Students from across Alberta gathered at the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin on May 9th. Ten project teams presented their ideas before judges and finalized their placement in the top ten. Their amazing ideas and insights into their communities and watershed health were inspiring.
River Rescue Dutch from Bishop Lloyd Middle School won first place for his educational board game River Rescue, which teaches players how they can care for their watersheds.
Sugarcane: Sweet and Sustainable Luke & Osadolor form Trinity Christian School planned to educate local businesses on sustainable cutlery for takeaway orders and advocate for sugarcane utensils in their community.
Get Trout of Here Ikale from Millarville School had a project that revolved around preventing trout entrainment in southern Alberta’s irrigation ditches.
Bee Inn Lauren & Lily from Crescent Heights High School promoted the health of Alberta’s solitary bees and plan to plant a pollinator garden.
Rainwater Gardens Mandy, Andie, & Olivia from Trinity Christian School created pamphlets on rainwater gardens that included resources to be able to make their own.
Life On The Edge Darius, Graysen, & Easton from Trinity Christian School made their project on protecting their local rivers and planting riparian buffer areas.
Bubble Trouble Elly & Sloane from Crescent Heights High School revolved around replacing their school’s hand soap with a more environmentally conscious and cost efficient alternative.
Captain Clearwater Ella & Kaitlyn from Trinity Christian School wrote a children’s book to educate kids on practical ways that they can care for their watersheds.
Lifestream Hudson & Evan from Bishop Lloyd Middle School made a proposal to plant willows along the local Vermillion River.
Snow-to-Water Filter Ava & Brandon from Joane Cardinal-Schubert School proposed a filter that would provide communities with clean and sustainable access to water.
Bee a Steward Ceili, Mehar, Abi, & Emily from Foundations for the Future Charter Academy created a project to build a pollinator garden to support local pollinators on the school grounds.
Plastic to Prize Alison & Elyse from Bonnyville Centralized High School created a program for their school that would encourage students to recycle through a rewards system.
Preventing Black Knot Madden, Faith, Joelle, Quinn & Aubree from Camrose Composite High School created a project on protecting a local park from Black Knot Fungus.