Nicola Canford Grade 2/3 Students hope to find out!

1. Will Grass Grown on Mine Tailings? Nicola Canford Grade 2/3 Students hope to find out! Craigmont Mines Tailings These grade 2/3 students want to expand on the new Ecosystem which was started by their Grade 6’s peers in June, 2011! School Worm Compost

2. Before Planting- 2010Craigmont Mines Site – Grassland and Forest Habitat in background. Mine Tailings in Foreground.

3. Beginnings of a new ecosystemat Craigmont Mines on Tailings SiteJune, 2011

4. Craigmont Tailings – June, 2011 • Tailings with Good Earth Compost

5. Craigmont Mines TailingsPlant and Tree Growth August, 2011

6. Tailings and Plant Growth – Phase Two – 2011 • Grass Seeds and Mine Tailings/ Worm Compost- November, 2011

7. We’re mixing Mine Tailings and Bio Char and planting grass seeds

8. Grass Seeds planted in Mine Tailings and GoodEarth Compost

9. February , 2012 – Grass Growth

10. Green Games Project- • Our grade 2/3 class has been discussing ecosystems. We have looked at positive and negative interactions with the environment. As we looked around our neighbourhood at ecosystems, we discussed the Craigmont Mines Tailings. We remembered a project done by grade 6 students at our school and decided that we would like to add to it. • Our scientific project is to use our school’s worm compost, local Good Earth compost, BioChar, and soil each mixed with the Craigmont Mines Tailings to see which mixture is best to grow grass seed in. • Because the grass grew in Tailings, we will plant grass at the mine tailings site according to the best mixture. Hopefully this will invite other native species, such as birds, butterflies, worms, and other forest and grassland creatures back so a new ecosystemcan replace the lifeless Tailings Pond.