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Project SUSTAIN
The Lands Council is pleased to offer a new and exciting opportunity through Project S.U.S.T.A.I.N., a community-based effort to enhance learning and environmentalism, while increasing a sense of sustainability in our students.
The Lands Council sees opportunity in our youth, and acknowledges the need for outside sources to enhance in-class curriculum. Our team is confident that Project S.U.S.T.A.I.N. is the answer.
By targeting a select group of Spokane organizations to help support this project, we hope to get our community's children outside, where they will participate in a set of hands-on activities prepared to directly enhance their in-class units.
By implementing an education program targeting our three principal programs-wildlife, water, and forests-and exploring the idea of sustainability, The Lands Council's goal is to empower students with an enhanced knowledge and awareness of local conservation issues and promote a heightened sense of environmental stewardship among youth in our community.
The Lands Council team envisions a future of more meaningful connections between students in our community and our natural environment.
Project S.U.S.T.A.I.N. is a new opportunity, and we invite you to join us today! Help ensure today's youth is provided with the necessary tools to succeed mentally, physically and environmentally!
For more information on this project, contact Kat Hall, Conservation Programs Director.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this project, contact Amanda Swan, Director of Development & Communications.
1st Annual Ponderosa Pine & Native Species Matching Project Challenge!
This spring, students from AP Environmental Science classes at Shadle Park, North Central, and Lewis & Clark High Schools participated in the 1st Annual Ponderosa Pine & Native Species Matching Project Challenge! Students went door-to-door in their neighborhoods, educating residents about the importance of native vegetation and taking orders for free seedlings (Ponderosa pine, mock orange, or oceanspray). Students secured a total of 320 seedling orders, delivered seedlings to residents in late-April, and matched the total by planting 320 trees in locations near their schools. Shadle Park won this year's challenge by soliciting the most trees, and will defend the coveted "Golden Cones" trophy until next year…
Golden Cones Trophy!
Hands-On Learning Activities
Whether you are working with one child or a full classroom, we have some fun lessons based on Eastern Washington's environment. Most lessons reflect areas of interest for The Lands Council, which currently focus on beaver ecology and riparian areas. We believe learning should be fun, interactive, and include the environments in which we live.
We are looking for new partners in education! If you would like us to bring one of our lessons to your classroom or after-school learning groups, please contact us.
Kat Hall
(509) 209-2403
khall@landscouncil.org
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