The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) will receive $289,000 through a two-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429). NSEA will implement a six-month, 40-hour professional development series for Whatcom County fourth grade teachers focused on watershed science. NSEA staff and community partners will provide hands-on training to help teachers successfully implement an updated, place-based...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $115,951 Project Grant under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to the Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative. The two-year grant will provide meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) for approximately 748 elementary school students in south Tillamook and Lincoln counties, Oregon. The project will deliver three targeted modules for grades 1-6 focused on watershed and estuary functions, as well as climate...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $202,770 Project Grant to Earth Team, a California nonprofit, to support the AQUA TEAM - SUSTAINABLE YOUTH WATERSHED INTERNSHIPS program. Funded under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429), the grant will allow Earth Team to deliver sustainable watershed internships for youth in Richmond, California from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The Marine Sanctuary Program typically supports monitoring of natural processes, human...
This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) provides $199,907 to the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative in Lowell, Michigan. The project, titled "Advancing K-12 Environmental Literacy through Place-Based Stewardship Education (PBSE) in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region", aims to build capacity for increased statewide environmental literacy through PBSE and climate change education. The key...
This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will visit...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $149,718 Project Grant under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to the Nisqually River Foundation in Lacey, Washington. The two-year grant, running from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2027, will support the foundation's efforts to promote sustainable and meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) across grade levels within South Sound project schools in Washington State. Key activities include conducting...
This $521,375 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) aims to increase diversity in the geosciences by supporting high school teachers in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) to build their science programs. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Designing and implementing a series of experiences for high school science teachers to engage with local geoscience community partners and their...
This two-year, $298,908 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group to deliver meaningful watershed educational experiences and curriculum integration for all 5th grade students in the East Wenatchee, Washington school district. The goal is to increase authentic, locally relevant science education and student-led stewardship actions to improve local watersheds and recover imperiled salmon...
The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...
This $196,869 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the Nisqually River Foundation's engagement of local environmental educators, teachers, and students in watershed education programs. Over the two-year period from August 2021 to July 2023, the Foundation will provide Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion training to at least 25 educators. It will incorporate this content into engagement activities across Thurston County involving more than 120...