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Oct
22
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ODNR Division of Wildlife
10/22/2009
Berea High School Named the 100th Wild School Site in Ohio
On Wednesday, October 21st, Berea High School in Cuyahoga County was dedicated as an official WILD School Site by the ODNR Division of Wildlife. A small ceremony was held on the school grounds and a gathering at the City of Berea’s Coe Lake followed. The school was named the 100th site dedicated in Ohio. 
Only the fourth WILD School Site in Cuyahoga County, Berea High School has performed many projects to learn about and benefit wildlife and the environment while enhancing habitat for wildlife. Projects include: artificial and natural bird feeding and watering stations and native plantings such as Northern spicebush, maple-leaf viburnum, bee balm, and purple coneflower which benefit wildlife such as birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Nearby Coe Lake, owned by the City of Berea, has been enhanced as well to benefit members of Berea Middle and High schools as well as residents of Berea. Several projects have taken place with help from school staff and students, City of Berea personnel, and donations from private individuals and local businesses. Projects include but are not limited to the implementation of an osprey nesting platform, native prairie, and a walking trail lined with signs educating visitors on the environment.
Berea High School teachers leading the projects, Mary Draves and Christa Myers, were presented with a certificate designating the school as a WILD School Site as well as signs that will be posted on the school grounds and at the entrance of the Coe Lake nature trail.
The WILD School Sites program is considered an action extension of the national Project WILD program. Any school property used by students, teachers, and the school community as a place to learn about and benefit from wildlife and the environment can be certified. The sites function within the premise that every school, regardless of size and location, can provide outdoor educational opportunities that can and should be part of an integrated environmental education program. WILD School Sites that demonstrate program development and site enhancement consistent with the premises outlined in this program are eligible for certification as an official Ohio WILD School Site.
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