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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Environmental Education, PreK-12, Civic Engagement, Schools
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2020
“New Hampshire Audubon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England Field Office, New Hampshire Project Learning Tree, and NH Fish and Game have joined efforts to support schools that want to achieve the benefits of nature-based studies for student development and learning. Our goals are to nurture future environmental stewards by connecting kids with their local environment and to enliven learning through nature.
Examples of projects that qualify:
- Developing a plan and/or lessons to integrate the schoolyard studies into curricula.
- Teachers and students working with a landscape architect to design a schoolyard plan.
- Planting native trees, shrubs, vines or perennials to provide wildlife food or cover.
- Establishing pollinator gardens, especially for Monarchs.
- Supplies (beyond typical school supplies) needed to participate in a citizen science project such as Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project Feederwatch, Birdsleuth, or Yard Map, or New England Signs of the Seasons phenology project.
- Building ponds or other water sources such as birdbaths or fountains.
- Installing bird feeders and feeding stations connected to curricular studies.
- Construction of nature trails connected to curricular studies.
- Building small structures that support outdoor learning.”
Funders: New Hampshire Audubon, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England Field Office, New Hampshire Project Learning Tree, and NH Fish and Game
Eligibility: Schools that teach Preschool-12th grade may apply for a Schoolyard Action Grant.
Amount: $500 – $1,500
Contact: Link.
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