Since 2019, NWF has installed 14 Schoolyard Habitats gardens at 11 schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 2024, we installed gardens at Wharton Elementary and Reynolds Middle in the School District of Lancaster, partnering with a local expert to provide in-classroom instruction and support students in selecting plants and designs for their gardens that provide habitat for their favorite native pollinators. Thanks to their pollinator garden project, Wharton Elementary celebrated their first Eco-Schools Green Flag award in 2025. Our Schoolyard Habitats work in Lancaster is supported by a generous donation from Katherine J. Bishop.
Photo Credit: Elyse Jurgen