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Investing in Cross-Cultural Leadership

June 29, 2012 By admin

Investing in Cross-Cultural Leadership Welcome to Bridgeport, a sage-scented town of 2,200 in north central Washington’s apple and cherry country. Tucked in a crook of the Columbia River, Bridgeport is just a mile west of the Chief Joseph Dam. Bridgeport leaders are full of new ideas why their school enrollment has risen every month in […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Family Entertainment and Activities, Lifelong Learning, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Public Schools, Schooling, Washington, Youth, Youth Leadership

The Eagle Bluff Environmental Education Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Teaching Life Skills Eagle Bluff Environmental Education Center (EBEEC) has been quietly fostering respect for the environment and teaching students and visitors life skills for nearly 20 years. Beginning as the Forest Resource Center, the site became known as Eagle Bluff in 1997, and has been growing to meet the expanded demand for classes ever […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Learning, Minnesota, Program - non-profit, Schooling, Tourism and Recreation

Seeding a Community with Confidence

June 29, 2012 By admin

Seeding a Community with Confidence Walking the streets of Omak, your eyes lift to sunny sage-covered hills in every direction. The sun rises and sets quickly in Omak, nestled in the Okanogan River Valley. Townspeople identify with this valley north to Canada and south to the Columbia. Omak serves this valley as well, offering its […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Public Schools, Reservation, Schooling, Service Learning, Youth, Youth Leadership

Dodge Nature Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Nature in the City Dodge Nature Center is a non-profit organization that operates a 320-acre nature preserve and model farm, located in West St. Paul just off State Highway 110. Establish in 1967 by Olivia Dodge, DNC provides outdoor education and environmental experiences to thousands of people each year. “Our biggest asset is that we […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Beef and Dairy, Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cultural Preservation, Diversified, Early Childhood, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Habitat Restoration, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Hogs, Lifelong Learning, Livestock, Management Concerns, Methods, Minnesota, On-Farm Visits, On-farm Workshops, Organic farming, Poultry, Prairie Restoration, Preserving Greenspace, Program - non-profit, Rural/urban connection, Schooling, Sheep and goats, Tourism and Recreation, Wildlife Management

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