Cedarbrook Middle School

300 Longfellow Road
Wyncote, PA 19095

Native Bird Habitat and Rain Garden

Native Bird Habitat: With support from The Audobon Society, TTF and Delaware Valley Earth Force, Cedarbrook Middle School created a native bird habitat in its interior courtyard. In Spring 2009, students removed non-native vegetation, enriched the soil, planted native shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants, installed bird boxes and feeders, affixed CollideEscape film to interior windows, and installed hardscaping. Annual weeding and pruning will be undertaken by science students during the school year.

Cedarbrook Middle School, in its location at the edge of the creek, is perfectly situated to provide high quality, hands-on watershed education. The courtyard native bird habitat project is a wonderful vehicle for teaching and learning, and makes environmental education part of the students’ daily routine as they look at and inhabit the courtyard throughout the course of each school day. The interior courtyard serves as an outdoor learning area for students, as well as a place for staff and students to relax during lunch periods.

Partners:
National Audobon Society
Cedarbrook Middle School
Delaware Valley Earth Force
Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership

Contact:
Karen Shaffran
Cedarbrook Middle School
215-881-6420