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2006-2007 Conservation Education Mini-Grant Program
Report
NNREC acknowldeges the recipients of 2006-2007 for providing learning that connects students to their place, and the funders for making the program possible. Nearly all funding this year was provided by the Nevada Division of Forestry Conservation Education Program. If you want to apply for next year, see the main Mini-Grant page. If you are a potential funder, please see the Funders Background page. This report is also available as a pdf document, as well as the initial award announcement.
Nevada Outdoor School, Winnemucca $500
Water Canyon 3rd Grade Interpretive Field Trip, June 5th, 2007
This was the 1st annual Water Canyon Interpretive Field Trip for the 3rd grade students at Sonoma Heights. Students and teachers had the opportunity to rotate through four stations that taught about the Water Canyon ecosystem.
The four lessons included:
- Riparian Ecosystems- Plant and Animal Facts and Oh Deer! Carrying Capacity Lesson
- Water Quality Testing and Macro-invertebrates
- Snapshot and Project Wet Stream Sense lesson- Water PH testing, secchi disk, disolved oxygen, width and depth of the stream
- Interpretive Hike- Hike through Water Canyon Interpretive Trail and Outlook Trail with an emphasis on vegetation and cultural uses of the canyon
All the lessons that were taught were taken from the nationally recognized environmental resources of Project Wild and Project Wet as well as the Water Canyon Interpretive Field Trip kit developed by Nevada Outdoor School.
Direct Results
Total number of student participants: 100
Total number of teacher/adult participants: 20
Total number of contact hours: 480
Total number of volunteers: 7
Total number of volunteer hours: 28
More information
For more information on the program, please contact minigrant@nnrec.org.
