Students at Eagle Point Elementary School observed Arbor Day 2023 in the best way possible - by getting dirty!
A full-day of outdoor environmental education was capped off by a news conference, attended by Interim Superintendent John Yagielski, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, representatives from the Albany Fund For Education, Albany’s Department of General Services, New York State Department of Conservation, Assemblymember Pat Fahy, Friends of the Normanskill, Radix Ecological Sustainability Center, Albany Goes Green, The Vegetable Project, Albany County Cornell Cooperative Extension and, of course, amazing district educators who worked to coordinate the event and also pitched in with the heavy lifting (shoveling dirt)!
Volunteers from the local and state organizations helped students plant 12 trees on the Eagle Point property and also supplemented the hands-on learning with a lesson on the importance of trees in our urban ecosystem, seedling planting and a composting session.
“The district is honored to partner with The City of Albany on a program that will not just plant the seeds of environmental values for the Eagle Point Elementary students who participated in today’s event but also enhance environmental education for future Eagle Point students. Our dedicated teachers and staff work every day, not just on Arbor Day, to grow responsible citizens and we couldn’t accomplish that without the wonderful educational partnership we have with the City of Albany,” said Interim Superintendent John Yagielski.
Friday's event brings the number of trees planted in the City of Albany since 2020 to more than 1,765.
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