43 Environmental Projects Receive TogetherGreen Innovation Grants

State

# of Projects Funded

Total Funding

Project Summaries

AL

1

$20,000.00

Restoration of Dauphin Island, a critical sanctuary for wildlife affected by the oil spill off the coast of Alabama. Volunteers will work to remove invasive species from the island so that native species can thrive and provide food and habitat for threatened wildlife.

AR

1

$25,000.00

Training college students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education that focuses on conservation of habitat, water and energy, then working with the students during their internships to conduct projects with middle and high school students focused on energy reduction, habitat protection and monitoring, and water quality improvement.

AZ

2

$20,000.00

1. Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in a rural Arizonan community through six demonstration projects, an energy fair, and educational programs.

2. Community development of a conservation project to protect the Agua Fria.

CA

5

$88,000.00

1. Working with 650 students from underserved schools to restore 5 acres of critical lagoon habitat along the coast in Monterey County.

2. High school kids will restore five acres of critical riverside habitat on a farm abutting the Sacramento River.

3. High school students propagating and planting native plants and restoring native habitat in Debs Park.

4. Restoring native marshland habitat and educating local kids in Grand Terrace.

5. Providing students at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles with "greenhouse" and "restoration" internships, in which they learn how to propagate native plants and restore dwindling sagebrush habitat, then educate community members and younger students from Leo Politi Elementary School about the importance of conservation.

CO

3

$83,589.00

1. High school students from Denver and rural schools in Weld County will conduct energy audits of their schools and implementing energy use reduction programs.

2. Working with youth from the Southwest Conservation Corps and volunteers from the community to create trails that prevent further degradation of important habitats in along the Piedra River. Educational programming will be provided for all volunteers.

3. Creating wildlife habitat demonstration gardens with students from underserved schools in Denver.

CT/VT

1

$60,990.00

Developing relationships with owners of large tracts of forest land, to help them manage their land for wildlife.

GA

1

$34,348.00

In partnership with the Latin American Association of Atlanta, providing environmental education programming to Latino kids through schools, an after-school program for at-risk kids, a youth conference, and two camps.

ID

1

$7,000.00

Creating a wildlife management plan for a neglected nature preserve outside Boise.

IN

2

$47,725.00

1. Hands-on educational programs and the creation of nesting habitat for nighthawks and chimney swifts at Title 1 schools in Indianapolis.

2. Restoring habitat along a popular urban greenway in Muncie-Delaware County with kids who attend youth organizations serving low-income neighborhoods.

KY

1

$20,000.00

Working with community-members to plant wild grasses to provide wildlife habitat in Goshen, Kentucky's only public green space -- a nature center.

MD

2

$38,628.00

1. Expanding the successful GreenKids Schoolyard Habitat program in Montgomery County, a program designed to build enduring environmental learning and stewardship experiences for students.

2. Working with doctors in the Baltimore Medical System to "prescribe" time in nature (through programs at Patterson Park Audubon Center) for kids suffering from obesity, diabetes, asthma, and behavior problems like AD/HD. Kids with prescriptions will be involved in activities like tree-planting in Patterson Park.

ME

2

$5,000.00

1. Educating owners of very large tracts of land around the state about how they can manage it sustainably.

2. Training educators from underserved schools in service learning projects that address habitat, water and energy issues.

MN

2

$67,565.00

1. Hooking people on nature and conservation through creation of chimney swift towers, educational programs, and monitoring of swifts at suburban parks outside the Twin Cities and on tribal lands.

2. Working with building owners, managers, designers and architects to promote understanding about (and implementation of) bird-safe design strategies.

MO

2

$29,000.00

1. Continued funding for the highly successful summer program, GLADE, which helps students from underserved rural communities in Taney County take part in hands-on habitat restoration and learn scientific skills.

2. Presenting on energy use and conservation to the roughly 8,000 attendees at the annual Home Builders Association Fair; hosting an energy fair in Joplin for community-members.

MT

1

$25,000.00

Following on from a successful planning grant last year, promoting beef from a sustainably managed ranch to nature-lovers; demonstrating to other ranchers that a premium price can be sought for beef raised sustainably and encouraging them to change their ranching practices to be more sustainable.

ND

1

$5,000.00

Educating lawmakers and landowners about the economic and environmental benefits of using wetlands to mitigate floods instead of structural "solutions" such as levees, which cost a fortune and push the problem downstream.

NM

1

$22,000.00

Following on from a successful planning grant received last year, conducting educational programs for Santa Clara Pueblo kids and their families focused on the Rio Grande and its conservation. As part of the program, a local nature guide will be translated into Tewa to preserve cultural traditions and practices associated with the river.  

NV

1

$35,231.00

Conducting a year-long series of hands-on and educational events restoring sagebrush habitat on the Yomba-Shoshone reservation.

NY

4

$177,828.00

1. Hands-on conservation internships, camps, and jobs training for kids from underserved schools in New York City.

2. Working with members of faith communities to clean-up beaches and monitor wildlife in New York City to demonstrate the impact of the clean-ups.

3. Working with farmers and landowners in the St. Lawrence Valley to improve wildlife habitat in an important migratory stopover area.

4. Working with dozens of partners across New York state to get kids, families, and others to create, install, and monitor next boxes to protect American kestrels.

OH

2

$100,000.00

1. College interns from a historically black college working with Aullwood Audubon to restore prairie in and around Dayton.

2. Working with community members in downtown Columbus to remove invasive Amur honeysuckle from their properties; training students from the community in GIS/GPS and habitat restoration techniques.

OR

1

$5,000.00

Based on the results of an "equity atlas," which highlights areas of Portland with limited access to greenspace, working with community groups to develop a plan to create a park in their neighborhood.

PA

1

$40,000.00

Encouraging Pennsylvanian municipalities to improve and conserve bird habitat (and, by extension, habitat for all kinds of wildlife) through a program that rewards cities going the distance with a "Bird City" designation.

UT

1

$15,000.00

Restoring native habitat, reintroducing Columbian frogs, and protecting native vegetation from beavers in the Jordan River Wildlife Refuge.

WI

2

$36,700.00

1. Following on from a successful planning grant received last year, rolling out the new "Bird City Wisconsin" program. Cities will qualify as "bird cities" if they meet certain criteria related to wildlife habitat, water use, pesticide and herbicide use, feral cat presence, and so on.

2. Developing a plan to save energy and resources by recycling wood waste in the Appleton area.

WV

1

$25,384.00

Working with community members in Ranson to create a "natural" park at the headwaters of Flowing Springs Run, to protect water quality in the stream; provide wildlife habitat; and provide community-members with an inspiring natural space to spend time in.

WY

1

$45,000.00

Working to connect Wyoming landowners with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding to support conservation and restoration efforts on their land.

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$1,078,988.00