Top > In the News... > The Minnesota Zoo will give you $1000 to help students become protect freshwater mussels!
Thanks to special funding from the Minnesota Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), the Minnesota Zoo is looking for high school teachers to help develop curriculum and resources for freshwater mussel conservation and water quality. These resources would support high school students in developing digital media campaigns to promote mussel conservation, water quality awareness and personal or community action.
Partner teachers will receive $1000 for working with Zoo staff to develop materials and implement the project with at least one class of students, as well as teacher training and CEUs.
Visit mnzoo.org/education/schools-teachers/teachers-protect-mussels/ for details. Apply today! Only 5 teachers will be selected for this exciting opportunity!
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