The Nature of Learning Grant Program
The National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation (Foundation), in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) National Wildlife Refuge System and the National
Conservation Training Center (NCTC), and National Wildlife Refuge
Association, is pleased to solicit applications from organizations
interested in initiating The Nature of Learning in their
communities. The Nature of Learning is the FWS National
Wildlife Refuge System’s community-based environmental education
initiative that seeks to:
- Use National Wildlife Refuges as
outdoor classrooms to promote a greater understanding of local
conservation issues;
- Encourage an interdisciplinary approach
to learning that seeks to enhance student academic
achievement;
- Utilize field experiences and
student-led stewardship projects to connect classroom lessons to real
world issues; and
- Involve a partnership among local
schools, community groups, natural resource professionals and local
businesses.
Staff Representative
Teal Edelen
Acting Program Director, National Wildlife Refuge Programs
Teal.Edelen@nfwf.org
