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The Potomac Highlands Watershed School Hands-On Projects |
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The Potomac Highlands Watershed School Hands-On Projects |
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| Hands-on watershed restoration and conservation projects from the community of schools using the Potomac Highlands Watershed School. See also the links below to more CI science and education projects. |
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Musselman High School, Inwood, WV. 2009, Earth Day Students installed 700 square feet of green roof to reduce stormwater runoff and lower heating and cooling costs for the school. Planting a green roof reduces stormwater run off because much of the rain water is collected in the plants and soil and never leaves the roof. |
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Gonzaga College High School, Washington D.C. 2009, Spring Gonzaga students toured the Pope Branch watershed with Jim Woodsworth, Director of Tree Planting and Stewardship for Casey Trees. Webpage includes a Google Map of the tour area. |
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Tree Planting, Riparian Farmland Turner Ashby High School, Page County, VA 2009, Spring Turner Ashby students, working with the Shenandoah Pure Water Forum, planted trees at Silver Lake. Link is off-site to the Pure Water Forum with another link to new articles. |
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Tree Planting and Low-Mow Area Created Musselman High School, Inwood, WV 2009, Spring Musselman students, after surveying their school for non-point source and stormwater runoff issues, worked with the lawn maintenance crews to establish a low-mow area and plant 20 trees. |
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Buffalo Gap High School, VA 2008, Spring Students solve an erosion problem at Beverly Manor Elementary school to reduce sediment pollution. |
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Tree Planting, Stormwater Pond Riparian Area Jefferson High School, Jefferson County, WV 2008, Spring Students planted more than 100 trees and expanded the no-mow area around the school's stormwater pond. |
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East Hardy High School, Baker, WV 2008, Spring Students built four stream tables for use by local non-profits to teach watershed hydrology. |
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Tree Planting on School Grounds Capon Bridge Middle School, Hampshire County, WV 2008, Spring Students from the Potomac Headwaters Leaders of Watersheds planted ten trees in the school's outdoor picnic area. |
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East Hardy Middle School, Baker, WV 2005-2006 About 40 students formed a club to do a number of service projects. They passed out trees to younger students on Arbor Day (the national day to think about the importance of trees), they planted trees, they cleaned a stream, and they helped with school recycling. The students took pictures for you to see here. |
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Deer Exclusion Fence Installed Hampshire High School, Romney, WV 2005, Fall Environmental Science students, after participating in the Oh Deer! eForum, installed a deer exclusion fence for long term study of forest floor habitat and regeneration. |
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| Cacapon Institute, as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Education Work Group, will help schools connect with local watershed and conservation groups. We encourage schools and watershed groups alike to use our Potomac Highland Watershed School to connect students to local issues in the context of regional watershed protection. Connecting students to real world activities within an academic framework is the foundation for a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience, a Project Based Learning requirement for D.C., MD, PA, and VA students. Funding for these projects came from the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The MARPAT Foundation, and NOAA-BWET. |