Submitted by Port Blakely Tree Farms
It is with great pleasure that Port Blakely Tree Farms announces the recipients of our annual Environmental Education grant. This year, four local schools were awarded funds:
- Oakview Elementary School from the Centralia School District will receive $500 to be used for Camp Cispus alternative curriculum materials.
- Simpson Elementary School from the Montesano School District will receive $500 which will be used for restoration projects in their school forest.
- Pioneer Elementary School from the Olympia School District will receive $250 to implement a program called “Wolves in the Wild and Managed Habitats”.
- Lacey Elementary School from the North Thurston School District will receive $100 to go towards their field trip fund.
Port Blakely Tree Farms developed the grant program in 2011 to assist elementary schools in providing environmental education opportunities for students. Any school that participates in Port Blakely Tree Farms’ environmental education program in Washington and Oregon is eligible to apply for grant funds.
“As a company with 150 years of history, we recognize that our longevity and success is in part due to the commitment of primary educators to environmental education,” said Court Stanley, President of Port Blakely Tree Farms. “This is our way of further supporting their efforts to connect students with natural resources.”
More information on Port Blakely Tree Farms Environmental Education program and grant can be found at www.portblakely.com/pb-tree-farms/environmental-education.
Port Blakely Tree Farms, LP, owns and manages healthy forestlands throughout western Washington and Oregon. The company provides sustainable forest products, protects wildlife habitat and water resources, and supports the local communities in which it operates. Port Blakely Tree Farms is a division of Port Blakely Companies, a 150-year-old, family-owned company with diversified assets in forestry, and forest product exports. For information, visit www.portblakely.com/port-blakely-tree-farms/about
