Wild Solutions on an Urban Pre-K-12 School Campus

Start Date

04/13/2023

End Date

04/13/2023

Description

Environmentally friendly "demonstration gardens" are commonly placed in isolated locations on school campuses. In contrast, the Nature Trail plantings that wind through Friends School of Baltimore exemplify the added benefits of a campus-wide approach. The project was initiated in 2005, and planted incrementally as a collaboration between the school and Guilford Garden Club. While habitat conservation and education were at the heart of the project from the beginning, the partners soon realized these gardens could also be used to slow and absorb surface water on the school’s sloping campus. Project founder Kay McConnell will describe the landscape's continuing development, and how each new garden heals a disturbance, solves a problem, or both.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Campus Planning & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn ways conservation landscaping can transform a campus for ecological, educational, and aesthetic benefits.
2. Learn ways an incremental approach based on strong guiding principles and keen observation can lead to successful garden installation and care practices.
3. Celebrate collaboration, generosity, and trust - both in a partnership among people and with nature.

Instructors

Katherine McConnell

Course Codes

Provider

New Directions in the American Landscape

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