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<br /> <br />- HAYFIELD ELEMENTAI{Y SCIIOOL <br />('ost Uffice nox ~;-,\'1. Ihyfil:ld, C,dllr:ldo St l~:! <br />(:;O:l/ ,'1H-I.~Y)7] <br /> <br />/J/I/ll/ld ,.'. .1J(1)..!ill. 1)/"II/('I}11II <br /> <br />BAYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OUTDOOR LEARNING LAB <br /> <br />Bayfield, Colorado <br /> <br />4 August, 1995 <br /> <br />Water Conservation Grant Project, Colorado Water Cons. Board <br /> <br />Brief of project <br /> <br />Discussion concerning an outdoor learning lab on the Bayfield, <br />Colorado School grounds began in earnest in February of 1991. At <br />this time Bert Roberts, Grounds Maintenance specialist for the <br />school district, wanted to have the students and others, learn <br />more about "where they live". Bert's desire to have people <br />understand that ultimately our environment shapes us rather than, <br />as we often think, we shape our environment, led to this effort. <br /> <br />Bert secured the support and assistance for this project from the' <br />school principal, teachers, San Juan Resource Conservation and <br />Development, Natural Resources Conservation service, united <br />States Forest Service, and others to help design an outdoor <br />learning lab depicting the three life zones that occur in the San <br />Juan Basin. With water playing such a major role in how we <br />develop our resources and carry out our lifestyles, Bert also <br />wanted to incorporate the importance of water and its efficient <br />use into the outdoor lab. <br /> <br />An application to the Colorado Water Conservation Board was made <br />in January 1992 for funding to assist in constructing the outdoor <br />learning lab. This application was partially funded and the <br />project scaled to match the funding and resources available,. <br /> <br />Installation of an underground drip irrigation system was begun <br />in June of 1993, followed that summer by the construction of a <br />barrier free trail. Plantings of various tree and shrub species <br />depicting the types of plants growing in the various life zones <br />in southwestern Colorado were made during the spring of 1994. <br />Many of these plantings were made by the classroom teachers and <br />several fourth and fifth grade classes. <br /> <br />Plant identification markers, bird houses, a sign for the <br />entrance to the trail, and brochures quickly followed. A formal <br />dedication ceremony was held at the end of the 1994-95 school <br />year during a school assembly officially designating the outdoor <br />lab as established. <br /> <br /> <br />/lome, School, (l/l(! Comm/lnity: working together for <br /> <br />^ <br />....1.:.,. <br />c''V1~~1 <br />f.~~~'t:. <br />-<-.~,,> ,f <br />~~;0)3tl <br />'I.s: ".:.1 <br />~r,:":.", <br />CIli1tlre1!~~"" , <br />