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Since 1993, the NLC has awarded environmental awareness and science project grants to local students and teachers. Our goal is to encourage students’ understanding of their local environment through direct involvement in project-related activities. Previous grants include:
Wetland ecology equipment for the Nantucket New School;
funding for a science fair project on the long life of the ocean quahog with Dr. Stephen Estabrooks of Nantucket High School;
Microscopes for the Nantucket Home School group;
An owl pellet kit and landfill kit for the Nantucket New School;
Educational composting materials for the Homeschool group;
Materials for an educational garden for Small Friends;
Materials for an educational garden for Strong Wings; |
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 Pictured here: Young Gardeners grow corn in the Strong Wings' educational garden, supported by a Nantucket Land Council educational grant. |
A ground water model for the Nantucket Elementary School;
Funding for the Cyrus Peirce Middle School and Nantucket High School Science Fair to Suzanne Fronzuto;
Funding for water quality testing equipment to Irene Egan of the Cyrus Peirce Middle School. For more information on our grants program, read the press release here. To read the call for proposals letter, please click here. For a grant application, please click here. |
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