Wetlands Education TeamWetlands Education TeamWest Geauga Local SchoolsWest Geauga Local Schools

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Things we have done:Things we have done:C r eat ing a N ew W et l andC r eat ing a N ew W et l and

Marking buckthorn, an invasive sp ecies, to rem ove

O ur m ission: ed ucating the p ubl ic about O hio’s w ater resources, and enl isting their ef f orts to p reserve w etl and s.

Creating Science Kits for Creating Science Kits for ClassroomsClassrooms

H el p ing anot her sc hool st ar t an H el p ing anot her sc hool st ar t an O u t door C l assr oomO u t door C l assr oom

Teaching Other Kids at Lake Teaching Other Kids at Lake F arm p arkF arm p ark and and H o l den A rb o retu mH o l den A rb o retu m

Storm grate stickersStorm grate stickers

Teaching about WetlandsTeaching about Wetlands

B uildingB uilding Osprey PlatformsOsprey Platforms

W e got hel p f rom the G eauga P ark D istrict and D ivision of N atural R esources to instal l som e osp rey p l atf orm s.

We erected Osprey nesting We erected Osprey nesting platforms in Lake County using a platforms in Lake County using a

bucket truckbucket truck

B r ochur e about O sp r eyB r ochur e about O sp r ey

Creating the Outdoor ClassroomCreating the Outdoor Classroom

Grand Opening of the Outdoor Grand Opening of the Outdoor ClassroomClassroom

We made a directional post so ev ery one cou ld tell w h ere w e

are in th e w orld.

O u r plant I D sig ns are in th e f ou r

lang u ag es stu died at ou r sch ool.

H u ndreds of stu dents came to ou r edu cational h alf -day .

BioblitzBioblitz at the Outdoor Classroomat the Outdoor Classroom

H igh S c hool O u t door C l assr oom and H igh S c hool O u t door C l assr oom and R aingar denR aingar den

Before our garden installation

Installing the raingarden with help from Geauga Soil and Water

Trail from high school Trail from high school to a vernal poolto a vernal pool

R aising m oney f or WE T ef f or tsR aising m oney f or WE T ef f or tsMoney f rom l ocal and national

organiz ations

H el p ing at the P ancake B reakf ast to raise m oney

G etting bird houses and ad vice f rom W il d B ird s U nl im ited

Working to have the Spotted Working to have the Spotted Salamander recognized as the Salamander recognized as the official Ohio state amphibianofficial Ohio state amphibian

With additional With additional recognition, more recognition, more people will become people will become interested in animals interested in animals that need vernal pools that need vernal pools to surviveto survive

Meeting with Interior Secretary Meeting with Interior Secretary Dirk KempthorneDirk Kempthorne

Lobbying Senator Sherrod Brown to Lobbying Senator Sherrod Brown to endorse the Spotted Salamander billendorse the Spotted Salamander bill

Introducing the Spotted Salamander Introducing the Spotted Salamander bill with the Earth Balloon bill with the Earth Balloon

Widespread support for the Spotted Widespread support for the Spotted Salamander: postcards to the Salamander: postcards to the

General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

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U sing G P S to m ap w etlandsU sing G P S to m ap w etlands

T he ol d N ational W etl and I nventory m ap s are d if f icul t to read , and

incom p l ete.

W E raised m oney and bought a G P S receiver to m ap

w etl and s.

V er nal p ools identif ied using G P SV er nal p ools identif ied using G P S

W e used G P S to record ex actl y w here this vernal p ool is l ocated on E arth.

P r ess ab ou t W E TP r ess ab ou t W E TW e m ade t he f r ont p age!W e m ade t he f r ont p age!

A r ticles about WE TA r ticles about WE T

Cousteau Kids magazine

WET wins PresidentWET wins President’’s s Environmental Youth AwardEnvironmental Youth Award

�� Nominated by the Geauga Park District andNominated by the Geauga Park District andOhio Environmental CouncilOhio Environmental Council

Upcoming trip to Washington, DCUpcoming trip to Washington, DC

U p com ing P r ogr am sU p com ing P r ogr am s

�� Assistance to other Assistance to other school s to m ak e O u td oor school s to m ak e O u td oor C l assroom s and start C l assroom s and start env ironm ental p rog ram s. env ironm ental p rog ram s.

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Ways we hope to help youWays we hope to help you

RaffleRaffleGPS units to use to track GPS units to use to track the location of wetlandsthe location of wetlands

TshirtsTshirtsWe won a Sea World grant, We won a Sea World grant,

and they gave us some and they gave us some shirts to shareshirts to share

CFL bulbsCFL bulbs