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NEEF and Toyota Grant Funds To Counteract Environmental Issues
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The National Environmental Education Foundation's website.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) reports that its organization, along with Toyota Motor North America, have awarded $200,000 in Restoration & Resilience grants to support work of nonprofit organizations on public lands impacted by natural disasters throughout the U.S. Grants ranged from $14,000 - $20,000 per site, and assisted groups recovering from hurricanes, fires, droughts, floods, and tornadoes. Non-profits are taking a larger role in helping communities rebound, and restoring their access and enjoyment of local public lands is an important component.
Meri-Margaret Deoudes, CEO and president of NEEF, said in a press release: “These grants are part of a sustained effort, which kicked off on National Public Lands Day this year, to restore and fortify public lands affected by natural disasters and extreme weather.” An example of some groups in which these funds will go to in order to rebuild and repair are the Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust and the Land Trust of North Alabama. The Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust in Kountz, Texas, received funds to clean up the large debris Hurricane Harvey washed into the bayou that runs through the Big Thicket National Preserve; while the Land Trust of North Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, will use funding to restore 2.3 miles of the Bluff Line Trail on the Monte Sano Nature Preserve, one of the largest urban nature preserves in the U.S.
To view the full list of nonprofits, read the full NEEF press release here.
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