Engage 720 pre-kindergarten-aged students and 48 of their teachers with hands-on lessons that incorporate material on shortleaf pine and oak savanna forests, riparian forests and freshwater habitats, and key umbrella species for aquatic and savanna forests. Project will increase the students’ awareness and interest in native habitats and species, as well as create and build the capacity of early childhood educators who will replicate the curricula as part of their regular classroom engagement.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Developing the Next Generation
Project Title: Junior Nature Explorers Program (KY)
Organization:
Bluegrass Greensource
Project ID:
2100.18.061865
Description:
Award Amount:
$149595.43
Location:
Bluegrass Greensource is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, which is in Fayette County. The Junior Nature Explorers program will be open and available to preK students and teachers in the 20 Central Kentucky counties that we serve.