Schools

Students proudly displaying finished blue bird boxes

The Stone Shop in Toledo is the focal point for many of the LG Stewardship Council's projects. Dwayne Struthers and Garnet Baker have spent countless hours there designing and constructing nest boxes and platforms, signs, and wildlife viewing platforms.

Leeds Grenville Stewardship Council volunteers actively support elementary school teachers through the Woodworking for Wildlife program. It is one of our most popular programs

The program starts early in the winter as Garnet Baker,  Dwayne Struthers and their many helpers convert their supply of Ottawa Valley white pine lumber into hundreds of pre-sawn and drilled bird box kits. Then they go to the classrooms. After listening to a short presentation, each child in the class gets the opportunity to construct and take home a blue bird box. Council members and the teacher are always near at hand to offer advice, but the children do the work.

As in other years, in 2017 the construction of box kits started early in the year with 7 volunteers assembling some 200 blue bird box kits.
 
LGSC volunteers visited 4 schools in the United County in 2017 including:

• Centennial Public School - Spencerville
• Toniata Public School – Brockville
• Meadowview Public School – Addison
• South Edwardsburg - Johnstown

 
In total 150 Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 students participated and 173 Blue Bird Houses were assembled.
 
In excess of 85 hours of volunteer time goes into making this program a success.

For more information contact: Garnet Baker or Dwayne Struthers

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