We have designed a perennial garden to enhance our school sign located in front of the building. Our Earth Force students chose to rebuild areas of the school courtyard that were vandalized last summer. We have researched indigenous plant species to replace trees and bushes in designated areas within the courtyard. The sixth and eighth grade students will cooperatively work together to select and place bird houses and feeders to provide nesting sites, shelter and food for wild birds. Through funding from a Pennsylvania GreenWorks grant, we will have an opportunity to make a difference in our school community and our relationship with the environment.
Bats are great to have around because they eat millions of insects.
Our goal is to finish three feeders by the end of the school year. We picked this as our project because we would like to see more squirrels around our school. The compost generated by this project will be used by Earth Force members at the high school. Those students will use the soil to provide nourishment to the herbs in the herb garden. Since we need newspapers to help with our worm composting, we will collect all used newspapers.