Environmental Impact Winners: Other Media
First Place:
Potomac Highlands Watershed School
High View, West Virginia
Submission: Potomac Highlands Watershed School
Cacapon Institute works to protect the Cacapon River as it flows into The Potomac River and on into Chesapeake Bay through the use of science and education. The Potomac Highlands Watershed School is an eSchool website designed to encourage K-12 education of watershed issues and what actions can be taken to protect these critical natural resources. The eSchool was designed to look like an old-time, Appalachian schoolhouse to encourage and invite exploration by children in an educational environment, and includes interactive-learning activities such as Watershed Puzzle, Watershed Creator, Stream Cleaner, and Decision Matrix. While the eSchool is focused on the Chesapeake Bay region, it is used by schools free-of-charge throughout the world, including one teacher in Bangkok who used the Flash lessons in an English as a Second Language class.
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Runners Up
Mono Lake Committee Website
Lee Vining, California
Submission: Mono Lake Committee Website
The Mono Lake Committee is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Mono Basin ecosystem, educating the public about the impacts of excessive water use on Mono Lake and the environment, and promoting cooperative solutions that protect Mono Lake and meet real water needs without transferring environmental problems to other areas. As part of the 2008 website redesign, large, striking photos of the Mono Basin and video were included to capture people’s attention and increase their involvement in the Committee’s work. The newly designed was featured on the PBS program California’s Gold in December, 2008 and received a huge increase in visits which drove increased support for and awareness of their work.
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WildCare Nature Van
San Rafael, California
Submission: WildCare Nature Van
WildCare advocates for wildlife and helps people understand how to live well with wildlife. Each year WildCare treats nearly 4,000 wild animals of more than 200 species in their wildlife hospital and teaches over 40,000 San Francisco-Bay Area children and adults through nature education programs. The WildCare Nature Van is a stunning and head-turning traveling billboard depicting WildCare's mission in glorious full-color images of native wildlife. Our Nature Van visits hundreds of schools and gives kids of all socio-economic backgrounds the chance to meet and learn about California wildlife, instills a love for and appreciation of wildlife and the environment, and provides practical education to promote conservation.
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