EPA ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT

In December 2022, POWJH received a nearly $100,000 EPA Environmental Education grant. We also received a $26,000 matching grant from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole.

This community education program will educate students and adults in Teton County. We will educate 810 students in Teton County over 2 years on the importance of maintaining clean drinking water. 6th-grade students at Jackson Hole Middle School will complete a Water Awareness Program, including in-class lessons and outdoor field trip activities. Workbooks will include Spanish translation. 9th-grade Integrated Science and AP Environmental Science students at Jackson Hole High School will learn about water quality and how to take field water quality measurements – specifically how to test for nitrates. Students will organize and advertise one drinking water testing event per year at the high school where they provide free well testing kits and instruct adult community members on how to complete the test.