KXAN-TV joined students from Bridgepoint Elementary School on a field trip to KBDJ.
KBDJ became an outdoor classroom for more than 140 fourth graders on Thursday, December 11th. The students from Bridgepoint Elementary School in Eanes ISD visited the quarry to plant wildflower seeds and for lessons in geology, mining, aquifer protection and habitat preservation. Reporter Erin Cargile covered the field trip in a story that aired on KXAN-TV.
It was the second school field trip hosted by quarry, which plans to reach out to other Central Texas schools.
“We hope that what you learn in the classroom, you’ll be able to see outside today,” KBDJ President Jill Shackelford told the students during her introduction.
One of the highlights of the day was a seeding project. Students clutched cups of native wildflower seeds, spreading them by the handful over prepared soil and then jumping up and down to bury them in the dirt.
The fourth graders also learned about the Edwards Aquifer and water conservation practices; studied rocks and attended a presentation from a geologist; heard from a representative of the Hill Country Conservancy; and peered into a giant pit where rock is being mined.
The field trip was part of KBDJ’s commitment to education and the environment. A similar student field trip and other projects led to KBDJ in November receiving habitat certification and international recognition for its contributions to wildlife habitat conservation from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) (www.wildlifehc.org).
Since July 2007, KBDJ has implemented a number of wildlife enhancement projects on-site in order to earn the WHC certification, including installing bat houses, recycling Christmas trees to create new fish habitat, hosting a field trip for environmental educators and welcoming to the site members of the Hill Country Conservancy’s Emerging Professionals in Conservation.
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