Our goal is to have an an endowment raised to fully support Race Rocks by the year 2010, the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Ecological Reserve at Race Rocks, and the tenth anniversary of the beginning of the website racerocks.com. We are determined to create a partnership with the community to ensure that the treasured marine protected area at Race Rocks will continue to be viable as a unique ecosystem and a free resource for education and research through the internet.
The Race Rocks project has recently entered a new and exciting stage. With the installation of the Tidal Energy Turbine and Solar Panels to contribute to an integrated energy system for energy sustainability for the ecological reserve, the possibility of managing a completly self-sustaining ecosystem comes closer to reality. We are grateful to the many dedicated donors who have helped us to operate Race Rocks since Pearson College took over the operation of the Islands in March of 1997. We now face the significant challenge of ensuring sustainability of this project.
We are grateful to the federal Millennium Partnership Fund for providing the grant that launched the website www.racerocks.com in March of 2000. We now face the significant challenge of sustaining this project indefinitely through donations.
You may be surprised to know that the operation of the facilities at Race Rocks Marine Protected Area has been funded by Pearson College and dedicated donors for the past ten years, since March 31, 1997. Since then, supporters of Race Rocks and Pearson College have donated the money to staff and operate the marine education centre and keep a watchful eye on the ecosystem. We are thankful to our supporters, sponsors and volunteers who provided funding to make all this possible.
The case for funding Race Rocks is compelling
