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Schools and volunteers provide hands-on learning through Irvington Woods stewardship
Summary
Presenters said after-school programs, Saturday stewardship and high-school internships are integral to Irvington Woods' volunteer capacity and long-term data collection, including recurring deer-vegetation transects used by students for research.
Woods program presenters told the board that schools and volunteers form the project's primary implementation network: honor-society students earn verified volunteer hours, Saturday stewardship days bring family volunteers, and internship opportunities provide summer continuity.
"That's kind of our direct line of contact with some of the guidance counselors..." a presenter said, explaining how the program verifies hours and builds partnerships with schools. Presenters highlighted multi-year projects such as deer-vegetation surveys that create datasets usable by students for science research projects and internships.
