Basic Organization Information
The Robert F. Nicodemus Memorial Wilderness Project
- Also Known As:
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Nicodemus Wilderness Project
- Physical Address:
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Albuquerque, NM
87196 0712
- EIN:
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85-0472006
- Web URL:
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www.wildernessprojec...
- NTEE Category:
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C Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification
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C99 Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C.
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C Environmental Quality Protection, Beautification
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C60 Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs
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O Youth Development
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O50 Youth Development Programs
- Year Founded:
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2000
- Ruling Year:
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2000
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Donations - $5,000
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Eco-Socks for NWP (fundraiser) - $5,000
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Grants - $1,000
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Mission Statement
Our mission: To protect wildlife and our environment and to build future
conservation leaders by engaging youth in environmental stewardship
projects worldwide.
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Impact Statement
Our vision: We envision that all
young people will take personal responsibility and action toward protecting
wildlife and the environment in their communities through NWP projects, and
that these inspired youth volunteers will become the next generation of
conservation leaders worldwide.
Current Program Achievements (as of December 31st 2010):
- We have empowered 20,351 youth to become Apprentice Ecologists
- We have worked 151,209 hours on environmental projects.
- We have collected more than 294,534 pounds of trash.
- We have planted 90,666 native trees.
- We have helped to restore 29,690 acres of land for wildlife.
Program Goals for 2011:
- Empower and inspire 200 youth volunteers (ages 13-21) to submit project essays for the 2011 Apprentice Ecologist scholarship awards.
- Raise $11,000 for the Apprentice Ecologist scholarship endowment so that the current award amounts can be increased.
- Increase the sales of Eco-Socks (all proceeds benefit NWP programs) by 25% as compared to 2010.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Robert K. Dudley, Ph.D.
Term:
Since
Mar
2009
Chief Executive Profile:
Robert K. Dudley, Ph.D., President and Director of NWP, holds a B.A. in Biology, an M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, and a Ph.D. in Biology (Ecology). Over the past two decades, he has implemented and conducted thousands of volunteer and research projects that educate and engage youth and communities in the restoration, stewardship, and conservation of native ecosystems.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
While growing up, I spent summers with my grandfather, Robert F.
Nicodemus (1908-1998), and grandmother at their old farmhouse in the
Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. We stayed busy taking care of the
house, the land, and each other. My grandfather and I worked together
on our chores everyday but always had time to take walks through the
woods, breathe the fresh air, and talk. Many things had
changed since my grandfather was young and over the years he told me
many accounts of how the land and streams were different when he was
growing up. Extensive clear-cutting of forests and strip-mining had
taken away the natural beauty of the mountains and streams he used to
know. He explained that we could not fish in many of his favorite
streams and creeks where he used to fish because they had been
contaminated by pesticides or mining runoff. I read the signs along
those waters as a kid and wondered how it could have happened. Even in
the remaining natural places, there was almost always litter or
graffiti nearby. Who would do something like this and why? It was as if
they had never even met the places that we loved. I was
inspired to establish this organization and pursue a life long career
in Conservation Biology because of the values my grandfather passed on
to me. When he passed away in 1998, I knew I had lost someone who could
never be replaced. Every good deed that this organization accomplishes
is one small repayment to honor a man who opened my eyes and heart to
the beauty of wilderness.
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Program:
Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™
- Budget:
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$5,000
- Category:
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Environment
- Population Served:
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Youth/Adolescents only (14 - 19 years)
Program Description:
The Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™ (officially recognized by the
U.S. EPA) has engaged tens of thousands of young people (kids, teens,
and college-age youth) from around the world in environmental cleanup
and conservation projects since 1999. This scholarship-based program
has received multiple awards from the City of Albuquerque, a "Best
Community Impact" award from Eastern Kentucky University, and is
featured on thousands of web sites. View recent Apprentice Ecologist Projects and past Apprentice Ecologist Awards to get ideas for your own environmental stewardship project. The goals of the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™ are to:
- Elevate youth into leadership roles by engaging them in environmental cleanup and conservation projects,
- Empower young people to rebuild the environmental and social well-being of our communities,
- Improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife through education, activism, and action.
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Funding Needs
Our primary funding need is for our Apprentice Ecologist Initiative™. It requires about $10 to sponsor a volunteer and each year we have hundreds of volunteers from around the world complete environmental projects. In addition to this base funding, we also award multiple merit-based scholarship awards every year to young people (ages 13-21) who have completed their own Apprentice Ecologist project. Our goal is to continue growing the scholarship program by increasing its funding through a permanent endowment for that purpose.
Volunteer Needs
We require youth volunteers to conduct environmental stewardship projects in their local communities. Each volunteer who successfully complete a project and writes an essay about his/her experience becomes an official Apprentice Ecologist. We also require experienced volunteers to help with the review of program documents and for the judging of our annual scholarship program.
Request for In-Kind Contributions
We request in-kind contributions of trail supplies and refreshments for volunteers who are completing Apprentice Ecologist projects in the greater Albuquerque area of New Mexico. For other areas in the United States and abroad, we request monetary donations.