Stewardship is one of the ways the Mighty Acorns® program fosters a personal connection between students and natural areas in their communities.

Many urban students may have never been in a natural area. The program is designed to allow students multiple opportunities to develop a relationship with natural environments and the process of restoring them by repeatedly spending time participating in stewardship activities in a prairie, woodland, or wetland.

Helping to restore a native ecological community by removing nonnative and invasive plants, collecting seeds, and planting seedlings, provides students with a rich and empowering experience that opens a pathway to a strong stewardship ethic.

Students are using the land as an outdoor laboratory for learning science and, at the same time, the ecosystems are benefiting from their restoration work. Visit our Photo Gallery to see the Mighty Acorns® in action.

Restoration:
• Returns native ecosystems to healthy, diverse, and naturally sustainable communities
• Helps thousands of school children develop a lasting connection to the environment
• Restores hundreds of acres of native habitat