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Causes: Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: Environmental education & conservation of our natural resources
Results: Funded the new Exploring Fragile Giants Exhibit Renovation at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Provided Scholarships for youth to attend Nature Center Summer Day Camps and field trips Co-sponsored Summer Day Camps that reached nearly 350 youth Funded an intern to assist with habitat management and Summer Day Camps Sponsored environmental educational programs and nature hikes Provided supplies for educational programs that reached more than 10,000 youth Co-sponsored the Loess Hills Prairie Seminar and fostered educational awareness of prairie management Provided funds for enhancements in Woodbury County Parks Sponsored Nature Calls, an annual special event fundraiser to raise funds for educational programs Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
Target demographics: Protect our natural resources–especially the Loess Hills; Promote environmental education and conservation; Support the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
Direct beneficiaries per year: Scholarships for school children attending Nature Center field trips and camps Fund Nature Center programs, special events, exhibits and trail enhancements Enhance prairie management to save the integrity of the Loess Hills prairies Enhance our county parks and natural resources
Geographic areas served: Sioux City, Iowa and Woodbury County, Iowa
Programs: Support the woodbury conservation board which provides environmental education and conservation of natural resources