The project proposed by golden gate national parks conservancy through its hub of youth engagement, the crissy field center, will focus on designing and implementing a meaningful response to the…

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy will receive $113,802 under a Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the Crissy Field Center's Project WISE program. Project WISE provides meaningful outdoor experiences in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco's diverse high school youth through educational, stewardship, and restoration activities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project WISE must adapt its programming to continue serving youth virtually or with appropriate social distancing. Funding will support efforts to increase accessibility and engagement through new online and outdoor learning models aligned with the Marine Sanctuary Program's goal of monitoring national marine sanctuaries.

The project proposed by golden gate national parks conservancy through its hub of youth engagement, the crissy field center, will focus on designing and implementing a meaningful response to the covid-19 pandemic through its project wise program. Since 2001, project wise (watersheds inspiring student education) has provided SAN francisco's diverse high school youth with meaningful outdoor experiences across the iconic golden gate national recreation area. Project wise provides various program offerings that connect both youth and educators to meaningful outdoor experiences by enabling immersive participation in educational, stewardship, and restoration activities combined with collaborative hands-on investigative projects presented in a final symposium to peers, park officials, and the public. However, due to covid-19, project wise will have to radically transform to still provide youth who need IT most with experiences. This grant will support covid-19 adaptation efforts to increase s