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Terra BIRDS outlines Green Schoolyards plan for Ponderosa High School; interviews to finish by December
Summary
Terra BIRDS presented a pilot Green Schoolyards Initiative for Ponderosa High School and Killip, aiming to increase equitable access to nature; the group plans a StoryMap and expects the first round of student and staff interviews to be done by the end of December.
Andrea Hartley, executive director of the nonprofit Terra BIRDS, presented a five‑minute briefing on the organization’s Green Schoolyards Initiative and its local pilot work at Ponderosa High School and Killip.
Hartley described the project’s purpose as increasing equitable access to nature for children and outlined a StoryMap the organization plans to assemble from interviews and site work. She told the board that "the first round of interviews would be completed by the end of December," and said future phases could expand to other CCASD schools.
Board President Cheryl Mango‑Paget asked whether the initiative would extend to Tse' Yaato' High School; Hartley said the current phase covers Ponderosa High School and Killip only but could expand later. Principal Les Hauer asked about the timeline, and Hartley confirmed the December target for initial interviews.
