Projects| The John Muir Award |
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______________________________________________________________________ Introduction The John Muir Award is a nationally recognised environmental award scheme which encourages people of all backgrounds to take personal responsibility for wild places in a spirit of fun, adventure and exploration. Launched in 1997, it is the educational initiative of wild land conservation charity, the John Muir Trust. In North East England the John Muir Award is supported by a partnership between the John Muir Trust and Durham County Council. The project is funded by Natural England through Access to Nature, as part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme. There is no charge for taking part in this award scheme. John Muir Award CriteriaFour Challenges are at the heart of each John Muir Award, to achieve an Award each participant must: Discover a wild place Participants should show enthusiasm and commitment, and have an awareness about John Muir.
(Photos 1 and 2 thanks to: Sarah Edwards, Durham Wildlife Trust) There are 3 levels of the Award, encouraging a progressive involvement. The same 4 challenges above are repeated for each level, with increased involvement in time, activity and ownership.
______________________________________________________________________ Training opportunities Click here to view training opportunities. Links John Muir Award www.johnmuiraward.org John Muir Trust www.jmt.org ____________________________________________________________________________________ Contacts Name Business Phone E-mail Address Samantha Finn 03000260535 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it David Etheridge 03000260535 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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