Project Grant 97T05301

Award Date 7/1/24
Completion Date 12/31/25
Dollars Obligated $133K
Federal Agency
EPA Region 9
Federal Grant Program
66.951
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
California, USA
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  1. Developing a Watershed Communication Toolkit (WCT) to enhance students' critical thinking and science literacy by facilitating communication between peers on regional watershed issues. The WCT will incorporate indigenous knowledge shared by tribal organizations.

  2. Piloting the WCT with at least 8 elementary and middle school classes, reaching approximately 200 students, including those from disadvantaged communities.

  3. Creating an interactive, publicly available Environmental Education Opportunities Database (EEOD) to catalog K-12 environmental education field sites and programs across 14 school districts.

The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors in Western Nevada County and Yuba County, California. Sierra Streams Institute will provide oversight and management of several sub-awards to support the development and implementation of these project activities.

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