Coast 4U Quarterly, Winter 2012
Whale Tail® Dollars at Work
QUESTION: The Whale Tail® Grants Program has now funded its first project that uses which 21st-century form of public education?
ANSWER: A Smart Phone app!
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Environmental Volunteers Smart Phone Application Screenshot |
Read below about one example of a project idea that became real thanks to California drivers who purchased WHALE TAIL® license plates. For more examples of projects funded by the WHALE TAIL® Grants Program, please visit the website.
Recently, Environmental Volunteers launched a Smart Phone application providing visitors with a self-guided tour of the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. It uses narration, photographs, and printed text to let users learn about the importance of bay marshes, the preserve's flora and fauna, and the history of the Preserve and the San Francisco Bay. The app is called "EV Bay Tour" and iPhone or iPad users can download it for free here. A version for Android devices will be released in the future.