Teachable Moments: NC Teen Wins Planet Connect Grant

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

NC Teen Wins Planet Connect Grant

Alex Hall of Gastonia was one of only ten teens in the nation to win a Planet Connect grant. From the Cleveland County Star:

"Alex Hall will be spending a part of his summer helping to stop erosion at Crowders Mountain State Park.

Hall was one of only 10 students across the country chosen for a Planet Connect environmental grant. Planet Connect is a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation created in partnership with The Weather Channel."

Read more about his project: Teen helps preserve Crowders Mountain

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The N.C. Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs provides an environmental education clearinghouse, or central source, for all of the environmental education resources in the state. The office manages the N.C. Environmental Education Certification Program and serves as a liaison to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. The office serves PreK-12 schools, colleges and universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, environmental education centers, citizen groups, business and industry, libraries and the general public. The office is part of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh.