Center for Civic Learning

Project Name

Description

Estimated Cost

Status

Theme Garden

Do you have a favorite artist, composer, author or naturalist who mentions plants in her/his work? Design a garden in her/his honor.

<$500

Available

Landscaping Design

Design decorative flower and plant beds in consultation with Facilities Management on main campus

<$500

One underway; others available

Tree Guide

Design and write an interpretive tree guide for the main campus

<$200

Available

Garden Plots

Construct up to four raised plant beds at the Community Garden.

$500

Underway

Schweinitz’s Sunflowers

Winthrop’s Schweinitz’s Sunflowers, an indigenous, endangered species, need new homes. Identify (a) community partner(s) who would like to adopt our sunflowers, transplant them, and provide instruction for their care.

<$200

Underway

Trash Clean Up

Help beautify the Winthrop Farm area by cleaning up litter and disposing of trash and recycling as appropriate. Cleaning up litter makes the area safe for wildlife and people too.

Part 1

Eastern edge of Winthrop Woods (University Avenue side)

$200

Available

Part 2

Winthrop Lake and Wetlands Area

$200

Available

Part 3

Research area (West side of Woods and South of Belk Track)

$200

Available

Chimney Swift Tower

Chimney swifts are small birds that like to live in tall, narrow structures. The Audubon Society has identified the Chimney Swift as a “priority bird,” threatened by loss of habitat. Help establish a population of Chimney Swifts at Winthrop.

Part 1: Chimney Swift Tower

Build a tower for Chimney Swifts. Plans are available online through Audubon Society  

 $600-800

Underway

Part 2: Chimney Swift Information Sign

Design an outdoor sign to place near the Chimney Swift tower to hold information materials about the birds and their habitat. Ensure that the materials are protected from the weather.

$400

Underway

Woods/Succession Plot area covered Information Sign

Design a covered information sign near the Winthrop Woods and succession plot area

$500-$1000

Available

Baseball Stadium Shed

Rehabilitate the storage shed by the baseball stadium into a teaching space for the Biology Department.

Unknown

On hold until building is ready.

Tree planting

Plant trees on main campus or the Farm as part of Winthrop’s master tree plan. Limit 10 trees per Scout. Trees must be planted between December and February only.

<$500

On hold pending finalized tree plan

Garden plot clean up

Clean up excess vegetation and weeds in fenced garden plots near rear greenhouse.

$500

On hold pending consultation with Biology faculty

Biology Greenhouse at the Farm

Research storage needs for the Biology Greenhouse near baseball field. Design and build storage building near the Greenhouse.

$1,000

On hold

Campus Recycling

Select at least three campus buildings and conduct a recycling and waste audit over one month. Determine the number of centralized recycling collection stations each building needs. Purchase Winthrop standard bins and work with Winthrop personnel to place bins and add signage. Repeat recycling and waste audit to document change.

$500

three-building audit underway

Restore Tillman Court Yard

Refurbish a small courtyard that needs some TLC. Design and plan a small garden with decorative plants, seating area, and/or sculpture. Use your creativity to make this a really special place.

Depends upon complexity of project

Underway

Restore Tillman Court Yard (#2)

Refurbish a second small courtyard near Tillman hall.

Depends upon complexity of project

Underway

Piedmont Wetlands

Biology students use a Piedmont wetlands area at the Farm for teaching, research, and learning. The wetlands area has several possible projects suitable for Scouts:

Repair and alteration of existing platform and walkway.

<$500

Underway

Identify invasive species in the Wetlands area and develop a plan for removal; work with troop leaders and university personnel to stage a clean up day.

<$100   

Underway

Teaching and Research Shelter

Create an outdoor teaching and learning space for Winthrop faculty and students near the Winthrop Woods, located at the Winthrop Farm. This project includes several sub-projects that are suitable for individual or group scout projects:

Part 1

Design and install an open air shelter over the work space. 

$2,000-5,000

Underway

Part 2

Design and install storage space

$500

Underway

Part 3

Design and install rainwater collection and storage system for the shelter.

<$1000

Available

Part 4

Investigate requirements for electrical power and install solar energy panels at the shelter.

$1,500

Underway

Part 5

Design and install wooden observation tower for bird watching.

Unknown

Underway

Carnivorous Plant Garden. (Don Barnes, Troop 205).

Rain Garden (Ryan Certo, Troop 250)

Water sampling platforms and covered sign at Winthrop Lake (Levi Ward, Troop 276) 

Bird Houses at Winthrop Farm (Bennett Whitcomb, Troop 276) 

Survey and informational signs at succession plots at Winthrop Farm (David Acre)

Picnic tables at outdoor classroom (Elliot Mackay, Troop 925) 

Nighttime energy audit and educational project (Suzanne Fitzgerald, Troop 319)

Bee Colony and Pollinator Garden (Alex Rempel, Troop 250)

Certified wildflower garden and pollinator colony (Carrie Roth, Troop 177)

Post Property Line at the Winthrop Woods (Tanner Robinson, Troop 276)

Shakespeare garden (Nathan Alexander, Troop 277)

Bat Houses. (Girl Scout Troop 1146)

Tree planting #1 (Phillip Hoopingarner, Troop 255)

South Carolina Garden (Raquel Harrison)

Interpretive Campus Trail Guide (William Lewis, Troop 925)

Shelter for picnic tables at the community garden (Coby Wood, Troop 133)

Tree planting #2 (Keegan Weakland, Troop 133)

Tree planting #3 (Charadeep Tatineni, Troop 130)

Instructor’s demonstration bench and podium for outdoor classroom. (David Whitcomb, Troop 109).