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.
Children and teachers explore the wetlands with a trained University of Rhode Island student or URI Master Gardener as the facilitator. The Cass Park Conservation Coalition Project establishes a collaborative effort involving students, teachers, state, municipal and community groups in evaluating, monitoring, and restoring Cass Park. A group of students who have been identified as at risk of dropping out of school are implementing the program. The ultimate goal is to reduce storm water pollution of Cass Pond, improve the landscape of Cass Park, and develop the area into an ecoclassroom. A Sustainable Relationship is a project which designs and delivers a series of workshops to 4 th - 8 th grade teachers, providing them with the skills and knowledge to develop curriculum that inspires students to become active forest stewards.