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Scenic Heights School Forest Restoration

Welcome to the Scenic Heights School Forest Restoration! This project will restore a healthy ecosystem in the school forest, one that promotes clean water in nearby Purgatory Creek, and provides habitat for wildlife.

Why Restore?
Snow-covered trees creating a wintry, white forest landscape.
Children are engaged in an outdoor gardening activity on a sunny day.
A person jogging in a green park with trees and a bench under clear skies.
Two people working in a garden with gravel and saplings, under a cloudy sky.
A gravel path through a sunny park with green grass and leafy trees.
Snowy clearing with twigs, viewed over a machine part.
A group of people of various ages smiling at the camera, possibly after a community event or activity in a wooded area.
A child and adult gardening, planting a small tree, wearing gloves. Sunny day outdoors.
A group of children with an adult outdoors, smiling, taking a group photo under trees.
Group of smiling people outdoors, possibly a team or volunteers, standing on a wooden bridge in a sunny park or forest.
Snow-covered trees creating a wintry, white forest landscape.
Children are engaged in an outdoor gardening activity on a sunny day.
A person jogging in a green park with trees and a bench under clear skies.
Two people working in a garden with gravel and saplings, under a cloudy sky.
A gravel path through a sunny park with green grass and leafy trees.
Snowy clearing with twigs, viewed over a machine part.
A group of people of various ages smiling at the camera, possibly after a community event or activity in a wooded area.
A child and adult gardening, planting a small tree, wearing gloves. Sunny day outdoors.
A group of children with an adult outdoors, smiling, taking a group photo under trees.
Group of smiling people outdoors, possibly a team or volunteers, standing on a wooden bridge in a sunny park or forest.

Before & After

Wondering what the restoration might look like? Check out the before images (slider to the left), and after renderings (slider to the right) below. The first is an aerial view of the entire school forest. The second is looking north into the forest from Purgatory Creek Park. The third is from the same location, but looking south.

Aerial photo of a park with labeled restoration area, baseball fields, parking, and a playground before work began in spring 2017.
Before
Aerial view of a park with a superimposed artist's rendering showing planned restoration areas, marked by a dotted line.
After
Aerial photo of a park with labeled restoration area, baseball fields, parking, and a playground before work began in spring 2017.
Aerial view of a park with a superimposed artist's rendering showing planned restoration areas, marked by a dotted line.
A park path winding through lush green grass, bordered by dense trees with a bench for rest.
Before
A sunny park with trees, grass, a path, and a person running.
After
A park path winding through lush green grass, bordered by dense trees with a bench for rest.
A sunny park with trees, grass, a path, and a person running.
A serene walking path through a lush green forested area with sunlight filtering in.
Before
A serene park path with lush green trees and grass under a clear blue sky.
After
A serene walking path through a lush green forested area with sunlight filtering in.
A serene park path with lush green trees and grass under a clear blue sky.
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