Tuesday, November 23, 2004

[Grants] National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitats Program The National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitats Program provides grants of $250 for educators and educational organizations interested in creating or revitalizing wildlife habitats on school grounds or on land near educational organizations. Prospective projects should reflect the goals of the Schoolyard Habitats Program, including the four components for wildlife: food, water, cover, and places to raise young. Educators at public and private schools and educational organizations throughout the U.S. are eligible to apply. Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed at the beginning of each month. [Source: Grantstattion.com] 11:04:43 AM Google It!    [Schools] Lewisville ISD: Students' legwork saves space in landfills Twelve-year-old Holly Kinser knew her environment needed her – the proof was in the ecology club posters plastered in the hallways of her Flower Mound campus. So the McKamy Middle School seventh-grader set out with a wagon to travel her neighborhood, asking for old telephone books to recycle as part of a districtwide program. [Source: Dallas Morning News] 10:15:40 AM Google It!    [Schools] Science Teacher Sparks Solar Dreams It took more than a 1 kW photovoltaic system to make Jane Douglass eligible for the Renewable Energy Teacher Award. It took the fifth and sixth grade students at Basalt Middle School to help install the system, and Solar Energy International (SEI) to nominate Douglass for the award because of her efforts to teach the students about renewable energy. 10:11:03 AM Google It!

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