Saturday, April 21, 2012

Students Plant Trees at Maharishi School during Earth Day Weekend


"I was really disappointed last year when so many trees were cut down to prevent the spread of disease. Ever since I was born, I can remember how unique and amazing our school was with all of its trees, and I'm excited to see that the beauty will be restored," said Maharishi Boys' School senior Thomas Weiss after an afternoon filled with tree planting yesterday (second from right in photo above).

Maharishi School students, grades 1-12, as a part of Earth Day weekend activities and Alliant Energy's "Hometown Rewards Program," planted 34 trees on the school grounds.

"On Monday, April 16, Emily Swihart of 'Trees Forever,' and Scott Timm, Fairfield’s Sustainability Coordinator, gave a presentation to our enthusiastic Middle and Upper School students, as well as our 5/6 graders, and explained how trees impact energy usage," the weekly Maharishi School newsletter stated on Friday. The program is part of Alliant Energy's program to provide funds "to plant trees to help with energy efficiency, biodiversity, and carbon off-setting."


On a cool and overcast day, students in all grades, 1-12, were divided into seventeen groups, the younger students assisting while the older students provided leadership. Digging holes, planting, watering, and mulching the trees were the tasks of each group. Trees were planted at the Nature Explore Classroom, the parking meridian loop at the school's east entrance, edging the schools soccer and PE field, at the upper playground on the hill above the soccer field, and near the student parking lot.







Copyright 2012 by Thomas L. Kepler, all rights reserved

6 comments:

  1. this is great, students need to learn about what keeps our planet and mother nature fresh. Planting trees is great for the environment in any community.

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