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ADELANTE
CON ARBOLES

Growing Schoolyard Forests for a Greener Laredo
Partnership between
funded by

85

trees planted

5

campuses completed

350

students engaged

ABOUT

Adelante con Arboles is a pioneering three-year schoolyard forest initiative designed for our semi-arid South Texas border city. The program will bring much-needed greenspace to eight campuses within Laredo ISD, an inner-city district with limited access to nature.

More than a school project, Adelante con Arboles is a community-driven effort. This partnership between RGISC and Laredo ISD is proud to be one of only five projects in Texas awarded funding by the Texas A&M Forest Service.
• Semi-arid South Texas border city
• Limited access to greenspace
• 8 Laredo ISD campuses
• 3-year initiative
• One of five Texas A&M Forest Service awardees

VISION

Our vision is to transform schoolyards into living forests that enrich biodiversity, spark a love of nature in students through forest education and outdoor learning, and strengthen community connections by creating greener, healthier spaces for everyone in Laredo.

Goal

To increase the number of the number of native tree by minimum of 30% canopy cover for each school.
Increase native tree canopy
Minimum 30% canopy cover per campus
Outdoor learning opportunities
Community engagement

OUR WORK

Curriculum

Forest education + outdoor learning.

Citizen Science Project

Students collecting environmental data.

Recycling Project

Sustainability practices at campuses.

community impact

Composting

Community sustainability practices.

Outdoor  Community Learning

Public workshops and education.

Volunteer in Children Gardening

Hands-on participation opportunities.
VOLUNTEER!

CAMPUSES

From planting to progress, each campus is growing its own schoolyard forest.

Cigarroa Middle School

Daiches Elementary

Farias Elementary

Heights Elementary

Leyendecker Elementary

Milton Elementary

Ryan Elementary

Santo Niño Elementary

Events

Learning to Grow a Greener Future

Tree Planting & Maintenance Workshop 

Stakeholder Meeting

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bird of brush

Eco collage

Essay on Native specIES

Spring break camps

Bird of brush

Curriculum development training for CDT

resources

Educator Resources
Community Resources
Advocacy / Policy Resources
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