“The best place for a rain drop is where it falls.”
LANDS and WATERS projects demonstrate our focus on watershed issues. All of our projects have an educational outreach component. The educational component of our activities includes lectures and workshops for adults and a story based curriculum for children. Our demonstration sites promote low impact development techniques and best management practices.
Conservation projects on school property become components of the school’s living classroom. We strongly believe in the value of the living classroom not only as a tool to improve learning but as an important element in the healthy physical and mental development of children.
All programs support the goals of the Chesapeake Bay 2000 Agreement and the Virginia Standards of Living.
In keeping with our philosophy, 98% of our time is devoted to our projects. The remaining 2% is given to administrative activities.
Our Foundation – Featured Pilot Project:
- Daniels Run Elementary School Project, pilot school for LANDS and WATERS
Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia School Projects:
- Kimball Elementary School Project, our environmental program at work in an ultra urban environment. This school has become one of our partnership schools with Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region.
- Maury Elementary School Project, a schoolyard greening project in partnership with Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region.
- Patterson Elementary School Project, a schoolyard greening project in partnership with Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region.
- Stuart-Hobson Middle School, a schoolyard greening project in partnership with Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region.
- Lanier Middle School
- Carlin Springs Elementary School
Community Projects:
- Yorktowne Square Condominium Stormwater Management Project, demonstrates techniques communities can use to reduce and filter stormwater.
- Palazzo Condominium Green Roof Project, demonstrates green roof technology as a retrofit on an older high rise condominium complex.
- Unity of Fairfax
- Chesterbrook
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