ENRTF ID: 147-CH

Project Title: Carbon on Campus: Connecting Students to Minnesota Ecosystems

Category: H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding
Sub-Category: C. Environmental Education

Summary: We aim to create a statewide, openly-accessible database and website of Minnesota’s ecosystems, integrating student-driven environmental fieldwork, data analysis, web-based educational tools, and engagement with middle-and high-school science classes.

Total Project Budget: $ 134,577
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Mary Heskel
Sponsoring Organization: Macalester College
Department: Biology
Address: 1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul MN 55105
Telephone Number: (651) 696-6846
Email mheskel@macalester.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: The collaborating scientists represent northern, central and southern MN and urban and rural regions. Students use non-destructive methods to measure tree biomass.