Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\nAs part of my Toyota Audubon TogetherGreen Fellowship Program, I worked with Maria\u00a0Young, Education Director at NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, Vermont to create\u00a0and run a \u00bd day program for the Jay Peak Summer Camp. This effort supported by ski area engagement,\u00a0by bringing 100 children into the mix. The kids planted 42 trees along a reconstructed stream and\u00a0studied water quality and two sites, through macro-invertebrate monitoring. The program was\u00a0designed to teach children about the connection of forest cover, riparian buffers, and water quality\u00a0through hands-on experience. They will be able to visit \u201ctheir trees\u201d for years to come. One program\u00a0was developed and delivered five times throughout the summer. The program can be replicated at\u00a0other sites in the future to support the Clear Water Carbon Fund and its goals to protect water quality,\u00a0wildlife habitat, address climate change, and develop environmental stewards.<\/p>\n
Detailed Background:<\/strong><\/p>\nTo support my work with the Clear Water\u00a0Carbon Fund at Jay Peak Resort, I worked with\u00a0Maria Young to develop and implement a\u00a0program intended to inform, engage and lay\u00a0some groundwork to develop the next\u00a0generation of environmental stewards. Prior to\u00a0our work, the Jay Peak camp did not have a\u00a0stewardship or service learning component.\u00a0Educating the children of Vermonters and\u00a0visitors through tree planting and water quality\u00a0monitoring, enables these kids to realize that\u00a0they can make a positive contribution to an\u00a0ecosystem that they love.\u00a0I chose to work with Maria because of her experience in teaching children about the natural world in\u00a0an outdoor setting as well as planting riparian buffers. NorthWoods Stewardship Center has worked\u00a0with the Clear Water Carbon Fund to replant a riparian buffer, and through other contracts, has planted\u00a0thousands of trees in riparian buffers each year.<\/p>\n
Engaging Maria and NorthWoods in this project had many advantages for all parties concerned:<\/p>\n
1. Brought critical expertise in environmental education and tree planting to the summer camp\u00a0component of my project. Maria was able to develop an age appropriate program based on the number\u00a0of campers, ages, and site. Maria was also able to serve as lead instructor for four of the five sessions.<\/p>\n
2. Strengthened the connection between the Clear Water Carbon Fund, NorthWoods Stewardship\u00a0Center and Jay Peak. This connection is important because if we are successful at \u201cselling trees\u201d to Jay\u00a0Peak Visitors, NorthWoods will lead the planting efforts. Similarly, Jay Peak may consider calling on\u00a0NorthWoods for additional environmental education programs.<\/p>\n
Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\nSplit the summer camp kids randomly into two groups (about 10 kids each group). One group planted\u00a0trees and the other went to the stream<\/p>\n
Outcomes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2022 42 trees (cedar, red maple, white birch) planted along a reconstructed stream<\/p>\n
\u2022 100 children engaged in tree planting<\/p>\n
\u2022 100 children studied water quality via benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring. At the end of\u00a0the day, the kids understood basic principles of aquatic stream diversity and the use of indicator\u00a0species to determine stream quality. In specific terms, the kids attempted (with some success)\u00a0to identify caddisfly, mayfly<\/p>\n
\u2022 5 Jay Peak Counselors and Camp Director learned the importance of involving kids in\u00a0stewardship activities<\/p>\n
\u2022 Created replicable, hands-on program that can be implemented at other camps, hosted by\u00a0future Clear Water Carbon Fund supporters.<\/p>\n
Potential Future Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Clear Water Carbon Fund is seeking to engage\u00a0other ski areas and businesses in the tourism to\u00a0offer the Clear Water Carbon Fund to their visitors.\u00a0Now, we have a model kids program, which has\u00a0been tested and reviewed, to offer as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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