Student Driven Practices: 2.4 Habitat Restoration
Each Spring since 2012, students re-mulch the campus and restore turf materials that have been degraded by winter and overuse of the campus sports fields. These students are mulching.
Habitat Restoration: Annual Tree Planting, Mulching & Campus Cleanup
When the rain gardens were planted, the opportunity was taken to tend to many other parts of the grounds. With the number of students participating, it wasn’t feasible to have all 100 students planting in the garden area at a time. Instead, they were placed into groups, reflecting the part of the campus they would work in and many took on the tasks of weeding, mulching and removing litter from the fields. All in all, they worked together to improve the aesthetics, as well as the natural habitat.
Additionally, at the Earth Day Festival, a participating vendor donated a native tree and planted it with students, replacing a tree that had died.
In April of 2019, the 6th grade’s environmental literacy service learning day will take place. They have just developed their plan to work on 3 specific areas of the campus: weeding and tending to the multiple rain gardens, and the last area will be the courtyards or front of school. Mulching, cleaning, weeding, students will work together to ensure the school looks good and the plants are cared for for maximum growth and vitality.
When the rain gardens were planted, the opportunity was taken to tend to many other parts of the grounds. With the number of students participating, it wasn’t feasible to have all 100 students planting in the garden area at a time. Instead, they were placed into groups, reflecting the part of the campus they would work in and many took on the tasks of weeding, mulching and removing litter from the fields. All in all, they worked together to improve the aesthetics, as well as the natural habitat.
Additionally, at the Earth Day Festival, a participating vendor donated a native tree and planted it with students, replacing a tree that had died.
In April of 2019, the 6th grade’s environmental literacy service learning day will take place. They have just developed their plan to work on 3 specific areas of the campus: weeding and tending to the multiple rain gardens, and the last area will be the courtyards or front of school. Mulching, cleaning, weeding, students will work together to ensure the school looks good and the plants are cared for for maximum growth and vitality.
