CLEARING Compendium 2009

hard at work on next year’s meeting in
Boise. Mark your calendars for the 10th
Annual Idaho Environmental Education
EPA
Oregon
Conference-- March 5th and 6th, 2010.
Environmental
The Conference is organized around the
Education
International Sustain-
theme “Idaho Learns Outside.” We invite
Grants in 2009
able Development
you to join us as we continue our efforts to
Foundation
provide, support, and promote education
$26,000
These grants are awarded
about the environment in Idaho.
Project Title: Teaching
to local organizations, not-for-proﬁt organi-
“Sustainability” in our Schools - The goal of the
Amy Pike, Executive Director
zations, government agencies, schools and
project is to increase the capacity of Oregon’s
Idaho Environmental Education Association
universities whose projects strive to increase
Educational Service Districts to support K-12
people’s knowledge and awareness about the
P.O. Box 791
education for sustainability with a special
environment and its associated challenges. The
Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246
focus on how sustainability education can
grant recipients, projects and funding amounts
support career and technical education and
are as follows:
support state economic needs.
EE Leadership Clinic
Alaska
Institute for Applied Ecology
EEAO hosted the Environmental
$15,000
Alaska Bird Obser-
Education Leadership Clinic at the McK-
Project Title: The Restoration and
vatory/Creamer’s
enzie River Conference Center over four
Reintroduction Education Partnership (RARE)
Refuge
Partnership: Connecting students and nature
days in June 2009. Nine teams from across $31,000
through Stewardship - The RARE Partnership
Oregon came together to devise plans for Project Title:
is an environmental stewardship program that
implementing a service-learning, educa-
Increasing Education
pairs local schools with neighboring restora-
tional project with a watershed improve-
Opportunities at Creamer’s Field Migratory
tion sites where students interact and connect
ment focus back in their home communi-
Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks - The project is to
with nature through stewardship.
ties. Resource professionals shared their
increase the existing school programs on Creamer’s
Refuge in Fairbanks by incorporating additional
expertise on watershed science, evalu-
inquiry-based lesson choices for schools; correlat-
Washington
ation, best practices in service learning
ing existing programs with curriculum standards;
and grant seeking. The clinic was offered
making the refuge curricula available to educators
Education Service
free of charge to all participants through a
and parents on the web; increasing professional
District #101
generous grant from the US Environmental development opportunities for teachers; and initiat-
$26,469
Protection Agency. ing a student internship program for 20 students.
Project Title: Eastern
Washington Environmental Education Steward-
Copper River Watershed Project
ship - The purpose of this project is to provide
BC Green Games Are On! $15,000
hands-on environmental education for 150
Project Title: Watershed Stewardship Cam-
students (grades 5-8), who will conduct and
The BC Green Games is a new contest
paign - The Watershed Stewardship campaign will
document stream testing and restoration on the
for K-12 students to promote sustain-
promote the health of the Copper River Water-
Palouse River and Hangman Creek watersheds
ability in our schools and communities.
shed by educating residents and visitors about the
in Eastern Washington. The second purpose is
Developed by the Ministry of Education,
watershed.
to promote long term environmental awareness
in partnership with Science World, EEPSA
and stewardship by enhancing the knowledge
and local school districts, the contest will
Idaho
and skills of K-12 teachers, and creating op-
award $50,000 in prize money to schools
portunities for students, parents, teachers and
around the province.
Idaho State University (ISU)
communities to learn and work together in
$14,041
environmental settings.
Get involved and take action! For
more information, please visit: www.
Project Title: Framing Citi-
zenship with Recycling: Educa-
Environmental Ed. Assn of Washington
bcgreengames.ca
tional Programs at ISU - Idaho
$41,000
State University (ISU) will survey a
Project Title: Schools for the Future:
sample of their students, faculty, and staff to ﬁnd
Sustainable Design Projects (SDP) - The Sus-
Montana EE
which view of citizenship (duty-based or engaged
tainable Design Project will recruit and train
Conference
citizen) is in the ISU community and how they
12 teachers from different Washington state
The 19th Annual MEEA
view a “frame” (recycling).
school districts to actively and effectively util-
Conference: Gathering at the
itize the people, tools, and resources available
Salmon Valley Stewardship
for sustainability education.
Gates, will be held April 22-
23, 2010 in Helena, MT.
$19484
Project Title: A Sense of Salmon: Connect-
The annual EPA grants program gives
Check the MEEA web-
ing Children to Lemhi County’s Rich Environ-
ﬁnancial support to projects that increase the
site at http://www.mon-
mental Heritage Through the Arts - The Sense
public’s awareness and knowledge about the
tanaeea.org for more information.
and Sensibility project will focus on children
environment and provide skills to make in-
6-12 years of age in Lemhi County and Ft. Hall
formed decisions and take responsible action.
Shoshone-Bannock Reservation. Students will en-
Currently, EPA does not have an environmental
gage in hands-on inquiry activities to learn about
education grant solicitation issued. Please
local natural environments, traditional uses and
check our national website for up-to-date
interactions with that environment, and implica-
information – http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/
tions of those actions on the future.
grants.html.
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