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<br />GRANT APPLICA. TION - PART 2 <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The project that we propose would fall under the following categories: <br />* School Education * Public Open Space <br />* Public Info/Education * System Infrastructure <br />* Landscaping * GovemmentlPublic <br /> <br />Questions 1-8 <br /> <br />Question 1 <br />Project description <br />The Town of Lyons is a small community in North Boulder County with about 1500 <br />inhabitants. The town expects to grow, and to control the growing demand for potable <br />water the town is looking at ways to promote water conservation and efficient water use. <br />To aid in this effort the town proposes to design and install a xeriscaped demonstration <br />garden near the Lyons elementary school. A visible location near the elementary school <br />ensures that many of the town's residents willleam about the project and the benefits of <br />water wise gardening. The project will be integrated in the Lyons elementary school <br />environmental studies program. <br /> <br />School project <br />The Lyons Elementary School principal and teachers welcome a xeric demonstration <br />garden near their school. Especially, because this garden will complement the <br />comprehensive environmental studies program that the school offers to its students. <br />The garden will offer the students an opportunity to gain hands on experience and see how <br />. plants can flourish with little water. To accompany the installation of the garden, teachers <br />will develop a lesson plan that introduces students to xeriscaping and the value of native <br />and drought tolerant plants for the semi-arid environment that they live in. <br />Once the garden is installed the students will maintain and monitor it. Regularly they will <br />provide the local newspaper with updated reports on their garden. <br /> <br />11/21/96 <br /> <br />2 <br />