 Green
Schoolyard Project Update
Key Dates
December 2008 meeting - December 2 at 6:00pm
GSP Yahoo
Group - get on the GSP bandwagon!
We have a Yahoo Group for Sherman Green Schoolyard
business. This group is the main communications tool
for GSP business -- it allows committee members to join
or leave the committee at their discretion, and have the
option of reading the discussions without cluttering
their email boxes. To join the group, click here: Sherman_Green_Schoolyard.
Documents / images / ... other
items and links of interest will also be posted on the yahoo_groups
website.
Alternatively, feel free to contact GSP Chair, Regan
Mahoney, through this
website - simply note Green Schoolyard on the
Contact Form.
 GSP Update from Green Schoolyard Committee Chair, Regan
Mahoney
Welcome back everyone!
I hope you all had a great
summer
vacation. As you can see, Nature never takes
a vacation and was hard at work growing pears,
apples, strawberries, lettuces and many other garden
delights! Please take a moment to enjoy the fruits
of summer in the Green Schoolyard and give a HUGE
THANKS to everyone who helped with watering and
maintenance over the summer break.
During the break we started
work funded by the Mayor's Office of Community
Development (performed by the
San
Francisco Conservation Corp). This work
includes:
-
Benches and Trellis in the
learning are near the planting beds (see drawing
by Landscape Architect, Jeff Miller)
-
Worm bins for composting
over near the trash enclosure (see drawing by
Landscape Architect, Jeff Miller)
We look forward to completing
these features near the start of the school year.
This Fall/Spring we hope to accomplish some projects
still on the list from last year as well as embark
on some new projects:
-
Irrigation system
-
Planting Day/Fall - to be
scheduled
-
Build the tool shed
-
Complete the design and
installation of the "labyrinth"
-
2nd Annual Garden
Party/Spring
As always we are looking for
any eager volunteers to participate in the many
ongoing activities in the Green Schoolyard. Please
see
Linda or myself if you are interested in
participating.
Also, this fall our Green
Schoolyard will be host to the the 2008 Growing
Greener School Grounds Conference which is sponsored
by the
San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance,
SFUSD, the David B. Gold Foundation,
The
Foundation for Ecology and Culture,
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, and the Studio for
Urban Projects. This is scheduled for
October 10th and 11th. More information will
follow.
I look forward to seeing you
all in the yard and continuing to build our amazing
outdoor learning environment.
Thanks,
Regan Mahoney
Chair, Green Schoolyard Committee
Drawings by Landscape
Architect, Jeff Miller
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