Students from Bishop Lloyd are once again looking to score big in protecting our watershed areas with two projects in the final 10.
A watershed is all of the land that drains into the same location or body of water.
Derek Hyland, Bishop Lloyd Grade 8 Land-based Leadership teacher, said the students have put their ideas forward in the Caring For Our Watershed competition.
“The competition asks students to answer the question: “What can you do to improve your watershed?” Two projects from our class have been chosen in the top 10 proposals out of 128 proposals submitted from students across Alberta,” said Hyland.
The students are in the Land-Based Cultural Leadership program at Bishop Lloyd. The project-proposals came from nine schools. Over 260 students took part. The schools involved come from six of the eleven main watershed areas in Alberta.
“We’re proud of the work our students have put forth into the competition. They’ll be heading to Wetaskiwin on May 9 to pitch their proposals to a panel of judges for a chance to win up to $1000.”
The projects are:
- Lifestream – by grade 8s, Evan and Hudson
- – Improving our watershed by planting willow trees around Vermilion Provincial Park to help control cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
- Blue-green algae affect both humans and wildlife
- River Rescue: A Water Protection Board Game by grade 8 student, Dutch
- River Rescue is a board game. It’s about caring for our watershed and working together to take care of our watershed.
- In the game, players travel the North Saskatchewan River while overcoming obstacles, difficult situations, and learning new things and traditional teachings
Since 2020, Bishop Lloyd students have been producing several winning entries at the Caring For Our Watershed contest.
