Wednesday, January 13, 2010

TUTORED BY NATURE INC: SCHOOLS IN PEEL THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE

DID YOU KNOW?

1997 – 2003 - Edenwood Middle School's restoration of Eden Woods Park woodlot included designing and making cold boxes in the school shop, planting and maintaining a native species nursery, inplanting shrubs into Eden Woods, developing and maintaining woodlot trails (to lessen soil compaction), studying habitat floral and faunal relationships, integrating grade 7 science and language curriculum, inviting and educating the local community in celebration, and participating at the first Peel EcoFair 2003. Partners included City of Mississauga Parks and Recreation, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, and Shell Environment Fund. Several of these students went onto the Woodlands S.S.and continued their stewardship and growth of personal local watershed knowledge there.

2004 – 2005 - Woodlands Secondary School monitoring of Sawmill Creek – grade 10, 11 and 12 enhanced science classes monitored Sawmill Creek water quality using Citizen Environment Watch protocols - Benthics as indicators and the local air quality - lichens as indicators. Students were on the subwatershed a total of three half days. Once the data was organized, it was sent off to CEW and the CVC. These Woodland students also planted several shrubs to support wildlife habitats at Riverwood. Their experience and data was also shared with parents in the community and class representatives attended Peel EcoFair 2004 and 2005 - to present, be recognized and have their actions celebrated with other like schools in Peel Region. We thank Citizens Environment Watch  for their compassion and great programme and also, the City of Mississauga Engineers and other staff who sauntered almost the entire of Sawmill Creek with us and acted as mentors. That was a fun and great day on this subwatershed, for all. Wonder what those students and teachers are doing today?

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  1. What schools is Tutored by Nature working with now... what watersheds?

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