Schoolyard habitat created in 2001 by a group of students and their teacher at a small school in the town of Greenville, PA

2. In the
spring of
2000, we
began
creating
our
schoolyard
habitat.

3. The area we chose
was just a grassy
place in the
schoolyard.

4. White Rock
donated large
slabs of rock and
students broke the
rocks into smaller
pieces.

5. The rock was used to build a
wall around our future pond
and to border the gardens.

6. Students
worked hard
that spring.

7. The garden was
planted and
mulched and the
pond area was
filled with topsoil.

8. Our hard work
paid off.
Our garden
was beautiful!

9. Work began
anew in the
Fall of 2000.

10. Compost bins
were added to the
habitat.
Leaves were
raked and
decorations made.

11. Our garden was
beautiful!

12. Feeding the birds and
filling the compost bins
keeps us busy in the
winter.

13. We installed the
pond that spring.
…and a sand pit
to track animals.

14. White Rock donated a tri-axle load of
gravel for paths and work areas.

15. It was hard work
spreading the rock!

16. After a lot of hard work, our
garden was beautiful again!

17. When we came back to school at
the end of the summer, there was
more work to do!

18. Even
grandparents
helped!!

19. Soon our garden
was beautiful
again!

20. The PTO added
a pavilion to our
habitat and we
had a ribbon
cutting
ceremony.

21. The PTO also
sold bricks for a
walkway from
the pavilion to
the habitat.

23. We are proud of our habitat and we
hope you enjoyed the show!!!!

24. To learn more about our
Schoolyard Habitat, click the
picture below: