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DEP Awards Grants To Promote Environmental Education, Stewardship
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Ninety-five schools, universities, non-profit groups and conservation districts will receive more than $382,000 in Environmental Education Grants from the Department of Environmental Protection for projects that will educate Pennsylvanians about important issues such as renewable energy, water conservation, air quality and climate change.
“It’s important that we make environmental education a life-long learning experience,” said DEP Secretary John Hanger. “These grants will fund innovative projects and workshops aimed at conservation and resource management that provide young adults, families and communities with the tools and resources they need to be successful stewards of our environment.”
The grants will fund such projects as conducting teacher workshops and developing curricula on alternative energy, installing rain gardens and barrels to demonstrate stormwater management practices, and coordinating native plant workshops for homeowners to promote the use of native plants in residential landscaping.
The grant program was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1993, which mandates setting aside 5 percent of the pollution fines and penalties DEP collects annually for environmental education in Pennsylvania.
Since then, DEP has awarded more than $7 million in grants to support the environmental education efforts of schools, county conservation districts and other nonprofit organizations throughout Pennsylvania.
A list of grants awarded is available online. For more information, visit the DEP Environmental Education Grants webpage.
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5/24/2010 |
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