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the Austin community toward greater environmental stewardship
the Austin community toward greater environmental stewardship
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Green Teens at BedicheckGreen Teens at Bedichek Middle School Spring 2009 Students put their gardening know how to work and reap the harvest.
Bedichek Fall 2008 Through KAB's weekly after-school activities students at Bedichek Middle School studied the impact of litter on water quality and habitats. Aware of the importance of keeping their watershed and creek clean they set out to their local creek to identify sources of pollution and what could be done to reduce the trash entering the creek. Leading by example students cleaned up their local creek. What started out as a commitment to making a difference turned out to be an outdoor adventure of finding interesting "trashy" treasures. At the end of the semester students presented their findings and shared their experiences with family and friends at a WOW - a parent night produced by the students where they teach back to the community.
Green Teens identify aquatic bugs to determine how clean their water sample is.
Bedichek Spring 2007 During the spring semester at Bedichek Middle School Green Teens designed and installed a garden. In the process they learned about native plants, the uses of plants, ecosystems, and mapping, while working as a team and gaining leadership skills.
Green Teens adopted a plant and determined the best location to plant it.
Beautify Bedichek
Building garden beds is no easy task... from hauling rocks and 6 yards of soil and mulch to building the raised beds. Native plants find a home in the new beds. Before and After |
