East Hardy Middle School, in
partnership with the WV Department of Natural Resources,
received a WV Project CommuniTree Shade-16 kit to plant
sixteen shade trees (oaks, maples, poplars, etc.) at the
Kimsey Run Dam in Hardy County, WV. The trees were all
planted along the edge of the parking lot by middle school
students from East Hardy Middle school, to help beautify the
parking lot, and add shade to the area. There were 27
students along with their teacher that helped plant the
trees, as well as pick up trash in the area. The whole event
took only 2 hours. WV Division of Highways came the day
prior to help dig the holes for the students.
A note from the Project Leader, East
Hardy Middle School teacher Jill Crossland:
“This tree planting was not only fun,
but probably one of the most efficient plantings due to the
hard work of the students. With the help of our CommuniTree
Liaison and the WV-DNR, this planting was educational for
the students on tree health and the importance of the trees
for the area. Many of the students mentioned coming to the
dam to fish, so planting these trees only added more value
to the area for these students.”