的保护

今天在GA, students enjoy the bounty of 的保护, an on-campus outdoor laboratory that presents daily opportunities for learning without the need for a field trip!

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First imagined as part of the Campus Master Plan in 2008 and then made possible by the Building on Tradition campaign in 2011, the land on the north side of the Wissahickon Creek that was within the floodplain was returned to nature and transformed into 的保护.
的保护 features rain gardens, outdoor classroom spaces, an arboretum, and a wet meadow.
Preserve Manager Sarah Kesten was an integral part of the Preserve becoming a certified Audubon Society Bird Habitat in which over 50 species of birds are commonly observed.
保护区是一项课程资产, providing a natural landscape in which students can study local biodiversity and collect limitless data for specialized research projects and experiments. It is the centerpiece of our Nature Program, an integrated curriculum that promotes sustainable practices.
保护区是功能性的, award-winning engineering masterpiece designed to ecologically manage water runoff from the entire athletic side of campus.
Through a complex system of retention basins and incremental flow staging, all collected water is naturally filtered of pesticides and other contaminants before being returned to the Wissahickon.

伯顿E型. 科曼家族湿地

A wet meadow is a type of wetland featuring trees, 草, and flowering plants that thrive in soil that is saturated for most of the growing season. 这是保护区的一个重要特征, and provides a sustainable habitat for numerous species of birds, 两栖动物, 昆虫, 还有其他动物. 场地设施，如小径, 桥梁, 栈道, and bird blinds provide ample opportunity to observe and enjoy this diverse ecosystem.

Our wet meadow was expertly engineered by a group that included the Wissahickon Watershed Valley Association, 莫里斯植物园, 天普大学, Rock & Renew基金会, 和遗产保护协会. Whitemarsh Township fully endorsed this plan, seeing 的保护 as a community resource and a highly responsible act of citizenship. This assessment was shared by the Berton E. Korman Family, who helped make the wet meadow possible.

户外教室

的保护 features two outdoor classrooms, made possible by contributions from the Cara and Jeffrey Jones Family, parents of Madeline '15 and Olivia '21, 和宾斯旺格家族, 纪念露易丝. These lovely circular settings of benches, 石头, flowers and trees serve as peaceful spots for literary discussions, 艺术项目, or toasting marshmallows on Preserve Day!

1990级码头项目

To enhance 的保护 while specially commemorating their 25th Reunion, the Class of 1990 came together to fund the installation of a Boardwalk and Dock in one of the Preserve's retention basins. The dock is used by students from PreK through 12th grade, providing a platform from which they can study local biodiversity, collect data for specialized research projects, and simply enjoy the natural features of our proud campus. With this gift, the Class of 1990 recognized the careers of Mrs. 丽贝卡·考夫曼·皮奇诺，1760年. Phil Rittenhouse 1760 and honored their direct influence on the Nature Program.