Students from Mountain View Middle School were welcomed back to ‘Karper Creek’ this afternoon with some rockin’ tunes from a nearby house. Even though students have been gone for winter break, they were still able to recall all the reasons we are working as a class to restore native trees and shrubs to the creek – To shade the stream, provide a root structure to stabilize eroding banks, and to provide habitat for all the wildlife that calls this creek home.
Students planted 80 native trees and shrubs, removed some HUGE blackberry roots and wrote some awesome reflections about their work that will be submitted to Honoring Our River.
The feelings of water on your feet in the hot summer,
Cooling and cleaning away all your impurities.
Stress free place with on one to tell you you’re wrong or right.
A river is a beauty to see
Where you are wild and absolutely free!
– Nicole, Grade 7, Mountain View Middle School
The River
The calmness of the river
Love of the quiet
The river is so peaceful
– Noah, Grade 7, Mountain View Middle School
Streams are where things are explored
Wonders have been found
Imagination thrives here
-Jeremy, Grade 7, Mountain View Middle School
A river is gorgeous
A river is stress free
A river is gorgeous
For me and you to see, happy
-Nicole, Grade 7 Mountain View Middle School
Streams are mysterious, full of wonder, exciting, adventurous, and most of all give life.
-Jeremy, Grade 7, Mountain View Middle School
SOLVE Green Team 
Karper creek! I love it! Way to go mountain view