October 24, 2000
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Immediate Release October 24, 2000 |
Contact: Sue Ripp 360-891-5091 |
VANCOUVER, WA - Inner city youth and underserved students will benefit from four grants announced today by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
The grants, totaling $52,400, were awarded for projects to reach underserved youth and integrate student education through activities that take place in various locations around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The grants come from the Forest Service's Conservation Education program.
All of the proposals leverage federal dollars with matches from various partners.
Partners for these projects include: Washington State University; the Mount St. Helens Institute; Cowlitz County; Educational Service District 112; Portland area colleges and universities; the White Pass School District; USDA Coalition of Minority Employees; Vancouver Parks and Recreation; Trout Lake Bird Guild; Wolftree; Blazers Boys and Girls Club; Kiwanis Vancouver Boulevard Club; federal and state agencies; Vancouver Chapter NAACP; Community African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; and local businesses, companies and private individuals.
The four projects are:
A $14,000 grant to bring students from Portland-area schools to participate in gathering information that will contribute to restoration efforts in the Wind River.
A $13,500 grant to engage inner-city youth with natural resources conservation education through science activities on field trips to Mount St. Helens and other areas around the Forest.
A $10,900 grant to create a "hands on" environmental science training for young people in Cowlitz Valley communities. The objective is to obtain long-term monitoring data for local streams and lakes.
A $14,000 grant to introduce urban youth to the concepts of urban forestry, environmental justice, natural resource management and associated career paths.
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Revised: 02 February 2001