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Waterway Stewardship

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These posts give an overview of the types of projects students in the Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship program lead.

 

Image of Wyatt Deck redwood planks being taken for use by pond turtles.

Wyatt Deck Update: Demolition Begins, Turtles Win

  • by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
A number of turtles in the Arboretum Waterway that compete for the best places to bask above water, so students in our Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship program are incorporating some of the deck's planks into their latest floating island project.
A picture of Kendal Hicks.

Learning by Leading™ Alumni Profile: Kendal Hicks

Kendal Hicks joined the Learning by Leading™ program in 2017 and served as the co-coordinator of the new Waterway Stewardship Internship. Along with her mentor, Nina Suzuki, and fellow co-coordinator Tiffani To, Kendal developed the internship from scratch, creating curriculum, hiring interns and naming the internship!
Image of two student interns from the Learning by Leading Waterway Stewardship team planting a wild grape cuttings to prevent erosion and create a wildlife habitat along the Arboretum Waterway.

Wild Grapes in the West-end

  • by Indigo Wang
Grape work! The barren banks on the west-end of the Arboretum Waterway are now home to wild grape cuttings, thanks to the Waterway Stewardship team.
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