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"Everything's Coming Up Roses:" Creating Beautiful Areas in Your Neighborhood
Extensions

1. Ask students to create support signs like the ones used by Mira Dock. 2. Have students "shop" for what they would need for the plans they made. Figure out the area, the numbers of actual trees, swing sets, etc. Tally prices to create an estimate of what it would cost to make the project happen. Plan how students would raise money or ask council representatives to "appropriate" the money for the project. 3. After appropriate approval, take the winning beautification project from class and make it happen! 4. Volunteer with a beautification project in your area. 5. Find what environmental issues are currently in the news and being considered by politicians. Bring in an article for discussion. 6. Attend a county commission meeting and provide updates on community environmental plans or activities.

Field Trips

Grey Towers National Historic Landmark
151 Grey Towers Drive P.O. Box 188
Milford, PA 18337
570-296-9630

Gifford Pinchot was the Governor of Pennsylvania when the City Beautiful movement was changing its capital. He was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service and is considered to be the father of the environmental conservation movement. Tour the home of this liberal and progressive politician who made many notable changes to the way we think about our environmental resources.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly[FIX ME ’–"“”]Capitol Tours and Welcome Center
North Third and State Streets
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
1-800-868-7672

Groups can take a free tour of Pennsylvania's Capitol building by calling or writing to the General Assembly's Office of Capitol Visitor Services. You will want to reserve your tour as far in advance as possible. Allow 40 minutes for a tour. Tours are available weekdays, weekends, and some holidays. You can also explore Pennsylvania government at work by visiting the Welcome Center at the Capitol. Learn about Pennsylvania Government - by interacting with 18 colorful, informative exhibits. The Welcome Center is located in the East Wing of the Capitol.

Wildwood Lake Sanctuary and Nature Center
100 Wildwood Way
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
(717) 221-0292

Wildwood Lake Sanctuary was created as part of the City Beautiful movement in 1901. Since then it has grown into central Pennsylvania's leading center for ecological education and nature lovers alike. The nature center was built in 1999. It is a building built using the latest green-building technology and is dedicated to the study of wetlands and aquatic life. This nature center houses classrooms, bird viewing decks, a nature shop, a library, exhibit areas, a laboratory, and a weather station.

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