Implement a year-round youth-driven river engagement program at Bartram's Garden, hiring up to 16 local youth interns annually to serve as riverfront ambassadors for river recreation programs that currently welcome roughly 8,000 neighbors annually. Project will encourage students to deepen their own skills and understanding in both watershed stewardship and river recreation while also sharing their learnings with members of the public through on-site recreation, and facilitated volunteer days.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Delaware River Restoration Fund
Project Title: Youth Stewardship and Community Recreation Access on the Tidal Schuylkill River (PA)
Organization:
John Bartram Association
Project ID:
0403.20.069453
Description:
Award Amount:
$258366.56
Location:
Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.