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13Jefferson High School

Jefferson High School

Dec 2019 Jefferson High School Jefferson County School

The Science National Honor Society (SNHS) of Jefferson High School improved their school’s courtyard with a rain garden and native tree propagation program to revitalize the space and protect watersheds. Through lessons on the importance of native plants and biofiltration, Jefferson High School environmental science students came to understand the role that rain gardens and […]

14Warm Springs Intermediate School

Warm Springs Intermediate School

Dec 2019 Warm Springs Intermediate School Morgan County School

Fourth graders at Warm Springs Intermediate School sprang into action to grow trees that will cover their campus to protect from winds and watershed pollution. One hundred-forty one students engaged in classroom lessons to learn about the many benefits that trees provide for the landscape. This complimented the Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s watershed curriculum through […]

15Petersburg Elementary School

Petersburg Elementary School

Dec 2019 Petersburg Elementary School Grant County School

Eighty-eight students at Petersburg Elementary School became watershed stewards as they potted tree saplings to grow into trees and replanted the school’s rain garden. Petersburg’s fifth graders assisted with potting 125 native tree saplings for the newly constructed Grow Out Station. These dogwood, sugar maple, sawtooth oak, and apple saplings will grow in the caged […]

16Potomack Intermediate School

Potomack Intermediate School

Feb 2019 Potomack Intermediate School Berkeley County School
Eighty 3rd and 4th grade students at Potomack Intermediate School participated in the PHLOW Grow a Garden program this spring. This was the second time Cacapon Institute worked with lead teacher Emma McAllister to improve their campus. This spring students planted a native rain garden to beautify the courtyard. Cacapon Institute led students in four [...]
17Briggs Animal Shelter

Briggs Animal Shelter

Feb 2019 Briggs Animal Adoption Center Jefferson County Community Briggs Animal Adoption Center, Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts get their hands dirty at Briggs Animal Adoption Center! Prior to planting day, the National Humane Education Society maintenance department staff created a planting plan, augured the holes, and delivered all of the trees and planting materials to each hole. A local girl scout troop participated in this environmental service project to receive [...]
18Bringing Bark To Raleigh Street

Bringing Bark To Raleigh Street

Apr 2018 Raleigh Street Berkeley County Community Martinsburg Shade Tree Commission
“Bringing Bark to South Raleigh” was a tree planting dream turned reality. On Saturday, April 21, over forty community volunteers participated in this CommuniTree planting on South Raleigh Street in Martinsburg behind the high school football stadium. The volunteers included 28 adults and 15 youth, mainly from Martinsburg High School FFA. Other volunteers included RotarACT [...]
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