• Zoological Society of Manitoba - "The mobile classroom"
• Friends of the Assiniboine Park Conservatory - "The Story of Chocolate"
• Fort Whyte - "The Carbon Bank climate change awareness program"
• Brandon Riverbank Inc - "Commemorative Arbor Trail Development Project"
• Tiger Hills Conservation District - "Baldur Community Interpretive Nature Trail"
• École Crane
• Manitoba Provincial Envirothon 2004
• Fort Whyte Center

Zoological Society of Manitoba
"The mobile classroom"

Funding support was provided for the mobile classroom - the ability to take the Zoo to a classroom in the City of Winnipeg - especially to those in the City's core that cannot make it to the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

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Friends of the Assiniboine Park Conservatory
"The Story of Chocolate"

Each school year the Conservatory offers the program The Story of Chocolate. This program, designed for grade levels K through 6, introduces students to the botany and cultural significance of the cacao plant. Transporting students through time and space to the jungles of Middle America where the cacao plant thrives, the program brings to life the rainforest ecosystem and the role of chocolate in Olemc, Mayan, Aztec and current cultures. The installation of a permanent display of economic plants - including cacao - will provide an opportunity for students and other visitors to the Conservatory to understand the sustainable economic impact of the cacao plant in the fragile eco-systems of today.

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Fort Whyte Alive
"The Carbon Bank climate change awareness program"

The Carbon Bank climate change awareness program educates students, schools, bus drivers and school divisions on GHG emissions, utilizing school field trips as a learning tool.

30,000 students take part in field trip programs at Fort Whyte Alive each year, and each group travels on a school bus. Busses are often left running while the students participate in their field trip, causing an unnecessary release of greenhouse gases. 'Carbon Bank' educates students, schools, bus drivers and school divisions on greenhouse gas emissions by utilizing their field trips to Fort Whyte as the primary learning tool.

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Brandon Riverbank Inc
"Commemorative Arbor Trail Development Project"

An element of the Riverbank Corridor Master Plan is the development of an Arbor Trail. The trail is intended to provide an environment where native trees, shrubs and grasses are planted along a walkway that will connect to existing trails but will have a distinct theme. The plan for the trail builds on the educational elements currently contained in the area and will enable the existing education program to be expanded.

An additional element is the commemorative aspect of the trail. As major events occur in the community a planting will take place to acknowledge that event. In 2007, the City of Brandon celebrates its 125th Birthday and the intent is to open the trail on the actual birthday in conjunction with a 125th celebration to be held at Riverbank.

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Tiger Hills Conservation District
"Baldur Community Interpretive Nature Trail"

Tiger Hills Conservation District, with assistance from the community of Baldur and the Baldur & Area Recreation Foundation applied for funding to help construct a trail which will be located on the north end of Baldur, Manitoba. The trail will encompass unique habitats of the region which includes a wild grass meadow, Oak Creek (tributary of Assiniboine River), various species of forest and a viewing hill which overlooks the creek and surrounding agricultural area. The trail will provide a recreational opportunity for youth and adults (and seniors of the community) as well as preserve a unique part of the community. Signs along the trail about the native wildlife, plants, and relationships between them will be placed to educate the public.

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École Crane

École Crane is a French immersion, preschool to grade 4 in the Pembina Trails School Division in Fort Gary, Winnipeg. École Crane has been developing as a green school. In 2004, they will use funds provided by FEF to create a kindergarten courtyard and outdoor classroom. The classroom will be designed to augment the school curricula goals, foster an interest in the environment and to encourage environmental stewardship. The outdoor classroom will feature a trail head and meeting place, native plants and log benches.

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Manitoba Provincial Envirothon 2004

The mission of the Envirothon is to develop knowledge, skilled and dedicated citizens who are willing to work towards achieving and maintaining a natural balance between the quality of life and the quality of the environment. This is accomplished by developing in young people an understanding of the principles and practices of resource management and ecology and through practice dealing with complex resource management decisions. In 2004, the provincial envirothon was held in Duck Mountains and Swan Valley. Teams of high school students were tested on their knowledge of natural resources (e.g. soils, forestry, wildlife) and current issues in an Olympic styled atmosphere.

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Fort Whyte Center

The Fort Whyte Center is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings and facilities for environmental education and outdoor recreation. Funding was granted to support the Center's Senior Years Field Research Program, where students and teachers spend an action-packed day conducting field and laboratory science experiments. These are mini research projects that allow students to hypothesize, collect data, make observations, analyze statistics and draw conclusions while achieving curriculum goals.

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I.C.O.C. - Trees for Life

The concept behind the "Grow A Tree" project is simple: entertain and amuse children through riddles, jokes and activities that provide information and knowledge about the role trees play in the environment. Classes are provided with a project kit which include activity workbooks for students, manuals for teachers, seed planting cartons and seeds of indigenous plants.