Staff education coordinator for the City's regional parks and trails system
System-wide. Education coordinator to implement environmental ed programs.
Jurisdiction-wide
Sec. 4 METROPOLITAN Council $16,821,000 $16,953,000
(a) $16,821,000 the first year and $16,953,000 the second year are for parks and trails of regional or statewide significance in the metropolitan area, distributed according to paragraphs (b) to (1). Any funds remaining after completion of the listed project may be spent on projects to support parks and trails by the implementing agency.
Number of (increased) program participants.
Anticipated start date for FY2014 grant is May 2014 to engage 1,000 volunteer members in regional parks annually. Projected started March 16, 2014 & from Mar 2014 to January 31, 2015, the environmental education program engaged a total of 2,357 participants. It established new offerings including nature play family meetups, citizen science wildlife monitoring, and Parks after Dark programs while continuing to expand existing programs and events such as Urban Birding Festival, Story Walks, preschool nature classes, geocaching, and nature photography.