HP Meadows Project - Green Teens/Film Club

Partnerships - that's what we need for the Green Teens HP Meadows Project to succeed. I'd love to see us accomplish this but we need help and I think we can find it here in Highland Park.

What is our HP Meadows Project?
The HP environmental Commission is working on restoring a wooded area of HP. The area used to be a dump and has been left to fend for itself. It is full of non-native invasive plants and overgrown weeds etc. It is called HP Meadows and is located at the bottom of South 5th Avenue near DPW. You can see they have already cleared some trails and are busy working thru the nice weather to get as far as they can before the cold weather sets in.

Green Teens would like to take on a piece of that restoration project. We have identified a plot of land that we are going to clear of non-native invasive plants and re-plant with natural landscaping that will be attractive and useful to butterflies and other wildlife. It's a great way to make an impact in our own community. Along the way we will learn about project planning, native and non-native plants, soil composition, irrigation and who knows what else - I'll be sure and tell you about it along the way!

It is very much a hands on activity and we are going to need more adults who can supervise off-site activities and bring more kids into the fold.

Think about other youth groups or organizations you know about that might like to work on an environmental project with us - do you know any boy scout troops, girl scouts, 4-H clubs? Groups that might be interested in partnering with us. Perhaps even our own rec dept. Think....I'll start making some calls.

I suggest we work on getting this support and doing our research over the fall/winter and be ready to do hands on work in the spring.

We would like to present our Project Plan to the HP Environmental Commission. Good idea, right? I'll help, I promise.

Let's meet this Monday Oct 20 at 3 pm to discuss our plan of action. Please be there if you are a Green Teen.
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Film Club

I am also busy working with some other teens on our film festival - making films and trying to get the word out to YOU to make your own film and submit it. Mtg for them Monday night 7 pm
Applications will be on our teen web page or stop by the library and pick one up.

Come to Film Club Mtg ready to break into groups and storyboard and brainstorm ideas. We need to filming by early November. Storyboarding comes first.

Bring cameras and laptops if you have them - the more equipment the more we can accomplish.


Cheers, Michelle