Grant to fund native plant greenhouse at NHS
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February 26, 2008
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) announced this week the award of a Community Salmon Fund grant to the Naselle-Grays River School District.
The grant is funded through the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to CREST in the amount of nearly $24,000.
The grant will provide a greenhouse on school grounds that will focus on native plants. New tools and supplies will be purchased and students will have the opportunity to spend 10 days per school year preparing the plants for planting in the Grays River watershed.
The partnership between CREST and N/GRSD started last year when a pilot native plant nursery was created in an existing greenhouse. The project will serve as a hands-on experience for high school students wishing to learn about native plant propagation, ecology and restoration science.
“We are very excited to continue to develop this program with CREST,” said Naselle High School natural resources teacher Jim Moten in a press release. “The students are excited to conduct real world science and they enjoy working out in the community.”
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