They said it couldn’t be done. But students at Rowe Elementary powered through 2 days of trail work to improve their outdoor learning classrooms and spread over 10 yards of mulch. Mulch was spread in classroom spaces and along newer trails to help improve access to these learning spaces. Their four outdoor classrooms are located along the Capisic Brook and provide opportunities for teacher to bring their students outside for various lessons.

Longfellow Elementary 5th graders installed a new rain garden in addition to testing their theories and lawncare equipment to determine which methods will lead to healthy yards while protecting the local streams and Casco Bay.

Talbot 5th graders identified ash trees located on the school grounds and calculated their annual environmental value. This helped the students understand the potential impacts of invasive emerald ash borer at their school.

King Middle School 7th graders received ~350 brook trout eggs in early February along with three lessons from Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District to start their learning on water quality. These lessons introduced them to what water quality parameters classify water as healthy, which pollutants have the most harm on water quality, and trout life cycle.

Set yourself and your lawn up for success all season long by implementing the following YardScaping tips between April (or whenever the snow melts) and June.

7th graders at King Middle School have received their brook trout eggs. They will study these eggs as they go through several transitions in their life cycle before being released in the spring.

The holiday season is a great time to get into the gifting spirit! Consider treating yourself (and your neighbors) to the gift of clean water! Portland is fortunate to have wonderful water resources throughout the city and Casco Bay, and it’s up to all of us doing our part to keep them that way. Having trouble coming up with a gift to preserve clean water? We’ve got some suggestions

Love it or hate it, winter is quickly approaching in Maine. Winter is a tough time for our stormwater systems due to the large quantities of snow and ice, so it’s important to get prepared before the storms roll in.