Petersburg
Elementary School was awarded 12 shade trees through WV
Project CommuniTree to plant on their campus in Grant
County, WV. They were assisted by Tanner Haid, Urban
Forestry Coordinator for Cacapon Institute. We had 250
students, 12 teachers, 2 parents, and the project leader
volunteer on the day of planting for a total of 265
volunteers. The day started with frost and it was very cold
but it warmed up and we had sunny skies. There were 9 trees
planted in the playground area. One was planted just
outside the pre-school playground area. Two other trees
were planted around an old, one-room, log schoolhouse on the
school's property. The planting process took 6 hours, all
of which was within the school day. Our local hardware
store Central Tie and Lumber donated a bobcat vehicle with
an augur and Grant County Mulch donated mulch, mushroom
soil, and leaf humus. There are 2 teachers who have taken on
this responsibility of watering the 12 trees, the recently
installed rain garden, and 2 recent transplants of
daylilies. During the school year and the summer school
program students will be helping to water under the
direction of these teachers.
A note from the project leader, teacher
Loretta Rose:
“We are amazed at the immediate impact
the trees made and how much they have grown in just a few
weeks!”