Dunloggin
The Trails
Dunloggin Middle School students dedicate lots of time and effort to maintain the trails. This also helps them to earn their required service hours for High School Graduation. However, with school out, and a period of heavy rains, the trails had fell into disrepair. The Ellicott City floods lead to mass erosion which destroyed paths, uprooted trees, and flooded grounds. These degraded the Dunloggin Wetlands and in turn restricted the amount of foot traffic in the area. With the help of the students and staff of Dunloggin Middle School, the trails were re-mulched throughout the school year, and obstacles were removed.
As part of a community service project, the students at Dunloggin Middle School (DMS) maintain the trails behind the school in the DMS Wetland Area. Every science class also uses the area to teach about the importance of natural streams and wetlands.
The DMS Wetland Area is part of Dunloggin's commitment to be a green school. Other efforts include the Oyster Gardening project and the general school building.
Dunloggin in the Winter
Wetlands after Hurricane Isaias, August 4, 2020
Invasive Species
Dunloggin Students and active community members also do their best to mitigate invasive species in the area. The ominous Japanese Stilt Grass and Multiflora Rose are their main focus.
Litter in the area is also a big problem. Students and active community members try their best to keep litter out of our wetlands, but they need your help. Please bring a trash bag the next time you come visit the area and pick up any trash that you see and dispose of it properly.
Several times, Eco Goats have shown up to naturally remove these species. Articles about this are linked.
