Update from Principal Majerus
Associated Project(s):
The student club which cared for the Butterfly Garden dissolved, and a student group has not expressed interest in caring for the garden currently.
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Projects Updates for Uni High Butterfly Garden
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Butterfly garden at Uni High
Associated Project(s):They would like to put in an 8x16 foot garden, south of Uni gym, beginning about 6 feet west of the parking lot and about 6 feet north of the sidewalk along Springfield. The students are working on plant selection and will take care of planting, weeding, watering, and general maintenance.
Meeting details
Associated Project(s):Marianne Downey met with Morgan Johnston and Brent Lewis on April 20 and showed them the location recommended by David Stone for the butterfly/pollinator planting (between the Uni Gym and Hue House). Brent thought it was a good spot.
They also discussed that the Math House and the Hue House have to be demolished for the butterfly plant project at the Uni High could begin.
Marianne has asked David Stone and Japhia Ramkumar, for their advice as to the size of planting and what plants should be planted.
Campus officials meeting about butterfly planting at Uni High
Associated Project(s):Uni grad and Associate Director of Facilities & Services, Morgan Johnston, and Campus Landscaping Architect, Brent Lewis, will meet the Director of Advancement at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Marianne Downey, at 8:30 AM on April 20, 2016, at the school’s Stoughton entrance.