Forecast of thunderstorms kept other volunteers away. Belchertown High School Science teachers Louise
Levy and Dave Monroe spent an enjoyable time scouting and scouring, but
delightfully, didn't find much trash!
The resident beaver has raised the level of the water substantially and
we suspect that there's lots more trash under the water, out of sight. We will be checking the school calendar to
reschedule the trail maintenance within the next few weeks and looking into
ways to expand the clean-up for next year with more partners and further down
the Lampson Brook... with the appropriate permissions, of course.
We worked between the raindrops and collaborated on new and
better ways to engage our students outdoors on the BHS campus and at Lake
Wallace ... just across the street from the Belchertown schools. We worked out preliminary plans to transform
a patch of woodland on the BHS campus into a study site for Biology classes and
discussed who to involve in a school-garden beautification project. Other topics included inter-school
collaboration and community engagement once Andrea Donlon, River Steward for the Connecticut River Watershed Council, stopped by for a
visit. Just goes to show you just how
much we can do when we have a chance to chat!
go to the CRWC's website for more info about the clean-up, river-wide.
http://www.ctriver.org
For the CRWC's Cleanup Chronicle, go to ...
http://www.ctriver.org/documents/S2S/Cleanup%20Chronicle%202011.pdf
we're listed as BEST of Lake Wallace in the Massachusetts listing
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