WEEB Grant Programs

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $5,660

Contribution: $7,400

Title: Annual WI High School Action Confer

Org: WI Assn For Environmental Ed

Grant: 2-0040-EE

Contact: Dan Sivek

Addr1: 7290 CTH MM

Addr2: Amherst Jct. WI 54407-

Phone: 608-263-0478

Synopsis: Two One-day Conferences Resulted From The Project. Students An

Teachers Had Choices Of Over 30 Presentation/ Workshops. Presenters

Represented Numerous Agencies And Organizations Including The Wisconsin

Legislature, The Department Of Natural Resources, Utilities, School

Districts, Conservation Organizations, And The Department Of Public

Instruction. Participants Were Sent Resource Materials In Advance And Three

Students From The Milwaukee Conference Were Sent To The Earth Summit In

Brazil As A Result. Conference Evaluations Were Positive And Both Sites

Plan To Continue The Conference In The Future. A Third Site, Ashland, Is

Holding A Conference In 1992.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $5,000

Contribution: $7,234

Title: Center For Envir Awareness & Action

Org: Appleton High School East

Grant: 2-0147-EE

Contact: Pat Marinac- Sanders

Addr1: 2121 Emmers Drive

Addr2: Appleton WI 54915-

Phone: 414-832-6200

Synopsis: A "center For Environmental Awareness And Action" (CEAA) Was A

Student-centered Program That Integrated Environmental Science And

Technology Education Classes. These Classes Located And Constructed The

"center". The Physical Design Consists Of Display Cases And Boards Located

In An Open Area Of The School. Environmental Science Students Collected

Information And Prepared Displays - Often In Conjunction With A Required

Environmental Action Project- For Use In The CEAA. Information Collected I

Being Kept In The Environmental Science Classroom For Continued Use By

Students And Staff. Some Students Presented Project Work To Elementary

Classrooms In The District As Part Of A Fledgling "environmental Awareness

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $6,960

Contribution: $10,041

Title: Classroom Recycling

Org: Barneveld School District

Grant: 2-0287-EE

Contact: Michelle Walsdorf

Addr1: 105 W. Douglas St.

Addr2: Barneveld WI 53507-

Phone: 608-924-4711

Synopsis: Thirty-five Participants In The Classroom Recycling Project

Received Inservice Training On Recycling And Recycling Activity Development

They Were Tested On The Materials Presented And Lessons Were Submitted,

Evaluated, And Modified. The Lessons Have Been Integrated Into The Present

Curriculum. Through Surveys And Discussions, The Project Director And The

DNR Consultant Found The Project To Have Been A Success As 100% Of Teachers

Reported Using Their Lessons, Recycling In The Room, And Being Satisfied

With The Recycling Programs Developed. Recycling And The Use Of Related

Activities Takes Place In The 1992-1993 School Year Also. Mailings And

Recycling Information Presented

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $2,638

Contribution: $4,100

Title: Earth Matters

Org: Great Blue Heron Girl Scouts Inc.

Grant: 2-0033-EE

Contact: Marjorie Shea

Addr1: 21516 W. Greenfield Ave

Addr2: New Berlin WI 53146-

Phone: 414-544-8777

Synopsis: Over 600 Adult Volunteers Representing 68% Of The Council's

Troops (surpassing The Goal Of 40% Of Troops) Participated In Two One-hour

Environmental Training Sessions. The First Session Provided These Leaders

Of Diverse Backgrounds With A Variety Of Resources And Ideas To Promote

Environmental Awareness In Troops From Kindergarten Through Senior Levels

(see Appendix). The Second Session Developed Skills Useful In Researching,

Planning, And Implementing An Action Project. As Indicated By Their

Responses In The Training Evaluations, This Gave The Leaders The Confidence

To Guide The Girls Through The Same Process. The Number Of Participation

Patches Purchase (1,204) Is An Indication For The Number Of Girls participating.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $4,923

Contribution: $5,731

Title: Envir Classroom On Ice Age Trail

Org: Adams- Friendship Area Schools

Grant: 2-0014-EE

Contact: Cora Sue Acor

Addr1: 420 N. Main St., Box 346

Addr2: Adams WI 53910-0346

Phone: 608-339-3213

Synopsis: Three Teachers And An Adams County Parks Employee Worked

Throughout The Summer And Fall To Lay Out The Stations On The Existing Ice

Age Trail. They Developed A Question And Answer Sheet To Be Used As

Students And Citizens Walked On The Trail. A Trail Activity Guide Was

Developed And Over 1000 People Completed Trail Question Sheets. Trail User

Were From A Wide Cross Section Of The Population; Many Were People Who Were

Camping In The Castle Rock County Park Across The Road From The Trail.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $2,000

Contribution: $3,704

Title: Envir Impact Of Hazardous Waste Disposal

Org: Madison Area Technical College (MATC)

Grant: 2-0038-EE

Contact: Abdulcadir Sido

Addr1: 3550 Anderson Street

Addr2: Madison WI 53703-

Phone: 608-246-6725

Synopsis: Approximately 90 Instructors From MATC Division Of Health Were

Invited To An In-service. The In-service Dealt With Protection Against

Communicable Diseases, OSHA Rules And DIHLR Standards Dealing With Blood

Borne Diseases And Proper Disposal Of Chemicals And Infectious Waste. Ten

Of These Instructors Who Deal With Blood And Body Fluid Products Were

Allowed To Develop A Curriculum And Information To Be Shared And Adopted By

The Rest Of The Instructors. Videos And Printed Materials Were Purchased T

Be Shared And Given To Students Through Orientation And Infusion In Course

Material And Clinic Manuals. This Information Was Shared With More Than 85

Students. Policies Regarding Personal Safety And Bio-hazard Containment We

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $8,286

Contribution: $952

Title: Envir Radio Production Project

Org: White Pine Community Broadcasting

Grant: 2-0048-EE

Contact: Robert Fiocchi

Addr1: WXPR Public Radio, 303 W. Prospect

Addr2: Rhinelander WI 54501-

Phone: 715-362-6000

Synopsis: The Primary Project Activity Involves The Production Of Radio

Pieces To Be Inserted Into The National Public Radio Program "morning

Edition". Other Activities Include The WXPR Earth Fair, Live Broadcast Of

A DNR Hearing On Noranda Mine Project In Oneida County, Live And Recorded

Coverage Of The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair. The Project Has Resulted In

Exposure Of A Mass Audience To In-depth Coverage Of A Wide Variety Of

Issues, From Environmental Degradation To Stewardship Of Land, Energy

Conservation And Alternative Energy, And The Preservation Of Water Quality.

In Addition, Attendees To The Earth Fair Were Exposed To People And

Businesses In The Area Who Are Involved In Environmental Issues And Process

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $11,900

Contribution: $6,240

Title: Environmental Awakenings

Org: Fox River Area Girl Scout Council

Grant: 2-0035-EE

Contact: Becky Bauer/ Kathryn Ni

Addr1: 925 W. Northland Avenue

Addr2: Appleton WI 54914-

Phone: 414-734-4559

Synopsis: This Was Developed To Provide EE Training For Adult Volunteers

And Senior Girl Scouts. 21 Participants From This And Surrounding Girl

Scout Councils Attend The Two-day Workshop At The Central Wisconsin

Environmental Station. Participants Developed An Awareness And Knowledge O

Environmental Issues. Through Workshop Activities, They Learned And

Practiced Skills And Developed An Implementation Plan To Share Their

Acquired Knowledge And Skills With Others. In Addition To Participant

Workshop Resources, A Council Resource Library Was Developed To Assist

Participants In Carrying Out Their "back Home Commitment". The Projected

Impact Of Participant Projects/ "back Home Commitments" Is 2500 People.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $4,973

Contribution: $3,544

Title: Focus On Forests

Org: Dept. Natural Resources

Grant: 2-0043-EE

Contact: Kirsten Held

Addr1: 101 S. Webster

Addr2: Madison WI 53703-

Phone: 608-267-3120

Synopsis: This Project Was An Environmental Education Effort With Visitor

To Wisconsin State Parks And Forests During The Summer Of 1992. It Was

Designed To Help Visitors Gain Awareness Of Forest Resources, How The

Resources Are Managed, And The Impact Of Various Practices. Forty-five

Naturalist Were Trained At A 2-day Workshop To Assist In The Effective Use

Of The Materials. A Resource Notebook Was Also Developed To Assist Them In

The Development Of Their Own Programs. A Professionally Produced "focus On

Forests" Slide Show Was Developed And Shown To Park Visitors. Several

Exhibits Were Made For Use At Each Part, And Supportive Materials Were

Provided To Foresters To Assist Them In Teaching The Concepts Of The Program.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $9,000

Contribution: $11,471

Title: Garland School Orienteering

Org: Garland Elementary School

Grant: 2-3619-EE

Contact: Janice Piechocki

Addr1: 1420 W. Goldcrest Avenue

Addr2: Milwaukee WI 53221-

Phone: 414-878-4789

Synopsis: A Classroom Of 5th And 1st Graders From Hamlin Garland School

Were Introduced To Compass Work Through This Project. All Objectives Were

Met Except For One. The Topographic Map Objective 1.2 Did Not Work Out As

Well As Hoped. Mastery Was Not Attained But The Students Did Get Exposed T

The Maps. It Was Meaningful. Some Of The Worksheets Were Already

Available. Some Were Redone To Make Them Useable For First And Fifth

Graders. The Trips To Maitland Park Were Favored By The Students. Activity

1.1.2 Was Redone So The Students Could Work In The Gym Instead Of On The

Playground In Bad Weather. They Used Yard And Masking Tape Which Worked Very

Well. The Students Met Instant Success. The Culminating Activity To The Z

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $496

Contribution: $158

Title: Geneva Lake Curriculum Project

Org: Big Foot Area School Association

Grant: 2-6013-EE

Contact: Ronald W. Bullens

Addr1: Box B, 450 S. Main Street

Addr2: Fontana WI 53125-

Phone: 414-275-6883

Synopsis: This Project Was Developed To Provide Teachers With Training

Regarding The Ecology, Structure, Formation And Local History Of Geneva

Lake. The Intent Was To Bring Meaning To The Classroom By Relating What

Children Are Learning In School To Their Experience In Life. A Corollary

Objective Was To Help To Protect Geneva Lake As An Environmental, Economic

And Esthetic Resource By Preparing Students To Become Environmentally Aware

Citizens. They Conducted Two Training Sessions Which Involved 74 Educators

In Hands-on Activities Which They Could Use In Their Classrooms. The Second

Objective Was To Develop Curriculum Units That Could Be Shared With Teacher

Where Topics Related To Geneva Lake Could Be Integrated Into Their Regular

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $9,500

Contribution: $8,450

Title: Going Beyond The EE Mandate Model

Org: C E S A 12

Grant: 2-0052-EE

Contact: Dale Baggerly

Addr1: 618 Beaser Ave

Addr2: Ashland WI 54806-2751

Phone: 715-682-1223

Synopsis: The Project Developed Leadership Cadre From Education, Business

Resource Managers, And Citizens From A Multi-county Area. A Resource Guide

To EE Contacts In The CESA 12 Region Was Prepared. The Leadership Cadre

Established An Environmental Education Council (CEEC) Which Met Several

Times. The CEEC Determined To Develop EE Resource Kits For School And

Public Access. Three Kits Were Selected: The "wolf Box", The "little

Wetlands, Little Treasures" Kit, And The "solar Electric Education" Kit. The

Northern Waters Library System Also Developed Kits On Wetlands, Birds,

Wildlife Tracking, And Recycling. CESA 12, The Sigurd Olson Institute, And

The UW Agriculture Station Will Sponsor And Coordinate A Natural Resource L

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $10,000

Contribution: $5,256

Title: Green Theater: Acting For The Envir

Org: Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua

Grant: 2-0053-EE

Contact: Sally Riggs Kessler

Addr1: Box 455

Addr2: Washburn WI 54891-

Phone: 715-742-3902

Synopsis: Production Of A Play "the Heart Of The Lake" About Lake Superior

For K-6 Students In Five Area Schools: Washburn Elementary, Lake Superior

Elementary, Marengo Valley School, Pattison Elementary And South Shore

Elementary. Following The Play, Teachers Participated In An Inservice

Program Designed To Encourage And Instruct Them In The Use Of Theater To

Teach Environmental Issues. Each Teacher Was Given A Copy Of Curriculum

Materials As A Guide For Incorporating Environmental Education Into Their

Classroom Employing Theatrical Games And Student Written And Produced Plays

With Minimal Use Of Costumes And Sets. The Project Culminated In A

Production On The Stage At Big Top Chautauqa In Bayfield, WI, In Conjunct

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $7,000

Contribution: $3,850

Title: Greenbelt Video Project

Org: Dane County Regional Planning Comm.

Grant: 2-0039-EE

Contact: Elizabeth Bardwell

Addr1: 1029 Spaight Street

Addr2: Madison WI 53703-

Phone: 608-251-7665

Synopsis: Resulted In The Production For "2020 Vision", A Video Program

Which Introduces And Discusses Issues Of Urban Growth Management. About 16

Hours Of Material Was Gathered, Including Hearings And Speeches, On The

Street Comments, 15 In-depth Interviews, And Illustrative Shots. These Have

Been Written And Edited With Narration, Graphics, And Music Into A 28-minute

Program With Broadcast And Tape Distribution Potential.

the Program Provides Basic Information About The Problems Being Discussed,

Along With A Brief History And Several Case Studies, Then Presents Comment

And Potential Solutions From Various Viewpoints.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $9,860

Contribution: $8,250

Title: Hands On: Menominee Forest

Org: Menominee Indian School District

Grant: 2-3434-EE

Contact: Sherry Vigue

Addr1: Box 399, Hwy 47-55

Addr2: Keshena WI 54135-

Phone: 715-799-3824

Synopsis: This Was A Cooperative Environmental Awareness Effort Between The

School District And The Menominee Indian Tribe. Staff Members Were

Inserviced In Environmental Educational Awareness. An Environmental

Education Curriculum Was Cooperatively Developed. The Project Director Is

Now Taking The Materials And Curriculum To Individual Classrooms And Small

Groups Of Teachers To Demonstrate And Model The Teaching Techniques Of

Infusion Into Existing Curriculum. Students, Staff, And Community

Businesses Participated In Community-wide Earth Day Clean-up Projects. At

Keshena Primary School, A Small 1/2 Acre Park And Nature Trail Was Made Out

Of A Wooded Area That Had Four Dump Truck Loads Of Trash And Refuse In It.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $10,355

Contribution: $2,650

Title: Health & Envir Issues Associated

Org: Madison Dept. Public Health

Grant: 2-0042-EE

Contact: John Hosbeck

Addr1: 210 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Addr2: Madison WI 53710-

Phone: 608-266-4821

Synopsis: This Project Was To Educate The City Of Madison Residents On

Health And Environmental Issues Associated With Pest Control Activities And

Integrated Pest Management Concepts. To Achieve This Goal The Project Team

Developed And Performed A Workshop On The Project Topic. In Addition,

Educational Materials Were Written To Provide Ongoing Education To Madison

Residents On The Topic. Initially, The Workshop Was Targeted To Community

Groups, Landlords And Property Managers. We Eventually Made The Workshop

Available To The General Public After We Received Few Registrants From The

Initial Group. A Total Of 13 People Attended The Four Hour Workshop. We

Received Positive Feedback From The Workshop Participants. To Assist Us In

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $6,600

Contribution: $4,902

Title: Household Pollution Prevention Educ

Org: Lake Michigan Federation

Grant: 2-0028-EE

Contact: Kathleen Bero

Addr1: 647 West Virginia, Suite 301

Addr2: Milwaukee WI 53204-

Phone: 414-271-5059

Synopsis: The Lake Michigan Federation Has Completed Several Interviews

With Radio, TV And Print Media Highlighting The Education Project.

Additionally, They Completed Taping 6 Segments To Be Featured On Outdoor

Wisconsin. They Have Created Public Service Announcements For Both Radio

And TV Which Are Undergoing Final Edits And Will Be Made Available To The

Local Outlets By The First Of The Year. The Children's Video/play Will Be

Taped In October And Ready For The Public By The End Of November. As An

Addition To This Project, They Created A Video For Adults Which Is Complete

And Being Disseminated. Our Informational Brochure Has Developed Into A

Recipe Book With No-toxic Cleaning Alternatives And A Series Of Six Other I

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $16,520

Contribution: $25,141

Title: Interdisciplinary Pike River Project

Org: Kenosha Unified School District # 1

Grant: 2-2793-EE

Contact: Barry Thomas

Addr1: 3600 52nd Street

Addr2: Kenosha WI 53141-

Phone: 414-697-2200

Synopsis: Three Classes Of Students (biology, chemistry, And Earth Science)

Independently Visited The Selected Sites, Collected Appropriate Samples, An

Completed Their Parts Of The Study. Narrated Slide Programs Were Produced

By Each Group. Each Group Prepared Stream Reports And Then Shared Results

And Slide Programs With The Other Subject Are Classes. The Studies

Completed By The Students Showed Chemical Parameters Within Normal Ranges

But A Lack Of The Biodiversity Which Would Be Expected For This Water

Quality. An Itinerary Was Prepared For The Bus And Walking Tour Of The Pike

River Watershed From The Mouth Of The River To Near One Of Its Several

Sources. A Pre- And Post-attitude Survey Was Administered To Participating

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $9,430

Contribution: $5,695

Title: Partnerships For The Earth

Org: WI Assn For Environmental Ed

Grant: 2-0041-EE

Contact: Dolly Ledin

Addr1: 7290 County MM

Addr2: Amherst Jct. WI 54407-

Phone: 608-263-4840

Synopsis: Produced A Proceedings Booklet To Complement The Annual

Conference Of The Wisconsin Association For Environmental Education. 42

Conference Presenters Published Summaries Of Their Presentations In The

Booklet, Which Provides The Name And Address Of Each Contact Person. The

Booklet Was Mailed To 900 People In The Wisconsin School System

Environmental Education Network, And About 100 Other Conference

Participants. Although A Very Time Consuming Project, The Booklet Provide

Summaries On Partnerships In Formal Education, Environmental Education In

Nonformal Settings, Resource Networks, Issue Investigation And Action, And

Partnerships With The Arts.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $1,231

Contribution: $898

Title: Prairie & Wetland Restoration

Org: Indian Hill School

Grant: 2-3619-EE

Contact: Karen Smith- Winicki

Addr1: 1101 W. Brown Deer Road

Addr2: Milwaukee WI 53217-

Phone: 414-351-7390

Synopsis: Three Ecosystems: Prairie, Woodland, Wetland Were Established A

Indian Hill School By Students, Teachers, Parents, And Community Members.

These Parcels Have Become On-site Environmental Education Labs Or Students

In Grades K-5. All Participating Staff (35) Were In-serviced In Ecological

Information And Strategies For Using These Outdoor Classrooms Through An

Awareness Tour Of The Areas Conducted By Ms Lorrie Otto. Also, There Was A

Follow-up Slide Presentation Outlining The Stages Of Development In Creating

The Three Ecosystems, Units Of Study Were Developed Through The Science

Curriculum, And A Commemorative Project Booklet Was Made. One Teacher Was

Selected As The "nature Lady" And Assists In Writing, Teaching And Assisting

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $11,000

Contribution: $7,264

Title: Project E-share

Org: Beloit School District

Grant: 2-0413-EE

Contact: Heidie Andre

Addr1: 1633 Keeler Avenue

Addr2: Beloit WI 53511-

Phone: 608-364-6054

Synopsis: The Project Goals Were 1) Inservicing Of Selected Teachers In E

Issues And Practices And 2) Placement Of Trained EE Teacher-leaders In

Elementary Schools. Six Elementary Teachers Were Chosen And Introduced To

Several Prominent Environmental Curriculum Projects And Materials. The

Teachers Were Then Divided Into Two Teams And Used As Specialists During A

Five Week Summer School At 2 Elementary Schools. Lessons Were Taught To 16

Students K-6. Final Lessons Were Summarized Into A Curriculum Manual (sent

To The Wisconsin Center For Environmental Education At UWSP. Because Of

Inclement Weather, The Classes Were Designed For Indoor As Well As Outdoor

Use. These Same Six Teachers Were Then Assigned To Inservice Their Staffs

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $9,917

Contribution: $6,713

Title: Project Recycle

Org: Trempealeau Valley Cooperative School

Grant: 2-0051-EE

Contact: Jerry Freimark/ Cindy M

Addr1: 1817 Dewey Street

Addr2: Whitehall WI 54773-

Phone: 715-538-2341

Synopsis: Project "recycle" Was Written In Response To An Identified Need

For Recycling Education For Students, Educators, And Administration In The

Trempeauleau Valley Cooperative Schools. All Four School Districts Receive

At Least One Of Three Recycling Education Inservices From The Project

Consultant And Cooperating Team. Three Of The Schools Went On To Implement

In-school Paper Recycling Programs. Whitehall's Sunset Elementary School

Participated In A Recycling Logo Contest. Winning Designs Were Printed On

Recycled Paper Placemats For Use In Local Restaurants. High School

Students, Along With Adult Advisors, Worked Together To Produce A Paper

Recycling Videotape For Use On The Local Cable TV Access Channel. Project

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $8,319

Contribution: $1,616

Title: Providing Envir Educ At Camp Rivers

Org: Sheboygan County Audubon Society

Grant: 2-0032-EE

Contact: Elizabeth Wywialowski

Addr1: 1534 Eisner Avenue

Addr2: Sheboygan WI 53083-

Phone: 414-452-0596

Synopsis: A One-mile Nature Trail With 25 Numbered Posts For Points Of

Interest Has Been Developed Involving 4h Members, Volunteer Adults,

Naturalists, And Restitution Workers. One Fourth Of The Trail Was Covered

With Crushed Limestone For Wheelchair Access. The Balance Of The Trail Was

Wood Chipped. A Corresponding Guide For Public Use Has Been Developed For

Spring And Summer And One For Fall Is In The Process. Both Are Subject To

Refinement. A Year Round Pre, Post, And On The Trail Activities Handbook

For Teachers K-12 has been completed.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $7,592

Contribution: $2,869

Title: Radon Testing Project

Org: Freedom Area School District

Grant: 2-1953-EE

Contact: Kathy Trarbach

Addr1: Box 1008

Addr2: Freedom WI 54131-

Phone: 414-788-7940

Synopsis: The Freedom Middle School 6th Grade Teachers Developed

Interdisciplinary Activities To Inform The Students About The Dangers Of

Radon In Homes. The Students Created Radon Videos, Were Tested On Radon

Knowledge, Developed A Parent Awareness Survey, Constructed Informational

Posters, Test 81% Of Middle School Homes, And Graphed And Mapped Results.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $6,906

Contribution: $1,084

Title: WI Envir Educ Grant: teacher/teacher

Org: Port Washington-Saukville School District

Grant: 2-0030-EE

Contact: Lois Zahorik

Addr1: 100 West Monroe Street

Addr2: Port Washington WI 53074-

Phone: 414-284-7700

Synopsis: A Local Teacher Served As A "teacher Of Teachers" For A 10 Hr

After-school Course "exploration Of The Local Environment". Ten Middle And

Elementary Teachers, Plus A Community Member/ Parent Participated In The

Course. They Learned About Local Environmental Issues And Resources By

Visiting A Sewage Treatment Plant, Wisconsin Electric Co., An Incinerator,

And Riveredge (nature Center). Evaluation Results Were Positive As Teacher

Became Aware Of Efforts Of Communities To Use Tax Dollars To Preserve

Resources And Ways To Infuse Environmental Issues Into The Curriculum.

Environmental Curriculum Resources Were Reviewed, Purchased, And Added To

Curriculum Libraries In Each Of The 5 District Schools. They Are Used By T

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $1,042

Contribution: $350

Title: WI K-12 Student/teacher Environ Lit

Org: WI Center For Environmental Ed

Grant: 2-0047-EE

Contact: Dr. Randy Champeau

Addr1: College Of Nat Resources UWSP

Addr2: Stevens Point WI 54481-

Phone: 715-346-4174

Synopsis: This Grant Supported The Second Year Of Development Related To

The Assessment Of Wisconsin Teacher And Student Environmental Literacy.

Developed A Pilot Test Administered To WI Teachers, 5th Graders, And 11th

Graders. Four Pilot Versions Were Developed And One Instrument For Each

Population Will Be Developed. Thus The Student Assessment Goals Were On

Target And The Teacher Assessment Objectives Were Surpassed. Copies Of The

Student And Teacher Instruments Were Included With The Final Report.

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $8,674

Contribution: $17,849

Title: Wisconsin River: Reach Out And Teach

Org: Dept. Natural Resources

Grant: 2-0049-EE

Contact: Sherry Klosiewski

Addr1: 107 Sutliff Avenue, Box 818

Addr2: Rhinelander WI 54501-

Phone: 715-369-8966

Synopsis: Nineteen Educators, Representing A Wide Range Of Grade Levels A

Subject Areas, Attended A Three-day Workshop On The Wisconsin River. During

This Workshop, Agency And Non-agency Staff Presented Hands-on Sessions And

Informational Talks On Various Aspects Of The River, Including History,

Ecology And Contemporary Issues. Participants Canoed The River, Conducted

Water Chemistry And Invertebrate Sampling, And Toured The Rhinelander Paper

Mill And Rice Reservoir. They Also Interviewed Local Citizens To

Investigate And Analyze Relevant Local Environmental Issues.

Participants Received Numerous Resource Materials, And A Binder Comprised O

Collected Curriculum And Reference Materials. Participants Developed Action

Year: 1991

WEEB Grant: $3,816

Contribution: $2,259

Title: 400 Trail Interpretive Project

Org: Wonewoc - Center Schools

Grant: 3-6713-EE

Contact: John P. Cler

Addr1: P. O. Box 368

Addr2: Wonewoc WI 53968-

Phone: 608-464-3165

Synopsis: Students in the Environmental Studies class at Wonewoc-Center

High School researched, wrote, constructed, and installed 20 interpretive

signs along part of the 400 Trail. An observation platform/ rest area was

also built by the students (with some help from the Wonewoc Area Betterment

Club). Three interpretive signs were installed on the platform.