ENRTF ID: 123-C

Project Title: Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental Education on State Waterways

Category: C. Environmental Education

Summary: 30,000 underserved Minnesota youth (6-12 grade) explore and improve their local waterways through the "MN Freshwater Quest"—using freshwater species as the hook for place-based, hands-on environmental education.

Total Project Budget: $ 1,432,110
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Julie Edmiston
Sponsoring Organization: Wilderness Inquiry
Job Title: Associate Executive Director
Department: Address: 808 14th Ave SE
Minneapolis MN 55414
Telephone Number: (612) 676-9424
Email julie@wildernessinquiry.org

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Diverse students pictured with steps for the Freshwater Quest, sampling water with nets, canoeing, and learning about freshwater mussels. Map indicates program sites are statewide.