The mission of the Iron Mountain High School Environmental Club is to promote awareness in both the school and the community, to enhance the quality of life for all living entities, promote a positive school image through community service, and to conserve the beauty of earth along with all of the creatures on it.
Environmental Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month.
Iron Mountain High School Environmental Club recently participated in an invasive species eradication event at the Iron Mountain School Forest. The club has participated in the Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition Adopt-A-Spot Program within their school forest for the last seven years. The Adopt a Spot Program was created by WRISC to encourage citizens and citizen groups to combat the introduction and spread of invasives. Lindsey Peterson, WRISC Coordinator, and WRISC Project Manager Katherine Mentel taught the students about common invasive species for this particular forest. The students then worked to remove and treat invasive species such as Invasive Honeysuckle, Autumn Olive and Japanese Barberry. Rhonda Carey, Club Advisor, is very proud of her club's multi-year effort to improve the biodiversity of the school forest.
Members from the Iron Mountain Environmental Club recently worked in their school forest tackling invasive species threats. The IM School Forest was designated as an affiliate of the Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition “Adopt a Spot” program last spring. Dickinson Conservation District’s Lindsay Peterson and Ann Hruska assisted in the project. They discussed different types of invasive species in the forest and how they affect the ecosystem. The students split into three groups, two groups attacked two invasive plants, Japanese Barberry and Honeysuckle, by cutting the plants then spraying the stems with herbicide. This treatment will prevent the plants from growing back next spring. The third group worked on trail maintenance. The group of students made a big difference for the future health of the forest.
Members of the IMHS Environmental Club recently made secchi disks for the Dickinson Conservation District's winter lake sampling project. Students will be using them to collect data on water clarity in local lakes, such as Lake Antoine and Bass Lake. In addition, sampling will include dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles, as well as plankton collection. The club would like to thank Lindsey Peterson, Conservation Projects Manager, for her involvement with the club.