Objective 2.4: Habitat Restoration
Action 1
Teacher(s): Mrs.Riorda
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Grade: HHA Students
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Date: November 16th, 2019
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Description: Neighborhood Tree Planting
On a Saturday morning, teachers, students and parents joined with Canton Canopy to plant native trees in the neighborhoods around our school. Students worked for four hours digging holes, breaking open root balls, planting and mulching young trees. Before we started planting, the students discussed with the larger group, the purpose of this activity and the benefits to the environment and the residents of the neighborhoods.
Middle School students breaking ground to plant native trees in our school community
Students filling in native tree
Students completing tree planting
Action 2
Teacher(s): Ms Riorda
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Grade: 8th
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Date: September 28, 2018
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Description: Students taking action! As part of their unit on water quality, my 8th grade students were so upset about the health of the Patterson Park Pond that they decided to take action. They began by sending letters to the current Mayor of Baltimore City and to the Director of Baltimore’s Department of Parks and Recreation. After receiving the letters, both the Mayor’s office and Parks and Recreation responded. We set up a meeting with the director and invited vested community organizations such as Friends of Patterson Park and Patterson Park Audubon, to learn about the measures that have been taken in the past and plans for the future maintenance of this important habitat.
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On November 30th, we met with Bob Wall and Ron Rudisill, from the Department of Parks and Recreation to discuss recommended actions to help restore the pond to a healthy and safe environment for all the wildlife living there.
Letters written by 8th graders and response letter from the mayor