Project Description: This project involved working on advocating for and actually
creating pollinator gardens. Last year we planted one pollinator
garden. This coming year, we would like to plant at least one more, as
well as providing students with additional opportunities to further
explore and learn more about nature.
Fostering Lifelong Stewardship: We planted more than 100 plants in our pollinator garden. Many
disappeared and will need to be replaced. I would like to continue
with creating and advocating for pollinator gardens both at our
school, at other schools, and in the community.
Partners: Plaster Creek Stewards, WMEAC, Lee Middle School
This project involves students from Godfrey Elementary, and from some
of our other schools, along with the community, possibly, in working
on advocating for and actually creating pollinator gardens. In the
2018-19 school year we planted one pollinator garden. We have
continued working on that garden and adding to its size and number of
plants. The club continues providing students with additional
opportunities to further explore and learn more about nature. My
hope is that next school year we will return to a more normal setting
that will allow the likes of meeting in person and going on field trips.
Fostering Lifelong Stewardship:
We planted over 100 plants in our pollinator garden at first. We have
planted many more since, to replace plants that disappeared, and to
add to the plant numbers overall. I would like to continue with
creating and advocating for pollinator gardens both at our school, at
other schools, and in the community.
Partners:
West Michigan Environmental Action Council, Plaster Creek Watershed Stewards
Teachers:
John Maliepaard, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade Science; Debbie Schuitema,
K-2nd Grade Math Coach; Barbara Trotter, Kindergarten; Caitlin Hamilton, Kindergarten
This project involves enhancing a bioswale located at the City of
Wyoming Yard Waste Drop-off, [and began in 2019]. Currently the
bioswale receives nutrient rich runoff from the yard waster parking
lot. The bioswale is lawn with a low drain. The improvements
implemented with these project funds will revegetate a portion of the
bioswale with native plants selected by the students. Also Wyoming
public work will raise the drain to result in longer detention of
stormwater. This drain eventually leads to plaster creek. By doing
this project less stormwater will enter the degraded Plaster Creek.
Fostering Lifelong Stewardship:
We’ve had a lot of stop and start with activities, this school year,
but I believe that several students have been developing a greater
interest in the environment, and care more about what can be done, on
behalf of the environment.
Partners:
West Michigan Environmental Action Council, Plaster Creek Stewards
Teachers:
John Maliepaard, 3rd-7th grade, All Subjects
Students:
26
Funder:
Michigan Department of the Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy,
Environmental Protection Agency
