“Sense of Place” is
a program the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary offers to help schools, institutions, and organizations
create and enhance wildlife habitats. As you can see from the pictures below, participation can transform schoolyard properties into classrooms as students learn how to create and enhance native plant landscapes, and improve water quality in the process. For more information on how you can participate, please call (800) 445-4935. And in the meantime, please download our informativeGuide to Stormwater Management on School Campuses(PDF file) and its supplementary instructions on how to perform an infiltration test (Word file).
Students create a riparian buffer along
a small stream running through their schoolyard.
Oak Lane Day School - PA
A gap in the existing canopy
is filled in by enthusiastic students. Meadow species are
also installed to demonstrate succession. The Schuylkill
Center - PA
Invasive species such as privet
and Japanese knotweed are removed from a
wooded wetland area. Native plants are then installed in their place
by eager students. Springside School - PA
The University of Delaware's Native Plant Demonstration Garden is shown before, during and after construction. Since 2004, this innovative outdoor exhibit has shown thousands of visitors how they can incorporate native plants into their home and office landscaping. Please click here to download a fact sheet about this garden located at the College of Marine and Earth Studies in Lewes, Delaware (PDF file). Photo Credit: Delaware Sea Grant
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2008 — Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
