$3,994 Raised
40% complete
$10,000 Goal
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Thank you!
Our fundraiser has ended - thank you to everyone who donated! There were some lovely honor and memorial gifts - thank you for sharing the impact of the Big Trees. We raised almost $4,000 for ICEC's Big Trees Innovation Fund, which we will use to fund new projects we otherwise would not be able to complete.
Thank you for supporting ICEC and for supporting EE in Iowa. You can always make contributions to the Big Trees Fund on our website: http://iowaee.org/join/donate/big-trees-innovation-fund/
Thank you again! We hope to see you soon.
The Iowa Conservation Education Coalition has a long history of advancing excellence in conservation education in Iowa. Our success is due in no small part to the work and commitment of a long list of passionate educators and advocates that have made incredible impact through the power of conservation education. We think of these leaders as our “Big Trees,” whose work and encouragement “plant” new leaders and inspire action, just as big oaks nurture new generations of trees.
In light of Duane Toomsen’s passing in November of 2017, ICEC developed the Big Trees Innovation Fund. Duane’s impact on conservation education in Iowa cannot be overstated. As the Environmental Education Consultant at the Department of Education for 34 years, Duane was a pillar of our community and directly impacted the lives of thousands of educators and students. He was instrumental to the passage of the Resource Protection and Enhancement Act (REAP) and, in 1998, was the first recipient of the IAN-ICEC Aldo Leopold Award for Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Education Excellence and Leadership.
The purpose of the Big Trees Innovation Fund is to honor the legacy of the Big Trees, such as Duane, while providing for the future of conservation education in our state. In that spirit, the fund will be used to expand and enhance conservation education across Iowa, fostering new growth through innovative projects and outreach efforts. If you are honoring a Big Tree with your donation, please share who it is in the comment when you make your donation!
The Big Trees of our past have grown ICEC into what it is today. Now, through contributions in their honor, we will plant the seeds that will become the future of conservation education in Iowa.