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- The winners of the 2008 NWP Apprentice Ecologist awards (including the $500 educational scholarship winner and 9 runners-up) have been selected from the hundreds of entries received! The 2009 entries are now being reviewed and final results will be posted by the end of March 2010. Project entries for 2010
are being accepted until midnight GMT on December 31,
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Educating by example, inspiring conservation leadership among our youth and preserving Earth’s essential biodiversity and ecosystems is the mission of Nicodemus Wilderness Project and our youth program, the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™. This program engages youth volunteers, including those who are at-risk and disadvantaged, in environmental stewardship projects which include beach, river and mountain trash clean-ups, wildlife habitat and trail restoration, native tree planting, community recycling programs and invasive plant removal. As a Southwest US-based charity, our ecology projects span from around the corner in New Mexico (USA) to around the world to places like Ghana, Africa. Discover how our work to restore the natural beauty and function of desert and tropical ecosystems worldwide is making a difference to youth, wildlife, and our environment ... and how you can help.
Youth Volunteers |
Hours Volunteered |
Trash Removed (kg) |
Native Trees Planted |
17,750
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154,468
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127,189
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87,638
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Area Restored for Wildlife (hectares) |
Number of Countries Represented |
U.S. Dollar Value of Volunteer Time* |
Value of Your $50 Gift Contribution** |
321,414
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133
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$
3,013,670
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$
849
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*Hourly rate based on research by Independent Sector
**Calculated as value of average total hours worked by five volunteers during an NWP environmental project
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