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Building Conservation Identity through Youth Mentorship

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2023 | Public Programs

Woodland Park Zoo will conduct a pilot partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (BBBSPS) to provide science and conservation education, personal connections to peers and mentors, and opportunities to practice environmentalism among diverse King County youth. BBBSPS will promote the program and recruit mentor and youth participants. The zoo will facilitate three Conservation Challenges each year for mentors and youth and will host an annual Big Night Out on zoo grounds to express gratitude to mentors. The project will allow youth ages 9 to 14 to learn about science and conservation outside of school, and to see themselves as contributing to conservation and their local community as future scientists, stewards, and policymakers.

Funders

IMLS
Funding Program: Museums for America
Award Number: MA-249189-OMS-21
Funding Amount: $247,289

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Karen Sherwood
    Principal Investigator
    Woodland Park Zoo
  • Discipline: Ecology, forestry, and agriculture
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Aquarium and Zoo Programs

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