Increase public action for the environment.

Project examples:

• Projects that engage volunteers and communities in on-the-ground action for wildlife and habitats.

• Projects from schools and classroom teachers to create on-campus native pocket prairies and pollinator gardens.

• Student field trips to a local natural area to learn about native wildlife/ecology and participate in a stewardship project (e.g. planting trees or habitat restoration).

Previous grantees:

Texas Conservation Alliance - Texas Conservation Action Team: Restoring Habitats and Cultivating Conservation Stewards

Hill Country Children’s Foundation - Native Texas Pollinator School Garden Project

YMCA of Greater San Antonio - Ranch Outdoor Adventure Reach at Roberts Ranch

San Antonio Botanical Gardens - Youth Water Conservationists

Cultiv8Community - Environmental Education & Nature Camp for Texas

Greenspace Dallas - Trinity River Crew

Exploration Green Conservancy - Native Tree Planting and STEM Education at Exploration Green

Austin Youth River Watch - Austin Environmental Leaders Program

EcoRise - The Texas Rural Initiative and Texas Collective Impact Project

Families in Nature - Guide Training - The Ecological School Project

Frontera Land Alliance - Nature Discovery Program

Partners in Environment Agriculture and Sustainability - PEAS Ambassadors Volunteer Pilot Program

Save Barton Creek Association - Barton Creek Time Spring Project

Save Our Springs Alliance - Barton Springs University

St. Edward's University Wild Basin - Inclusive and Equitable Nature Experiences at Wild Basin Project

TreeFolks - Translating Urban Forest Education Into Action Project

Save Barton Creek Association - Barton Creek Time Stream Project

Project spotlights:

Texas Conservation Alliance

Engaging Fort Worth and Surrounding Counties in Community Conservation

• Engaged 375 volunteers in 14 community habitat restoration and local conservation initiatives.

• Volunteers planted 7,500 hyper-local native plants, boosting local biodiversity and ecosystem health.

• Participants removed 6,300 pounds of litter and debris from local waterways through habitat cleanups.

YMCA of Greater San Antonio

Ranch Outdoor Adventure Reach at Roberts Ranch

• 415 youth participants

• 550 volunteers and 825 volunteer hours engaged

• 200 acres of habitat restoration activities

• 350 native plants planted and erosion control in riparian corridors

• 30lbs of native seed broadcast

• 4 beaver dam analogues installed

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Youth Water Conservationists

• 5,431 K-12 students engaged

• 89 school field trips focused on water conservation & environmental engagement