Ojai Valley School Garden Project
This session, our Youth Council team has been working to design and install their vision for a native plant garden at Ojai Valley School. This space is meant to be an educational tool for students and teachers. We created a OVS Survey to determine the needs of students and teachers and a Community Survey to ask for resources to support our project. Please fill out our Community Survey if you would like to donate supplies or volunteer time to make this garden possible. The garden will be available to local youth groups in Ventura County to enjoy, if you are interested in using this space to host a youth program please coordinate with mmunding-becker@ovs.org . We would like to create native plant habitat while also designing a beautiful peaceful space that our community can enjoy!
The Garden Space
Here are some “before” pictures of the site. The are some native plants and trees on the current landscape including oak trees and laurel sumacs. We want to add additional native plants, and remove invasive plants like tree tobacco, to create habitat for native animals in this area. We also want to incorporate signage and seating areas to make this an outdoor classroom space.
Meet the Team
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Charlotte
Youth Council President
Hello, my name is Charlotte and I’m a junior from New York City, but I’ve grown up around the world. I love the study of natural history and ecology, and that’s part of the reason I chose to leave urban living and come to school here in Ojai. My favorite time of year is when I spend my summers in northern Vermont in a cabin without my phone, getting to live a life of lake swims, ice cream, and disconnected happiness! I really resonate with the work that the Green Valley Project does, and I can't wait to keep promoting the health of our world.
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Celeste
Youth Council Vice President
My name is Celeste , my family has been in Ojai for generations and since my childhood I’ve always had a passion for our natural lands and spaces. I adore learning about our native botany and ecology everyday and love the opportunity to be present in the community through the green valley youth council.
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Lily
Youth Council Historian
Hi! My name is Lilly Gilholm and I am a junior at Ventura High School. I love to surf, hike, and bike the amazing beaches and mountains of Ventura County, and it is one of my greatest missions to contribute to keep this local environment healthy. As the historian of Green Valley Projects Ojai team, I am working to spread awareness of GVP's goals to restore local habitat and give back to our earth.
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Marguerite
Youth Council Secretary
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Jeremy
Youth Council Activity Chair
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Lilac
Youth Council Reporter
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Maple
Communications Team
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Aanya
Communications Team
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Elle
Communications Team
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Lila
Communications Team
