This year's AP Environmental Science projects got a late start - but you know what is said... better late than not at all!
1. Vegetable garden is being prepped and planted after a few-year hiatus. APES students are working with the special education department on this project.
3. Oak savanna - we've got a group working on another bench to help complete seating for our outdoor classroom by the pond in our 1-acre oak savanna. Now we just need a path that requires less maintenance and a huge work day (!) to remove the invasive buckthorn, etc. We only made a small dent in the trail improvement this spring but a group of Maine East alumni will be helping us out in October!
4. Data collection about carbon sequestration value of trees in our oak savanna.
5. Native plant awareness and sale - May 29th from 10 - 2pm near the Dee & Dempster entrance by the oak savanna. Here is our Facebook event for the sale.
6. Bird bath and feeder for butterfly garden - a creative design to repurpose old materials :)
7. Climate science student survey and awareness campaign.
8. And more - stay tuned...
1. Vegetable garden is being prepped and planted after a few-year hiatus. APES students are working with the special education department on this project.
2. Digging up unwanted trees in our butterfly garden. A group is working on a design and grant proposal for a professional educational sign.
3. Oak savanna - we've got a group working on another bench to help complete seating for our outdoor classroom by the pond in our 1-acre oak savanna. Now we just need a path that requires less maintenance and a huge work day (!) to remove the invasive buckthorn, etc. We only made a small dent in the trail improvement this spring but a group of Maine East alumni will be helping us out in October!
4. Data collection about carbon sequestration value of trees in our oak savanna.
6. Bird bath and feeder for butterfly garden - a creative design to repurpose old materials :)
7. Climate science student survey and awareness campaign.
8. And more - stay tuned...
