program.
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District ($23,239)
Tom Green, 630 Harvey St., Muskegon, MI 49442
To expand the school district's river/groundwater project, which involves
students in cooperative study of the history, geography, hydrology, biology,
chemistry and politics of the Muskegon River and White River watersheds. EPA
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funds will enable the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District to reach
1,000 additional middle and high school students in four additional districts.
Muskegon School District ultimately aims to establish the program in 10-20
regional sites in Michigan. Students will share data they gain from the
watersheds through the Global Rivers Environmental Education computer network.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians ($5,000)
Robert Kewaygoshkum, 2605 NW Bay Shore Dr., Suttons Bay, MI 49682
To build tribal capacity to develop and deliver an environmental education
program to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indian communities. EPA funds will enable
the Grand Traverse Band to develop a first-ever tribal plan for environmental
education by convening a task force and identifying existing resources and
gaps. In addition to earmarking goals and objectives for a holistic
environmental education program, the Tribal Plan will develop demonstration
projects that combine Native American cultural practices with local natural
resources.
Michigan State University ($5,000)
Clarence Suelter, 302 Admin. Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824
To offer a three-week interdisciplinary workshop in physical environmental
science for 30 high school chemistry, physics, and earth science teachers.
The workshop will incorporate the use of science, technology and society to
demonstrate the complexity of environmental issues involved with water usage
and reclamation. The workshop will stress the need for multi-disciplinary
approaches to solving problems by challenging teachers to work through
different environmental scenarios. Teachers who participate in the workshop
will be required to either share their experience with their peers, or give a
presentation on the program at the Michigan Science Teachers Association
conference.
Urban Options, Inc. ($5,000)
Marisa McGlue, 405 Grove St., East Lansing, MI 48823
To deliver a series of workshops to elementary teachers on energy efficiency
and conservation. EPA funds will be used to support the first year of a four
year plan to in-service 200 teachers. Urban Options will survey existing
energy curricula in order to use hands-on energy activities with the teachers
that complement Michigan's educational science objectives.
West Michigan Environmental Action Council ($4,996)
Elaine Pelc, 1432 Wealthy SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
To support a statewide conference on citizen volunteer water quality
monitoring. The conference, which is tentatively scheduled for August 1994,
aims to strengthen existing partnerships between state and local regulatory
agencies, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and private
citizens who monitor local water quality throughout Michigan. One goal of the
conference is to validate the important role citizen volunteers play in
providing necessary, valid, and cost-effective information to governmental
agencies about the health and vitality of surface water in Michigan. The
conference also aims to further educate volunteers on the biological, chemical
and physical characteristics of monitoring.
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Inghaa Soil Conservation District ($4,747)
Ann Nebe, 521 N. Okemos Rd., PO Box 236, Mason, MI 48854
To educate students and adults, residents and businesses in the Sycamore Creek
Watershed about* their local watershed and about the environmental importance
of small streams. Further education will focus on how individual actions can
eventually impact the Great Lakes. Funds will be used to support forums to
reach residents and businesses and to involve students in actual water quality
sampling.
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MINNESOTA
Bell Museum of Natural History ($5,000)
Don Luce, 1100 Washington Ave. South, Suite 201, Minneapolis, MN 55415
To develop and conduct a series of focus groups to assess public understanding
of issues surrounding endangered species in the north central region of the
United States. Bell Museum will use data collected from these focus groups to
shape a series of exhibitions the museum is now developing in collaboration
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The exhibit's goal will be to
challenge visitors to think about the extended consequences of their actions
on the natural world and to further develop their conservation ethic. Some of
the exhibitions will be able to travel to classrooms and will actively engage
viewers by including dioramas, graphics, interactive objects and videos,
learning kits, and games.
Red Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) ($5,000)
Irene Hill, Route 1, Box 31B, Red Lake Falls, MN 56750
To offer outdoor education on the value and benefits of wetlands to local
educators. Funds will enable Red Lake County SWCD to reach at least 20
educators who will in turn teach more than 400 local students about wetland
biology, plant identification, water guality, adjacent land use, and other
related subjects.
MISSISSIPPI
University of Mississippi ($5,000)
Bonnie J. Krause, Graduate School/Office of Research, University, MS 38677
Will develop a "Traveling Trunk Environmental Education Program" on soil
conservation and conduct 3 workshops to train teachers and volunteers in a. 20-
county area in northern Mississippi in the use of the materials. The program
is designed to serve about 1750 elementary students and 20 teachers.
MISSOURI
Metropolitan Energy Center ($24,910)
Peter Dreyfuss, 3808 Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64109
The purpose of the project is to educate school staff and students about the
management and control of lighting and the environmental impact of improving
lighting efficiency. It involves students in conducting a lighting audit as
an educational tool and provides workshops for educators to learn basic
principles of energy efficient lighting.
Francis Howell School District ($10,000)
Gerry Boehm, 7001 Hwy 94 South, St. Charles, MO 63304
The Francis Howell School District implemented the River Project and will
introduce other local high schools to the project. The River Project has
focused on teachers training teachers and will improve on that model by having
teachers instruct students, who in turn will train students from other high
schools. The project will create an environmental education partnership and
deliver environmental education training to St. Charles County high schools.
Meramec Regional Planning Commission ($4,728)
Bonnie Prigge, 101 W. 10th St., Rolla, MO 65401
The goal of this project is to educate the public on backyard composting and
generate interest and participation in waste reduction and reuse through
composting. The project will consist of six hours of classroom instruction
and three hours of hands-on field work. Participants will be selected from
each community in the district and will serve on the environmental speakers
bureau, reaching a broad spectrum of the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management
District.
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Meadow Heights R-II School ($5,000)
Cheri Fuemmeler, Hwy 72E, Box 210D, Patton, MO 63662
The Meadow Heights teachers in grades K-4 and science specialists in grades 5-
12 will create an outdoor classroom to provide real-life contact with nature.
Summer workshops will enable teachers to improve instructional skills,
incorporate environmental studies into existing curriculum and incorporate the
outdoor classroom as a laboratory for regular science instruction.
River Bluffs Audubon Society ($4,972)
Celeste Koon, 1017 Holly, Jefferson City, MO 65109
This project would facilitate an environmental education partnership among
local government, the local school district and the River Bluffs Audubon
Society. Money will be used to prepare a traveling display, fliers, and
public service announcements to promote recycling and an overall awareness of
how individual actions create or reduce pollution.
Meramec Regional Planning Commission ($4,038)
Bonnie Prigge, 101 W. 10th St., Rolla, MO 65401
The project is designed to provide education about household hazardous waste
and includes a workshop for representatives from a six-county area. The
training will include issues relating to proper disposal methods and use of
alternative products. This project will provide education for many elected
officials, educators and students, who will be able to share their experiences
and knowledge in their own communities, schools and local governments.
Niangua R-V School ($4,000)
Dr. Roy W. Manion, P.O. Box 77, Niangua, MO 65713
The grant will provide additional environmental education for teachers K-12 to
incorporate into their general curriculum. The training will include an
emphasis on water sampling for students. Information will be shared with the
community in hopes that the community will become more aware of problems,
possible solutions and the need for clean rivers, creeks and water.
Waynesville R-VI Schools ($3,750)
Herbert Turner, 403 School St., Waynesville, MO 65583
The project is a continuation and expansion of hands-on laboratory activities
and a stewardship program involving the Roubidoux Creek. The project
encompasses a yearlong study of creek conditions. Eighth-grade students act
as mentors for the elementary grades. The project leads to a simple
environmental curriculum that can be used or modified by other educators. The
water quality monitoring program has identified, and will continue to monitor
for, minor problems early so that the community can react and make corrections
as needed.
MONTANA
Butte-Silver Bow Health Department ($5,000)
Barbara Popovich, 25 West Front St., Butte, MT 59701
The purpose is to encourage students grades 4-8 and educators to take an
investigative/scientific approach into understanding the influence of lead as
an environmental substance by having staff go into the classroom to explain
about lead in our environment, suggest projects and offer assistance to
develop these projects. The grant funds will be used for awards given through
a regional science fair.
Montana Environmental Education Association ($4,500)
Carol Soth, P.O. Box 928, Dillon, MT 59725
The purpose of this project is to extend a pilot outreach program to rural
school districts to further the integration of environmental education into
the K-12th grade curriculum by expanding the Resource Lending Library,
installing an 800 telephone line, conduct 5-8 additional residencies in rural
schools and conduct 5-8 additional inservices for teachers around the state.
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NEBRASKA
Nebraska Groundwater Foundation ($9,480)
Susan Seacrast, P.O. Box 22558, Lincoln, NE 68542-2558
The foundation will match secondary students, with an interest in groundwater,
with a diverse group of groundwater-related professionals as mentors. Student
and mentor recruitment, training and recognition will be built on established
Groundwater Festival partnerships with state agencies, higher education and
natural resource districts. Specific objectives will be to create a
groundwater project that includes a visual product suitable for public
demonstration while promoting communication and cooperation between students
and groundwater professionals.
University of Nebraska ($5,000)
Shirley Niameyer. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588
The project goal is to transfer existing pollution prevention technology to
consumers and householders through the use of a touch-screen interactive
multimedia computer program. The intermedia program has the potential to
improve environmental education teaching through use in educators' workshops,
conventions or displays. It builds on state and local government capacity to
develop and deliver environmental pollution prevention educational programs.
University of Nebraska ($4,000)
Joel Gaboon, South Central Research & Extension Center, P.O. Box 66, Clay
Center, NE 68933
The primary goals of this project are to demonstrate and evaluate techniques
that reduce deep percolation of irrigation water below the active root zone in
furrow-irrigated fields and to narrow the gap between irrigation application
amounts and the actual amounts of water extracted by the crop. The results of
the project will be presented at an irrigation workshop in Clay County and at
the Central Plains Irrigation Short Course and Equipment Expo, which annually
attracts more than 300 irrigators from three states.
NEVADA
University of Nevada-Las Vegas ($11,000)
Roberta Williams, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004
"Science and Society"
This environmental education course, targeting teachers from rural Nevada as
well as residents of Clark County, will provide insights into national and
local environmental issues. Participating teachers will be encouraged to
conduct workshops at their home schools to extend to their peers the hands-on
experiments, instructional materials, and critical thinking about
environmental issues.
Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada ($5,000)
Sherry Smokey, 919 Hwy 395 South, Gardnerville, NV 89410
"Willow Project Expansion"
This proposal will provide teacher training and curriculum activity kits for
fourth grade teachers in Alpine County of California and Carson City, Nevada.
The model, currently in use in the schools of Douglas County, Nevada, offers a
cross-cultural environmental curriculum and presents Native American
traditions in a science context.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Connecticut River Joint Commissions ($12,350)
Sharon Francis, P.O. Box 1182, Charlestown, NH 03603
The Joint Commissions, CT River Watershed Council, and the VT Department of
Environmental Conservation will promote environmental literacy by developing,
publishing, and distributing an illustrated guide which will serve as an
educational tool for teachers, students, and citizens of the Connecticut River
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watershed. The guide will focus on combatting non-point source pollution, by
suggesting actions that can be taken to prevent and control pollution, and
serving as a reference guide on where to obtain information on best management
practices. Besides the guide, workshops like "The River that Connects Us",
and publications like "Environmental Management" will provide the teaching
tools necessary for numerous interest groups, especially teachers and students
in four states (CT, MA, NH, and VT).
Harris Center for Conservation Education ($5,000)
Marian K. Baker, 341 Kings Highway, Rte. 1, Hancock, NH 03449
AIRNET, and air quality monitoring project will create partnerships between
the Harris Center, town and state officials, and ten local, private and public
high schools in New Hampshire. This grant will be used to expand the existing
AIRNET monitoring project which promotes environmental education through
interdisciplinary learning including workshops, team teaching, computer
networking, multidisciplinary research and analysis of data. Teachers,
students (and indirectly other citizens) will increase their interest and
knowledge of air quality issues through this unique program.
Raymond Parks and Recreation Department ($5,000)
Richard C. Bates, Raymond NH 03077
The Raymond Parks and Recreation Department in conjunction with the Raymond
School District will manage environmental education programs which enlighten
and. empower the citizens of Raymond to actively monitor Raymond's
environmental health. Specific projects include evaluating wetlands,
monitoring water guality, and finding alternatives to landfills. Raymond high
school students will be trained as Environmental Docents — providing
environmental lectures, demonstrations, tours to elementary and middles school
classrooms and community organizations. Also, in the summer, environmental
education will be incorporated into the summer youth program wherein the
docents or other students will work as Junior Conservation Counselors. A
part—time Environmental Education Coordinator will be hired to schedule
workshops and other relevant community events to complement the students'
efforts.
University of New Hampshire ($4,999)
Ihab Faraq/Linda Kahan Meier, Office of Sponsored Research, 107 Service Bldg.,
UNH, Durham, NH 03824-3585
In conjunction with the Pollution Prevention Consortium of New England
Universities, the University of New Hampshire plans to sponsor a regional
conference facilitating the transfer of pollution prevention technology to
undergraduate and graduate students and faculty. The "P2 Consortium," the
first of its type, will encourage demonstrations, discussions, and
dissemination of pollution prevention activities and information, students
will get an opportunity to present pollution prevention projects and foster
greater awareness and understanding of pollution prevention.
NEW JERSEY
American Littoral Society ($18,500)
D.W. Bennett, Highlands, NJ 07732
The American Littoral Society will sponsor teacher workshops in the New York
Harbor area using an existing curriculum, ESTUARIES. This program is designed
to motivate teachers to introduce estuarine-related studies to students,
introduce interdisciplinary curricula related to estuaries, complement efforts
in the public and private sectors in environmental education related to harbor
and estuary programs and demonstrate how individuals can protect estuaries.
Genesis Farm, Inc. ($5,000)
Sister Patricia Daly OP, 4la Silver Lake Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825
Genesis farm embodies the ideal of "living lightly on the earth." This
program will consist of teacher workshops for elementary school educators
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providing them with materials for classroom implementation and current
scientific understanding of ecosystems. The workshops will enable teachers to
collaborate on the development of environmental education programs and learn
about effective models from each other.
Greater Newark Conservancy ($5,000)
Deborah Hadley, 303-9 Washington Street, 5th Floor Room 2, Newark, NJ 07102
The Weatherwatch Pilot Program will continue and expand a pilot project to
measure the impact of meteorological phenomena and pollution on the
environment by creating partnerships between Newark schools and non-profit
environmental organizations. The expansion of a 1993 program, this phase will
reach ten schools enabling educators to use the hands-on weather curriculum
with an estimated 400 students.
New Jersey Audubon Society ($24,000)
Peter Bacinski, 790 Ewing Avenue, P.O. Box 125, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
The New Jersey Audubon Society's "Bridges to the Natural World", the first
natural history guide providing educators with New Jersey-specific
information, will be the basis for teacher and facilitator workshops. These
workshops will reach educators throughout New Jersey empowering them to make
environmental education relevant, exciting and accessible in urban, suburban
and rural settings.
Warren County 4-H Leaders Association ($5,000)
Carol Knowlton Ward, 165 County Road, Route 519 South, Belvidere, NJ 07823
The New Jersey 4-H Conservation School will be a hands-on program for teens
introducing them to environmental issues including waste management and water
quality. State, county and private sector partners also fund this program
that will draw youth from throughout New Jersey. Participants learn about the
environment and how to relate their concern about environmental issues to
policy makers.
Washington Township Board of Education ($4,000)
Helen E. DiPascale, 234 Sharon Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691
This grant will fund "Family Learning for Environmental Education." The
project will involve students in grades four through six and their parents.
It provides them with the opportunity to learn about the environment and
prepares them to make informed decisions. The family learning sessions will
be conducted in evening and Saturday morning sessions.
NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad Caverns-Guadalupe Mountains Association ($5,000)
Teresa M. Jaskiewicz, P.O. Box 1417, Carlsbad, NM 88221
"Partnerships with Carlsbad Caverns Teacher Workshops" will train teachers to
prepare students for visits to the national park and to lead tours through the
park.
Gadsden Independent School District ($5,000)
Pamela Donaldson, 2500 W. Washington Ave., Anthony, NM 88021
Materials and curricula will be developed and equipment purchased. Teachers
will be trained to use high school' students to teach 5th graders about water
quality issues in the Gadsden area.
Santa Fe Community College ($5,000)
Mary Ann Walz, P.O. Box 4187, Santa Fe, NM 87502
The "Teacher and Counselor Environmental Workshop" will focus on how to
incorporate 50 minute environmental lessons into existing curricula. Workshop
content also includes environmental career counseling and promoting awareness
of environmental concerns in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area.
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Youth Development, Inc. ($18,000)
Augustine C. Baca, 6301 Central NW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Children will develop multi-cultural, bilingual educational tools, including a
coloring book, to raise awareness of groundwater contamination and other
environmental issues.
NEW YORK
American Lung Association of Nassau-Suffolk ($13,200)
Madelon Goldberg Givant, Program Department, 214 Marcus Blvd., Hauppauge, NY
11788
The project will provide educator workshops for school personnel working with
students in occupational education classes in public and private educational
institutions in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Future Workers' Education
Project provides young people and adults entering the work place with the
knowledge, skill and understanding enabling them to prevent and minimize
exposure to lung hazards.
The Bronx High School of Science Foundation, Inc. ($20,500)
75 West 205th Street, Bronx, NY 10468
The summer Ecology Training Institute will use the Inwood Hill Park spartina
marsh and Van Cortlandt Park freshwater wetlands as urban habitat themes. New
York City teachers will receive training on how to design and disseminate NYC-
based aquatic ecology lessons and use the parks as outdoor laboratories. This
project will establish an Ecology Resource Center for middle school teachers
at the Bronx High School of Science.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden ($5,000)
Ann T. Schwartz, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 1122
Funding will support the pilot phase of a community environmental education
program, "Brooklyn GreenBridge." Using gardens as an educational vehicle to
create stronger communities also enhances the quality of the local
environment. Brooklyn GreenBridge targets school groups in underserved urban
neighborhoods bringing them together with Garden and community educators to
create teaching gardens in vacant lots.
City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation ($5,000)
Alexander R. Brash, Urban Park Rangers, 1234 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
A teacher's guide for the Urban Forest Ecology Center and surrounding Van
Cortlandt Park will be developed enabling educators to use the park to teach
urban forestry and restoration ecology. The guide will support teacher
efforts to continue their involvement with restoration of urban natural areas.
This model program seeks to draw a more diverse population to conservation-
related careers.
Cornell Cooperative Extension ($5,000)
Ann Herriott, Environmental Issue Team, East Kirkbride Road, PO Box 1000,
Thiells, NY 10984
This project will educate the community about the environment and encourage
citizens, through hands-on learning, to take responsibility for processing
most of their yard and food waste through home composting. The project
promises to be a model for Rockland County and seeks to demonstrate the
economic and horticultural benefits of home composting in a community venture.
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Cornell University, Institute on Science and Environment for Teachers ($4,873)
Arlene Hansen, Office of Sponsored Programs, 120 Day Hall, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY 14853
This funding will extend the resources of ISET by focusing on experimental
aquatic research projects and offering regional training workshops, equipment
loans and ongoing support on a computer network. The project supports the
teaching of aquatic environmental science via open-ended, student-generated,
original empirical research and will train inservice and preservice teachers.
Friends of the Anderson Program, Inc. ($4,974)
Helen Krasnow, The Anderson Program at P.S. 9, 100 West 84th Street, New York,
NY 10024
The Anderson Program serves inner city, culturally diverse, gifted students.
The funded project focuses on wetlands and wetland preservation in and around
the Metropolitan New York area. Students do field work including research,
observation and comparison at various estuarine sites. A major aspect of this
project involves fourth graders working with Kindergarten students
cooperatively and as mentors.
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. ($5,000)
Kate Mitchell, 112 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
The overall purpose of Clearwater's Teacher Training Workshops project is to
promote a sense of stewardship of the Hudson River and other waterways. Using
A Hudson River Primer, created for workshop use, in partnership with Scenic
Hudson, the project will reach educators in the Hudson Valley improving their
understanding; of and access to riverfront ecology.
Niagara Falls City School District ($5,000)
Cynthia A. Bianco, 607 Walnut Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
"Paddle to the Sea: A Great Lakes Journey" is designed to stimulate
interdisciplinary environmental education regarding pollution in the Great
Lakes using technology and the Internet system. Specific objectives include
development of interdisciplinary units for grades 6-8, developing projects for
each grade involving assessment, training educators in telecommunications and
improving student problem solving strategies and thinking skills.
NYC Board of Education, Community School District 19 ($4,892)
Anthony DeLucia, 557 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
"Project ECOLE Plus" expands an environmental education apprenticeship for
teams of regular and special education classroom teachers. This aspect of the
program will develop skills and knowledge teachers need to apply process
skills developed from ECOLE field experiences. Workshops will combine
classroom instruction with field experiences for teachers in the East New York
section of Brooklyn.
NYC Board of Education, Community School District 75 ($5,000)
Dr. Susan Erber, P.S. 233, Blue Mini Building, 204 Street and 109 Avenue,
Hollis, NY 11412
"Environmental Recycling for Multiple Handicapped Students" is an educational
program promoting reutilization of waste materials from school meals at this
school serving 260 severely handicapped students ages 5 to 21 years.
Objectives include development of students' environmental and recycling
awareness and skills including packaging materials that are taken to recyclers
and composting organic waste in the school garden.
Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation, Inc. ($4,800)
Samuel S. Sadove, 278 East Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays, NY 11946
This project will provide multi-media, multi-subject programming using current
teaching techniques. Concentrating on marine mammal and turtle populations
and their ecology in the New York region, materials and activities will be
combined with visuals to educate students in grades 4-12. The project will
investigate how human activities have impacted the marine ecosystem.
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Orleans-Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services ($5,000)
Jean K. O'Connell, 4232 Shelby Basin Road, Medina, NY 14103
Four school districts, Lewiston Porter Central, Niagara Falls City, Niagara
Wheatfield Central and Wilson Central, will participate in "The Many Fa(u)cets
of Water." This program will* educate students about the area's water
resources including nearby Lake Ontario and the Niagara River. In-service
workshops and field trips will enable teams of teachers to develop a course of
study for use in area classrooms.
Public Policy and Education Fund of NY ($5,000)
John Stouffer, 94 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
This project will result in development and publishing of a waste prevention
and recycling curriculum for public housing projects. Employing participatory
educational techniques, the project will identify attitudes towards solid
waste issues, test existing materials for suitability and develop workshops to
enable peer educators to work with residents of public housing units.
Rome Teacher Resource Center ($4,950)
Louis V. Campola, Marine Midland Bank Building, 199 Liberty Plaza, Rome, NY
13440
"Open Space, Defining-Assessing-Deciding" stresses the profound impact current
decisions on open space have on the future. The project involves designing a
course to teach open space use principles, presenting the course to key
representatives of the community and disseminating programs and activities to
interested groups. Community representatives will include those from
education, business, industry, local government and special interest groups.
Have Hill, Inc. ($5,000)
Marilyn Oser, 675 West 252 Street, Bronx, NY 10471
Wave Hill will develop a kit for use by visiting elementary school teachers.
Wave Hill educators will work with teachers from NYC School District 11, the
Bronx, to develop kits containing materials and instructions. By enabling
teachers to bring their own classes through this outdoor learning facility,
and not requiring a Wave Hill leader, this outdoor facility becomes more
accessible to more students who can benefit from the outdoor educational
experiences.
Earth Day New York ($5,000)
Pamela Lippe, 10 East 39th St., Suite 601, New York, NY 10016
"The Earth Day Education Program" proposes to build a distribution network to
disseminate already-existing curricula and teaching guides and make them
available directly to schools at every grade level, in every school, in every
state, impacting students across all social and ethnic lines. The program
will establish partnerships between schools through a network of Earth Day
coordinators, non-profit organizations and the private sector. By motivating,
informing and instilling an environmental ethic in children, the general
public will reap the rewards of their enlightened environmental consciousness
in the years ahead.
NORTH CAROLINA
Wake County Public School System ($5,000)
Oeraldine Hitter, 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27611
Will provide training and educational materials for K-5th grade teachers of
the Underwood Elementary School to fully utilize'the school's planned on-site
pond habitat and butterfly garden.
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NORTH DAKOTA
The International Coalition for Land/Water Stewardship in the Red River Valley
($4,120)
Karla Parkinson, P.O. Box 127, Hoorehead, MN 56561-0127
The "Smart Shopper's" program is currently disseminating environmental
education materials through grocery stores, and this project will expand this
program to include new waste reducing tips and also add "WaterWise" tips
promoting more efficient use of water. The goal is to education, to inform,
and to help the grass roots population address these important issues. (Note:
The mailing address for this project is in Minnesota, although the project is
taking place in North Dakota with funding from EPA Region VIII).
Rural Action ($5,000)
Heather Cantino, 36 S. Congress St., Athens, OH 45701
To carry out an educators' training project in integrated pest management
entitled "Pest or Guest?" Funds will enable at least 75 K-12 teachers to
participate in workshops that prepare them to teach integrated pest management
curricula to students in five local school districts. Workshops will teach
teachers to engage students in interdisciplinary, community-based problem-
solving related to pollution prevention.
Environmental Health Watch ($5,000)
Stuart Oreenberg, 4115 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113
To raise the general public's awareness of indoor air issues and help citizens
make informed and responsible decisions that affect their home environment.
Funds will be used to develop a decision-makers guide for families and to
support presentations on household pollutants to a wide variety of civic
organizations. The decision guide will walk homeowners through the risk
assessment and management process in order to enable them to determine whether
there is a need for action in their homes and if so, which course of action to
take to minimize risk from indoor air pollutants.
Clintonville Academy ($4,600)
Christine Sellers, 3916 Indianola Ave., Columbus, OH 43214
To afford elementary students the opportunity to participate in a
comprehensive educational experience through stream and watershed assessment
of the Adena Brook. The project will initially serve 40 fifth and eighth
grade students and will include delineation of drainage boundaries, biological
assessment, chemical sampling, and an environmental exchange program with
another school.
Gushing Public Schools ($4986)
Denise Parish, 123 E. Broadway, Gushing, OK 74023
"Studying About Vitalizing Ecology" will provide children with awareness and
appreciation of nature and wildlife and teach the consequences of human
activity in relation to wildlife resources.
East Central University ($16,545)
Nancy Heitland, Center of Continuing Education, Ada, OK 74820
Conduct a two—week graduate level seminar for ten teachers to
develop a water conservation and/or water quality program for their
classrooms.
University of Oklahoma ($4963)
Cheryl M. Patton, 1000 Asp Ave., Room 314, Norman, OK 73019
Graduate level students will develop a data and resource book concerning
integrated solid waste management in small communities in Oklahoma.
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OREGON
Central Oregon Environmental Center ($5,000)
Peter Geiser, 16 NW Kansas St., Bend, OR 97701
The "Central Oregon Household Ecoteam Program" will consist of households
forming community-based "EcoTeams" to work on specific environmental projects.
The purpose of this project is to educate the public about environmentally
sustainable lifestyles, to help team members achieve measurable reductions and
efficiencies, to promote partnerships with community and public organizations,
and to empower the community to make informed and responsible environmental
decisions.
Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation ($5,000)
Kathleen Kanury, P.O. Box 1433, Corvallis, OR 97339
This project will use wildlife rehabilitation resources to bring environmental
education to the public. students from the Corvallis School District will
apply problem-solving techniques to local environmental problems contained in
wildlife rehabilitation records. The students will produce and publicly
display information about living with wildlife in a shared environment.
City of Hillsboro ($15,651)
Patrick Willis, 123 W. Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123
The City of Hillsboro will design and implement a wetland education program
for broadcast via the Oregon Ed-Net satellite video-telecommunications system.
The program will consist of a 10 week educator training with classroom student
discussions, demonstrations, and "hands-on" laboratory experiences.
Columbia Education Center ($21,941)
Dr. Ralph Nelsen, 11325, SE Lexington, Portland, OR 97266-5927
The project, "Learning About Biodiversity," will involve students in
environmental issues, investigations, evaluation, and resolution. A two-week
summer training will be held for 20 teachers from public and private schools
in Oregon and Idaho. These teachers will set their schools up as
demonstration sites.
Jacksonville Woodlands ($5,000)
Larry Smith, P.O. Box 252, Jacksonville, OR 9753O
To prepare students and teachers before their visit to the Jacksonville
Woodlands, this project will produce a woodlands educational video tape and
supporting teachers' materials (including "hands-on" activities).
Monument High School ($5,000)
Ron Gaither, North Street, Monument, OR 97864
In coordination with state and local organizations, the Student Watershed
Enhancement Team from Monument High School will assist in the collection and
processing of John Day watershed data. The team will establish a water
quality monitoring network. This grant will allow the team to acquire the
computing power to analyze the data and communicate results in a professional.
PENNSYLVANIA
Heritage Conservancy ($10,000)
Carol Quay, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA 18901
The Heritage Conservancy's two year educational program will lead to informed
landowner decisions regarding native plants; heighten awareness in the
community at large; encourage permanent native plant protection strategies and
create a better understanding of the value of native plants among school
children.
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Keystone Tall Tree Girl Scout Council ($5,000)
Carol Sheets, Rd. #7 Box 368, Kittanning, PA 16201
The Keystone Tall Tree Girl Scout Council will feature water monitoring
workshops to include hands-on awareness activities for scouts, and teaching
methods for adults leaders. The Council will work with the Pennsylvania
Bureau of State Parks and a non-profit organization, Alliance for Acid Rain
Monitoring. The natural resource objective of this project is water
conservation.
Laurel Mountain Environmental Education and Research Institute ($5,000)
Lawrence Bonino, 244 Pine Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
The Laurel Mountain Institute will develop Environmental Issues Guidebooks.
These Issues Guidebooks will be used to conduct Teacher Training Workshops in
Western Pennsylvania and at the Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental
Education Annual Conference.
North Museum of Natural History & Science ($5,000)
Robert Gingerich, P.O. Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604
The North Museum of Natural History and Science will design an interactive
exhibit on complex aspects of environmental issues. This bilingual exhibit
will compliment the Museum's activities to reach out to the Latino community
in Lancaster City, PA.
Peons Valley School District ($4,369)
Dr. Stephen Boston, R.D. 2 Box 116, Spring Mills, PA 16875
The Penns Valley Area School District will hold Educator Workshops that will
train teachers from kindergarten through high school. With this training,
educators will be able to utilize the newly designed curriculum material and
their Environmental Center.
School District of Philadelphia ($2,500)
Ethel Goldberg, 21st St. & the Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19103
The School District of Philadelphia's Pels High School is a hands-on project
for Black, White, Asian, Indian, Hispanic inner city school students. With
the help of local experts, Pels students will begin to understand more about
habitats and habitat preservation as they create a butterfly habitat in their
school yard.
South Western School District ($5,000)
Philip Hempfing, 225 Bowman Rd., Hanover, PA 19173
The South Western School District will hold a teacher workshop that will
result in greater environmental awareness for both students and teachers in
York County and surrounding counties.
Wyoming County Conservation District ($5,000)
Denise Coleman, RR#3 Box 178-B, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
The Wyoming County Conservation District will conduct a series of water
quality workshops designed to train teachers from all grade levels. The
District hopes to reach teachers from five school districts.
PUERTO RICO
Mayaguezanos por la Salud y el Ambiente, Inc. ($5,000)
Henry L. Beauchamp, Claudio Carrero #293, El Mani, Mayaguez, PR 00680
This program will specifically target western Puerto Rico and meet a need to
orient environmental education to take into account the cultural and social
reality of this community. Teacher resources and materials will be developed
and used in workshops to enable educators to develop classroom presentations
on recycling, a critical issue in western Puerto Rico.
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RHODE ISLAND
Childhood Lead Action Project ($5,000)
Eleanor Freda, 421 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02907
"The Childhood Lead Action Project" will train a myriad of outreach workers
providing services to families of young children by making lead poisoning
prevention a basic component of their work. Through workshops, partnerships
will be established among diverse agencies like Visiting Nurses Associations,
Early Start Programs, and Parents as Teachers. In this way, knowledge of lead
poisoning and of 'the ways to prevent it will lead to a lead-safe environment
throughout Rhode Island.
Save The Bay ($5,000)
Fred Hassle, 434 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
The "Narragansett BayWork" project is designed to increase environmental
awareness and pollution prevention via a specially-designed poster and
brochure program. The program will target adults in the workplace, including
fifteen (15) businesses, blue and white-collar, located throughout
southeastern New England. Through the posters' and brochures'
graphic/narrative format, the program will increase the environmental literacy
of employees from low-income minority communities, as well as create
partnerships between area businesses and Save The Bay.
Southern Rhode Island Conservation District ($5,000)
Carl Sawyer, 5 Mechanic St., P.O. Box 1145, Hope Valley, RI 02832
The "Pawcatuck Watershed Education Program Curriculum Guide" will serve as the
basis for teacher training workshops which will be provided to seven
elementary and middle schools in the Pawcatuck Watershed area. A part-time
person will promote, organize and conduct the workshops, the goal of which is
to have the teacher incorporate environmental awareness and heightened
appreciation for the watershed in their school year curricula. The project
will also foster partnerships among the District and the educational
institutions as well as, government and non-profit organizations. The
"Curriculum Guide's" effectiveness will be evaluated via pre and post tests to
be administered by the teachers.
SOOTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Wildlife Federation ($3,000)
Patricia L. Jerman, PO Box 61159, Columbia, SC 29260
Schoolyard Habitat Teacher Workshops will enhance the ability of 50 elementary
and middle school teachers to develop outdoor nature study areas and school
yard habitats at their schools.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Sinte Gleska University (SOU) ($5,000)
Georgia Hackett, P.O. Box 490, Rosebud, SO 57570
SGU proposes to sponsor two (2) environmental workshops designed for the
Rosebud Sioux Reservation, targeting (1) the general public, (2) tribal and
agency officials, and (3) local education districts' teachers responsible for
tribal educational matters. The objective is for participants to learn terms
and facts regarding solid wastes, water and air quality, and radon detection,
and design a work plan for recycling and reuse on the reservation.
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TENNESSEE
Tennessee Conservation League ($25,000)
L. Kay Lindar, 300 Orlando Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209
Will develop a multi-media education component for middle and high school
classrooms, which includes a video program, teaching guide, and other written
materials to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making
about biodiversity issues.
Tennessee Technological University ($4,999)
Dr. Edwin Lamberth, Box 5034, Cookeville, TN 38505
The Environmental Agriscience Workshop is an 8-day in-service workshop in
environmental agriscience for 20 high school agriculture teachers. Workshop
sessions will focus on teaching techniques and development of
instructional/resource units on conservation.
Williamson County Schools ($25,000)
Judy Butler, 1320 West Main Street, Franklin, TN 37064
The Harpeth River Environmental and Educational Project will use the river as
an outdoor classroom providing "hands-on" experience in the theory and
practice of historical, chemical, biological, and sociological research. The
project will include a student field trip, two for-credit one-week summer
workshops for middle and high school teachers, and partnerships to train
teachers to replicate the project across Tennessee.
TEXAS
Austin Nature Center ($2,300)
Louise Morell, 301 Nature Center Dr., Austin, TX 78746
Print 4,000 copies of "Your Back Yard Ecoguide" to hand out at the Nature
Center's exhibit, "for Birds, Bats and Butterflies and More." The guide will
explain how to reproduce native plant and animal habitats seen at the exhibit.
Bryan Independent School District ($4,275)
Laura North, 101 North Texas Ave., Bryan, TX 77803
Teach students at Sul Ross Elementary School earth stewardship and
environmental sciences through gardening. Purchase gardening tools, equipment
and materials for 2 martin houses and a pond.
Clean Pearland, Inc. ($2,900)
Delores Fenwick, P.O. Box 3041, Pearland, TX 77588
A teacher training workshop utilizing "Waste: A Hidden Resource" curriculum
This project will fill an existing gap between the environmental education
program in the elementary schools and Clean Pearland's education and
information for adults in the community.
Fort Worth Clean City, Inc. ($3,744)
Carolyn Bellah, 4100 Columbus Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76133
Project "Earth Kids" involves youth in the Summer Day Camp at Fort Worth's
Handley-Meadowbrook Center. Activities will include recycling, litter
reduction and beautification projects.
Galveston Bay Foundation ($5,000)
Linda R. Shead, 17324-A Highway 3, Webster, TX 77598
Train volunteers (Galveston Bay Ambassadors) to give educational programs
about Gavelston Bay issues to grades K-12 students. Also to develop
scientific study sheets.
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Houston Clean City Commission, Inc. ($4,816)
Robin Blut, 2700 Post Oak Blvd., #1728, Houston, TX 77056
Present workshops for secondary school teachers in the Houston area. Will
include hands-on training in use of "Waste: A Hidden Resource" curriculum.
Lower Clear Fork of the Brazos Soil and Water Conservation District ($4,949)
Tommy L. Hailey, Rt. 1, Box 146 B, Albany, TX 76430
Will develop "Bobwhite Brigade" program utilizing trained volunteers to
deliver programs centered around quail conservation practices to youth and
adults in their communities.
Pedernales Falls State Park ($5,000)
Rod Rylander, Rt. 1, Box 450, Johnson City, TX 78636
Provide environmental education training for bi-lingual teachers from Mexico
in methods for teaching youth about the regional flora and fauna and to create
an understanding about the ecological relationships of Texas and southern
Mexico.
Sara Houston State University ($5,000)
Dr. Joel Bass, P.O. 2119, Huntsville, TX 77341
Conduct workshop with Gulf Coast Utilities for elementary and junior high
teachers in the East Texas/Gulf Coast region. Important issues include water
quality, pollution prevention, and recycling.
Texas ASM Research Foundation ($5,000)
Lori Wilkinson, Box 3578, College Station, TX 77843
Develop geography curriculum for teaching environmental education and design
model teacher workshops for K-12 Texas social studies and science teachers.
Texas Department of Transportation ($5,000)
Karen LaFevre, 125 E. llth Street, Austin, TX 78701-2483
Produce curriculum and outreach materials and create a volunteer
program to educate Texans about the value and importance of
appropriate vegetation management on approximately 800,000 acres of highway
right-of-way.
Texas Marine Education Association ($3,000)
Pamela Stryker, 3112 Ammunition Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Conduct two teacher aquatic environmental workshops to include labs, hands-on
activities, and field trips. Topics will include organism and habitat
protection and effects of pollution on entire ecosystem.
University of Texas at El Paso ($18,000)
Randy Neeb, 500 W. University Dr. El Paso, TX 79968
Adapt water quality and other environmental curriculum for teachers in the
U.S. and Mexico. Also, design and coordinate binational water quality
monitoring program, and conduct teacher training.
UTAH
Greater Ogden Community Nature Center ($5,000)
Mary Cox, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404
By publishing a Nature Education Program Guide, this program hopes to (1)
significantly enhance the quality of the experience for groups who attend
naturalist-led programs, (2) make nature education programs available to new
groups not previously able to utilize the program, and (3) facilitate
effective planning and use by making the Program Guide available to teachers
for their ongoing research needs.
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Utah Society for Environmental Education ($17,500)
Vern Fridley, 230 South 500 East Suite 280, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
The proposed Environmental Education Teacher Network (EETN) will develop
capacity to improve teaching skills by providing resource materials,
consultation with experts, and workshops, as well as integrate environmental
education into the school curriculum statewide. The EETN will serve as a
model of how to develop communication between formal and non-formal educators
and state and federal agency specialists.
Wasatch Fish and Gardens Project ($11,030)
Cara Gaboon, P.O. Box 2924, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-2924
The aim of the "Urban Garden Ecology Project" is to provide city residents
with hands-on training in biointensive gardening and landscaping techniques
and to encourage resource conservation and source reduction of chemical
pesticides and herbicides at the household and neighborhood level. It will
demonstrate gardening techniques that reduce water and resource waste and
consumption and decrease the use of hazardous materials.
VERMONT
Montshire Museum of Science ($13,589)
David Goudy, P.O. Box 770, Norwich, VT 05055
In conjunction with the Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, NH, the
Montshire Museum of Science expects to establish a model program to
disseminate information on solid waste source reduction to eight communities
in rural Vermont and New Hampshire. The training program will use curricular
and logistical materials to train middle school students via training sessions
and workshops at the museum. Ultimately, the intent is for these students to
initiate and formalize the information transfer by creating partnerships with
their own local communities, business, public works operations and personnel
and other citizens.
River Watch Network ($4,896)
Sharon Behar, 153 State St., Montpelier, VT 05602
River Watch Network will host its "Clean Water Institute," a week-long
conference at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, for a team of twenty
teachers and community members from throughout the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. The training program will teach pollution prevention and
encourage the use of hands-on science in the classroom setting. The Institute
will build partnerships with existing environmental groups and schools, design
river monitoring projects, and create teams of teachers and community
representatives which will in turn affect over 900 people.
VIRGINIA
Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. ($5,000)
Dr. Harvey Olem, 1020 Elden St. Suite 205, Herndon, VA 22070
The Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. will develop a Watershed Puzzle and
a companion Teacher's Guide to be used for teacher training. The
environmental goal of this project is non-point source pollution prevention.
Charlotte County School Board ($4,998)
George Jones, Randolph Henry HS Agriculture Dept., P.O. Box 790, Charlotte, VA
23923
The Charlotte County School Board's Randolph-Henry High School Agriculture
Department will teach vocational students and area farmers about the
environmental impacts of traditional irrigation systems compared to new
irrigation systems. The natural resource objective of this project is water
conservat ion.
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Chesapeake Volunteers In Youth Services, Inc. ($5,000)
Donald Marx, Jr., 301 Albermarle Dr., Chesapeake, VA 23220
The Chesapeake Volunteers In Youth Services, Inc. project will result in a
visible outcome to the public. Using native plants, "at risk" youth, will
develop and maintain a habitat project that will provide a sanctuary for
wildlife. This sanctuary is planned as an "outdoor classroom" for local
residents and visitors.
Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah ($5,000)
Patricia Maier, 122 South Commerce St., Woodstock, VA 22664
The Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River will train fourth grade
students, in all four Shenandoah County Elementary Schools, about water
quality and water monitoring. This program will reach 16 fourth grade classes
and approximately 400 students.
Keep Fauqier Clean ($4,999)
Patricia Katzen, 78 West Lee St., Suite 100, Warrenton, VA 22186
The non-profit organization, Keep Fauquier Clean, will create the project they
have titled: "A Garden with a Message." The environmental garden will include
a constructed wetlands demonstration site. The anticipated environmental
benefits include better use of water, less expensive waste water treatment,
and a reduction of non-point source pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia Commonwealth University ($4,997)
Elske Smith, Box 568 MCV Station, Richmond, VA 23298
The Virginia Commonwealth University will hold a workshop on renewable energy
for Richmond-Petersburg area teachers, fifth through twelfth grades.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ($4,991)
James Parkhurst, 301 Burruss Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0249
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife will train County-based Cooperative Extension Educators. At a
workshop these educators will learn about wetlands and wetland-related issues.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
University of the Virgin Islands ($4,994)
Marcia G. Taylor, Eastern Caribbean Center, Virgin Islands Marine Advisory
Service (VIMAS), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands 00802
VIMAS will develop marine field service curriculum materials for the Virgin
Islands Department of Education. These materials, which will suitable for use
in any tropical environment, will serve as a pilot program in St. Croix
Central High School's field studies center and for teacher workshops. The
project will expand the school's marine science curriculum and educate
students about local marine resources.
WASHINGTON
Bainbridge Island School District ($21,942)
Brent Peterson, 8489 Madison Ave. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
The purpose of this project is to develop and integrate a school district-wide
education program with the Bainbridge Island watershed management planning
process and to develop action plans that protect the quality of Bainbridge
Island's watersheds. Teachers will be trained in watershed characterization
techniques and the process of student action project implementation.
Department of Ecology ($5,000)
Sandi Newton, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Funding will be used to develop a workshop, instructional videos, and
classroom materials for high school driver education, automotive shop,
science, and social studies teachers to educate and train students on the
proper use and maintenance of motor vehicles to ensure air quality.
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Environmental Education Association of Washington ($5,000)
Russ Hanbey, P.O. Box 4122, Bellingham, WA 98227
"Project Diversity" addresses a statewide need to bring under represented
populations into the mainstream of environmental education and to bring the
environmental education community closer to minority and under represented
communities. Localized workshop series, held throughout the state, will
include recommended approaches in structured problem solving, interactive
"hands-on" exercises, and community action strategies.
North Cascades Institute ($5,000)
Saul Weisberg, 2105 Highway 20, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
This project, "Watershed Restoration Education," will make practical
connections between classroom instruction and field applications in watershed
restoration. Teacher training will be provided for middle school classroom
teachers on "how to" involve children in environmental restoration and how to
lead restoration projects for sixth grade classes. This is a cooperative
partnership with children, school districts, natural resource agencies, the
three Skagit River Indian Tribes, and the business community.
Northwest Chicano Network ($5,000)
Amelia Ramon, 120 Sunnyside Ave., Granger, WA 98932
The project will work with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and
schools to implement an environmental education program, with a focus on
pollution prevention and environmental equity (waste reduction, household
hazardous waste, and pesticides). The goal is to motivate the general public
to make informed and responsible decisions that impact the environment.
Spanish/English printed materials will be developed. Existing brochures and
focus sheets will be translated into Spanish. Radio public service
announcements, call-in programs, and surveys will be used to provide
environmental information.
Olympic Peninsula Foundation ($4,985)
Betsy Carlson, 1200 W. Sims Way Suite 201, Port Townsend, WA 98368
In partnership with Olympic Peninsula Foundation and Port Townsend School
District, this project will create a cross-age tutoring program on wetlands
for seventh and eighth grade students and third and fourth grade students. A
two-week eighth grade wetland tutoring curriculum will be created to instruct
younger students. To improve their understanding of and protection for local
wetlands, third and fifth grade students will participate in classroom and
outdoor workshops on wetlands.
Pacific Science Center ($5,000)
Suzanne Tripp, 200 Second Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109
This project will support the development of the Mercer Slough School Program
for elementary school groups. "Hands-on" learning experiences will be offered
for classes on field trips to the slough. The classes will study the
ecosystems of the freshwater peat bog and its surrounding scrub-shrub and
forest wetland communities.
Pacific Lutheran University ($7,800)
Rachel Nugent, 12180 121st St., Tacoma, WA 98447
Pacific Lutheran University will conduct a four-week summer course for K-12
teachers, providing "hands-on", inter-disciplinary approaches to watershed
evaluation and planning-with the focus on the Clover Creek Watershed. The
course facilitates partnerships between the university, a non-profit citizen
organization, and the county by involving them in a cooperative process of
gathering, interpreting, and disseminating data and analysis.
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Seattle Audubon Society ($5,000)
Kathy Malley, 8028 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115
"Finding Urban Nature Program" uses volunteers to lead third and fourth
graders in Seattle Public Schools through a series, of eight separate "hands-
on" nature oriented science explorations over the course of a school year.
The goals of these explorations are to teach children about nature and science
and the basics of scientific investigation and to show the children that the
natural world is everywhere—even on the school grounds.
Spokane Conservation District ($9,663)
Christine Armstrong, North 222 Havana, Spokane, WA 99202
This existing project incorporates watershed education into the social
studies, science, and language arts. Around 1,000 high school and middle
school students will work on the Upper Palous'e Habitat Restoration Project.
Students have spent time in the field learning about riparian habitat and
doing actual restoration work; now they will develop an understanding of the
individual and cultural choices which impact the water guality. They will
study the history of areas to provide the context in which these choices have
been made.
Zhurston Conservation District ($4,992)
Rochelle Rothaus, 6128 Capitol Blvd. South, Olympia, WA 98501
A teacher training will be provided for teachers in six schools on applying
Project GREEN to the Budd/Deschutes Watershed. The training will include
Instruction on monitoring, telecommunications and global change. The training
will use an action research/community problem solving approach to education.
Students and teachers will be able to participate in field work with community
members.
University of Washington ($4,751)
Nan Little, Dept. of Chemistry BG-10, Seattle, WA 98195
Science Role Models program was developed to address issues of science based
environmental education and to increase the numbers of women and minorities
entering careers in science. This project targets Native American, women, and
other minority students to research and make environmental education
presentations at local high schools.
Washington State University Cooperative Extension ($14,623)
Craig MacConnell, Courthouse Annex-1000 N. Forest St., Bellingham, WA 98225
The "Lake Whatcom Watershed School and Community Partnership Project" is
designed to promote interaction among watershed volunteers, science students,
and the public. Participants will work together on the study of Lake Whatcom,
the municipal water supply and its outlet, Whatcom Creek. They will collect
and analyze data. This data will be used by the residents of Whatcom County
to make informed decisions when developing the watershed management plan.
WEST VIRGINIA
Monogalia County Health Department ($4,995)
Dr. Sally Taylor, 453 Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505
The Monongalia County Health Department will sponsor three workshops: one for
the public; a second for plumbers and.contract specialists; and another for
State Health Department Environmental Specialists. The environmental
objective of this project is to protect drinking water from contaminants.
The Woodlands Mountain Institute ($5,000)
John Eckman, Main & Dogwood Streets, P.O. Box 907, Franklin, WV 26807
The Woodlands Mountain Institute will train 100 youth in West Virginia about
environmental assessment. The environmental benefit of this project is that
students will return to their communities following the training to begin
local environmental action or environmental assessment projects.
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WISCONSIN
River Alliance of Wisconsin ($5,000)
Sara Johnson, 122 State St., Suite 200, Madison, WI 53703
To hold an interactive workshop at Wisconsin's 1994 statewide conference on
rivers and watersheds that will convene partners in watershed management to
discuss societal aspects of river use and protection. Funds will be used to
provide stipends for workshop facilitators and scholarships for Native
Americans, farmers and other underrepresented individuals. The workshop will
use consensus building and conflict resolution techniques to first find common
ground and then to develop long-term solutions for preserving Wisconsin's
rivers.
Friends of Riverside Nature Center ($4,300)
Else Ankel, 3368 N-Bartlett Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53211
To carry out a program entitled "Lead Poisoning Prevention—A Pilot Project
for Community Education in Milwaukee." The program aims to increase knowledge
about health risks of ingested lead-containing paint and to provide
information about removing lead paint from the home. Outcomes of the project
include educating more than 100 community residents about lead poisoning and
prevention; conducting educator workshops on lead to middle-school teachers in
eight schools; training fifteen community people to safely remove lead paint
from their home; and, testing thirty homes for the presence of lead paint.
Lac du Flambeau Public School ($3,969)
Karen Crisman, 2899 Highway 47, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
To incorporate environmental education in the new school's curriculum. Funds
will be used to integrate environmental concepts, outdoor education, and
Native American culture across the school's curriculum and to develop teacher
workshops for K-8 teachers that promote the environmental curriculum focus.
The school, which opened in the 1993-94 school year, is located on the Lake
Superior Chippewa Indian reservation. More than 90 percent of the school's
student population is Native American.
WYOMING
Uinta County School District #1 ($5,000)
Craig Patterson, 701 W. Cheyenne Dr., Evanston, WY 82931-6002
This project is designed to use computers and software as a new approach to
teaching students about environmental impacts and environmental sciences and
to upgrade the school's current ecology and environmental science curriculum.
The results should provide a new teaching tool which will reduce time required
to teach students to use statistical techniques when quantifying data.
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Environmental Education Coordinator
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Environmental Education Coordinator
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