| | A team of CROWN Habitat Stewards have begun working with Oaklawn School in Charlotte to add a natural wildlife habitats to the school grounds. |
The team began by visiting the school and performing an assessment of the campus. It was exciting to see how much Oaklawn and its supporters have already done to beautify and enhance the grounds with gardens, fruit tree and shrub plantings, and structural development.
The Habitat Stewards identified several areas that would be well suited for natural wildlife habitats. Each habitat area could work well as a stand-alone project, which would allow the school to implement the changes in phases. Ideas generated by the Habitat Steward team:
These preliminary ideas were discussions with representatives from the PTA. They indicated that a they would like to focus on attracting hummingbirds and monarch butterflies.
Given an initial direction, several members of the team will attend Oaklawn's next PTA meeting to listen to their thoughts and share ideas.
We will keep you posted on this project's progress!
This group from CROWN is working to develop a partnership with Oaklawn Elementary in order to help them tailor these projects to meet their needs so they can achieve certification as a "Certified Schoolyard Habitat Site".
To learn more about the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat certification program, click here.
The Habitat Stewards identified several areas that would be well suited for natural wildlife habitats. Each habitat area could work well as a stand-alone project, which would allow the school to implement the changes in phases. Ideas generated by the Habitat Steward team:
- Create a bird-friendly habitat alongside a glass-enclosed walkway to provide wildlife interest as children change classes
- Consider a native plant flower garden in an enclosure near picnic tables to attract butterflies
- Plant existing trellises with native plants and vines that attract hummingbirds
These preliminary ideas were discussions with representatives from the PTA. They indicated that a they would like to focus on attracting hummingbirds and monarch butterflies.
Given an initial direction, several members of the team will attend Oaklawn's next PTA meeting to listen to their thoughts and share ideas.
We will keep you posted on this project's progress!
This group from CROWN is working to develop a partnership with Oaklawn Elementary in order to help them tailor these projects to meet their needs so they can achieve certification as a "Certified Schoolyard Habitat Site".
To learn more about the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat certification program, click here.
