{"id":647,"date":"2013-05-02T14:25:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orleansconservationtrust.org\/?p=647"},"modified":"2013-05-02T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T14:26:20","slug":"green-week-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/green-week-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Week Recap!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day this year,, Orleans hosted a \u201cGreen Week\u201d the last full week in April. Planned and implemented by Meg <a href=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300-x-250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-648 alignright\" alt=\"300 x 250\" src=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300-x-250.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300-x-250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandieboxx.com\/grapes\/wp-content\/uploads\/300-x-250-290x241.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Quirk and Sebastian Wheeler, two AmeriCorps Cape Cod members, \u201cOrleans Green Week\u201d was a week-long service project which engaged the local community in a variety of environmental stewardship opportunities. In total, 723 native shrubs and trees were planted on local conservation and town lands, 300 students were involved in environmental and educational activities, and 300 white spruce seedlings were distributed to students and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>The week was multi-faceted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students from the Riverview School and the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich helped AmeriCorps Cape Cod (ACC) members plant native shrubs on several Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) properties,<\/li>\n<li>ACC members helped maintain two OCT trail systems by removing invasive species and installing wooden boardwalks,<\/li>\n<li>ACC members gave a presentation on the importance of native ecology to the entire 6th grade at Nauset Regional Middle School, and<\/li>\n<li>Nauset Regional Middle School students helped ACC members to finish planting in the front entranceway of their school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ACC member Meg Quirk, who co-managed this week of service, was grateful for the enthusiasm of all the school groups involved. \u201cThroughout the week we worked with students from 5 years old to 18 years old,\u201d Meg explained. \u201cInvolving the students was the best part of the week for me, I was constantly impressed. It didn\u2019t matter if we were walking on an OCT trail in the rain with a group of spirited 5 year olds from the Family School or mulching the new plant beds at the Nauset Regional Middle School with 6th graders, each group impressed me with their positive energy and environmental awareness.\u201d By successfully engaging over 300 students throughout the week, it was OCT\u2019s and the Town\u2019s hope that this project would help plant seeds of environmental stewardship among the youngest generation in our local community.<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Wheeler, the second ACC co-manager for \u201cOrleans Green Week,\u201d was impressed by the collaborative spirit that this week inspired. From the start, the project had the support of multiple organizations, not just in Orleans but throughout Barnstable County and Massachusetts. \u201cOrleans Green Week\u201d was co-sponsored by OCT, Barnstable County\u2019s AmeriCorps Cape Cod, the Town of Orleans, Barnstable County\u2019s Resource Development Office, the Massachusetts Service Alliance, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, NStar, the Orleans Community Partnership, and many other local organizations and companies. This week would not have been possible without the support of these organizations as well as the generous contributions of materials and food from over a dozen local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>We are confident that this year\u2019s successful celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, as part of \u201cOrleans Green Week,\u201d has created a foundation for future \u201cgreen\u201d initiatives in the town of Orleans.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day this year,, Orleans hosted a \u201cGreen Week\u201d the last full week in April. Planned and implemented by Meg Quirk and Sebastian Wheeler, two AmeriCorps Cape Cod members, \u201cOrleans Green Week\u201d was a week-long service project which engaged the local community in a variety of environmental stewardship opportunities. 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