Civic Engagement
Our students engage in projects with numerous community partners and field work in the Collegeville area, the Perkiomen watershed, other parts of southeastern Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, among others.
Education
ENV students work on projects that support and strengthen science learning at multiple grade levels. This includes projects related to:
- Climate Change Education
- Watersheds
- Environmental and Landscape History
Environmental Enhancement
Our students get their boots and gloves dirty through field projects that improve the forests, streams, and places around us! This includes projects related to:
- Rain Garden Construction
- Reforestation and Afforestation projects
- Riparian Restoration and Enhancement
Urban Sustainability
Students engage with organizations and projects that seek to improve suburban and urban environments. This includes projects related to:
- Composting/Waste Systems
- Stormwater Naturalization Projects
- Urban Greening Community Assessments
Getting an overview of the basin naturalization process
Receiving some basic instruction
Helping plant wetland species
Helping plant wetland species
More practice
Delivering and mulching newly planted individuals
There’s a lot of ground to cover
Happy to help out on a great project!
Learning the basics of proper tree planting
Practicing the basics
Getting a little help with hole digging
Unloading the trees
What a gorgeous day!
It’s a community event
Conservation trailer from the Montgomery County Conservation District
Cold but beautiful
Unloading our second delivery of trees
Hickory trees
Faculty and staff do their part
Moving trips is fun
Planting even more so
Mulching
More holes to dig
Mulched, staked, and tubed
But we’re not done: more holes to dig!
And more mulching
A great class project
Even more help from the auger
It’s a tiring undertaking
Reforesting parks in Southeastern PA rocks!
Digging a hole for another tree.
Separating out the bare root tree saplings.
Heavy equipment and some container plants.
Patting down the soil around a newly planted tree.
Taking a break from the day’s fun.