2.4 Habitat Restoration
2.4 Habitat Restoration
* Watering Plants in Native Garden - Fall 2015 - Fall 2017
Many of our students took part in watering our native garden . Our students helped to water our plants to have them become healthy and strong . They loved tending to them.
*Planting in the Native Garden - Fall 2015- Fall 2017
Our Bridges Green Team students (avg. 15 students in gr. 3-5) have enjoyed planting in our native garden in the Fall and Spring with the Master Gardeners.
Fall -2015 Planting with Master Gardeners and Staff
Spring 2016 - Planting with Master Gardeners and Staff
Fall 2016- Planting with Master Gardeners and Staff
Spring 2017 - Planting with Master Gardeners and Staff
Fall 2017 - Planting with Masters Gardeners and Staff
spreading milkweed seeds
* Mulching - Oct. 2017
Our Bridges Students ( 10 students in gr. 3-5) learned to mulch with the master gardeners by using buckets of mulch and shovels to spread mulch in the native garden.
*Planting in Planter Boxes - Fall 2016
Our Bridges Green Team planted pansies in the planter boxes by the learning center. They weeded out the old plants to put in the new pansies.
*Removing Invasive Plants - May 2, 2017 - Oct. 2017
Our Bridges Green Team Students (10 students in gr. 3-5) removed invasive plants from the native garden before planting with the master gardeners.
May 2017 - Bridges students removing invasive plants with master gardeners.
Oct. 2017 - Bridges students removing invasive plants with master gardeners.
* Students Monitoring Bird House - Sept. 2017
Some students in 4th grade (4 students) were monitoring the bird house and have noticed that the birdhouse since installing it in 2013 is in disrepair.