As a bonus, Ranger Michelle came back to class in early April to help 2-2 prep plants for transplant. In May, the students will return to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with the milkweed, primrose and clover plants that they raised from seeds in their classroom. –Denise Maher Related: Scenes from a Butterfly Program; Wild Team…
[slideshow_deploy id=’10575′] This February, Michelle and Michael from the National Parks Dept brought a bunch of native plant seeds to this 2nd-grade classroom. See the students learn how to scarify and sow the seeds that were collected from Gateway National Park in October. As part of the Growing a Wild Brooklyn & Queens program, class 2-2…
The pilot program, Growing A Wild Brooklyn & Queens, which includes 2-2 and 11 other local classes, just got a big boost! U.S. Fish and Wildlife pledged 2 million dollars toward the National Wildlife Federation efforts to help rescue Monarch butterflies via schools. Click here to see the NBC Nightly News segment featuring PS 179…
