We’re sending congratulations and a big Welcome to Higley Traditional Academy in Gilbert, AZ! Captain Planet Foundation joined representatives from Dole Sunshine and Bashas’ Supermarkets to celebrate the installation and planting of their new garden this week. We look forward to watching their garden grow!
Grantee: West Career and Technical Academy – Las Vegas, NV Project Title: Aquaponic System to Revamp School Lunches Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The students at West Career and Technical Academy have decided to revamp their school lunches with vegetables and herbs grown in their very-own aquaponics system! Using the school pond, they have built shelves … Read more
Grantee: McKean County Conservation District Project Title: McKean County Boondocs’ Program- Streambank Stabilization Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: There over 1,900 miles of waterways in McKean County, Pennsylvania that have served as an essential piece of the county’s community for centuries. Because of their impact, the health of these waterways should be a top priority for … Read more
April 6, 2018 Grantee: Audubon Arizona – Phoenix, AZProject Title: The Downtown Owls ProjectGrant Type: ecoSolution Description: Due to habitat loss and climate change, the number of Burrowing Owls in the western United States is steadily declining. Reports have estimated that the owl will lose 77% of its breeding range by the year 2080. Audubon Arizona decided to create a project that … Read more
Grantee: DIY Girls – Pacoima, CAProject Title: Making for GoodGrant Type: ecoSolution The goal of the project is to instill a sense of environmental ethics in our students.– Leticia Rodriguez, executive director of DIY Girls Description: Homelessness can cause a lot of waste of various materials. In the San Fernando Valley, 7,100 residents are homeless … Read more
Grantee: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy – Ft. Pierce / FLProject Title: Data Collection and Monitoring of Microplastics in the Indian River LagoonGrant Type: ecoSolution Overall, it was a great application of the scientific method for the students and for them to realize that things don’t always go the way that we expect them to – giving them the experience … Read more
Grantee: Pueblo Vista Magnet School – Napa, CAProject Title: Designing Rain Gardens for California DroughtGrant Type: ecoSolution Description: California has had a history of severe droughts and was under a drought state of emergency from January 2014 until April 2017. The Pueblo Vista Magnet School is teaching their students the importance of groundwater and drought … Read more
Grantee: Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research and Education / Beals, MaineProject Title: Let’s Find Out What is Out There – Then Manage, Restore, and Protect ItGrand Type: ecoSolution Description: The population of clams in Downeast Maine is being threated due to green crabs. Because of their lack of defense, younger clams are increasingly attacked by … Read more
Grantee: Edison High School, Academy of Sustainability at Edison – Huntington Beach, CA / 2017Project Title: Edison Habitat Design ProjectGrant Type: ecoSolution Description: Edison High School students are repairing their campus’s ecosystem, one habitat design at a time! The Academy of Sustainability noticed that there were several plants that do not naturally grow in their coastal … Read more
Grantee: Atlanta Botanical Garden – Atlanta, GA / 2016Project Title: DNA Barcoding for BiodiversityGrant Type: ecoTech Description: Pollinator decline is an important conservation concern, particularly in densely populated urban areas. Dedicating green space, increasing native plant habitat, and creating pollinator gardens can combat pollinator losses by providing nesting and foraging habitat. Student-led groups from 5 Atlanta high schools recorded … Read more