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"Protecting Our Great Lake"
Slope Stabilization Utilizing a BFM With a Low Grow Native Mix. The Slopes Were 2:1 and 1:1 about 35 to 50 ft. long and 75 to 125 ft. wide.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

What's The "GROWING" Buzz at Hopkins Elementary

9:50 AM | Posted by The Grassman | Edit Post
                    The "Buzz".....Hopkins Elementary has been approved for a grant from ACHIEVE Wellness Lake County SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM. Hopkins has decided to utilize the funds from the grant in combination with Hopkins PTA donations to construct a interactive Community Garden.
More to come as were headed back to the garden. http://www.mentorschools.net/hopkins/site/default.asp



Hopkins Garden is "GREEN" Already !!!
  • We are using rubber trac equipment to have a low impact on the surrounding environment

  • The materials used for the path are recycled aggregates

  • All soils excavated were reused on site




2 comments:

mattstarke said...

Hopkins, The best school in Mentor!

April 3, 2012 at 4:18 PM
ayasgirls said...

yay!!!! the gareden will be great!!

April 3, 2012 at 11:06 PM

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