The National Center for Atmospheric Research and Collage Children's Museum present Greenie Awards to local schools. The Greenie awards recognize special Earth Day projects in the areas of recycling, composting, environmental education, energy, conservation, sustainability, and air and water quality. The Wetlands Ecology class from Westview Middle School in Longmont, Colorado, applied the Greenie award toward the first phase of a larger project to restore the Westview wetland and create an environmental education center on site. Funding for materials to complete the projects is provided through a grant from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District for Boulder County.
