Seeds of Stewardship: Increasing Native Biodiversity at Carver

Our EcoAction Team:
Camp Wildcat Guardians of the Triangle

Camp Wildcat is a student leadership group of approximately 100 students with one to three representatives from each class, ensuring broad and equitable student voice across the school. Camp Wildcat meets for 30 minutes on Tuesday (4000), Wednesday (5000), and Thursday (6000). The Fall Team meets from August to December and the Spring Team meets from January to May. While all students at Carver participate in EcoSchools actions and Seeds of Stewardship activities, Camp Wildcat serves as the student leadership and communications team that helps plan, lead, and amplify this work schoolwide. Team members create posters, signage, and videos; document actions; and lead EcoActions within their classrooms by modeling stewardship practices and supporting peers. Camp Wildcat students also help share the story of our work with families, visitors, and community partners, ensuring that stewardship is visible, student-driven, and embedded in the culture of the school.

As scientists, planners, and stewards, students work in teams to make thoughtful decisions that support native plants, wildlife, and the people who share our schoolyard. From mapping habitats and tracking invasive species to caring for seedlings and sharing data, our EcoAction Team leads with curiosity, responsibility, and a growing sense of stewardship for their home place.

Adult leaders are school administrators, school staff, classroom teachers, and community volunteers.

Seeds of Stewardship, our EcoAction Team, grant writing and funding, and community partnerships are facilitated and lead by our Outdoor Educator, Kari Wilcher.

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

— Jane Goodall, primatologist and conservationist

Addilyn Grace
4th Grade

Grayson
5th Grade

Carver's EcoCaptains

Captains focus on helping others learn skills, plan Action Plans, and help write our EcoStory.
They are leaders in our Outdoor Education program and Camp Wildcat and were chosen to be Captains because of their strong leadership skills, their passion for nature and wildlife, and their future aspirations in a green career.

Students take ownership through real leadership roles and decision-making, including:

Encouraging others to be good stewards
Serving as project captains and co-captains for mapping, seed collection, invasive species tracking, planting, and documentation
Conducting campus-wide needs assessments to decide where native plants were most needed
Choosing which native species to prioritize based on habitat conditions
Collecting, labeling, and storing seed in a student-managed seed library
Using phones and field tools to document plants, upload data, and update maps
Researching plant information for interpretive signage and seed packet information

Students are not helpers. They are planners, researchers, and stewards responsible for moving the project forward.

Addilyn Grace's leadership focuses on connecting kids to nature, collecting and documenting species in iNaturalist, and managing our seed library, herbarium, and specimen.

Grayson's leadership focuses on stewarding bird habitats, bird documentation,
and contributing data to eBird, MerlinID, and iNaturalist.

The Co-Captains

Camp Wildcat co‑captains help organize work, train others in field methods, share materials, and make sure student voices are heard.

AJ
5000 4th Grade

AJ's leadership focuses on research, data verification, and data submission to citizen science platforms.

Londyn + Morghan
5000 5th Grade

Londyn and Morghan's leadership focuses on nature journaling, field guides, and guiding our team in creating signage, posters, and print materials.

Brooklyn
6000 4th Grade

Ishaan P
6000 5th Grade

Ishann's leadership focuses on endangered species. He leads us in our advocacy campaign of writing letters to Congress and is in charge of our Endangered Species conservation and stewardship.

4000 4th Grade

Charlotte G
4000 5th Grade

EcoStorytellers

Capture and share student-led stewardship work through photos, videos, writing, and artwork.
Translate field investigations, restoration projects, and data into stories that are accessible to families, partners, and the community.
Support EcoSchools documentation by helping tell the story behind the data for Green Flag certification

Data Rangers

Take the lead on documenting species on iNaturalist, EDDMapS, GLOBE, etc.
Mentor peers in scientific observation, data protocols, and quality control.
Track progress over time (before/after invasive removal, planting, habitat improvements).

Curators

Curate plant specimens, labels, and archival records for every plant species at Carver.
Teach younger students plant identification and collection ethics.
Create a digital herbarium and field guides for Carver species.

The Endangered Conservationists

Focus specifically on Lantana depressa var. floridana and other rare plants in the Ogeechee River Basin.
Monitor, protect, and propagate endangered taxa.
Develop interpretive materials (signage, videos, campaigns) to raise awareness.

Habitat Architects

Lead Schoolyard Habitat® designs, plantings, and long-term care.
Experiment with microhabitats (pollinator gardens, shade zones, wetland edges).
Use soil and water data to guide restoration strategies.

Ambassadors

Plan Days of Service and community events.
Develop newsletters, social media posts, and site signage
Create art, brochures, or stories that share Carver’s biodiversity work.

The Action Team's Purpose and Role at Carver

The Seeds of Stewardship Action Team serves as the school’s student leadership hub for environmental stewardship, scientific inquiry, and community engagement. The team provides structure and continuity for campus-wide conservation work by helping plan, coordinate, and sustain projects such as habitat restoration, invasive species removal, native seed collection, citizen science, and endangered species protection. Action team members act as student scientists, planners, and ambassadors, modeling responsible stewardship and sharing knowledge with peers, teachers, families, and community partners. The team fills a unique niche by connecting classroom learning to real-world action, using data and field observations to guide decisions, and ensuring that student voice drives both the vision and implementation of Carver’s EcoSchools work. Through this role, the action team strengthens school culture, builds leadership capacity, and ensures that environmental responsibility is embedded in daily practice rather than treated as a one-time event.

FALL
4000

Ayden S

Waverlee B

Zariah (Bella) B

Troy A

Anne E

Reagan B

Grayson C

Jacob P

Jack K

Aiden L

Ryan G

Lita L

Matthew S

Holton B

Parker L

Daniel B

Antonio G

Brielle B

Caleb N

Jude H

Adam M

FALL
5000

Lorelei G

Jiaoyang Z

Bethany Z

Carson B

Tegan W

Kalani S

Jade L

Natia G

Alexis R

Aurora R

Lakelyn VH

Jackson B

Jocelyn T

Mae A

James E

Victoria C

Jack V

Charlie C

Charlotte C

Kingston M

Cristian A

Kameron H

Max K

FALL
6000

Jase H

Presley H

Amelia T

Eizabeth A

Caylee S

Atticus W

Nolan L

Morgan J

Jaiden S

Harmony J

Aubrey L

Addilynn S

Sunny Z

Kyndall N

Ashton F

Amelia L

Karee C

Eli D

Isabel B

Arriana P

Alexander P

Brooklyn R

Grayson P

SPRING
4000
Ayden S
Fiona C
Adrianna Y
Reagan N
Tripp L
Rayyan A
Myliyah W
Jorja S
Matthew G
Gracie P
Amiyla T
Rylie P
Karter P
Emilynn V
Charlotte G
Anthony D
Maddie L
Sadie H
Collette O
Camila M

SPRING
5000
Deshawn A
Edward S
Dhilan P
Joshua RV
Isabella A
Georgia D
McKenzie H
Tai M
Jace A
Jamir A
Dallas M
AJ M
Gunnison G
Griffin A
Morghan P
Londyn AW
Wyatt D
Brooks H
Sonny J
Gracee S
Victor R
Liam G
Ava J
Lilah H

SPRING
6000
Abram F
Jayme M
Kian R
Reid P
Amy VR
Matthew A
Alyannah O
Brooklyn L
Kaelynn V
Addilyn S
Destin W
Grant B
Beckett S
Julius P
Gabe S
Ishaan P
Jordyn E
Saige S
Jackson S
Logan B
Zack C
Zory PG
Aurelia B
Jake
AJ B

We use Garden Mosaics Science Pages to help us learn about our leadership roles and what to do for our Action Projects.

Page updated

Report abuse

Our EcoAction Team:Camp Wildcat Guardians of the Triangle

Addilyn Grace 4th Grade

Grayson5th Grade