Voice of the Wetlands Soiree

Alex, Clare and Rivers represented St. Martin's at the Voice of the Wetlands Soiree. They enjoyed showing off our Coastal Roots project and loved getting out of class for the day!

Coastal Roots Planting 2010 in Montegut, LA!

We had a great time yesterday in Montegut! Over 400 of our Bald Cypress and Swamp Red Maple trees were planted. Special thanks to our STM teachers, Pam Blanchard from LSU, Christina Kogos from Voice of the Wetlands, and Shane Granier and his Wildlife and Fisheries crew! More pictures will be posted soon! Read the comments under this post to hear more from our students.

Tree Planting tomorrow!

Tomorrow we will finally plant our trees! They survived the frost and freezing temps and will soon be part of our Louisiana wetlands! Check back for pictures from our planting!

Last visit with our trees before summer break!

We checked on our trees one last time before break. Each student chose a Swamp Red Maple and Baldcypress tree to measure, fertilize, weed and monitor. They will keep track of this information and then check on them again in the Fall!

Germination Time!

Our seedlings have sprouted! We went out and took a look at the new Swamp Red Maple and Bald Cypress seedlings in our can yard. We talked about the importance of having only one seedling per yellow cell, so that the seedling would have the most nutrients and the best chance of survival. Tomorrow we'll give them a bit of fertilizer for an extra boost!

The next generation!

The Class of 2015 finished planting their seeds today! The students planted over 3000 seeds this year! Please read the comments below to hear what the students hope to learn from the Coastal Roots program!

2008 Planting at Bayou Segnette

On Monday, November 10, the 7th grade planted over 200 Bald Cypress seedlings and 58 Swamp Red Maple at Bayou Segnette. The groud was hard, but the students did a great job!