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YouthLED summer interns plant Patterson Park food forest; staff report grant-funded training and certificates
Summary
Natural-resources staff reported that an 8-week, grant-funded YouthLED program engaged eight students from Rutherford County in habitat work, installed phase one of a Patterson Park food forest (about 13 trees/shrubs), and logged 672 field work and 624 classroom hours.
Natural-resources staff updated the commission on YouthLED (Leadership Environment Development), an eight-week summer program for local high-school–age students funded primarily by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Urban and Community Forestry Grant (part of the Inflation Reduction Act).
Caitlin, speaking for natural resources, said the program combined hands-on habitat management and classroom instruction designed to develop workforce skills in sustainability and native-plant landscaping. She…
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