[Durham INC] Durham Partners with Elementary School for Tree Planting Jan. 13

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  January 11, 2011

 

 

Durham Partners with Elementary School for Tree Planting Thursday

Northeast Central Durham Livability Initiative Brings Community Open
Spaces to Eastway Elementary School

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Some Durham elementary school students will be flexing
their "green thumbs" this week thanks to a collaborative initiative and
a tree planting event designed to bring "green schemes" into the
classroom.

 

On Thursday, January 13, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., a tree planting event will
be held at Eastway Elementary School, located at 610 North Alston
Avenue, Durham. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade will
participate with City employees, parents, volunteers, and neighborhood
residents to plant 12 trees, all donated by Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc.

 

Thursday's tree planting is being coordinated by the City of Durham's
Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, which adopted Eastway
Elementary School as part of the Northeast Central Durham Livability
Initiative, a collaborative effort between the department and the Durham
City-County Sustainability Office to plan and implement a sustainable
and livable community in Northeast Central Durham. The overarching goal
of the initiative is to coordinate federal housing, transportation,
environmental investments, protect public health and the environment,
promote equitable development, and help address the challenges of
climate change.  

 

Teachers at Eastway Elementary School will use the tree planting, along
with future planned green scheme events, to integrate the use of
plant-based learning across the curriculum, allowing teachers to
incorporate the use of outdoor gardens, natural settings, and plant
activities into a classroom lesson. Future green scheme events will
include a clean-up of Goose Creek near the school, work in four raised
garden beds at the school, and N.C. State Education-approved classroom
instruction on gardening, native habitat gardens, and water education.

 

For additional information on this project or on-site news media
assistance at the tree planting event, contact Robin Dixon with the
City's Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, at (919) 560-1647,
ext. 34245 or via e-mail at Robin.Dixon at DurhamNC.gov.

 

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