Monarch Habitat Garden
Design and build Monarch Garden with Native Plants on School grounds
| Maturity | Multiple |
|---|---|
| Subjects/Courses | Science |
| Topics | Habitat, Life Cycle of Plants and Animals |
| Grade Level(s) | Elementary, 1st through 5th |
| Benefits | more habitats created, more monarchs flying back to Mexico, |
| Resources | LWC staff to speak in Classroom on Monarch Life Cyle, volunteer Master Gardener could also pariticpate; find volunteers to help prepare ground used for Garden, ie remove sod, augment soil |
| Student Roles | Students create garden design, actually put the native plants in the ground |
| Promotion & Publicization | Students create information packets describing species of native plants, using barcodes on signs in the garden to allow public to use smartphones to read species information |
ORGANIZATION & CONTACT INFO
| Organization | Loudoun Wildlife |
|---|---|
| Website | https://loudounwildlife.org |
| Contact Email | nicole@loudounwildlife.org |
| Contact Phone | (703) 777-2575 |