Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, $10,000, to design and install a solar photovoltaic system for the Grasso Tech greenhouse. Students will participate in the design and the cooperative installation of the system, and conduct regular assessments of energy production and overall energy consumption of the greenhouse.
LEARN/The FriendshipSchool, Waterford, $6,500 to teach kindergarten children environmental stewardship by working with parents, community volunteers and a senior center to create and sustain container gardens.
Tributary Mill Conservancy, Inc., in Old Lyme, $8,500, to develop on-line educational resources that support the Connecticut State Science Goals and Standards. Students will also participate with the Atlantic Salmon restoration efforts that include field trips to the hatchery, weekly incubator maintenance, stocking and population monitoring in brooks and specific fish ladders.
