3 million in environmental support work for the
$261 million project of the South Ferry Terminal Structural Box in Battery
Park, located in lower Manhattan. LEESPORT, Pa. Topics include watersheds, wetlands,
Pennsylvania's ecosystems, and renewable and nonrenewable resources.us, Keyword: "DEP EE Grants. - $1,500 to fund a project entitled "Sustainable
Energy Sources and Technologies."

Miller African-centered Academy - $1,460 to explore renewable and
non-renewable resources, human practices, laws and regulations , and the
benefits of composting as a method of recycling.

BRADFORD COUNTY
Bradford County Conservation District - $9,000 to develop comprehensive
environmental education plans targeted at school administrators,
educators and other agencies in the county.

Central Cambria School District - $1,500 to fund a field trip to two acid
mine drainage projects.

CHESTER COUNTY
Southeast Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center - $10,000 to fund a
program entitled "Minimizing the Risks from Environmental Toxins Through
Education at Day Care Centers in Philadelphia.

Millcreek Township School District - $10,000 to develop a hands-on
program to integrate education into the construction of the new , high
performance, energy efficient Asbury Woods Nature Center. That means providing jobs, safe and healthy seafood for consumers,
and quality recreational opportunities for the American public . east, west, and
Gulf coasts in the next few years.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is a list of grants awarded by county:

ALLEGHENY COUNTY
Allegheny County Conservation District - $19,145 to provide 20 two-
session watershed awareness programs.

LUZERNE COUNTY
Bear Creek Nature Center of the Eastern PA Luther Camp Corporation -
$1,280 to fund two seminars entitled "Pennsylvania Songbirds," which
focuses on bird biology. De Bow Jr.

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Pittsburgh Zoo + PPG Aquarium - $10,000 to develop and offer a series of
teacher workshops to teach educators of middle school students how to
utilize the Zoo's "Windows to Conservation" interactive classroom.

Central Cambria School District - $10,000 to continue integrating
environmental education by providing recycling education and energy
management.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
Wilson College - $1,500 to fund two biodiesel workshops to science
teachers from regional schools.

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McGinty made the announcement during a visit to the Berks County
Conservation District, which was awarded an $18,503 grant to develop
environmental education programming and resources for Berks County schools. - $10,000 to present a three-day
educator training workshop at Three Sisters Farm.

PERRY COUNTY
West Perry School District - $1,500 to purchase resource materials to
enhance the Earth/Environmental Science curriculum.

Pocono Environmental Education Center - $9,000 to provide and present the
"Sustainable Energy: Sources + Technologies' Professional Development
Institute" for the general public. "The fishing industry is a large portion of the nation's
economy, and the work we do ensures the sustainable use of our ocean
resources.

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Springside School - $1,500 to mentor students in 3rd and 4th grade in the
study of Spring Mill Creek.
Officers -- who are scientists or engineers -- command the agency's research
and survey ships and aircraft, and serve in billets on shore, bringing their
operational expertise to NOAA programs.

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CLEARFIELD COUNTY
Clearfield County Conservation District - $650 to promote the use of
No-Till Drill farming through the District's Great Plains Drill.

TIOGA COUNTY
Southern Tioga School District - $1,500 to purchase equipment to provide
students with equipment and transportation for field trips to tour
Phoenix Resource Landfill and the Rattler Mine Complex acid mine drainage
treatment site.

WAYNE COUNTY
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc., Ph.gov

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Pittsburgh Regional Center for Science Teachers - $10,000 to provide
workshops for participants to gain a better understanding of the impact
of air quality on the environment.

ERIE COUNTY
Erie County Conservation District - $20,000 to develop a "Lake Erie
Environmental Education Compendium.
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, who was instrumental in obtaining funding for
the ship and having it home ported in Alaska, was keynote speaker at the
ceremony. Dyson-Malson. Signatures of the senator, his wife and Mrs.

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CLARION COUNTY
North Central Region Math/Science Education Collaborative - $10,000 to
fund a two-day workshop entitled "Sustainable Energy Sources and
Technologies.

Lower Dauphin School District - $1,500 to purchase equipment to be used
in conjunction with the high school freshman science department annual
spring field study.

LYCOMING COUNTY
Lycoming County Conservation District - $1,500 to develop environmental
education programs.

SULLIVAN COUNTY
Sullivan County Conservation District - $1,300 to purchase soils,
wildlife, forestry and aquatics kits for the Sullivan County Conservation
District to loan to other educators in the county.
"This state-of-the-art, acoustically quiet vessel will give NOAA
scientists access to advanced technologies to better understand the state of
the nation's fisheries," said Bill Hogarth, assistant administrator for NOAA
Fisheries Service.

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Riverview School District - $1,000 to fund a field trip to Audubon's
Beechwood Farms.

Northern Cambria School District - $1 ,295 to provide transportation for
students to participate in a field trip to several tributaries to get an
indication of their health and their impact on the West Branch of the
Susquehanna River.

CRAWFORD COUNTY
Conneaut School District - $1,500 to implement a program to study the
area watersheds for non-point pollution sources.

FULTON COUNTY
Fulton County Conservation District - $600 to develop and conduct
environmental education field days targeted at seventh graders."
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NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations, which operates and manages NOAA ships and
aircraft.
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State College Area School District - $900 to support field trips for
10 kindergarten classrooms to receive programming at Millbrook Marsh
Nature Center through a half-day program entitled "Wetlands Critters"
Panorama Village."

Ridley School District - $10,000 to help elementary staff revise current
lesson plans targeted toward K-5 teachers. His wife, Catherine Stevens, is a co-sponsor of the ship along with
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are inscribed on the ship's keel plate. The NOAA Corps is one of the nation's seven uniformed services. Department of Commerce , is dedicated to
enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and
research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental
stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine resources.

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Mount Carmel Area School District - $1,485 to purchase a Davis Vantage
Pro 2 Watershed Station., was named
in honor of the late Alaskan fishing industry leader and christened in October
2003 by his wife, Peggy Dyson-Malson. Also, the ship will be able to conduct bottom and mid-water
trawls while running physical and biological-oceanographic sampling during a
single deployment -- a combined capability unavailable in the private sector.

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The statement of work includes:
* Development of plans for noise monitoring and mitigation, erosion and
sediment control, environmental remediation, waste management and
environmental oversight . "These grants will help to
fund projects that will raise environmental awareness among the residents of
Pennsylvania by enabling all of us to better appreciate our environment and
work to preserve it.

BERKS COUNTY
Berks County Conservation District - $18,503 to provide funding and
resources for an Environmental Educator to develop environmental
education to the public school system.

CLINTON COUNTY
Clinton County Conservation District - $1,300 to provide equipment for
watershed education field trips for school students.

COLUMBIA COUNTY
Columbia County Conservation District - $9,250 to develop and implement
environmental education programs for local leaders, municipalities,
contractors, developers, students, educators and landowners to address
non-point source pollution. WASHINGTON, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration commissioned its newly constructed fisheries survey vessel
Oscar Dyson today at the ship's home port in Kodiak, Alaska, during a ceremony
based on naval traditions.

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McGinty today
announced 72 grants totaling $369,686 to create and develop projects to help
increase environmental literacy among Pennsylvanians.
The grant program was established by the Environmental Education Act of
1993, which mandates setting aside 5 percent of the pollution fines and
penalties collected annually by DEP for environmental education in
Pennsylvania.
For more information on environmental education, visit the department's
Web site at http://www.pa.

Conrad Weiser Area School District - $1,500 to develop lab-based
activities by teachers on biofuels and alternative fuels .

BUCKS COUNTY
Center for Student Learning - $1,500 to expand on a program started
through a partnership with Waste Management of Pennsylvania. - $8,000 to develop and implement a
four-day watershed workshop targeted at teachers in school districts in
small urban areas of southeastern Pennsylvania. - $1,200 to purchase two GPS PDAs for students and
teachers to use to make precise maps of their community.

Ridgefield Elementary School - $1,000 to transport 50 second-grade
students to tour the Erie County Landfill and Presque Island State Park.

FAYETTE COUNTY
Fayette County Conservation District - $20,000 to fund the annual Fayette
County Children's Water Festival.

MULTIPLE COUNTIES
Earth Force Inc. "The ship is also an important link in the
developing Global Earth Observing System of Systems, where nations of the
world will share data to take the pulse of the planet. Oscar Dyson has a cutting-edge, low
acoustic signature, which will enable it to study fish quietly without
altering their behavior."
"Bringing Oscar Dyson online is a big step forward in the modernization of
the NOAA fleet," said Rear Admiral Samuel P.

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The projects range
from creative, hands-on lessons for students-to-teacher training programs to
ecological education for adults.

Blackhawk School District - $1,500 to purchase resources materials to
include alternative energy into the Agriscience Curriculum at Blackhawk
High School."

Erie County Conservation District - $1,500 to develop several watershed
maps that can be used as teaching tools.

Jefferson County - DuBois AVTS - $1,500 to provide hands-on instruction
in the classroom, on school campus and in the community, in the areas of
sustainable energy sources and technology.

LAWRENCE COUNTY
Laurel School District - $10,000 to facilitate the integration of EE
standards into the K-12 curriculum . ship was built to meet the requirements of NOAA's National
Marine Fisheries Service as well as to meet tough standards set by the
International Council for Exploration of the Seas, a European-based
organization that has developed a set of standards to optimize the
effectiveness of fisheries research.

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JEFFERSON COUNTY
Jefferson County Conservation District - $1,500 to fund testing and
resource materials to provide environmental education programs.

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+1-717-787-1323. Its hydroacoustic technology uses sound waves to
"see" fish on a computer screen , which will make use of nets less important in
fisheries assessments once scientists learn the signatures of different fish
populations.S.

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suburb of Buffalo . Lebanon School District - $10,000 to provide for all K-7
professional staff to be instructed in EE standards.

MERCER COUNTY
Mercer County Conservation District - $19,500 to develop a program
entitled "Agriculture Across the Curriculum," for 4th grade students.

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and county conservation districts to create and develop projects that will
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DAUPHIN COUNTY
Infinity Charter School - $888 to fund three field trips and one
in-school presentation for 6th and 7th grade classes.

DELAWARE COUNTY
Haverford Township School District - $1,360 to fund a project entitled
"Role of Integrated Pest Management in Reducing Non-Point Source
Pollution.

Hazleton Area School District - $1,000 for middle students to cooperate
with local county officials to learn about acid mine drainage in the
Upper-Lackawanna watershed.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - $10,000 to offer a
five-day teacher workshop on the topic of the Delaware Estuary watershed.

Green Woods Charter School - $10,000 to fund the purchase of environment
and ecology focused curriculum materials and resources to support quality
teaching and effecting student learning.

PIKE COUNTY
Pike County Conservation District - $1,500 to fund a series of workshops
for municipal officials focused on open space and conservation. - $10,000 to provide teachers with training and support
on how to use urban tree cover and air quality issues to address academic
standards.

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State College Area School District - $900 to support field trips for
10 kindergarten classrooms to receive programming at Millbrook Marsh
Nature Center through a half-day program entitled "Wetland Critters"
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Saint Vincent College - $1,500 to fund two one-day teacher workshops.S.

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BEAVER COUNTY
Western Beaver School District - $10,000 to facilitate workshops to
integrate the EE curriculum.

CENTRE COUNTY
Centre County Conservation District - $6,000 to purchase water sampling
and testing equipment to be used by the students at Bald Eagle Area High
School to learn about non-point source pollutants.

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WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Westmoreland County Conservation District - $10 ,000 to create a credible
and comprehensive educational outreach program on sustainable energy
technologies in Hempfield Township.

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Sewickley Civic Garden Council - $1,000 to update to DVD format the first
in a series of 10 slide presentations providing environment and ecology
instruction.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Abington Friends School - $1 ,500 to expand the third grade Creek Walk
program and the study of watersheds.
The Oscar Dyson, the first of four planned ships designed and built to
NOAA specifications by VT Halter Marine Inc. in Moss Point, Miss.
"With its state-of-the-art technology and unique research attributes ,
Oscar Dyson will help ensure the sustainability of Alaska's fisheries
populations and a healthy fishing industry," said retired Navy Vice Admiral
Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.

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The conservation district offers a wide range environmental education
programs to Berks County residents, including Senior and Junior High
Envirothons, Don Hartman Conservation Leadership School, Youth Scholarship
Program, and Soil and Water Stewardship Week.

School District of Erie - $1,500 to visit watersheds regarding non-point
source pollution, land use and biodiversity.

WARREN COUNTY
Warren County Conservation District - $10,993 to fund the continuation
and improvement of the current education programs. - $1,500 to fund a two-day teacher
workshop focusing on the impact of non-point source pollution.

Westmoreland Conservation District - $1,500 to provide farmers with an
educational tour of Holterholm Farms."
Oscar Dyson's commanding officer is Commander Frank Wood, a NOAA Corps
officer.

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CAMBRIA COUNTY
Forest Hill School District - $1,000 to purchase materials for Acid Mine
Drainage and sewage water quality testing on local streams.
Oscar Dyson's primary mission will be to monitor the Bering Sea and Gulf
of Alaska ecosystems, particularly Alaskan pollock, the nation's largest
fishery.D.

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"An engaged public is one of our most powerful tools in efforts to protect
our air, land and water resources," McGinty said. The conservation district also
provides environmental education resources to students, teachers and
residents.

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NORTHUMBERLAND
Mount Carmel Area School District - $1,500 to develop lessons and labs in
an area that was once a productive coal mining region with regard to
water testing, acid mine drainage, mine reclamation, etc. Ambrose School - $1 ,500 to purchase water monitoring kits and other
wetlands equipment. "It's the first new ship built specifically for NOAA in the past
quarter century, and we're excited that three more new NOAA ships with the
same capabilities will be built and operating off the U.

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is the environmental manager for the
"design-build joint-venture" sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority Capital Construction (MTA).

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LEBANON COUNTY
Lebanon County Conservation District - $12,068 to fund teacher workshops
and to establish a foundation of environmental literacy in the teachers
and students who participate.

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum - $1,300 to purchase
curriculum support materials for teachers involved in the Nature Learning
program., under secretary of commerce for oceans and
atmosphere and NOAA administrator.

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Since the inception of the environmental education grant program, DEP has
awarded more than $3 million in grants to support the environmental education
efforts of schools, county conservation districts and other nonprofit
organizations throughout Pennsylvania.

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania - $1,000 to provide for
environmental resource guides and native plants to teachers enrolled in
the Schoolground Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Symposium.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg - $825 to fund a field trip to visit
the Holtwood Hydroelectric Power Plant.

North Penn School District - $984 to support continuation of the business
and educational partnership with Waste Management for the science
curriculum for the 10th , 11th and 12th grade Biology, Chemistry and
Environmental Science courses. The ship's civilian crew includes
highly skilled wage mariners.