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Nature of Learning Grants Program
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This grant is offered for community-based environmental education initiatives set in National Wildlife Refuges that are to be used as outdoor classrooms. Its purpose is to to promote a greater understanding of local conservation issues, support site-specific environmental education, use on-site programs to focus on refuge issues, emphasize species of importance, and other goals that promote education and stewardship along the lines of the Nature of Learning framework (see: http://refuges.fws.gov/education/natureOfLearning/index.html). The grants are offered in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Wildlife Refuge System and the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), The Keystone Center, and National Wildlife Refuge Association. |
$160,000
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