Hillendale Elementary School
Students learning about stormwater erosion at the Hillendale School before renovations began. 
Construction of a state of the art stormwater basin. 
Completed stormwater basin with outlet structures and installed trail for educational student tours. 
Reforesting a lawn at the school. 
Trees after two years of growth.
The E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation is honored to have been able to support Hillendale’s multi-year environmental project that not only improves the environment but is a vital educational tool, teaching children the benefits of good environmental stewardship.
Over a four-year period, the Hillendale school under the sponsorship of its Parent Teacher Organization repaired and rebuilt a stormwater basin and developed an outdoor classroom, that included the stormwater management area with wetlands plantings. The phased project has been expanded to include a trail, an upland meadow with native plantings and a forested area with native trees. Students learn about the practical aspects of stormwater management in a developed (school grounds) environment and experience a natural instead of a landscaped environment.
Pollinator Garden
Parking perimeter at lot at the New Bolton Center before the project was begun. 
Parking perimeter with mature plantings a year after the project was completed. 
The seating area at the Pollinator garden after construction of the Pollinator garden.
Dr. Barbara Stewart, a retired veterinarian, found an unused parking area perimeter at New Bolton Center that was available for development as a pollinator garden. After securing permission, she applied to the E. Kneale Dockstader Foundation for funding. With a modest grant for native plantings and a lot of tender loving care, a barren parking perimeter was converted into a natural productive and attractive garden area. She added a seating area and has received many compliments from visitors and staff at the center.
