The Central School campus in South Berwick, Maine experienced a re-wilding of its landscape with pro bono design work provided by Terra Firma Landscape Architecture.???(R)???AE'?N????e'?N,A+ The athletic fields were edged with meadows and custom natural features were designed to engage kids in a variety of physical challenges.

The central purpose of the landscape restoration project is to expose children to the benefit of a beautiful and sustainable landscape that introduces them to natural elements for play, social interaction, and educational opportunities. The Central School campus in South Berwick, Maine experienced a re-wilding of its landscape with work pro bono design work provided by Terra Firma Landscape Architecture.

On the quiet side, the re-wilding included planting groves of native trees, creating places for forest play and small gatherings, and seeding a meadow complete with paths for exploration.

A diverse and healthy landscape will complement the Centrals School's curriculum in that it will provide an opportunity to observe nature and the natural patterns that underpin the fields of biology, mathematics, physics and of course art. For instance, the great poet, thinker and naturalist Henry David Thoreau credited his language skills, in "Faith in a Seed", on his lifelong observation of nature.

On the quiet side, the re-wilding included planting groves of native trees, creating places for forest play and small gatherings, and seeding a meadow complete with paths for exploration.

The goal of exposing children to nature is seen in research documented and cited by Richard Louv in "The Last Child in the Woods" and Robin Moore in "Play for All" which indicates that because children are sensory creatures, interaction with nature has the following attributes: increases sensory stimulation, increases cognitive abilities, aids creativity and learning, increases attention span, benefits language.

This landscape renovation would not have been possible without the generous support and contribution of materials and skill from the following professionals: Bill Renaud, Renaud Trucking and Excavation; Mark Pendergast, Salmon Falls Nursery; Bill and Jake Avery, Stone Masonry; Dale Pierson, Pierson Nursery; Steve Prisby, All Terrain Landscaping; Site Structures Landscaping; Chuck Hugo Landscaping; Bob Getman, Stone Mason; Rachel Avery and Mike Wakefield, Stone Masonry; Civil Consultants, Civil Engineering; Ed Hopkins, Urban Tree Service; York Woods Tree Service; Mike Brewster, Brewster Trucking; Old York Quarry, Stones; Genest Concrete; Wesley Holcomb Parker, Fence Builder; Groundnut Hill Nursery.

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