GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grants

Special GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grants are available for teachers and students participating in Monarch Live: A Distance Learning Adventure.

Through MonarchLIVE, your classroom can join a series of free live, interactive field trips that follow the magical migration of monarchs. You can register at http://monarch.pwnet.org/.

As a lead partner in MonarchLIVE, PLT is providing GreenWorks! funding for participating teachers. Grants of up to $1,000 are available for schools to create butterly gardens in their schoolyard or community. 

Grant Applications Due December 1, 2008

To Receive a GreenWorks! Butterfly Garden Grant:
1) Applicant must be trained in PLT (Contact your state coordinator to learn more: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/25_120_0.html)
2) Applicant must be registered for and participate in MonarchLIVE!: A Distance Learning Adventure
3) A main component of the project must include the creation of a butterfly habitat garden on school grounds or in the community
4) Youth must implement the project
5) Project must integrate student learning and community service
6) Project must include at least one community partner
7) Project must acquire 50% matching funds (may be in-kind)

Pleasae contact Imad Aoun at 202-463-2754 or iaoun@forestfoundation.org for more information or with any questions.