The $5,000 award will be used by the two sponsoring clubs to inform students as well as the broader community regarding wetlands and natural habitats through educational programs, materials and signage. This includes conducting Field & Teacher Days, providing Ecology Boxes to local schools, installing permanent signage and maps depicting locations of habitats and trails as well as features of special interest, and educating and training volunteers to develop and conduct environmental programs for all ages. The classroom Ecology Boxes will have educational material specific to the ecology of Bandy Field wetlands, woodlands, and butterfly preserves. Field & Teacher Days will be developed in coordination with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
