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Environmental education project in WY gets a boost from EPA

Release Date: 8/7/2001
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Denver -- Continuing its commitment to increase understanding of the importance of protecting the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded a series of eight workshops at the Wyoming Conservation Connection, which is part of the University of Wyoming's Natural Science Program.

Faculty and staff will present "Wild Wonderful Wyoming" on-site in the school districts, for teachers in grades 7-12, using local resources to build a sense of place. The goal is to increase students' environmental knowledge and encourage them to recognize the equilibrium between quality of life and quality of the environment.

"Our grants support projects that enhance public awareness, knowledge and skills, so people can make informed decisions that affect environmental quality," Acting Regional Administrator Jack McGraw said, "This kind of hands-on project involves students of all ages and promotes the understanding that we are inextricably connected to and dependent on the environment."

Since 1992, EPA has awarded $20 million in grants. For more information on EPA's Environmental Education Grant program, visit https://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html.

For more information about this project, contact Duane Keown 307 766-2593.