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Recycling aluminum cans from home. the school. the ISSP and the community:

Recycling paper from home. the school and the commun1ly:
School-grounds cleanup of trash and litter, called "Pick N Put":

Assisting ISSP with invasive plant removal. like the showy rattle box plants:
[co-garden growing of lettuce to feed Suzie and Sally. the box turtles;

Learning about florida· s native birds and participating in the Nahonal Audobon
Society's Nahonal .. ~ackyard ~ird Count Day" 1n february. L[Ak:' students

donated a ~Oib. bag of bird seed to the new fort While library's Nature
Center being developed behind the library for the community to enjoy.
Developing and producing educational materials on water conservation,

gopher tortoise preservahon. recycling. games and activities for our ~th gra
[arlh Day ~uddy-Up Program in May and other projects.

Assishng ISSP with the "~opher Tortoise Tracking" Program wilh1n
the Park on March 2 )rd. This project is in year 2.

On Saturday. May 7 I h. L[Ak:' students participate in the Annual Al-

ligator Lake festival promohng our fW Parknership Program and educating
the public about nature's resources.
As part of our fort While "~o ~reen" Project. L[Ak:' students parl-

nenng with the fW ffA to plant native trees on our school grour.1ds.
c::;;:;i;iiiiil!il!l••~••t[very year L[Ak:' students participate in the fort White's "Indian Upris1ng"

[vent in the fall. A spee~al achv1ly IS "Toss the Can"
Students dedicate one Saturday a month to work on various projects. They work every morn-

ing before school taking care of the animals. collec ling recycling materials. taking care of the .
[co-garden boxes, picking up trash and litter and prepanng materials for special projects. This is

a wonderful way to help prolec I and prese natural resources. as well as give back to the
community through service learning.