June 14th

By Mutt Mulligan

North Carolina School Wins Grand Prize in TurfMutt Landscapes Across America Contest

We’re happy to report our grand prize and second place winners for the TurfMutt Contest. 

As you recall, the national contest challenged third to fifth grade classrooms with showcasing their school’s unique local landscape and the environmental aspects of their region that need to be protected.

Ms. Deborah Icard’s fourth grade class at Cloverleaf Elementary School in Statesville, N.C., won the grand prize and was chosen based on their presentation on how they would solve erosion and topsoil issues, attract wildlife, lower air pollution and make their school grounds more sustainable.  The class presentation included solutions such as planting more trees and plants, adding additional grass and groundcovers to school property, and supplementing the soil with organic matter.

As the grand prize winner, the class will receive a $5,000 grant to implement an eco-friendly classroom program at their school, a $500 teacher award and trees to be planted in the U.S. in honor of each member of the class.  To see the Cloverleaf submission, click here.  Then, click on the Southeast region.