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The 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th
grade classes at Paw Paw Schools participated in a watershed
education program provided by the Potomac Valley Audubon
Society during the school year. The program provides 11
sessions dedicated to Watershed Curriculum. Upon the
completion of the sessions students participate in a field
trip to the Cacapon River. A day is spent at the river
testing water quality, finding benthic macroinvertebrates,
and playing watershed trivia games. These activities
directly relate back to the in classroom lesson plans. This
year the students planted 15 trees at the public access ramp
at Fishers Bridge. |
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Science students from Carol Coryea’s class worked together
to provide maintenance on the large 350 square foot rain
garden installed Spring of 2012. The rain garden is
functioning as a great best management practice (BMP) for
the stormwater runoff pollution coming from the basketball
court and up hill area. |
Aesthetically it needed some attention. Students started
working alongside lead teacher, Carol Coryea, Cacapon
Institute’s, Molly Barkman, and Suzy Lucas, WV Conservation
Agency, to pull weeds and relocate the rocks in the center
of the garden. |
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The rocks were being used to hide and hold down a drain
tile. The drain tile was not providing the function it was
intended for so it was removed. The rocks were used to
create a visual barrier for the rain garden. |
The 6th and 7th grade classes worked
to remove weeds and relocate rocks. The 9th grade
class planted new native plants in the rain garden. |
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The 10th grade class added a new layer of mulch
around the garden. Check out some of these before and after
photographs. |
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