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Recent News:
- REI makes $3,000 conservation grant to NWP's
Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™.
- NWP Apprentice
Ecologist™ interviewed by Woman's
Day (circulation
> 20 million) for volunteer opportunities
article.
- NWP exceeds Charity
Navigator's
criteria for a Four Star
(top rating) nonprofit organization.
- NWP's
website has a new look -
it's now easier than ever to Give,
Volunteer, or Tell-A-Friend. Please
visit!
Dear !*FIRSTNAME*!,
Scholarship: True scholarship consists
in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it
is not memory but judgment. — James Lowell
(1819-1891), American romantic poet, critic, editor and
diplomat.
We established
the Apprentice Ecologist Youth Scholarship
($500) three months ago and already the response
has been phenomenal. We've had projects submitted
from Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia,
Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and
Morocco. It's time to take personal action
TODAY and help protect our planet by
either volunteering or by making a gift
contribution to youth and our environment!
Please help contribute to the NWP Youth
Scholarship Fund to
give these young volunteers (including
disadvantaged and at-risk kids and teens) a chance
to reach for the stars and become the conservation
leaders of tomorrow. Act now to help protect the
environment and our children's future. If you'd
like to endow a scholarship in your name, please contact
us at mail@wildernessproject.org.
Featured Apprentice Ecologist: Essay
by
Paloma |
"South
Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project: I volunteered to
help clean up, remove invasive weeds, and plant natives
to restore tidal salt marsh habitat at this
site....(Read
More)"
Our Youth Volunteers Make A
Difference (Updated: 30 July
2007) |
Youth Volunteers |
Hours Volunteered |
Trash Removed from Environment
(lbs.) |
Native Trees
Planted |
1,965 |
8,523 |
29,696 |
1,481 |
Area Restored for Wildlife
(acres) |
Number of Countries
Represented |
U.S. Dollar Value of Volunteer
Time |
Value of Your $50 Gift
Contribution |
705 |
64 |
$153,755 |
$391 |
You Can Help Save The
Earth |
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Eco-Fact: Recycling one ton of
paper saves:- 17 trees, 6,953 gallons of
water, 462 gallons of oil, 587 pounds of air
pollution, 3.06 cubic yards of landfill space, and
4,077 kilowatt hours of
energy.
- Eco-Tips: 1) Set up recycling bins at your
home, office, or school and post signs (with
Eco-Facts) that encourage others to recycle. 2)
Reduce your dependence on paper by getting an
online subscription to your favorite newspaper,
journal, or magazine. 3) Use reusable plates and
cups rather than paper products. 4) Pay your bills
online to avoid the high environmental costs of
packaging, printing, and mailing paper back and
forth.
Eco-Quote: Be Inspired So You Can
Inspire
Others |
Edward Abbey: "I come more and more to the conclusion
that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the
only thing left that is worth saving.
The idea of
wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more
defenders."
Reading: Desert
Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of
the Nicodemus Wilderness Project eNewsletter.
Sincerely,
Rob
Robert
K. Dudley,
Ph.D., Director Nicodemus Wilderness
Project
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