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The Common Room
School in the Clouds Capital Campaign: Phase I
The Common Room at its opening in 1954
Grand Re-Opening Scheduled July 13
Help us to raise the final $200,000 to meet our goal:
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Review the Naming Opportunities
Read the Case Statement
For a confidential discussion:
Jerry Regan, President, 610-756-6000 x213
Craig George, Director of Advancement, 610-756-6000 x212
In July 2011 Hawk Mountain broke ground on an improvement and expansion project at our education headquarters, the Common Room, the launching pad for guided field trips at Hawk Mountain.
Project Goals
- Create a global headquarters for raptor education
- Provide full accessibility
- Create safe school bus access
- Expand outdoor learning spaces
- Demonstrate use of bird-friendly windows
- Take advantage of views
- Provide modern technology
- Maintain natural aesthetics and as much of the original building as possible
- Follow practices set forth in the Hawk Mountain Land Management Plan
Service Learning in Action
Conservation Corps digs
Members of the Hawk Mountain Conservation Corps build a trail connecting school bus turn-around to the building
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Conservation Corps digs
Members of the Hawk Mountain Conservation Corps build a trail connecting school bus turn-around to the building
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Service Learning
Youth make all the difference at Hawk Mountain! This team of young people moved mountains during summer 2012.
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Great Wall of Common Room
Service Learning volunteers clean newly-laid native Tuscarora sandstone boulders that make up an impressive retension wall ... the Great Wall of Hawk Mountain!
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watering transplanting natives
As guided by the Hawk Mountain Land Management Plan, volunteers from Outward Bound transplanted all native plants in ares that would be disturbed. Here, a volunteer waters a new transplant.
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Stormwater runoff
Members of the Hawk Mountain Conservation Corps (our self-committed team of service learning youth) install bioswales, dry rock beds and water diversions to effectively manage stormwater runoff
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Troop 104
This project benefited from an 'all hands on deck' approach by local volunteers such as Krumsville Troop 104
Conservation-minded youth were key to completing outside work at the Common Room. Youth volunteers built a new interpretive trail that connects the school bus turnaround to the building. We send a special THANK YOU to the Hawk Mountain Conservation Corps, Outward Bound and Krumsville Boy Scout Troop 104.
Caring Businesses: ATAS Corporation
Standing seam metal roof is virtually maintenance free
Gift: Standing seam metal roof
A metal roof topped the list during project planning but was removed to maintain budget. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at ATAS Corporation, Inc, this product was provided for the same cost as shingles, but will endure for a minimum of 50 years.
Caring Local Businesses: Kempton Excavating
Moving rock
The goal: build a retaining
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We now call it The Great Wall of Hawk Mountain ... the impressive retaining wall hand-crafted from native Tuscarora sandstone boulders. This work simply would not be possible without hours of help from JOHN MORIARTY and the generous donation of equipment from Kempton Excavating.