Proposals for School Gardens

Posted by Nature Conservancy on September 25, 2017

Nature Conservancy Accepting Proposals for School Gardens

The Nature Conservancy is working to promote environmental education through the creation of Nature Works Everywhere gardens. The core principle behind the Gardens program is that gardens model conservation science on a relatable scale. The program empowers students and teachers to work together to create and implement their own solutions to environmental challenges in their communities.

Whether addressing issues surrounding food deserts, air quality, heat island effect, or storm water collection, youth are empowered as social innovators to model solutions in their school communities through garden design and implementation. Nature Works Everywhere gardens are designed to connect students to a global challenge — to protect the natural systems that produce our food, water, clean air, and energy.

To that end, grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to support projects that implement green infrastructure to address local environmental challenges. These include access to healthy food, air quality, heat island effect, climate change, and storm water collection. Through the program, young people will work as social innovators to help their communities through project design and implementation.

Public or charter elementary, middle, or high schools are eligible.

Visit the Nature Works Everywhere website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: November 3, 2017

https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/#grants