Calling All Young Heroes!
Species and Ecosystems Need Your Help!
Project Hero connects you with local species and ecosystems that need your help
Quests to Help Species & Ecosystems in Trouble
Quests guide the investigation and exploration of pressures on species and ecosystems in trouble in order to design meaningful solutions
Hackensack River Quest
Quest issued by: Turner Foundation, The Hackensack Riverkeeper, and Waterkeeper Alliance
Geography: Hackensack watershed
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Watersheds
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Quest for Longleaf Pine
Quest issued by: US Forest Service, Moore Charitable Foundation & Wade Research Foundation
Geography: Southeastern US
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Pollinator Quest
Quest issued by Captain Planet Foundation
Geography: US (50 states + Puerto Rico)
Target Grade Bands: 3rd-5th
Ecosystem: Pollinator Species
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Soil Quest
Quest issued by Kiss the Ground
Geography: US (50 states + Puerto Rico)
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Soil Ecosystems; Climate
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Quest for Coexisting with Wolves
Quest issued by: Turner Endangered Species Fund
Geography: Western US
Target Grade Bands: 8th-12th
Ecosystem: Wolf as Keystone Predator
MN Freshwater Quest
Quest issued by Wilderness Inquiry
Geography: Minnesota
Target Grade Bands: 5th-8th
Ecosystem: Freshwater systems of MN
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Ways to Complete a Quest
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