Reimagine Classrooms
The spring morning cheers of a male Carolina wren sounded through the meadow of Greenwood Elementary School’s campus in southeastern Pennsylvania.
“We detected it in the Merlin Bird ID app, and a song sparrow too!” whispered third-graders engaged in a habitat study lesson with Stroud Water Research Center educators.
Meanwhile, at another section of the campus, students sauntered along a woodland forest path, looking for evidence of life.
“Who and what do you expect to find in this habitat?” asked Steve Mohapp, environmental educator. “How many different kinds of organisms do you notice?”
Throughout the morning, students studied the biodiversity of habitats, including a meadow, lawn, forest, and stream, all within their own schoolyard, which is one big outdoor learning space.
Greenwood is one of several schools that received financial and technical support from the Stroud Center in 2023, thanks to a grant from the Department of Environmental Protection, to enhance outdoor learning spaces.
Restoring Our Wetlands Podcast
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Over three days during Earth Week, about 30 volunteers gathered along Red Clay Creek in southeastern Pennsylvania to help Stroud Water Research Center plant trees for healthy streams.
The planting connects two previous plantings that are part of the ongoing restoration of Red Clay Creek. Volunteers planted more than 15 species of trees and shrubs to support wildlife and clean water.
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