Department of Environmental Conservation comes by to critique our brush piles!

The children built one brush pile in the woods and the other along the stone fence line.  Ms. Petrullo noted that there are plenty of entrance holes due to larger sticks being on the bottom of the pile, with medium and small sticks being on top.  

The children explained how they build the brush pile.

Mrs. Petrullo liked the idea of this sized brush pile, because it will house birds and other small animals like voles and chipmunks.