2014 OES School Report

Environmental

School Projects

Report 2014

Arlynnell Dickson

Executive Intern

Office of Environmental Sustainability

By

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ATHOLTON HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 5620 Freetown Rd Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: 410-313-7065

Contact: Courtney Gicka

Environmental Club

Special Education

[email protected]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS

NONE

June 9, 2014

“Currently there are no rain (or other) gardens at Atholton. The hope was that

we could incorporate a student-planned garden with native plants into one (or

both) of our courtyards after the renovation of the building is completed. To the

best of my knowledge, there are no plans in place for this to occur at this time.”

- Courtney Gicka

mailto:[email protected]

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CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 4300 Centennial Ln Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2856

Contacts: Todd Rosenfeld Tara Carr

Environmental Club Garden Club

Earth, Space, Envtl. Sci Biology, A&P

[email protected] [email protected]

Karen Reynolds

Green School Coordinator

Environmental Science

[email protected]


NONE

June 10, 2014

“Currently, CHS does not have a rain, butterfly, vegetable or native garden.

These are things that the gardening club may consider for the future since CHS

is working towards becoming a Green School, but the club is small and fairly

new. They just planted 5 pine trees on the property as their first major project.”

- Tara Carr



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GLENELG HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 14025 Burntwoods Rd. Glenelg, MD 21737

Phone: 410-313-5528

Contact: Matt Kinloch

GEO Club

Earth Sci & Ecological Systems

[email protected]


o 2 WATER PONDS

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

June 16, 2014

“We don't currently have a rain garden but would like one. We have a student

[that] is interested in starting a rain garden at Glenelg next year.

We don't have salt ponds but have two water ponds (4X 8 by 3.5) that we grow

water plants. The plants will then be planted into the ground. We also have

some fish in the ponds to act as biological controls.

We have a small garden that the world language department put in a few years

ago that acts as a butterfly garden.”

- Matthew Kinloch


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HAMMOND HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 8800 Guilford Rd Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: 410-313-7615

Contact: Joan Niland Danielle Dupuis

Green Team Green School Coordinator

Math Media Specialist



NONE

June 10, 2014

“Currently, there is an outdoor classroom that was built by a student to earn an

Eagle Scout badge. Other larger projects such as rain gardens and native

plantings are a work in progress for next year. This year we focused more on

clean ups and green school projects”

- Joan Niland


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HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 8700 Old Annapolis Rd Ellicott City, MD 21043

Phone: 410-313-2867

Contact: Cheryl Rice

Environmental Awareness Committee

Environmental Science & Biology

[email protected]


o 400 NATIVE TREE AND SHRUB PLANTINGS

o ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN

June 9, 2014

“Yes, I am the sponsor of the Environmental Awareness Committee here at

Howard High School. We currently do not have any rain gardens here. A few

years ago, an Eagle Scout put a rain garden off the outside of our Tech Ed

building, unfortunately, I believe the lawn mowers have gotten to it overtime.

During the 2008-2009 school year planted over 400 native trees and shrubs on

an acre and a half on the school grounds. Now, not all trees and shrubs have

made it but overtime we should have a nice little forest growing. We also have

an organic vegetable garden.”

- Cheryl Rice


6

LONG REACH HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 6101 Old Dobbin Ln Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-7117

Contact: John Jacobs

Environmental Club

Environmental Science & Ecological Systems

[email protected]


NONE

June 9, 2014

“I am the LRHS Environmental Science Teacher and Environmental Club Advisor.

LRHS does not currently have a rain garden. We are currently investigating

establishing a student plot at the Long Reach Community Garden across the

street from the school, however the club has been placed on the waiting list for

an available spot.”

- John Jacobs


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MARRIOTS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 12100 Woodford Dr. Marriottsville, MD 21104

Phone: 410-313-5568

Contact: Katie Kol

Environmental Club

Environmental Science & Biology

[email protected]


NONE

June 16, 2014

“MRHS has one garden but it is not a native, butterfly or rain garden. We are

interested in one however.”

- Katie Kol


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MOUNT HEBRON HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 9440 Old Frederick Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2880

Contact: Amy Mongano

Environmental Club

Environmental & Earth Science

[email protected]


NONE

June 16, 2014

“No we do not have a rain garden or any other gardens.”

- Amy Mongano


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OAKLAND MILLS HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-6945

Contact: NONE


NONE

June 16, 2014

“I am no the environmental club sponsor. We do not have rain gardens.

Currently, there is no sponsor and no club. Not enough interest.”

- Cynthia Hamel

Science Teacher

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RESERVOIR HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 1150 Scaggsville Rd Fulton, MD 20759

Phone: 410-888-8850

Contacts: Marie Anantua Binki McKenna

Environmental Club Garden Club

Earth & Envi Sci Media Specialist



o GARDEN 1:

o COMPOST

o NATIVE PLANTS

o HERBS

o GARDEN 2:

o TREE PLANTINGS

o NATIVE PLANTS

June 16, 2014

“Reservoir has two gardens. Our S.A.V.E. garden is located at the back of the

building and contains compost bins, native plants and some herbs planted for

our culinary program. Our memorial garden is located at the front of the school

and contains mostly trees and native perennials.”

- Binki McKenna


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RIVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 12101 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029

Phone: 410-313-7120

Contact: Susan Lower

Environmental Club

Biology & Environmental Science

[email protected]


RAIN GARDEN

June 10, 2014

“We have a wonderful rain garden behind our school.”

- Susan Lower


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WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

Address: 5460 Trumpeter Rd Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: 410-313-6965

Contact: Susheela Varma

Environmental Club

Biology

[email protected]


RAIN GARDEN

June 10, 2014

“I am the current advisor to the Environmental club and we do have a rain

garden at Wilde Lake High School.”

- Susheela Varma


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GLENELG COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Address: 12793 Folly Quarter Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-531-8600

Contacts: Carolyn Cradler David Weeks

Retired Global Education Director

410-730-7816 [email protected]

[email protected]


o 2 RAIN GARDENS

o NATIVE PLANT RIPARIAN BUFFER

o 2 VEGETABLE GARDENS

June 10, 2014

“Glenelg Country School does have two native plant rain gardens in the back of

our upper school. We put the first garden in three years ago and it is doing very

well. The second garden was put in last year and we were pleased that the

plants in our new garden survived the unusually harsh winter and it also has

many healthy looking plants. The school's community service club is mainly

responsible for maintaining it.

In addition to that, we have a 40' X 40' fenced in vegetable garden which is also

behind our upper school. The Upper School Farm and Garden Club maintains

this garden during the school year and camp programs and some summer staff

help keep it going over the summer.

There also is another smaller flower and vegetable garden behind the primary

school (We are a PreK-12 school with four divisions.) This garden is planted

each year by children in the 1st grade.

Students in the Environmental Club also have put in a native plant riparian buffer

along the banks of the small stream that runs into the school's pond.”

- Carolyn Cradler

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BONNIE BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 4979 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2580

Contacts: Janine Sharbaugh

GT

[email protected]


o TREE PLANTINGS WITH ILCHESTER ES

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BURLEIGH MANOR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 4200 Centennial Ln Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2507

Contacts: George McGurl

Science

[email protected]


o RAIN GARDEN

o BIORETENTION

June 17, 2014

“The rain garden is currently thriving, however it is only through constant

upkeep. The county does a great job mulching and weeding, and the school has

replanted flowers and grasses. I wish I had more time to devote to the garden

with the students as it is a part of our green school plan.

We also have a retention site in the front of our building that was built as part of

the parking lot project. It was built as more of a drainage solution than rain

garden so we do not do much with it.

I would be happy to support the county's efforts in any way.”

- George McGurl

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CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 6535 Trotter Rd Clarksville, MD 21029

Phone: 410-313-7057

Contacts: Philip Herdman

GT

[email protected]


o 2 RAIN GARDENS

o NATIVE PLANTS

o VEGETABLE, FRUIT, AND HERB GARDENS

June 10, 2014

“We currently have 2 rain gardens at CMS. We also have 4 different gardens.

We have a vegetable garden, a fruit garden, a herb garden and a native plant

garden.

We have also worked in partnership with HCC this year on a huge governor's

stream relief initiative.”

- Philip Herdman

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DUNLOGGIN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 9129 Northfield Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2831

Contacts: Dan Blue

Science

[email protected]


o STREAM RESTORATION/WETLAND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

o REMOVED INVASIVES AND PLANTED NATIVES

o TREE PLANTINGS WITH NORTHFIELD ES

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

June 13, 2014

“We do quite a bit regarding environmental activities at Dunloggin. 8 years ago,

we started a large scale and on-going stream restoration/ wetland construction

project that also serves as the 7th grade student service learning project. Each

year, the 7th grade students remove trash from 2 local streams that run adjacent

to school property, they remove invasive species from the area, they plant native

species throughout the year to provide wildlife habitat, and also participate in

macro-invertebrate samplings to test the water quality of the streams. 7th grade

students also take an annual field trip to the Phillip Merrill Environmental Education

Center of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The students also have worked with

the Howard County Office of Environmental Sustainability the past 2 years to plant

trees at Rockburn Park and behind Dunloggin Middle/ Northfield Elementary to

help re-establish forested buffers. For the past 2 years, a group of students with

an interest in marine biology have participated in an Oyster Gardening Project in

conjunction with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Don Meritt from the UMCES-

Horn Point Oyster Hatchery. The students provide care for cultivated oysters at

the Kentmorr Marina in Stevensville, Maryland which are then released onto

sanctuary reefs during the field trip to the Merrill Center in the spring. The oyster

gardening group follows an action plan (AR:CPS Action Research fro Community

Problem Solving) developed in part by Mr. Claude Poudrier, an educator from

Montreal, Canada along with support from the Alcoa Foundation. This past year,

we established a partnership with Mr. Brian Knox of Eco-Goats to provide a yearly

presentation on how goats provide a natural way of removing invasive species

without the use of pesticides. This past year we also participated in the Raising

Horseshoe Crabs in the Classroom project through the Maryland Dept. of Natural

Resources and next year will be participating in the Raising Striped Bass in the

Classroom program. 6th grade students take a yearly field trip to North Bay where

they learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay and ways to help preserve

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this precious resource. This past spring, representatives from North Bay came to

Dunloggin to help build a butterfly garden in the back of the school which will be

maintained by future 6th grade students. We were honored this past year to have

Governor O'Malley visit our school and hear presentations on all of the

environmentally friendly activities going on at DMS. Dunloggin is a Maryland

Green School and also the only U.S. Green Ribbon School in Howard County!”

- Dan Blue

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GLENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 2680 Route 97 Glenwood, MD 21738

Phone: 410-313-5525

Contacts: Kelly Storr

GT

[email protected]


o TREE PLANTINGS WITH BUSHY PARK ES

o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN

*NO RESPONSE

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HARPER’S CHOICE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 5450 Beaverkill Rd Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: 410-313-6929

Contacts: Nancy Pendergast

Science Team Leader

[email protected]


o PLANNING A RAIN GARDEN

o VEGETABLE GARDEN

June 16, 2014

“We are currently in the planning stages to create a rain garden during the 2014-

2015 school year.

Harper's Choice Middle School has planted a vegetable garden on the school

property that is currently home to tomato, cucumber, and a variety of pepper

plants. This garden was conceived of by a group of students who stayed with it

from the planning and approval to actually requesting permission and building

and planting. We are a certified Green School and hope that the 2014-2015

school year will allow us to expand our initiatives. This year we conducted an

energy audit, participated in Earth Hour where every room in the school turned

off their lights for one hour, posted save water reminders, made sure each

classroom had recycle bins and posted reminders on all the light switches in the

building to conserve energy. The entire 7th grade weeded our flower gardens

and identified areas that needed wood chips and mulching.”

- Nancy Pendergast

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LIME KILN MIDDLE SCHOOL


Phone: 410-880-5988

Contacts: Brandon Shifflett

Science

[email protected]


o 2 RAIN GARDENS – WORKING ON 3RD

o AQUATIC PLANTS AND FISH

o VEGETABLE GARDEN

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

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MAYFIELD WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 7950 Red Barn Way Elkridge, MD 21075

Phone: 410-313-5022

Contacts: Sonya McKenney

Science

[email protected]


o NATIVE TREES

o VEGETABLE GARDEN

July 6, 2014

“We do not have a rain garden.

Mayfield is uniquely located at the end of a cul-de-sac surrounded by native

trees. We have labeled about 4 storm drains on the campus for staff and the

local community. We used grant money to purchase 'bankers' lamps for staff

members who requested them. A "lights out campaign" was started in the

building and supported by the morning news briefs. Weekly recycled is a major

part of our school culture. Any other efforts are documented on the school's web-

site.”

- Sonya McKenney

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MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 12101 Woodford Dr Marriottsville, MD 21104

Phone: 410-313-5545

Contacts: Susan Mako

World Languages

[email protected]


o 3 NATIVE PLANT GARDENS

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o WORKING TO RESTORE PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

June 10, 2014

“Mount View does not have a rain garden, but we do have 3 native plant gardens

and one butterfly garden that is a certified monarch waystation.

Additional land improvements include painted drains and an outdoor classroom

with benches made from recycled plastic.

We are also working to restore permeable pavement (concrete lattice style) that

has become compacted with clay soil over the years. Students are digging out

the compacted soil and adding gravel. This is a multi-year project.

We have a green school website that you can visit for even more information:

www.greenmvms.weebly.com”

- Susan Mako

24

MURRAY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 9989 Winter Sun Road Laurel, MD 20723

Phone: 410-880-5897

Contacts: Nathan Deering

6th Grade Leader

[email protected]


o READING GARDEN WITH NATIVE PLANTS

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PATAPSCO MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 8885 Old Frederick Road Ellicott City, MD 21043

Phone: 410-313-2848

Contacts: Jessica Warthen

GT

[email protected]


o RAIN GARDEN

June 17, 2014

“Yes, we have a rain garden. You can find details on this and other

environmental activities on our GreenSchool site/application from 2 years ago at:

http://patapscogreenschool.weebly.com.”

- Jessica Warthen

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PATUXENT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address: 9151 Vollmerhausen Road Jessup, MD 20794

Phone: 410-880-5840

Contacts: Shanti Stone

Math

[email protected]



o TREE PLANTINGS

June 10, 2014

“Here is the website: http://pvmsgreenschoolapp.weebly.com”

- Shanti Stone

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ATHOLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 6700 Seneca Drive Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: 410-313-6853


o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE

o NATIVE PLANTINGS

o OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

o TREE PLANTINGS

o READY IN PROCESS FOR RAIN GARDEN

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BOLLMAN BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 8200 Savage-Guilford Road Jessup, MD 20794

Phone: 410-880-5920

Contacts: Megan Icenogle

GT

[email protected]


o RAIN GARDENS

June 13, 2014

“Yes, we do have a couple of rain gardens at our school. They are located in our

recess area, between the blacktop, the main fields, and the baseball fields. We

have been learning about them over the past two years with the help of Howard

County Master Gardeners- though I would like to learn more about them.

We created a website for our Green School application this year, in case you

would like to know more about what we have been doing here in terms of

responsible stewardship. While it is comprehensive, it is not complete (as it does

not mention our rain gardens in any detail). Here is our website:

http://bbesgreenschool.weebly.com/”

- Megan Icenogle

29

BUSHY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 14601 Carrs Mills Road Glenwood, MD 21738

Phone: 410-313-5500


o TREE PLANTINGS WITH GLENWOOD MS

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CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 12041 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029

Phone: 410-313-7050

Contacts: Hilary Becker

[email protected]


o NATIVE PLANT/BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o TREE PLANTINGS

June 13, 2014

“We do not have a rain garden but have thought about having one.

We have planted two trees in honor of our first green school achievement. We

do have a garden in the back of our school with native plants and plants to attract

butterflies.

If you visit our weebly you'll find out about our green school efforts.

[email protected]/”

- Hilary Becker

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CRADLEROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 6700 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-7610


o GROWING SUNFLOWERS

o STARTING A BUTTERFLY GARDEN

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DUCKETTS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 6051 Ducketts Ln Elkridge, MD 21075

Phone: 410-313-5050


o VEGETABLE GARDEN

o RAIN POND

o RAIN BARRELS

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ELKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 7075 Montgomery Road Elkridge, MD 21075

Phone: 410-313-5006


o VEGETABLE GARDEN

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FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 9550 Gorman Rd Laurel, MD 20723

Phone: 410-880-5950


o READY RAIN GARDEN IN PROCESS

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FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


Phone: 410-880-5957


o RAIN GARDEN

o *BUT THE SCHOOL SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE!

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HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 8110 Alladin Drive Laurel, MD 20723

Phone: 410-880-5890


o VEGETABLE GARDEN

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HOLLIFIELD STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 8701 Stonehouse Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043

Phone: 410-313-2550

Contacts: Lori Speelman

[email protected]


o RAIN GARDEN

o OUTDOOR CLASSROOM & BIRD GARDEN

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

June 16, 2014

“We currently have a rain garden that was created last year by a student that

was working on his Eagle Scout Project. The only thing is that the deer have

eaten all of the plants. We also have a butterfly garden. It was planted many

years ago and is still thriving because most of the plants are native.

We built an outdoor classroom and bird garden. Our students are part of Project

FeederWatch. We have also participated in the Governor's Explore and Restore

your Schoolshed Initiative this year. We have adopted a section of the Patapsco

River near the Daniel's Dam area. Students participated in a stream survey,

pulled invasive plants, and picked up trash twice a year. We have a great

partnership with Patapsco Heritage Greeenway.

We have been a Green School since 2008. Our fifth grade Earth Force Team has

improved the recycling center in the cafeteria this year. Students in 4th and 5th

grade are now composting and we have reduced the amount of trash that goes

to the landfill.

This year we have spent part of the year providing our staff with professional

development in the are of energy conservation and project based learning. Next

year's theme will be energy conservation. The teachers will take what they

learned and apply it to their classrooms.

Some of our staff also went on a Chesapeake Bay Foundation boat trip on the

Patapsco River to help raise awareness of the impact humans have on the Bay.”

- Lori Speelman

(PICTURE ON THE NEXT PAGE)

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ILCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 4981 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2524


o TREE PLANTINGS WITH BONNIE BRANCH MS

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NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 9125 Northfield Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2806

Contacts: Nancy Holmwood

GT

[email protected]


o VEGETABLE GARDEN

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o TREE PLANTINGS WITH DUNLOGGIN MS

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POINTERS RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 6600 South Trotter Road Clarksville, MD 21029

Phone: 410-313-7142


o NATIVE PLANTINGS

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o HORSESHOE CRAB RELEASE

o TERRAPIN TURTLE TRACKING

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ROCKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 6145 Montgomery Road Elkridge, MD 21075

Phone: 410-313-5030


o RAIN GARDEN

o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

o VEGETABLE GARDEN

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SAINT JOHNS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 2960 St. John's Lane Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone: 410-313-2813

Contacts: Shannon Kennedy

[email protected]


o TREE PROJECT


June 16, 2014

“Thank you for contacting me. I have led the green team at sjles for the past 10 years or so. We have had varying degrees of activity over the years - this one

has been one of the slow years.

An overview of projects we have had in the past are:

4th Grade students recycling program Gifted and Talented Tree project

Energy monitors

Indoor plant group

Native plant garden out front and on the side of the school

Student led plantings

Erosion control on playground

Ink and cell phone recycling

Collaborative projects and assemblies w/HC Conservancy, Master

Gardeners, Engineers, and so on.

We do not have a rain garden currently but are looking to have one in the next

few years. I am happy to answer any other questions you may have.”

- Shannon Kennedy

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SWANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 5610 Cedar Lane Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: 410-313-6907


o NATIVE SPECIES GARDEN

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TALBOTT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-6915


o NATIVE PLATINGS

o PLANTING DAY WITH TREES AND BUTTERFLY BUSHES

o COMPOST AREA

o VEGETABLE GARDEN

o OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

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THUNDER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 9357 Mellenbrook Road Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-6922


o NATIVE PLATINGS

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VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 4355 Montgomery Road Ellicott City, MD 21043

Phone: 410-313-1700


o BUTTERFLY GARDEN

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WAVERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: 410-313-6915


o VEGETABLE GARDEN

o NATIVE PLANTINGS BY MASTER GARDENERS

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