Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series 8: Maintenance and Stewardship of Schoolyard Forests

SCHOOLYARD FOREST DESIGN LECTURE SERIES
Lecture 8 - June 6, 2024
The Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series, hosted by Green Schoolyards America, provides technical, design-focused guidance for creating and stewarding high-quality green schoolyards and schoolyard forests. Sessions feature presentations by subject-area experts including Green Schoolyards America staff, along with time for audience Q&A. All webinars are free and recorded.
On June 6, 2024, Green Schoolyards America staff and a colleague from Berkeley Unified School District in California discussed what is involved in managing and stewarding schoolyard forests for long-term health and resiliency, including stewardship principles, best practices, costs, key partners and stakeholders, and more.
GUEST SPEAKERS
- Rachel Pringle, MA, Vice President, Green Schoolyards America
- Ayesha Ercelawn, MES, Education Specialist, Green Schoolyards America
- Steve Collins, Facilities Maintenance Manager, Berkeley Unified School District
MEETING HOSTS
- Lauren McKenna, MLA, Senior Program Manager, Green Schoolyards America
- Allison Torres, Operations Manager
- Sarah Matsumoto, Director of Policy and Government Affairs
WEBINAR TIMING
0:00 Welcome, introduction, and updates by Lauren McKenna
3:30 Speaker introduction by Lauren McKenna
5:56 Presentation by Rachel Pringle
20:11 Presentation by Ayesha Ercelawn
33:55 Presentation by Steve Collins
46:15 Questions and discussion
RESOURCES
Schoolyard Forest Design Lecture Series: greenschoolyards.org/schoolyard-forest-design-lecture-series
National Schoolyard Forest System℠: greenschoolyards.org/schoolyard-forest-system
Schoolyard Forest Case Studies and Survey: greenschoolyards.org/schoolyard-forest-case-studies
Schoolyard Forest System Resource Library: greenschoolyards.org/forest-resource-library
California Tree Palette: Schoolyard Forest System Resource Library: greenschoolyards.org/cal-tree-palette
California Schoolyard Forest System℠: greenschoolyards.org/ca-schoolyard-forests
California Tree Canopy Equity Map and Study: greenschoolyards.org/tree-canopy-equity
Links from Rachel Pringle (GSA):
How to Care for Schoolyard Forests and Living Schoolyards | Part 1: Stewardship principles and best practices (scroll to bottom section “Stewardship Principles And Best Practices”): greenschoolyards.org/design-implementation-maintenance
Links from Ayesha Ercelawn (GSA):
Forest Stewardship Lessons: greenschoolyards.org/forest-stewardship-lessons
Stewardship Tasks with Students: greenschoolyards.org/stewardship-tasks-students
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GREENING SCHOOL GROUNDS AND CREATING LIVING SCHOOLYARDS, PLEASE SEE:
- Green Schoolyards America
www.greenschoolyards.org/
Green Schoolyards America collaborates with school districts and public agencies to create Living Schoolyard Initiatives that transform asphalt-covered school grounds into park-like green spaces that improve children’s well-being, learning, and play while contributing to the ecological health and resilience of our cities. We are working to change the norm for school ground design, use, and management so that all children will have access to the natural world in the places they already visit on a daily basis.
Our programs support the living school ground movement, build relationships that help it succeed, and work to embed this perspective in our existing institutions and policy and regulatory frameworks.