Mini-Grant Recipients

Community First School will use Keney Park and its Nature Trail as an outdoor learning hub to deepen students’ environmental knowledge, stewardship, and connection to local green spaces.

Rucum Woods Center will pilot a bilingual “Bosque Buddies – Forest Friends” nature program introducing Spanish-speaking elementary students to forest ecology and environmental stewardship.

Extend educational programming with City Growers youth and staff to attend immersive, intergenerational on-farm Program aimed at expanding their knowledge of gardening, food justice, and community building particularly within urban communities.

Earthplace will provide stipends and training for college student interns to support seasonal nature programs and conservation initiatives that engage visiting school groups.

Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut is proposing the purchase of a mobility scooter that will enable visiting patrons who have mobility difficulties to fully enjoy the Wallace Barnes Accessible Nature Trail.

Fostering environmental stewardship through volunteer work and eco-friendly initiatives both within the school and with partnerships in their local community like a Trashion show and film screenings.