The 2017-18 School Year is the 2nd year of our NOAA sponsored “Climate Resiliency Fellows” Program.  Our aim is to “Create a dynamic community of informed teachers committed to involving their students in learning about and engaging in local climate change issues and climate resiliency projects.”  Many thanks to all of our hard working teachers and students!

The following is from Marshall Middle School Citizen Science Institute Teacher Tom Condon:

As part of the CSI student guiding question of What is climate change, its impacts, and solutions?, our students participated in a tree planting project at our local park. In early March this year 58 of our Citizen Science Institute students from Marshall Middle School  planted over 250 native trees and shrubs in the Grasslake park in partnership with the City of Olympia.

Grasslake park was created by local committed citizens in the late 1980s. It contains the headwaters of Green Cove creek that runs near our school and on north to Eld Inlet. The park surrounds the seasonal wetland of Grasslake and a one mile loop trail. There have been over 100 species of birds recorded in the park. Given the proximity of the park to our school our intention is to adopt the park as a long term project for the students of Marshall Middle School to help restore, protect, and enjoy.

Thank you

Tom Condon