Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Cornell Lab of Ornithology Partnership Launches Second Annual Educational Garden Grant Program
September 19 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Initiative now accepting nominations for grants
providing opportunities for student STEM learning
Alaska Fish Fertilizer, a natural fish-based fertilizer
providing a rich source of organic matter, and Cornell University
Lab of Ornithology’s BirdSleuth K-12, which provides inquiry-based
curricula that supports engaging kids in scientific study, are
again partnering on a program offering grants to K-12 schools in
support of educational garden projects. The partnership is now
accepting nominations from teachers who strive to bring STEM and
healthy living from the garden to the classroom. The groups
will award ten grants ranging from $500 to $2,000, gardening
supplies, and BirdSleuth's Habitat Connections kit
sponsored by Alaska Fish Fertilizer parent company, Central Garden
& Pet Company (NASDAQ:CENT) (NASDAQ:CENTA).
Award recipients will use funds to support the building or
revitalization of school gardens, and will allow students hands-on,
project-based learning opportunities, which will increase
engagement and advance student achievement. In addition to food
gardens, Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Cornell will award grants for
bird, pollinator, native habitat, rain, and other natural
projects.
“We are excited to once again partner with Cornell’s Lab of
Ornithology following the success of last year’s program,” said
Lauren McGlynn, Brand Manager, Central Garden & Pet. “We were
pleased to see our educational winners use their funds for so many
valuable and positive STEM lessons. Opportunities like these are
important, as students that engage in school gardening are likely
to experience academic, physical, emotional, social, and even
behavioral benefits.”
Entries for consideration can be submitted until October 3,
2016, and all winners will be notified by October 21, 2016. The
BirdSleuth Habitat Connections kit will be sent out
immediately to winning schools. Those selected will also receive
complimentary training designed to expand their curricula and
provide the most conducive, creative learning environment for their
students. Full details can be found in the official application
form.
In 2016, Cornell University and Alaska Fish Fertilizer awarded
grants to the following 10 schools:
- Hodge Elementary School, Savannah,
Ga.
- Clark Creek Elementary School, Acworth,
Ga.
- Menlo Park Elementary School, Portland,
Ore.
- Howard Valentine School, Coffman Cove,
Alaska
- Crutcho ESD, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Vogel Elementary School, Evansville,
Ind.
- Watson High School, Fort Worth,
Texas
- Hudson Public Schools, Hudson,
Mass.
- George E. Wilson Elementary School,
Hamilton, N.J.
- PEARLS Hawthorne School, Yonkers,
N.Y.
One school in particular that benefited from this grant in 2016
was the Crutcho Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Okla. Officials
explained that the grant helped them carry out a garden plan at
their school, the dream of former principal Robert Killian, who
passed away in late February 2016.
“The ornithology grant and curriculum have been an incredible
blessing to our school as well as a great incentive for creative
science projects,” said Duana Newcomb-Eckroat of Crutcho Elementary
School. “Budget cuts in our state have caused despair in small
school districts such as ours, and this grant allowed us to fix our
wind-ravaged green house, add new vegetable beds and plant fruit
trees.”
The application is open to all K-12 schools in the United
States. Homeschool families and informal education settings are not
eligible. The application process opened August 15, 2016, and will
close October 3, 2016, at 11:59 pm ET. Applicants will be notified
by October 21, 2016. The application can be found at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/garden-grant.
Questions may be emailed to birdsleuth@cornell.edu.
About Central Garden & Pet
Alaska Fertilizer produces fish emulsion fertilizers, made from
by-products of the fishing industry. High in organic matter, these
fertilizers make use of otherwise wasted nutrients. These
fertilizers are useful on all types of plants, easy to use,
difficult to over-apply, harmless, and organic, making them ideal
for school use. To learn more about the program, please visit
www.pennington.com/community. For additional information on Central
Garden & Pet Company, including access to the Company’s SEC
filings, please visit the company’s website at www.central.com.
About Cornell University Lab
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study,
appreciation, and conservation of birds. Our hallmarks are
scientific excellence and technological innovation to advance the
understanding of nature and to engage people of all ages in
learning about birds and protecting the planet. Founded in 1915,
the Cornell Lab is a nonprofit organization supported by 98,000
friends and members. Our vibrant community includes 200,000
citizen-science participants from all walks of life and 14 million
bird enthusiasts of all ages who connect with us online at All
About Birds.
As a proud unit of Cornell University we have seven faculty on
staff and access to world-class resources. As a nonprofit
environmental organization, however, we depend on members, donors,
research, and our other programs for 99 percent of our operating
budget. Your support will result in direct impacts and improvements
for conservation science. To learn more, visit
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/.
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