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(226 students / 14 Teachers)
Washington Middle School conducts a variety of projects at Calumet Waterworks Township Park, including Adopt-a-Beach (trash pick-up), invasive species removal, native plant restoration, and school forest management. As part of the school forest project, students will gather data and make informed decisions as they develop a forest management plan that promotes a healthy sustainable forest and filters surface water runoff to protect the waters of Lake Superior.
Past Projects: 2017-2019
* Darrell Hendrickson
Mike Steber, Principal
Kristin Svoke
Matt Laho
Margery Gronlund
John Larson
Kassandra Huhta
Dayra Boberg
John Asiala
Amy Machiela
Frank Bonacorsi
Julie Goldsworthy
Carl Arko
Cathy Rowe
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Calumet Township
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Michigan American Water Company
Students collect trash at the beach at Calumet Waterworks Park on Lake Superior.
Students collect trash at the beach at Calumet Waterworks Park on Lake Superior.
Students group the trash collected into categories such as plastic, glass, fast food containers,etc. and report their data to the Alliance for the Great Lakes Adopt-A-Beach Program.
Lupine is being planted to revegetate sites where the invasive species, knapweed, has been removed.
Students collect data on effectiveness of knapweed control project.
A student-created sign at Calumet Waterworks Park informs visitors of their project to control Knapweed, an invasive species.
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