Tagged: funding

10:25am

Fri December 16, 2011
Salmon Habitat

Pierce County is the biggest winner in land of recovery grants

Credit By nwifc-photos NWIFC / Flickr

Getting diverse governments to cooperate is more art than science.

And there’s a project in Pierce County that is being honored with something called a “surf board award.”

It’s for meeting the difficult challenge of protecting endangered Chinook salmon, which were listed on the endangered species act more than a decade ago.

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4:19pm

Wed October 5, 2011
Education

Swing by Starbucks to help local classroom projects

Credit El patojo / Flickr

What do coffee drinkers and teachers have in common?

A shared passion to educate local school kids. At least, that’s what the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Starbucks are counting on. The two mega-institutions have teamed up to help King County public school teachers get money for unfunded classroom projects.

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