This project provides funding to groundworks hudson valley to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that…

This project provides funding to groundworks hudson valley to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage behavior that will benefit the environment in yonkers, new york. The grantee will do this by educating high school students on flooding and how flooding impacts their local community through its connecting the drops: green infrastructure and climate safe neighborhoods project. Groundworks hudson valley will use classroom and hands-on field experience to teach students about water quality, stormwater management, climate change resiliency, and how to prepare for disasters such as floods and hurricanes. Activities:this project will increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues in yonkers, new york and provide students skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions. Activities to be performed during this project period include: recruitment of teachers and high school students, develop and deliver the classroom lessons on water quality, stormwater management, climate resiliency to project participants; and install five green infrastructure projects such as rain gardens, native species planting, riparian buffers and hillside stabilization to mitigate the impact of stormwater and flooding in the local affected community. Subrecipient:groundworks hudson valley will issue subawards as required under the national environmental education act. The subawardees will provide coordination of project activities and assisting students in the design and implementation of green infrastructure projects in priority locations to assist in the mitigation related to the impact of flooding in the local affected community. Outcomes:IT is anticipated that this project will result in the following deliverables and expected outcomes: increasing the knowledge of more than 300 students of problem awareness, stem knowledge, critical thinking and decision-making skills on local water quality, stormwater management, climate resiliency and emergency preparedness related to flooding in the affected area; delivery of three lesson modules for project participants; and implement five green infrastructure projects in the local community to mitigate flooding . Direct beneficiaries are students located in yonkers, new york.