Outdoor Classroom
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Our Outdoor classroom will immerse students in Scientific study while connecting them with nature.
Our Outdoor classroom will immerse students in Scientific study while connecting them with nature.
Jim Tillson Excavating organized and stored logs; providing space for the project.
Arbor Services of CT prepares to mill logs
The Plan
The Plan
A timber framed classroom will be locally sourced, built, and raised in Thomaston High School's Nature Center though the generous donations of our community partners.
Warwick Tree Service
Jim Tillson Excavating
Arbor Services of CT
White Memorial Foundation and Forester Mike Berry
Marimeg Clairwood, MD, FAAD
A recent timber harvest by Eversource and the Waterbury Water Company has created an exciting opportunity for THS. Many trees were recently removed to facilitate electrical grid improvements and water supply security. Although the vast majority of the wood harvested is destined for sawmills in Canada, enough has been donated to the School to make this project possible. Today LEED certified buildings are encouraged to source all building materials from within a 100 mile radius; our materials originated 3 miles away!
Next steps include...
Milling the timbers into posts and beams, by Arbor services of CT
Executing timber framing best practices, by THS Science Club students
Stay tuned...
Mike Berry Explains how a tree census is conducted.
Aging a tree with Dendrochronology.
The Vision
The Vision
It begins with Teachers who are lifelong learners and nerds at heart. Recently THS Science teachers connected with Mike Berry, forest manager from the White Memorial Foundation, to learn about forest management and conservation.
Forest management can be environmentally and ecologically beneficial.
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