A project that protects the incredible species that call your community home.

What comes to mind when you think of Biodiversity? Is it the plants and animals in your backyard, from the ones you can see to the ones that you can’t? Biodiversity is a concept that connects us all—the plants and animals around the world depend on each other and a healthy habitat for survival. This includes us! Without the insects, plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and everything in between, we would be unable to survive. With the your Roots & Shoots program, you can take action as a citizen scientist and directly or indirectly protect biodiversity in your community.

Examples of past projects applicable to this theme:

  • Pollinator Gardens that support local biodiversity
  • Habitat enrichment activities (beehives, bird houses, bat houses)
  • Youth-organized community event that includes Elder teachings on local Indigenous plants/animals

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Resources

Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any project!

Biodiversity Loss (Animals) Projects

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People)

Argyle green Team Revitalization

Argyle Alternative Green Team would like to develop and deliver land based environmental lessons integrating the principles of sustainability for early and middle years students and their teachers using the resources found in our outdoor classroom and incorporating the UNESCO Priority Areas 2-4.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment)

Butterflies, Bees & Me! Lending a helping hand to our pollinators.

Our youngest students will learn about how important bees, butterflies and other pollinators are! They will use their knowledge to teach the rest of the school why they should consider helping them with their project and planting flowers at their own homes.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People)

Butterfly Gardens

On Treaty 1 land, students will create Butterfly Gardens by planting and caring for indigenous plants, native prairie shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. Students will observe biodiversity, connect to the land, and experience how to harvest the indigenous plants and medicines in the fall.

Caring for Canines
Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Environmental Inequity (People)

Caring for K9s

The students have recognized the need to support rural northern First Nations communities with canine and feline over population. We are collaborating with another class in our school to create art and host an art show to raise funds and awareness to support the local rescue, K9 Advocates Manitoba.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Environmental Inequity (People)

Cedar Mulch Replacement

The grade 5 class will replace the cedar mulch in the area that connects our outdoor classroom and forested walkway.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment)

Chase Pollinator Project

The goal of this project is to create safe habitat and food sources for local pollinators. We will set up a small food forest and two community pollinator gardens. We will offer many opportunities to educate community members on both the importance of pollinators and how to care for them.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment)

Chicken habitat and permaculture

7th graders want to help improve the soil in our region. This project will help fund a chicken coop. Chickens will reduce school food scraps and produce compost for gardening. Parts of our lawn will be replaced with compost, native flowers(permaculture). Students will also learn about foraging.

Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment)

Climate Change Challenge

Students in grade 6/7 will complete a series of activities to teach their peers about climate change and how their actions can help make a difference. They will lead a campaign for change in our community by hosting events such as OLCS Earth Hour and recycling items into new products.

Coming Together
Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People)

Coming Together

This project is to help build closer ties between the community of Pincher Creek and the local Blackfoot community to help build a better understanding of Indigenous Ways of Knowing. This project will also help promote a better knowledge of place for our students.