Audubon/Toyota TogetherGreen Grant Awards Announced

Missouri Garners $69,000 Toward Critical Programs

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Toyota funding advances multiple critical Audubon conservation and education initiatives across the state.

Innovation Grants Awarded:
$10,000 provides alternative energy and efficiency programming for students at Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center in Joplin
$20,000 supports the school-focused Environmental Leadership Acadamy at the Audubon Center at Riverlands in north St. Louis
$15,000 funds the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society's Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) targeting high school students in Springfield

Fellows Grants
$10,000 was awarded to Korey Wolfe, Missouri Grasslands Director, in order to encourage private landowners to implement grassland friendly conservation practices for Greater Prairie-Chicken, and a whole suite of grassland dependent species

Volunteer Program Grants
$7,000 each was awarded to both Wildcat Glades in Joplin and St. Louis Audubon Society to develop and implement volunteer activities in critical chert glade and bird habitats

TogetherGreen is helping us build the promise of a greener, healthier future through innovation, leadership and volunteerism. Thank you, Toyota!

To learn more about TogetherGreen opportunities, please visit TogetherGreen.org