Environmental Ambassadors

Fresno Unified School District

Current Status

• Strong energy efficiency and education component.
• Recycling dumpsters are located at every school and office in the district.
• District currently recycles paper (including colored paper), chipboard, magazines, corrugated cardboard, steel and aluminum cans, and #1, 2, and 3 plastic containers.
• Program also includes green waste, used oil, antifreeze, lead batteries, and waste paint thinner.
• Environmental education efforts are strong but must be fully integrated into standards-based curriculum.

How Grant Funds Will Be Used

• Identify and use exemplary curricular materials aligned to science and connected to integrated waste management activities.
• Enhance support of environmental science clubs and service-learning.
• Collaborate with Fresno Mayor’s Office staff for after-school programs.
• Align standards-based instructional practices to on-site resource conservation.

Key Partners

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
• California Integrated Waste Management Board
• California Regional Environmental Education Community
• California State University, Fresno
• Central Valley Air Resources Board
• Central Valley Science Project
• City of Fresno, Water Conservation Program
• City of Fresno, Waste Water Management Division
• Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District
• San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust

Program Contacts

Last updated: April 30, 2010