St. Martin's Coastal Roots

Voice of the Wetlands Soiree

2010-05-17T08:44:00.005-05:00

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!

2010-01-14T20:59:00.007-06:00

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!

2010-01-12T19:29:00.003-06:00

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!

2009-05-14T15:01:00.003-05:00

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!

2009-04-08T20:32:00.003-05:00

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!

2009-03-17T19:54:00.005-05:00

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

2008-11-18T18:51:00.003-06:00

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!

Fall 2008 Update!

2008-09-10T15:12:00.001-05:00

Our seedlings have survived the hot summer months of June, July and August. We had a minor mishap with our timer and had to reseed many of our yellow cells. Many thanks to Pam Brierre (our lower school science teacher) and her daughter Clare who helped us this summer! We have since replaced our timer and have weeded and sorted our seedlings. They are looking great! We'll be keeping an eye on them until our planting date on November 10.

Last year's seedligs are looking great!

2008-09-10T15:02:00.004-05:00

Mrs. Brierre and I were at a planting this summer at Bayou Segnette with Coastal Roots. We saw our that Cypress trees that we planted last fall and they are looking great! Check them out!

Also - Some STM students are featured on the new Coastal Roots poster! Looking good girls!

Seed Planting 2008

2008-04-08T13:50:00.000-05:00

Today, the 6th grade began our second year in the Coastal Roots program. We planted 3000 Bald Cypress and Red Swamp Maple that will be planted in the wetlands at Bayou Segnette next Fall! Please click on the comments to read more.

Planting at Bayou Segnette

2007-12-03T14:07:00.000-06:00

On November 15, the 7th grade planted 200+ of their Bald Cypress trees. The remaining plants will be 'bumped up' for next year and planted when they are even bigger!

Getting ready to plant our seedlings!

2007-11-07T09:49:00.000-06:00

Our Cypress seedlings have been growing all summer and are now about 3 feet tall and ready to be planted. We'll be planting about 200 trees at Bayou Segnette on Thursday, November 15!

Our First Seedlings!

2007-05-10T20:47:00.000-05:00

Today the students noticed that our first little seedlings had sprouted!

Can Yard Construction!!

2007-05-08T16:03:00.000-05:00

Our can yard complete with seed trays!

Future students for Coastal Roots!

A job well done!

Cleaning out the yard

Putting up our fence with the help of our wonderful maintenance staff

Putting together the dog yard (to protect our plants!)

Filling in our trenches to cover the irrigation lines

Putting in our irrigation system

Learning to cement PVC piping

Cutting the PVC to fit the irrigation system

Today the 6th grade worked all day to construct their can yard that will house their Bald Cypress trees until the Fall. Click on the comments to read more!

Seed Planting Day!!

2007-04-30T14:39:00.001-05:00

Today we planted our Cypress Seeds! Click on the comments to read what the students did today!

Coastal Roots - Introduction

2007-04-30T14:01:00.000-05:00

This is the first year that St. Martin's will take part in the Coastal Roots program that was begun in 2001 by professors at LSU. Our 6th grade students will plant seeds in the Spring of each year and then venture out into the wetlands of Bayou Segnette as 7th graders in the Fall and and plant Bald Cypress Trees. Bayou Segnette was one of many locations in the area that sustained much damage during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This service project helps to impress upon our students the importance and beauty of Louisiana's wetlands.