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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
courtney_gicka@hcpss.org
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
2
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
todd_rosenfeld@hcpss.org tara_carr@hcpss.org
Karen Reynolds
Green School Coordinator
Environmental Science
karen_reynolds@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
3
GLENELG HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 14025 Burntwoods Rd. Glenelg, MD 21737
Phone: 410-313-5528
Contact: Matt Kinloch
GEO Club
Earth Sci & Ecological Systems
matthew_kinloch@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
4
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
joan_niland@hcpss.org danielle_dupuis@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
5
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
cheryl_rice@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
john_jacobs@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
7
MARRIOTS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 12100 Woodford Dr. Marriottsville, MD 21104
Phone: 410-313-5568
Contact: Katie Kol
Environmental Club
Environmental Science & Biology
katherine_kol@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
amy_mongano@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
NONE
June 16, 2014
“No we do not have a rain garden or any other gardens.”
- Amy Mongano
9
OAKLAND MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-313-6945
Contact: NONE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
marie_anantua@hcpss.org binki_mckenna@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
11
RIVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 12101 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029
Phone: 410-313-7120
Contact: Susan Lower
Environmental Club
Biology & Environmental Science
cynthia_hamel@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
susheela_varma@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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 weeks@glenelg.org
slaterville@yahoo.com
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Janine_sharbaugh@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
George_mcgurl@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Philip_herdman@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Daniel_blue@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Kelly_storr@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Nancy_pendergast@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
21
LIME KILN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 11650 Scaggsville Rd Fulton, MD 20759
Phone: 410-880-5988
Contacts: Brandon Shifflett
Science
Brandon_shifflett@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o 2 RAIN GARDENS – WORKING ON 3RD
o AQUATIC PLANTS AND FISH
o VEGETABLE GARDEN
o BUTTERFLY GARDEN
22
MAYFIELD WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 7950 Red Barn Way Elkridge, MD 21075
Phone: 410-313-5022
Contacts: Sonya McKenney
Science
Sonya_mckenney@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
23
MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Address: 12101 Woodford Dr Marriottsville, MD 21104
Phone: 410-313-5545
Contacts: Susan Mako
World Languages
Susan_mako@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Nathan_deering@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Jessica_warthen@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Shanti_stone@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Megan_icenogle@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
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BUSHY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 14601 Carrs Mills Road Glenwood, MD 21738
Phone: 410-313-5500
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Hilary_becker@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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.
clarksvillegreen@weebly.com/”
- Hilary Becker
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CRADLEROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 6700 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-313-7610
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o VEGETABLE GARDEN
o RAIN POND
o RAIN BARRELS
33
ELKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 7075 Montgomery Road Elkridge, MD 21075
Phone: 410-313-5006
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o VEGETABLE GARDEN
34
FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 9550 Gorman Rd Laurel, MD 20723
Phone: 410-880-5950
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o READY RAIN GARDEN IN PROCESS
35
FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 11600 Scaggsville Rd Fulton, MD 20759
Phone: 410-880-5957
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o RAIN GARDEN
o *BUT THE SCHOOL SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE!
36
HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 8110 Alladin Drive Laurel, MD 20723
Phone: 410-880-5890
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o VEGETABLE GARDEN
37
HOLLIFIELD STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 8701 Stonehouse Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-2550
Contacts: Lori Speelman
Hilary_becker@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
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ILCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 4981 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21042
Phone: 410-313-2524
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Nancy_holmwood@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
Shannon_kennedy@hcpss.org
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o TREE PROJECT
o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o NATIVE SPECIES GARDEN
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TALBOTT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-313-6915
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
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
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o NATIVE PLATINGS
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VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 4355 Montgomery Road Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 410-313-1700
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o BUTTERFLY GARDEN
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WAVERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: 410-313-6915
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
o VEGETABLE GARDEN
o NATIVE PLANTINGS BY MASTER GARDENERS

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2014 OES School Report

  • 1. Environmental School Projects Report 2014 Arlynnell Dickson Executive Intern Office of Environmental Sustainability By
  • 2. 1 ATHOLTON HIGH SCHOOL Address: 5620 Freetown Rd Columbia, MD 21044 Phone: 410-313-7065 Contact: Courtney Gicka Environmental Club Special Education courtney_gicka@hcpss.org 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
  • 3. 2 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 todd_rosenfeld@hcpss.org tara_carr@hcpss.org Karen Reynolds Green School Coordinator Environmental Science karen_reynolds@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 4. 3 GLENELG HIGH SCHOOL Address: 14025 Burntwoods Rd. Glenelg, MD 21737 Phone: 410-313-5528 Contact: Matt Kinloch GEO Club Earth Sci & Ecological Systems matthew_kinloch@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 5. 4 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 joan_niland@hcpss.org danielle_dupuis@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 6. 5 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 cheryl_rice@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 7. 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 john_jacobs@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 8. 7 MARRIOTS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL Address: 12100 Woodford Dr. Marriottsville, MD 21104 Phone: 410-313-5568 Contact: Katie Kol Environmental Club Environmental Science & Biology katherine_kol@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 9. 8 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 amy_mongano@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS NONE June 16, 2014 “No we do not have a rain garden or any other gardens.” - Amy Mongano
  • 10. 9 OAKLAND MILLS HIGH SCHOOL Address: 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: 410-313-6945 Contact: NONE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 11. 10 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 marie_anantua@hcpss.org binki_mckenna@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 12. 11 RIVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL Address: 12101 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029 Phone: 410-313-7120 Contact: Susan Lower Environmental Club Biology & Environmental Science cynthia_hamel@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS RAIN GARDEN June 10, 2014 “We have a wonderful rain garden behind our school.” - Susan Lower
  • 13. 12 WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Address: 5460 Trumpeter Rd Columbia, MD 21044 Phone: 410-313-6965 Contact: Susheela Varma Environmental Club Biology susheela_varma@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 14. 13 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 weeks@glenelg.org slaterville@yahoo.com ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 15. 14 BONNIE BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 4979 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2580 Contacts: Janine Sharbaugh GT Janine_sharbaugh@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o TREE PLANTINGS WITH ILCHESTER ES
  • 16. 15 BURLEIGH MANOR MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 4200 Centennial Ln Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2507 Contacts: George McGurl Science George_mcgurl@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 17. 16 CLARKSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 6535 Trotter Rd Clarksville, MD 21029 Phone: 410-313-7057 Contacts: Philip Herdman GT Philip_herdman@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 18. 17 DUNLOGGIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 9129 Northfield Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2831 Contacts: Dan Blue Science Daniel_blue@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 19. 18 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
  • 20. 19 GLENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 2680 Route 97 Glenwood, MD 21738 Phone: 410-313-5525 Contacts: Kelly Storr GT Kelly_storr@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o TREE PLANTINGS WITH BUSHY PARK ES o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN *NO RESPONSE
  • 21. 20 HARPER’S CHOICE MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 5450 Beaverkill Rd Columbia, MD 21044 Phone: 410-313-6929 Contacts: Nancy Pendergast Science Team Leader Nancy_pendergast@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 22. 21 LIME KILN MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 11650 Scaggsville Rd Fulton, MD 20759 Phone: 410-880-5988 Contacts: Brandon Shifflett Science Brandon_shifflett@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o 2 RAIN GARDENS – WORKING ON 3RD o AQUATIC PLANTS AND FISH o VEGETABLE GARDEN o BUTTERFLY GARDEN
  • 23. 22 MAYFIELD WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 7950 Red Barn Way Elkridge, MD 21075 Phone: 410-313-5022 Contacts: Sonya McKenney Science Sonya_mckenney@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 24. 23 MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 12101 Woodford Dr Marriottsville, MD 21104 Phone: 410-313-5545 Contacts: Susan Mako World Languages Susan_mako@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 25. 24 MURRAY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 9989 Winter Sun Road Laurel, MD 20723 Phone: 410-880-5897 Contacts: Nathan Deering 6th Grade Leader Nathan_deering@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o READING GARDEN WITH NATIVE PLANTS
  • 26. 25 PATAPSCO MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 8885 Old Frederick Road Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 410-313-2848 Contacts: Jessica Warthen GT Jessica_warthen@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 27. 26 PATUXENT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL Address: 9151 Vollmerhausen Road Jessup, MD 20794 Phone: 410-880-5840 Contacts: Shanti Stone Math Shanti_stone@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN o TREE PLANTINGS June 10, 2014 “Here is the website: http://pvmsgreenschoolapp.weebly.com” - Shanti Stone
  • 28. 27 ATHOLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 6700 Seneca Drive Columbia, MD 21046 Phone: 410-313-6853 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o BUTTERFLY GARDEN o CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE o NATIVE PLANTINGS o OUTDOOR CLASSROOM o TREE PLANTINGS o READY IN PROCESS FOR RAIN GARDEN
  • 29. 28 BOLLMAN BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 8200 Savage-Guilford Road Jessup, MD 20794 Phone: 410-880-5920 Contacts: Megan Icenogle GT Megan_icenogle@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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
  • 30. 29 BUSHY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 14601 Carrs Mills Road Glenwood, MD 21738 Phone: 410-313-5500 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o TREE PLANTINGS WITH GLENWOOD MS
  • 31. 30 CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 12041 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029 Phone: 410-313-7050 Contacts: Hilary Becker Hilary_becker@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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. clarksvillegreen@weebly.com/” - Hilary Becker
  • 32. 31 CRADLEROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 6700 Cradlerock Way Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: 410-313-7610 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o GROWING SUNFLOWERS o STARTING A BUTTERFLY GARDEN
  • 33. 32 DUCKETTS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 6051 Ducketts Ln Elkridge, MD 21075 Phone: 410-313-5050 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o VEGETABLE GARDEN o RAIN POND o RAIN BARRELS
  • 34. 33 ELKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 7075 Montgomery Road Elkridge, MD 21075 Phone: 410-313-5006 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o VEGETABLE GARDEN
  • 35. 34 FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 9550 Gorman Rd Laurel, MD 20723 Phone: 410-880-5950 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o READY RAIN GARDEN IN PROCESS
  • 36. 35 FULTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 11600 Scaggsville Rd Fulton, MD 20759 Phone: 410-880-5957 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o RAIN GARDEN o *BUT THE SCHOOL SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE!
  • 37. 36 HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 8110 Alladin Drive Laurel, MD 20723 Phone: 410-880-5890 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o VEGETABLE GARDEN
  • 38. 37 HOLLIFIELD STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 8701 Stonehouse Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 410-313-2550 Contacts: Lori Speelman Hilary_becker@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS 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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  • 40. 39 ILCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 4981 Ilchester Road Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2524 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o TREE PLANTINGS WITH BONNIE BRANCH MS
  • 41. 40 NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 9125 Northfield Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2806 Contacts: Nancy Holmwood GT Nancy_holmwood@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o VEGETABLE GARDEN o BUTTERFLY GARDEN o TREE PLANTINGS WITH DUNLOGGIN MS
  • 42. 41 POINTERS RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 6600 South Trotter Road Clarksville, MD 21029 Phone: 410-313-7142 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o NATIVE PLANTINGS o BUTTERFLY GARDEN o HORSESHOE CRAB RELEASE o TERRAPIN TURTLE TRACKING
  • 43. 42 ROCKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 6145 Montgomery Road Elkridge, MD 21075 Phone: 410-313-5030 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o RAIN GARDEN o BUTTERFLY GARDEN o VEGETABLE GARDEN
  • 44. 43 SAINT JOHNS LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 2960 St. John's Lane Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: 410-313-2813 Contacts: Shannon Kennedy Shannon_kennedy@hcpss.org ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o TREE PROJECT o NATIVE PLANT GARDEN 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
  • 45. 44 SWANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 5610 Cedar Lane Columbia, MD 21044 Phone: 410-313-6907 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o NATIVE SPECIES GARDEN
  • 46. 45 TALBOTT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: 410-313-6915 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o NATIVE PLATINGS o PLANTING DAY WITH TREES AND BUTTERFLY BUSHES o COMPOST AREA o VEGETABLE GARDEN o OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
  • 47. 46 THUNDER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 9357 Mellenbrook Road Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: 410-313-6922 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o NATIVE PLATINGS
  • 48. 47 VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 4355 Montgomery Road Ellicott City, MD 21043 Phone: 410-313-1700 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o BUTTERFLY GARDEN
  • 49. 48 WAVERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Address: 9550 Basket Ring Road Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: 410-313-6915 ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS o VEGETABLE GARDEN o NATIVE PLANTINGS BY MASTER GARDENERS