Broadneck High Celebrates the Great Outdoors

Despite the chilly weather, the Broadneck High School environmental club celebrated the great outdoors on Saturday with a festival celebrating going green.

Club members were on hand to collect recyclable materials, to promote environmental causes, and provide activities that were enjoyable and educational for all. 

“We wanted to celebrate everything outdoors,” said club sponsor Nancy Bourgeois. “We hoped to get people going outside and knowing how to enjoy it without messing it up.” 

Organizations like the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Severn River Association were on hand to provide information to attendees about their different efforts to clean local waterways.

Magothy River Association members were also on hand to promote many of their current projects, including oyster restoration and a collection of green ideas to place in a time capsule in the river on their upcoming Magothy River Day on June 12.

“We wanted all of the schools and community organizations that are doing environmental projects to provide us with information on their efforts,” explained MRA president Paul Spadaro. “It is our hope that the efforts will clean up the river so future generations will be enjoying the river and find the capsule to see what we did to make it clean.” 

Businesses like the Bike Doctor were also on hand to help celebrate efforts to enjoy the outdoors. 

Bridget Derksen, a BHS student and club member, oversaw a game designed to teach attendees about how many different kinds of materials can be recycled.

“If we teach just one person something, that can make a huge difference,” she said.