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Fostering Outdoor Stewards through Streamside Trees in the Classroom
May 17, 2023
Thanks to the Every Kids Outdoors Small Grants program from the National Park Trust, nearly 50 trees were planted along Boaz Creek in Stoneville, NC. The Dan River Basin Association and the US Army Corps of Engineers partnered to pilot the Streamside Trees in the Classroom (STIC) program in NC this spring.
The STIC program was provided to three schools in Rockingham County. The schools, Dillard Academy, Huntsville Elementary, and Stoneville Elementary, are all within a 15-minute drive of Stoneville Memorial Park, where the trees were planted. Over 180 fourth grade students participated in the STIC program by rooting native black willow trees in the classroom. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
DRBA and Martinsville City Public Schools partner to bring kids to park
May 10, 2023
This immersive outdoor educational experience was made possible by a grant from the National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program. The grant allowed students to transform their local park and major waterway into outdoor classrooms, offering them the opportunity to connect what they have been learning in school to real-world experiences with the natural resources in their own community. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
