Johns Island Students Keep SC Green
Johns Island, SC – On this Earth Day, some students on Johns Island did their part to keep the planet clean and green.
With rubber boots on their feet and spades in their hands, seniors from St. John’s High School were hard at work creating a garbage barrier for a Johns Island pond.
“These plants can help prevent pollution. When people throw trash, they can prevent trash from going into the water and harming the organisms that live in this pond,” said Elijah Smith, a senior at the school.
The group of about 20 worked with the Sea Island Habitat for Humanity to plant wetland plants and trees around the pond.
“This is a Cypress tree and we planted this tree for several reasons. For one, when it grows it will create shade and it will help the fish in the pond because if the water gets too hot the fish can die because oxygen decreases in the water” Cierra Wrighton, another senior.
The hands on learning gave some of the students a new perspective on nature.
“At first it (nature) wasn’t important, but coming here learning about it, it became important to me and it made me decide to change some of my ways so that I can give back more to the community and the environment,” said Leroy McGill, who also is a senior at St. John’s.
The students’ visit to this pond was more than just a field trip; it is part of a larger effort to make this pond into an area of community learning.
“The complete site will have a wetland buffer with native plants, an observation deck for doing programming, bird lines and bird boxes to attract wildlife,” said Nikki Seibert, green building coordinator with the Sea Island Habitat for Humanity.
To the students, the Earth Day project is an important part in helping the environment and giving back to community.
“Knowing that humans are responsible for so many negative things going on, happening to the environment and ecosystem, it feels good to know that humans can actually do something positive for the earth,” said Carlton Cohen, senior at St. John’s.
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