The projects help students of Keene be responsible for long term management, care, and maintenance of Keene's Ashuelot River Park. This project introduces and establishes vermicomposting in elementary school settings by creating a core curriculum for grades 1-6 by combining vermicomposting with the National Geography Standards. Maintaining a worm bin provides hands-on experience with ecosystem management, integrating disciplines that bring together the physical and human dimensions of the world. The Environmental Health Action Project works with families in a coordinated effort to improve the health and quality of life of asthmatics. Their work supplements existing clinic-based services with home visits and educational outreaches tailored to the language, literacy, and healthneeds of individual families.
Workers identify and eliminate environmental triggers found in the home.
The Active Watershed Management Project. The Tribe developed a plan to protect the environment and health of its members. It hosts a workshop which is a coordinated effort among the Tribe, Southern Rhode Island Conservation District, and the University of Rhode Island. The project also includes distribution of a newsletter highlighting environmental hazards. Students are from a wide range of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.