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Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Projects In St. Paul and Maplewood Public Schools. 18 Ramsey County Master Gardeners spent over 180 hours educating 325 children and adults. Five Public Schools in St. Paul and Maplewood were involved.
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Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Projects In St. Paul and Maplewood Public Schools
18 Ramsey County Master Gardeners spent over 180 hours educating 325 children and adults
St. Paul is the second largest school district in Minnesota • Students speak more than 95 languages and dialects and come from countries throughout the world • Language spoken at home is other than English for 42% of the students
Master Gardeners Provide Support in Seed Starting American Indian Magnet
Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Projects • Gardens will: • help manage storm water run-off and/or beautify school yards • be used in future school education activities • serve as demonstrations to students, staff, neighborhood residents and visitors • provide valuable habitat
What We Can Do Contact these agencies for potential partnerships: Watershed Districts DNR Soil Conservation Districts Contact area schools directly