Youth Outdoor Experience

YOUTH AMBASSADORS ANZA TRAIL

15.935: NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM PROJECTS SAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTING THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN ANY PORTION OF SUCH A TRAIL EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED AREA. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ANZA EXPEDITION THROUGH ORGANIZED FIELD VISITS AND CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS AT HISTORIC SITES ALONG THE ANZA TRAIL IN ARIZONA. UP TO 40 TEACHERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN TWO MULTI-DAY FIELD VISITS AND 12 CLASSROOM VISITS, SUPPORTED BY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND LOCAL EXPERT INSIGHTS. THE PROGRAM WILL FOSTER COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP OF HISTORIC SITES AND MEASURE ITS IMPACT THROUGH PRE- AND POST-ASSESSMENTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, WITH AT LEAST 80% OF TEACHERS INCORPORATING THE EXPERIENCE INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDIVIDUALS.

YOUTH AMBASSADORS ANZA TRAIL

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER

ENGAGING YOUTH THROUGH OUTDOOR BIRD AND BIRD HABITAT EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION SONORAN JOINT VENTURE PROGRAM

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENGAGE TUCSON AREA YOUTH IN A HOLISTIC, BIOREGIONAL, CULTURAL EXPERIENCE ROOTED IN ECOLOGY THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1) PROVIDE YOUTH INTERNS WITH AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE ANZA TRAIL AND SONORA DESERT REGION, 2) DEVELOP THEIR INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS, AND 3) EXPAND THE ANZA TRAIL'S INTERPRETIVE CAPACITY IN THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY.

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