GEMS Stormwater Open House

Join LCC and students at Georgia Elementary & Middle School for a site tour of the school’s gravel wetland!

Where: Georgia Elementary & Middle School – 4416 Rt. 7, Georgia, VT 05478 – Front lawn area facing Rt. 7 near the welcome sign

When: Thursday, June 4, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

What: LCC has partnered with students in the Cultivating Pathways leadership group at GEMS to learn about, teach about, and enhance the gravel wetland that was constructed on their campus last summer through Vermont Green Schools. We learned about stormwater, native plants, effective communication strategies, how gravel wetlands work, and shared what we learned with students in the elementary school. We are excited to share the culmination of much of our work from the school year with the unveiling of the native plant landscaping design and the interpretive sign we designed with local partners.

RSVPs not necessary; please contact Eileen at eileenf@lakechamplaincommittee.org or (802) 659-1461 with questions.

Thank you to partners involved in this project: The Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Shelburne Farms, Maddocks Landscaping, Greenleaf Designs, the amazing educators and personnel at GEMS who helped make this happen, including Karen Lehning, Scott Thompson, Eric Hadd, Jeff Hamel, and the third and fourth grade educator team.

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement (LC00A01526) to NEIWPCC in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program.