Woodson Branch Nature School is a private, non-profit school that serves over 100 K-8 students in Madison County. The majority of our students receive scholarships or state assistance for tuition. Our educational model is experiential, hands-on learning. In addition to the standard academic subjects, our students take classes in Regenerative Agriculture, Outdoor Education, Art, and STEAM. 

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Our request for WOO Grant funding is to involve the students in an outdoor project that includes planting a variety of native meadow plant plugs throughout a bank that sits above the (paved dirt) entrance road that leads to our school. The bank is about 350 long and is 10-12 feet high along the road.

The purpose of the project is threefold: 1) To stabilize the bank and prevent erosion, 2) To attract and support native pollinator insects and birds, and 3) To support our Science, Outdoor Education, and STEAM curriculums through hands-on learning about native plants and organisms they host.