What: We are supporting FKES in earning its Maryland Green School Award. Once we achieve this goal, we will continue to support the school in maintaining its outdoor classrooms and environmental education programs.
Needed: Can you give an hour on Saturday, April 17, to help dig holes for our “Kids Reforesting Forest Knolls” project? We will be there from 9 am – Noon, preparing to plant 27trees and shrubs with two groups of Girl Scouts (Debbie Namovicz and Cecily Thorne’s troops) later on Saturday and into Sunday. If you can stop by on Saturday morning and dig just one hole, we would appreciate it!
This is a great Earth Day activity for families and a great cause. The 27 trees and shrubs we will install next month brings us to almost 50 new plantings at Forest Knolls in the past year, which are providing learning opportunities for our kids, beautifying our school and (of course) benefitting our planet.
FYI, costs for this entire project have been covered by grants and donations. Our latest donors include Maryland Urban and Community Forestry Committee, Maryland Department of Natural Resources/Tree-mendous MD, Stadler Nurseries, and Earth Sangha, a native plant nursery in northern Virginia. And, a prospective Eagle Scout will mobilize the community to install our nature trail later this spring.
We would love to have you and your family participate in our growing project! Please contact me if you are interested: Clare Nielsen (Neal), 401 Belton Road, Silver Spring, 301-754-6355 (home),301-704-0439 (cell).
When: Throughout the year at various times depending on task assigned.
Contact: Diane Lill, dianelill@verizon.net
Committee:
Clare Nielsen,
Susan Paton,
Debbie Namovicz, debbie.namovicz@verizon.net
Oscar Carrillo, ocarrill2@gmail.com
Catherine Buckler