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• • Page 3 Poncha Lumber Company and the Poncha Springs Board of Trustees resulted in development of creative methods of implementing this project. "This will serve as a living memorial to students who were our age, to remind us that our actions can affect everyone." Yenter, club member. GEORGIA DeKalb County Government Contact: Christi Gaasch Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (404) 244 -4880 Forty-five middle school and high school 4 -H'ers from around DeKalb County will work together to plant and care for trees at the DeKalb Extension Service's Environmental Education Center. These trees will be planted along the nature trail and students and families will be able to view and learn to identify these specimen native trees. In addition, these urban 4 -H'ers will learn proper planting and maintenance techniques for the trees. Amy, the youth coordinator, expressed the groups enthusiasm. "We are very excited to have the chance to help plant trees and that others will be able to learn about tree selection because of our work." GEORGIA Jenkins County Ag /4 -H /FACS Contact: Cynthia L. Cochran Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (912) 982 -4408 The 4 -H Native Landscape Project Club and Mrs. Andrew's 7th grade science classes will create a demonstration garden of native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. Students will do the preparation, planting, and maintenance of the plants at the Jenkins County Cooperative Extension Service. The beautification project will be used by the science classes to teach erosion control, reforestation, care of plants, identification of plants, the relationship between the environment and pollution, and specifics about native plants. The 4 -H group will get valuable hands on experience and be able to continue the project during the summer and in future years. The site will also be open to other 4 -H groups, classes, and community groups for education and enjoyment. Christina, the Youth Coordinator, says "I think it is great that Jenkins County students will be able to plant trees and turn the area into an outdoor classroom where students and the community will be able to go outside and appreciate nature." IOWA Goal Setters Contact: Chris Boone Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (515)961 -7825 The Indianola, Iowa Goal Achievers 4 -H Club was formed in 1997. Currently there are 14 members, ages 10-13. One of their goals is to provide meaningful service to their community. The Goal Achievers will be partnering with the Indianola Middle School Ecology Club to develop an outdoor habitat for wildlife. The Middle School ground lacks mature trees, which provide shelter to birds, insects, and small animals. Eleven mature trees will be transplanted to the Middle School. Fruit trees, shrubs, and perennials will be added to the standing of trees. Students, in various science classes, will build structures for feeding and nesting. The Goal Achievers will use identification tags to label the vegetation. Science classes will utilize this area for species identification, feeding, and nesting patterns. Sixth grader. Abby, says, "I am excited to be working on a project at my school. It is neat when students can provide service to their school, because it encourages pride and ownership. We know students and teachers will benefit from the tree habitat for years to come." Ocheyedan Indians 4 -H Community Club Contact: Ronald Rubsam Grant Award: $1,000 Phone: (712)754 -3648 The Osceola County Soil & Water Conservation District provided and planted more than 69,000 trees and scrubs in the Spring of 1999. Our Agriculture Community has identified the need to know what these trees look like for constructing a windbreak. The Ocheyedan Indians 4 -H Community Club joined with the Osceola Soil & Water Conservation District and with Osceola County Fair Board to find a solution to the problem by the construction of a Windbreak Demonstration Plot at the Osceola County Fairgrounds. The fairground was chosen for its public access and the availability of a plot where we could educate the public and show research in actual environmental working conditions. The community has demonstratec tremendous support to plant, maintain and make this Windbreak Demonstration Plot available to the public. The Osceola Soil & Water Conservation District has given away over 225 trees each year to 2"d and 3rd graders, making youth and adults aware of the rewards of planting trees. "Trees are like youth, they grow and mature to be valuable assets of a community." - Ronald Rubsam, Osceola County Extension Education Director