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The Green Leadership Academy of Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE) is a conservation outreach program of The Greater Ozarks Audubon Society (GOAS), which serves a 12 county area in southwest Missouri. GOAS oversees all aspects of GLADE. |
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The Missouri State University Biology Department teamed with the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society to create GLADE in 2009. It is a full partner in the GLADE project. |
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The Missouri State University Bull Shoals Field Station provides the backdrop for GLADE. Its two residential facilities, classroom, lab station and lake access provide all the environmental necessities for our week in nature. |
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The TogetherGreen Program, an alliance between National Audubon and Toyota Motors provided the seed money to create GLADE. Durinjg GLADE’s first three years, over $66,000 was granted to The GLADE Project from the TogetherGreen Innovation and Fellows Grants Programs. GLADE is the only program in the nation to receive TG funding for 3 consecutive years. |
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The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is a public foundation serving the Missouri Ozarks. CFO is dedicated to working with its donors, nonprofit partners, and affiliated community foundations in meaningful and purposeful ways. It has provided GLADE with over $17,000 in grants and incentives. |
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Recognizing the overarching importance of schools to rural development, the Rural Schools Partnership, provides Community Conservation Grants to GLADE graduates. In April, 2012, Logan-Rogersville High School, partnering with GLADE, was awarded a $15,000 Coover Foundation Grant for a GLADE Mentor Development Program. |
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The Missouri Department of Conservation assists GLADE in identifying habitats in need of restoration, and it provides heavy equipment and manpower to GLADE during habitat restoration activities and conservation literature to participating students. |
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The Springfield Plateau Chapter of Missouri Master Naturalist provides expertise and guidance to GLADE graduates as they develop their Community Conservation Action Projects. |
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The L-A-D Foundation awarded a $5000 grant to the GLADE Project for the 2011 academy. Incorporated in 1962, the L-A-D Foundation is a Missouri private operating foundation dedicated to sustainable forest management, protection of exemplary natural and cultural areas in Missouri, and providing support and advocacy for projects and policies which have a positive influence in the Missouri Ozark region. |
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Ozarks Water Watch, a project of the Upper White River Basin Foundation awarded GLADE a $1000 grant for the 2012 academy and a $500 sponsorship for the 2013 academy for GLADE’s continued work in restoring riparian corridors and training youth in techniques used to monitor lakes and streams within the White River watershed. |
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The Audubon Society of Missouri awarded a $1000 grant for the 2012 academy and $1200 for the 2013 academy from funds raised from birder participation in the DNR’s SPARKS bird database project. |
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The North Face PlanetExplore Program awarded a $2500 grant to GLADE during the 2011 academy. |
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The White River Electric Cooperative awarded a $500 grant to GLADE for the 2012 academy. |
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Great Southern Bank donated $200 to GLADE for the summer 2012 academy. They also provide free checking accounts for GLADE Community Conservation Projects designed by GLADE students. |
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K Dock Marina donated over $200 in pontoon boat rental fees so that GLADE students could participate in lake water quality monitoring during the summer 2012 academy. |
| Major GLADE Donors ($2000 or more) | Lisa Berger and Charles Burwick
Larry Murphy Dr. Dean Rising |
| Major GLADE Donors ($1000 or more) | Drs. Ruth Grant and Howard Schwartz Greg and Martha Swick |
| Major GLADE Donors ($500 or more) | Dave and Ann Catlin John and Janese Barnhardt Sue Schuble Stephen and Myra Scroggs Jim Fossard Brian Hamburg |
| Sponsors (up to $499) | Andrew and Dawn Kinslow Celeste and Don Prussia Dr. Robert and Barb Kipfer Phil and Susan Moran Robert and Pamela Clark Chrissy McClarren and Andrew Reago Robert and Charles Stewart Patricia Shebesta |
