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Montessori students
volunteer at the Parks!
Spring is a wonderful time to complete service projects within the
community. With the grass starting to turn green, some of the
trees and bushes are starting to bud, it makes everyone want to be
outdoors to enjoy the beautiful weather. DeColores Montessori 7th
graders reach out to the community to help with a service project at
least once a month. On April 1st the students came to the Darke
County Park District to volunteer for the day. 7 students and 2
energetic teachers met with Laura Schwieterman, Darke County Parks
Volunteer Coordinator at Shawnee Prairie. After a brief
introduction and safety training we hit the trails with loppers in hand
to remove Bush Honeysuckle. Bush Honeysuckle is an invasive
shrub. It’s one of the first to leaf out and will hold its leaves
longer than most deciduous plants and trees. Bush Honeysuckle is
so invasive it takes over an area and chokes out all the native species
that once grew.
The students enjoyed working together to cut down this invasive
plant. As time rolled by they were trying to see who could pull
the largest honeysuckle bush and how many they could cut down with
their loppers. As we continued to work down the sides of the
trail and our wrap up time approached quickly we enjoyed our walk back
to the Nature Center. It was amazing to see how much honeysuckle we
were able to remove in just an hour and a half. Many hands make
light work!
The Park District would like to thank the DeColores Montessori 7th
graders and their teachers for all of their hard work and dedication to
the Park District. If you would like to volunteer with the Parks
please call Laura at the Nature Center at 937-548-0165.
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