INTRODUCTION

 

Hi everyone, we are the Green Beans!  ♻️🫘🌱 The four beans Ellie, Eirinn, Keira, and Lindsay are teaming up with Berks Nature to plant trees! We are incredibly excited to help the community and give back to the environment through this cause! 

 

💐Ellie McCabe – Hey! My name is Ellie and I am a first-year student, majoring in Elementary and Early Childhood Education here at Berks. I enjoy laying in my hammock, kayaking, and shopping with friends and family.

 

🌻Eirinn Kujawski – Hello! My name is Eirinn and I am a second-year student majoring in Economics transferring to University Park in the fall. I like to hang out with my family and friends, watch shows on Netflix and spend time in nature. 

 

🌷Keira Pelker – Hello! My name is Keira and I am a first-year student here at Berks majoring in psychology. A few of my favorite hobbies include art/photography, lifting at the gym, and watching Netflix. 

 

🌹Lindsay Kean – Hi! My name is Lindsay and I’m a first-year student here at Berks and I’m majoring in Criminal Justice. Some of my hobbies consist of karate, playing guitar, and musical theater.

 

RESEARCH/NARRATED PRESENTATION

Relating our research to our service, our team is decided to dig into the topic of soil contamination. Healthy soil is the connector of all life on earth, therefore it is essential that we maintain its health. After conducting extensive research, we have created a presentation to inform and provide awareness toward the topic of soil pollution.

*Click the link below to learn more about this issue! Presented by yours truly 🙂

 

SERVICE

For our service portion of this project, our team has worked with Berks Nature to plant trees in different areas around Berks County! We first planted at Cacoosing Creek’s dam site located just behind Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex. Here, we planted Sycamore and Redbud tree saplings across the bank in order to help minimize flooding and stabilize the area around the river. In addition, we also planted trees at Reading High School. Here, we planted Japanese Lilacs and Birch Dogwoods in front of the building to provide pleasing scenery.

 

 

 

REFLECTION

Our team has been honored to be given the opportunity from Dr. K to work alongside Berks Nature! Not only have we gained additional knowledge through our research conducted on soil contamination, but we were also able to contribute positively to our environment through our service work at Cacoosing Creek and the Castle On The Hill. We got our hands dirty during this excursion, but it was an enjoyable experience to learn the fundamentals of tree planting. In 20-30 years, we can even return to these sites to visit the grown trees that we planted and commemorate our hard work!

 

 

POSTER SESSION