Sustainability

The grant, part of DPI’s Green & Healthy Schoolyards: Teaching In and About Urban Forests program, supports school districts in creating and enhancing urban forestry projects on school grounds. 

While final counts are still being confirmed, early estimates suggest between a dozen and two dozen trees were safely moved across both sites.

The work, which relocated a number of trees at the Phase 1 facilities referendum sites, was made possible through the volunteer efforts of Adam Alves, a Dane County forestry specialist and Madison College instructor.

Lori Mann Carey Elementary, La Follette High and West High schools recently brought new panels online.

Gompers Elementary/Black Hawk Middle schools, and Sherman Middle/Shabazz High schools earned four-star recognition in the Building Design category

The club is putting student-led sustainability in motion, with assistance from the City of Madison and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

As the first person to ever hold the role, Bryanna Krekeler sees opportunity in charting a new course for MMSD’s sustainability efforts.

Bryanna Krekeler will be responsible for developing and implementing District-wide sustainability and environmental strategies, policies and training.

At Shorewood Elementary and other schools in the district, students are becoming experts in helping the environment through sustainable practices like reducing food waste.