Pillager Area Charter School, a 9th through 12th grade experiential school, started off the year with a bang, focusing on Renewable Energy for the first six-week session. The culminating trip involved eighteen students and four staff members traveling to Duluth for a sustainability field experience from Tuesday, October 11 through Thursday, October 13. Along the way, the group visited the Challenge Center in Superior, Wisconsin, where they learned about larger scale hydroponic greenhouse growth of tomatoes and peppers at Bay Produce; this growing method allows the company to provide vegetables to the surrounding areas year round. When visiting the Lester Creek Sawmill, the students learned how a lumber mill runs as a one-man operation. WLSSD Waste Water Treatment Plant was the next stop, showing students the process involved in treating grey water from the Duluth/Superior area in order to send clean water into the river. The group also visited the University of Duluth’s Bagley House, learning about conservation and sustainable construction. The facility is energy efficient and provides for rainwater management, using renewable and locally recycled materials; it’s a passive heating system makes use of solar heat. Jay Cooke State Park was one of the final stops on the tour, where students learned about the Thomson Dam construction and evolution, learning how they harness and create energy through HydroPower. By: Tracee Colgrove
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June 2020
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