Appendices:

1. Funding Opportunities

The following funding opportunities were developed through class discussions. This should provide a starting point for further reflection and a springboard for new ideas.

Overnight Facilities: Guest facilities may range from the basic campsite to dormitory accommodations. The guest could have limited stays, such as weekend access, or longer-term lodging, summer camps for example.

Retail Facilities: Snack bar or gift shop.

Hall Rental: Part or all of the Environmental Learning Center may be rented out for wedding parties, family reunions, retreats, banquets, or lectures.

Recreation: Canoe rentals, outdoor concerts, or small fees for utilizing trails and facilities.

Classes: Art, poetry composition, meditation, nature study, and native plant identification.

Artist or Scientist in Residence: Provide accommodations for graduate or undergraduate students to work on the site. They would be responsible for site monitoring and care-taking in return for a room. The trust could charge a small tuition fee as well.

Certification for Environmental Education: College students could be the teachers of the visitors to the site and also take care of the area.

Additional Grant Sources:

http://eelink.net/grants-eespecificresources.html
Links are provided to Environmental Education funding options.

http://www.homedepot.com
Home depot provides grants to non-profit organizations that are focused on forestry and ecology.

http://www.infrafunding.wa.gov/
This site contains a database from which organizations can match funding needs with
grant opportunities.

http://www.sunnywalter.com/Envir-Grants.html
Makes available contact information on foundations that provide funding for the environment.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/HOMEPAGE.NSF/webpage/Grants
Part of the Environmental Protection Agency's web page, listing grants available in the Pacific Northwest.

2. Links for further information

Forestry:
http://www.packforest.org

Environmental Learning Centers:

http://www.eagle-bluff.org/
RR#2 Box 156A
1991 Brightsdale Road
Lanesboro, MN 55949
(507) 467-2437; or toll free (888) 800-9558.

http://www.pselc.org/
4450 Blakely Avenue NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Tel: 206.855.4300
Fax: 206.855.4301
Email: info@pselc.org

http://www.wolf-ridge.org/
info@wolf-ridge.org
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
6282 Cranberry Road
Finland, Minnesota USA
55603-9700
(800) 523-2733 (in Minnesota & Wisconsin)
(218) 353-7414 (elsewhere)
Fax: (218) 353-7762

http://indian-river.fl.us/elc/ or http://www.elcweb.org/
Environmental Learning Center
255 Live Oak Drive
Vero Beach, FL 32963
Phone: 561.589.5050
Fax: 561.589.7723

http://depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/elc/
Environmental Learning Center
Clackamas Community College
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone:
503-657-6958 ext. 2351
elc@clackamas.cc.or.us

www.cnr.colostate.edu/elc
CSU Environmental Learning Center
3745 East Prospect
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Tel: 970.491.1661
Fax: 970.491.5883
Email: annette@cnr.colostate.edu

Green Education Site
http://edugreen.teri.res.in/

Nature Learning Site
http://www.naturenet.com/

Environmental curriculum
http://www.gwu.edu/~greenu/enfoc.html
http://www.calacademy.org/research/library/biodiv/biblio/envcur.htm
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/curriculum_resources.htm
http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/environmentalcurriculum.html
http://www.everdale.org/
http://www.parks.wa.gov/elcs.asp
http://www.ncascades.org/elc/
http://naples.com/nature/
http://clearcreekelc.org/
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeedserv/currconserv.htm
http://www.veaweteach.org/environ.html
http://www.fortworthgov.org/OCOC/environmental_curriculum.htm
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/curriculum.htm
http://www.epa.gov/teachers/curriculumwater.htm

3. Bibliography

www.envirolink.netforchange.com
This site gives information about current issues with the environment. It offers information on various resources - government, career, and educational. There are about 5 other environmental organizations listed on the website that work on specific projects or missions. In addition, the website is working to get individuals involved in their environments and healthy, sustainable systems. It suggests projects which people may want to join, and gives information on products and marketplaces that are earth friendly.

http://seeh.spl.org/seeh
This website gives information on environmental education. It provides curriculum ideas, field trip opportunities, and links to other environmental education sites on line.

The Great Northwest Nature Factbook
Ann Saling
Westwind Press, Portland, OR
1999

This book focuses specifically on the Pacific NW - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It lists natural features to visit and explore, including rivers, mountains, old-growth forests, native plants and animals and their unique habitats. This is not a traditional field guide, but rather a collection of fascinating facts about our region that are informative and fun. Many of these facts could provide a basis for a nature center activity or field trip for young students and families.