NOAA To Recognize Local Recipients of Environmental Education Grants
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ California Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program and Channel Island National Marine Sanctuary are hosting a public event to mark the presentation of $374,000 to support environmental education programs in the Santa Barbara Channel watershed.
WHAT:
Ceremony to mark awarding of funds to seven grant recipients who use the outdoors as a classroom. Grant recipients, students and teachers will attend.
WHEN:
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PDT
WHERE:
Ty Warner Sea Center
211 Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara, Calif.
WHO:
U.S. Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA)
Chris Mobley, superintendent, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary leadership
B-WET grant recipients
California B-WET provides funds to environmentally based education organizations to provide students, teachers and communities throughout the Santa Barbara Channel watershed with meaningful watershed educational experiences. Through competitive grants, the B-WET program has the opportunity to bring the environment into every classroom and every child out into the environment in a meaningful way.
NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our coastal and marine resources.