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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Erosion Control

For the past month, we have been working on controlling the erosion in one of the corridors of our campus. The area (at the back side of our campus near our chicken coop) was being quickly eroded away from high levels of rainwater and wind. The project will slow down storm water runoff and stabilize the slope of the terrain to control loss of soil,vegetation, and terrain. We created elevated berms and limestone rock grades to control and channel storm water. Students gathered limestone rocks from our nature trail to create rock weirs to capture sediment and redirect water flows.
Below are photos of our progress.


Small Middle School aims to become the first National Wildlife Federation Green Flag School in Texas.

Small Middle School aims to become the first National Wildlife Federation Green Flag School in Texas.

The Green Flag Schools program is run through National Wildlife Federation and the Eco Schools USA. Eco Schools USA is a program aimed to increase and embed environmental curriculum into students daily lives. 

Small was tasked with picking three environmental pathways to improve. We decided on the decreasing the school's energy use, decreasing the waste output, and increasing the school grounds gardens. In working towards this goal we have created an Eco-Action Plan, worked with community members, staff, and students, conducted school audits, discussed our work in classes, and have monitored our progress.
If you are interested in aiding our work, or becoming part of our Action Committee, please contact carly.surratt@austinisd.org or nate.rosenberg@austinisd.org. Thanks.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014