Our Service Project at Scout Island was the construction of a butterfly gardens. The students first worked to clear the ground, dug an irrigation trench, planted two large Valley Oak trees, and then planted narrow leaf milkweed, yellow yarrow, and a few other plants. Within five minutes of the sixth graders leaving the butterfly garden, a monarch butterfly made an appearance and landed on one of the milkweed plants! This service project will help to provide a habitat for the migrating monarchs and help to bring them back to Scout Island so that others can study their development.
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August 2020
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