Fwd: SYH: Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Fund Announces Grants to 12 Schoolyard Nati

**Lucy Bradley LBradley@sisna.com>**

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>From: Mark Charles <mark_h_charles@hotmail.com> (by way of Lucy Bradley 
><BradleyL@ag.arizona.edu>)
>Subject: SYH: Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Fund Announces Grants to 12 
>Schoolyard Nati
>
>The Lorrie Otto Seeds For Education Fund is excited to announce grant 
>awards for 2000.
>
>The grants support schools, nature centers, and other places of learning 
>for children-involved projects such as creating natural landscapes and 
>outdoor classrooms using native plants. In addition to financial support, 
>the grants include discounts on seeds and plants as well as advice and 
>assistance from experienced native plant gardeners.
>
>The Lorrie Otto Seeds For Education Fund was established in 1995 by 
>members of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd., a nationwide organization 
>of native plant enthusiasts. Funds are provided from member dues and an 
>endowment administered by the Milwaukee Foundation
>
>This year's awards go to:
>
>Sunnyside Elementary School, Sobieski, WI, to revitalize a three acre 
>prairie on the school grounds, utilize the area for classroom learning 
>experiences for students across all content areas, and to provide the 
>community at large a place to learn about and enjoy the beauty of 
>Wisconsin native plants.
>
>Kewaskum Middle School, Kewaskum, WI, to develop a natural setting in 
>front of the school using native grasses and plantings, which will serve 
>as a model for future naturalizations of the school grounds, almost 
>encircled by the north branch of the Milwaukee river.
>
>Pleasant View School, Franklin, WI, to begin a one acre prairie 
>restoration and create an outdoor learning center, incorporate the prairie 
>into the curriculum, and foster an awareness, appreciation, and 
>stewardship of nature.
>
>St. Peter School, Quincy, IL, for a "living laboratory" of native plants 
>and habitats, and a native plant nursery site and seed bank.
>
>Circle of Nations Therapeutic Residential School, Wahpeton, ND, for a 
>native prairie habitat to save a nesting population of bobolinks, and 
>other outdoor classroom areas.
>
>Douglas Elementary School, Belleville, IL, to expand the schoolyard 
>wildlife habitat which was begun in 1998.
>
>Danz Elementary School, Green Bay, WI, to restore oak opening and northern 
>mesic forest habitat on school grounds, linked to the larger Baird Creek 
>protection corridor.
>
>The following organizations received Honorable Mention awards:
>
>Eberwhite Elementary School, Ann Arbor, MI
>Friends of Hawthorn Children's Psychiatric Hospital, St. Louis, MO
>West Marion Elementary School, Loretto, KY
>Brookfield East High School, Brookfield, WI
>North Barrington School, Barrington, IL
>
>Applications for next year's awards are due November 15, 2000. For more 
>information, consult the Wild Ones web site (http://www.for-wild.org/) or 
>contact
>
>Wild Ones -- Natural Landscapers, Ltd.
>P. O. Box 1274
>Appleton, WI 54912-1274
>Telephone (920) 730-3986
>Toll-free (877) FYI-WILD
>Facsimile (920) 730-8654
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>
>Mark Charles
>mark_h_charles@hotmail.com
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