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  • The winners of the NWP Apprentice Ecologist awards (including the $500 educational scholarship winner and 9 runners-up) have been chosen from the 122 project essays submitted!


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 the 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.


Results: Current as of September 07, 2008


Youth Volunteers
Hours Volunteered
Trash Removed (lbs.)
Native Trees Planted

5,356


25,695


82,119


19,635


Area Restored for Wildlife (acres)
Number of Countries Represented
U.S. Dollar Value of Volunteer Time*
Value of Your $50 Gift Contribution**

4,726


99


$ 463,529


$ 433

*Hourly rate based on research by Independent Sector
**Calculated as value of average total hours worked by five volunteers during an NWP environmental project