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- Dowling Victory
Gardens
- Main Entrance
Landscaping
- Pollinator
Garden, Rain Garden and Raised beds
- Greenhouse
- Orchard
- Nature Acre
- Old Tree Nursery
- Mississippi River
Gorge
Minneapolis Dowling Urban Environmental School: A Collaborative - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Minneapolis Dowling Urban Environmental School: A Collaborative - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Minneapolis Dowling Urban Environmental School: A Collaborative Effort! The Dowling Campus is 22 Acres Dowling Victory Gardens Main Entrance Landscaping Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden and Raised beds Greenhouse Orchard
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Genesis of the Parent Green Team
School wide survey revealed desire to renew
environmental focus in 2006
An interested group of parents formed a group
and proposed to function as a sub committee of the PTO in 2007
Minneapolis Goes Green
District support for Green Initiatives.
Organics Recycling in the lunchroom
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Mission
The mission of the Dowling Green Team is to support Dowling’s urban environmental commitment.
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MPLS Goes Green! Organics Recycling
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2007 Raised Bed Gardens
Funding Source: www.monarchlab.org Schoolyard Garden Grants
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Building the raised bed gardens in the classroom
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Parents help on planting day and harvest day.
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You don’t need a ‘bumper crop’ to have a feast!
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Yum!
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Recent Garden Projects
- 2011- East (front) Entrance
native landscaping project completed in partnership with MN Landscape Arboretum.
- 2011- Butterfly garden
planted on the west end of the campus. Funding from the US Forest Service division of International Programs and Monarchs in the Classroom
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Rain Garden and Raised Bed Gardens
- 2012- raised beds
and a rain garden are added to west side butterfly garden area. Metro Blooms provided funding and labor for this project.
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The Green Team has supported and advanced environmental education at Dowling.
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Green Team Accomplishments
Organics Recycling in the lunchroom Garden grant writing Garden installation and maintenance Family ‘Get Outdoors’ events in winter and spring
Fall Environmental Fair and walk/run/roll-a-thon Winter skiing, medallion hunt, EE education Spring Earth Day picnic and tree planting Bike and Walk to school events in fall and spring
Purchased equipment to get student outdoors
Outdoor seating Cross-country ski equipment Field equipment
MN DNR School Forest Designation in 2012
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