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Mini Grants | Audio-Visual Loan Materials

Mini Grant Opportunity
The Champaign County Audubon Society's annual Mini-Grant Program offers direct help to Champaign County educators (such as classroom teachers, scout leaders, etc.) with bringing the topic of environmental education to students.

Each year a limited number of mini-grants up to $100 each are available. These grants are intended to provide that “little extra something” which will enhance teacher and student knowledge of, and concern for, natural history and the environment.

Some suggestions are: classroom equipment, books, guest speakers, outdoor learning areas, field trip costs, registration fees for environmental conferences, etc. Be creative! The intent of the grant is to be open to teacher’s ideas and to require a minimum of paperwork. Educators can apply for up to $100 toward expenses.

Grants are available to educators within Champaign County only. Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by members of the Audubon Education Committee. The final choices will be made by the Champaign County Audubon Board of Directors. Only one grant will be awarded to any educator.

To apply, submit the following information BY MARCH 6th each year.

Please download the 2008 flyer to print and help spread the word.

USER FRIENDLY APPLICATION TO INCLUDE:
1. Name, address and phone number of the school and educator
2. Grade level and number of students impacted
3. Purpose statement
4. Description of activities
5. List of equipment needed and estimated cost
6. Evaluation method

SEND APPLICATIONS TO:
e-mail submissions
CCAS Mini-Grant c/o Pam Leiter
2573 S Homer Lake Rd
Homer, IL 61849
217.896.2455

Past Recipients Include:
Bottenfield School:
Classroom set of Stokes Bird Guides for Beginners

Champaign Early Childhood Center:
“Roots and Shoots” Curriculum

Kenwood School:
Rental fees for Educational Loan boxes from Anita Purves Center

Gifford Grade School:
Prairie Seed to establish prairie Learning Area

Washington Early Childhood Center:
Bird Feeding Station Equipment

Saint Joseph High School:
Water Testing Equipment and Teacher Conference fees

St. Matthews School:
Butterfly Books

Martin Luther King:
Forest Puppets

Audio-Visual Loan Materials
Materials include tapes, videos and slide sets, and are available for 2 week loan periods. These materials are located at the Environmental Education Center at Homer Lake Forest Preserve. If picking them up at Homer Lake is prohibitive, please call 896-2455 to explore other arrangements.

Tapes:

Title

Contents

Talking Frogs

Poster of frogs
Tape with frog calls

 

Videos:

Natural World

Title

Produced by

Length

Birds of Illinois

 

 

Spiders: Web of Steel

ABC Video

25 min

Ants and Plants

ABC Video

25 min

Bats of America

Bat Conservation International

15 min

The Secret World of Bats

Bat Conservation International

48 min

Watching Warblers

Blue Earth Films

60 min

Whales

National Audubon Society

57 min

Audubon’s Animals: Wolves

National Audubon Society

16 min

Wolf Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures series)

National Audubon Society

15 min

Puffin Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures series)

National Audubon Society

30 min

Eagle Adventures (Audubon’s Animal Adventures series)

National Audubon Society

30 min

Mad About Birds (bird watching)

National Audubon Society

46 min

Attracting Birds to Your Backyard

Nature Science Network

52 min

Attracting Butterflies to your Backyard

Nature Science Network

58 min

The Prairie Chicken

Wildlife Unlimited

30 min

 

Environmental Solutions & Problems

Title

Produced by

Length

You Can’t Grow Home Again (rainforests)

Children’s Television Workshop

 

The Rotten Truth (solid waste)

Children’s Television Workshop

 

Down the Drain (water)

Children’s Television Workshop

 

Special Report: You Can Make a Difference

Discovery Channel & National Wildlife Federation

 

Who’s Counting? Population and Habitat in the New Millennium  

National Audubon Society

24 min

Finding the Balance: Efforts Toward a Stable Population and Sustainable Planet

National Audubon Society

42 min

What is the Limit? (relationships between human population growth and environmental issues)

National Audubon Society

23 min

Jurassic Ark: If Only the Dinosaurs had had the Endangered Species Act

National Audubon Society

8:37 min

Grateful Dead “We Can Run” (music video with environmental message)

National Audubon Society

5 min

Marvin Gaye “Mercy, Mercy Me” (music video with environmental message)

National Audubon Society

3 min

Into the Wild: Discovering Endangered Animals

National Wildlife Federation

40 min

In These Ancient Trees (conservation of Pacific Northwest forests)

National Wildlife Federation

35 min

Arctic Refuge: Treasure of the North

Northern Alaska Environmental Center

25 min

Lessons from the Ancient Forest: Earth Wisdom and Political Activism

Siskiyou Regional Education Project

53 min

Saving the Middlefork

WILL

 

Saving Life on Earth

World Wildlife Fund

 

  

Slide Sets:

Slide Set Title

Contents of Set

Understanding Northeastern Birds of Prey

Slide set & script
Taped script (12 min)
Leaders guide
Raptor Silhouette flashcards

Understanding Predation

Slide set & script
Taped script (9 min)
Leaders guide

Ohio Birds

Slide set of birds
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Ohio Amphibians

Slide set of amphibians
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Ohio Trees

Slide set of trees
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Ohio Reptiles

Slide set of reptiles
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Ohio Spring Wildflowers

Slide set of wildflowers
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Ohio’s Stream Life

Slide set & script

Spring Things

Slide set & script

Saving America’s Bats

Slide set & script
Taped script

Seed Dispersal

Slide set & script

Mammal Identification

Slide set of mammals
Booklet explaining the natural history of each

Life Histories of the Honey Bee Colony Caste Members

Slide set & script

 

Champaign County Audubon Society - P.O. Box 882 - Urbana, Illinois - 61803-0882 - (217) 367-6766

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